Kate & Allie

(1984)•

5.9

"FORGET YOUR PROBLEMS... THEIRS ARE FUNNIER!"

Kate & Allie is an American television situation comedy which ran from March 19, 1984, to May 22, 1989. Kate & Allie first aired on CBS as a midseason replacement series and only six episodes were initially commissioned, but the favorable response from critics and viewers alike easily convinced CBS to commit to a full season in the fall of 1984. The series was created by Sherry Coben.

Seasons

122

Episodes

Ended

Status

March 19, 1984

First Aired

IMDb

Networks: CBS

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Family

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Season 1

6 episodes • 1984

#	Episode	Air Date
1	Allie's First Date	Mar 19, 1984
2	The Very Loud Family	Mar 26, 1984
3	Odd Boy Out	Apr 16, 1984
4	The Family Business	Apr 23, 1984
5	Dear Diary	Apr 30, 1984
6	A Weekend to Remember	May 7, 1984

Season 2

22 episodes • 1984

#	Episode	Air Date
1	Baby	Oct 8, 1984
2	Landlady	Oct 15, 1984
3	Diner	Oct 22, 1984
4	Lottsa Luck	Oct 29, 1984
5	Candidate	Nov 5, 1984
6	Kate and the Plumber	Nov 12, 1984
7	The Safe Caper	Nov 19, 1984
8	Pirates	Nov 26, 1984
9	Country Dog	Dec 3, 1984
10	Piano Lesson	Dec 10, 1984
11	New Year's Eve	Dec 31, 1984
12	Back to School	Jan 7, 1985
13	Charles Marries Claire	Jan 14, 1985
14	If She Goes, I Go	Feb 4, 1985
15	Rear Window	Feb 11, 1985
16	Lovely Rita	Feb 18, 1985
17	Sons and Lovers	Feb 25, 1985
18	Author, Author	Mar 4, 1985
19	Dead Cat	Mar 11, 1985
20	The Bad Seed	Mar 18, 1985
21	Goodbye, Plumber	Apr 8, 1985
22	My Dinner With Kate and Allie	May 6, 1985

Season 3

23 episodes • 1985

#	Episode	Air Date
1	The Reunion	Sep 30, 1985
2	Make Mine Mink	Oct 7, 1985
3	Whatever Happened to Romance?	Oct 14, 1985
4	Evening in Paris	Oct 21, 1985
5	Picture of An Affair	Oct 28, 1985
6	The Maltese Chotchke	Nov 4, 1985
7	Allie's Affair	Nov 11, 1985
8	Thanksgiving	Nov 25, 1985
9	Max's New Girlfriend	Dec 2, 1985
10	Kate's Friend	Dec 16, 1985
11	Dress to Kill	Dec 23, 1985
12	Dark Victory	Jan 6, 1986
13	Grand Central Station	Jan 13, 1986
14	Chip's Divorce	Jan 20, 1986
15	Too Late The Rebel	Jan 27, 1986
16	The Croissant Jungle	Feb 3, 1986
17	Privacy	Feb 10, 1986
18	High Anxiety	Feb 17, 1986
19	Thank You, Shirley	Feb 24, 1986
20	Ted's Back	Mar 3, 1986
21	Chip's New Friend	Mar 17, 1986
22	Winning	Apr 7, 1986
23	Late Bloomer	May 12, 1986

Season 4

25 episodes • 1986

#	Episode	Air Date
1	The Trouble With Jason	Sep 22, 1986
2	Found Money	Sep 29, 1986
3	The Bully	Oct 6, 1986
4	General Hospital	Oct 13, 1986
5	Rx for Love	Oct 20, 1986
6	Halloween II	Oct 27, 1986
7	Jennie and Jason	Nov 3, 1986
8	Bringing Up Charles	Nov 10, 1986
9	Emma's Coming Out Party	Nov 24, 1986
10	Stage Mother	Dec 1, 1986
11	The Goodbye Girl	Dec 8, 1986
12	Dates of Future Past	Dec 15, 1986
13	Gift of the Magi	Jan 5, 1987
14	Allie's Graduation	Jan 26, 1987
15	Upstairs, Downstairs	Feb 2, 1987
16	Emma Goes to College	Feb 9, 1987
17	Allie and the Three Wolves	Feb 16, 1987
18	Louis in Love	Feb 23, 1987
19	Reruns	Mar 2, 1987
20	Send Me No Flowers	Mar 16, 1987
21	Dearly Beloved	Mar 23, 1987
22	Allie on Strike	Apr 6, 1987
23	Kate Quits	May 4, 1987
24	Charles' Dinner	May 11, 1987
25	Allie's Surprise Party	May 18, 1987

Season 5

24 episodes • 1987

#	Episode	Air Date
1	Fathers and Sons	Sep 14, 1987
2	The Dilemma with Emma	Sep 21, 1987
3	Kate and the Cab Driver	Sep 28, 1987
4	Mother's Day	Oct 5, 1987
5	Return of Bob Barsky	Oct 12, 1987
6	Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?	Oct 19, 1987
7	Ted's Fix-Up	Oct 26, 1987
8	Jennie's New Deal	Nov 9, 1987
9	Hired Wife	Nov 16, 1987
10	The Marriage Counselor	Nov 23, 1987
11	The Triangle Has Four Sides	Dec 7, 1987
12	The Nightmare Before Christmas	Dec 14, 1987
13	A Catered Affair	Jan 4, 1988
14	The Band Singer	Jan 11, 1988
15	Almost Married (a.k.a.) And Then There Were None	Jan 18, 1988
16	My Day with Paul Newman	Feb 1, 1988
17	The Namath of the Game	Feb 3, 1988
18	The Mouse That Squeaked	Feb 8, 1988
19	Inside Park Avenue	Feb 15, 1988
20	Working Women	Feb 22, 1988
21	I Don't, I Don't	Mar 14, 1988
22	Bob Smells the Roses	Mar 21, 1988
23	Allie Makes Up Her Mind	Mar 28, 1988
24	The Clip Show	May 23, 1988

Season 6

22 episodes • 1988

#	Episode	Air Date
1	Wedding Belle Blues	Dec 11, 1988
2	Kate Gets Dumped	Dec 12, 1988
3	Allie Doesn't Live Here Anymore	Dec 19, 1988
4	The Odd Couples	Dec 26, 1988
5	Anchor Away	Jan 9, 1989
6	Better Never Than Late	Jan 16, 1989
7	Moving On	Jan 23, 1989
8	A Tree Grows on West 56th Street	Jan 30, 1989
9	The Nearlyweds	Feb 6, 1989
10	Wanted: One Husband	Feb 13, 1989
11	What's Love Got to Do with It?	Feb 20, 1989
12	I've Got a Secret	Feb 27, 1989
13	Chip's Notes	Mar 6, 1989
14	Love Thy Neighbor	Mar 13, 1989
15	Trojan War	Mar 20, 1989
16	Loan-some Bob	Mar 27, 1989
17	The Review	Apr 10, 1989
18	The Wedding	Apr 24, 1989
19	The Last Temptation of Allie	May 1, 1989
20	Hockey Team	May 8, 1989
21	My Boyfriend's Back	May 15, 1989
22	What a Wonderful Episode (a.k.a. It's a Wonderful Episode a.k.a. Kate and Allie Go to Hell)	May 22, 1989

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