Day by Day

Seasons

1988

USA

6.9

TV-G

A married couple gives up their high-powered careers to run a daycare center in their home.

Episode List

S1 • E1

Birthday Presence

Brian and Ross come to an understanding while trying to persuade a divorced father to attend his son's birthday party.

S1 • E2

How to Succeed in Day Care

Brian and Kate are at odds and evens when the parents of overachiever Molly ask them to add math and reading to their curriculum.

S1 • E3

One Big Happy Family

Self-sufficient teen Ross looks at quality time as an overrated inconvenience, while Brian is serious about getting to know his son.

S1 • E4

That Saturday Feeling

Brian takes the title of "Hippest Dad" to heart, when all Ross would like him to be is "Anonymous Ride Giver," especially when his dad's newfound coolness threatens to ruin his party.

S1 • E5

Community Service

Caught in a stock scam, Eileen receives a sentence worse than death: community service at the daycare center. Meanwhile, Ross's bathrobe, Baby, seems to have escaped from his custody.

S1 • E6

Birth Wait

Brian and Kate have their hands full at a slumber party with a guitar-strumming Ross, Eileen, two hyper kids, and another kid who's dreading the arrival of a new sibling.

S1 • E7

What I Did for Love

When Kristin turns down his request for a date, Ross and his overactive teen hormones settle for an evening of team babysitting.

S1 • E8

Great Expectations

Buoyed by Ross's high aptitude scores, Kate goes to work as his high-pressure tutor.

S1 • E9

How Now, Dow Jones

Kate turns bearish when Brian becomes more interested in part-time stock counseling than in full-time storytelling.

S1 • E10

Life at a Glance

Obsessive planner Eileen meets a divorced father and, after dating him for only a week, she maps out their next 50 years together.

S1 • E11

The Age of Dinosaurs

Ross basks in the glow of preschool as he wows the kids with a hit dinosaur demo, prompting Brian and Kate to steer him toward a teaching career.

S1 • E12

Do You Think I'm Sexy?

Aided by amateur counselors Elaine and Kristin, Kate tries to rekindle the romance in her marriage, as hamsters and finger painting replace dining and dancing.

S1 • E13

The Field Trip

The kids are geared up for a petting zoo trip but Kate's ego is what needs stroking after a bad day has her convinced that she's a daycare disaster. Meanwhile, Eileen raids Kate's wardrobe and overprotective Martha helps with the kids.