Step By Step: Tropes

Signature tropes

The ones that say the most about Step By Step. Pick one to read it.

• Attempted Rapein 1,278 titlesIn 1993, Dana was once a near-victim of date rape when her boyfriend came over (unannounced) to talk to her and hopefully make out.Read →
• Television Geographyin 240 titlesThe show is supposed to take place in Port Washington, Wisconsin, north of Milwaukee, but the lack of accents and local flavor (beyond a few mentions of landmarks and a couple of copies of the Ozauke…Read →
• Temporary Substitutein 87 titlesAt the end of the fifth season of Step by Step, the actor who played Cody was unavailable to shoot the two-part Disney World episode—quite a loss, since the episode revolved largely around Cody's eff…Read →
• Reclining VenusRare · in 16 titlesIn "What's Wrong with this Picture?", Dana volunteers to pose for a painting by Jayne McNeil, a famous feminist abstract artist who's even more arrogant than she is.Read →
• Fan DisillusionmentRare · in 24 titlesThe perception was that youngest boy Brendan was a glorified extra, but he did get a few storylines of his own.Read →
• It's Popular, Now It Sucks!Rare · in 12 titlesIn-universe, in the episode "What's Wrong with this Picture?"Read →