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Kate & Allie: Season 6

Kate & Allie

Kate & Allie: Season 6

Kate and Allie, which ran on CBS from 19 March 1984 to 22 May 1989, was the brainchild of Sherry Coben who came up with the idea for the series while attending a high school reunion. There she noticed that a couple of divorcees who seemed unhappy and dissatisfied found comfort in sharing with each other. Coben worked with this germinal notion and successfully pitched the resulting script, originally entitled, "Two Mommies," to Michael Ogiens, then head of New York program development at CBS. Ogiens liked the script because it contained fresh material that dealt with a real issue of the day--single parenthood. Kate and Allie was an instant success, ranking fourth the week it debuted, garnering consistently high ratings thereafter, and earning Jane Curtin two consecutive Emmys and Bill Persky, one. The characters and the issues they dealt with obviously appealed to the program's audience. Saint James' character, Kate, is a woman recently divorced from her unstable and somewha


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1 Wedding Belle Blues 30 min | Dec 11, 1988

Allie's wedding day arrives but an opportunity for Bob to cover a football game on live TV may keep the groom away.

Director: Linda Day
Writer: Chuck Ranberg, Anne Flett-Giordano
Guest stars: Louis Zorich, Scotty Block, Elizabeth Parish, Ralph Bell, Debra Mooney, Dick Butkus
2 Kate Gets Dumped 30 min | Dec 12, 1988

While Allie and Bob are honeymooning in Hawaii with the IRS, Kate and Ted's relationship takes an unexpected turn.

Director: Linda Day
Writer: Chuck Ranberg, Anne Flett-Giordano
Guest stars: Mary Gordon Murray, Tom Urich, John Connolly, Emilie Ward, Tom Urich, John Connolly
3 Allie Doesn't Live Here Anymore 30 min | Dec 19, 1988

Allie's new life is complicated when Bob gets an out-of-town job offer, meanwhile Kate contends with her quirky new roommate Haven.

Director: Linda Day
Writer: Chuck Ranberg, Anne Flett-Giordano
Guest stars: Christa Miller Lawrence, Maddie Corman
4 The Odd Couples 30 min | Dec 26, 1988

Allie suggests that Kate move in with her and Bob instead of Haven and Blair.

Director: Linda Day
Writer: Chuck Ranberg, Anne Flett-Giordano
Guest stars: Christa Miller Lawrence, Maddie Corman, Eddie Castrodad, Heather Coleman, Philip Coccioletti
5 Anchor Away 30 min | Jan 09, 1989

Allie watches a tape of Bob's sportscast and sees an attractive woman flirting with him.

Director: Linda Day
Writer: Saul Turteltaub, Bernie Orenstein
Guest stars: Kathryn Rossetter, John Bradley, Walter Charles, Harsh Nayyar, Siobhan E. McCafferty
6 Better Never Than Late 30 min | Jan 16, 1989

Bob's mother wonders why Allie would want another child.

Director: Linda Day
Writer: Saul Turteltaub, Bernie Orenstein
Guest stars: Louise Williams, Elizabeth Parish
7 Moving On 30 min | Jan 23, 1989

Shortly before her 40th birthday, Kate joins the Peace Corps to cope with Emma's transfer to UCLA.

Director: Linda Day
Writer: Laurie Newbound
Guest stars: Michele Tauber, Ronn Carroll, James Downey, Yvette Edelhart, Devon Michaels, Shami Chaikin
8 A Tree Grows on West 56th Street 30 min | Jan 30, 1989

Even though Kate organizes a block association to save a park, Allie is elected president.

Director: Linda Day
Writer: Jim Geoghan
Guest stars: Eleanor Phelps, Richard Whiting, Lisa Turpin, Tony Todd, Stuart Burney, Geoff Pierson, James Downey
9 The Nearlyweds 30 min | Feb 06, 1989

Jennie and her boyfriend announce their plans to get married when Allie learns they're sharing a dorm room.

Director: Linda Day
Writer: M. Brett Schneider
Guest stars: Kellie Overbey Shane, Dylan Walsh
10 Wanted: One Husband 30 min | Feb 13, 1989

Kate and Allie think of a plan to find a husband for their rich neighbor, who promises a hefty sum for their efforts.

Director: Linda Day
Writer: Jim Wells
Guest stars: Cynthia Harris, J. R. Horne, James Reno, Shirley Stoler, J.R. Hornse, James rebo
11 What's Love Got to Do with It? 30 min | Feb 20, 1989

Allie and Bob fix Kate with an eligible bachelor, while Chip uses girl to court a girl in the building.

Director: Linda Day
Writer: Mike Lyons, Kimberley Wells
Guest stars: Jay O. Sanders
12 I've Got a Secret 30 min | Feb 27, 1989

Kate is unable to keep secrets about Bob's broadcasting future and Allie's dating past.

Director: Linda Day
Writer: Dana Persky
Guest stars: Skip Hinnant, Larry Keith, Kathleen Marsh, Tom Poster, Barry Lynch, Dave King
13 Chip's Notes 30 min | Mar 06, 1989

Chip takes notes on Mike Sheridan, who enlists him to help out with a scam.

Director: Linda Day
Writer: Michael Gordon
Guest stars: Max Casella, Tristine Skyler, Stephanie Vine, Stephanie Vine
14 Love Thy Neighbor 30 min | Mar 13, 1989

Kate fakes interest in front of the woman who broke up with her neighbor, who thinks Kate is serious.

Director: Linda Day
Writer: Chuck Ranberg, Anne Flett-Giordano
Guest stars: James Downey, Shelley Rogers, Nancy Youngblut, Bill Sweet, Amy Lloyd
15 Trojan War 30 min | Mar 20, 1989

Allie is furious when she finds a condom in Chip's pocket.

Director: Linda Day
Writer: Chuck Ranberg, Anne Flett-Giordano
Guest stars: William Cain, Steven Gilborn, Paul Krafin, Nada Rowand, Lois Taylor, Elaine Kussack, Dylan Walsh
16 Loan-some Bob 30 min | Mar 27, 1989

After giving Katie and Allie a loan, Bob offers advice on how to run a profitable business.

Director: Linda Day
Writer: John Albert
Guest stars: Jude Ciccolella, Ken Prymus, Sam Silver, Billy Taylor, Gordon King, Paul Errico
17 The Review 30 min | Apr 10, 1989

Kate steps in when a critic gives a bad review of Allie's sushi.

Director: Linda Day
Writer: Saul Turteltaub, Bernie Orenstein
Guest stars: Kevin John Gee, Marilyn Cooper, Dylan Walsh, Gwyllum Evans, Bruce Jarchow, June Gable, Danny Dennis, Wendy Cross
18 The Wedding 30 min | Apr 24, 1989

Kate finds herself having a good time at Lou's cousin's wedding.

Director: Linda Day
Writer: Saul Turteltaub, Bernie Orenstein
Guest stars: Anna Berger, Louis Cantarini, Mildred Clinton, Jessica Dicicco, Gina Gallagher, Mordecai Lawner, Irma St. Paule, Emma Marrucco, Valerie Star
19 The Last Temptation of Allie 30 min | May 01, 1989

Allie prepares her entry for Cousin Cabot's Country Cookbook contest, while Kate helps Lou overcome illiteracy.

Director: Linda Day
Writer: Chuck Ranberg, Anne Flett-Giordano
Guest stars: Paul Borrillo, Tracy Martin, Joyce Reehling, Stephen Yates
20 The Hockey Team 30 min | May 08, 1989

Bob lets Chip join the hockey team without asking Allie, while Kate loses an earring after selling diamond jewelry on consignment.

Director: Linda Day
Writer: Helen Barrett
Guest stars: Susie Essman, Adam LeFevre, Jeanne Lehman, John Warchol
21 My Boyfriend's Back 30 min | May 15, 1989

Allie's old boyfriend returns to New York for the opening of his off-Broadway play, which happens to be based on their romance.

Director: Maureen Thorp
Writer: Cynthia Heimel
Guest stars: Franc Luz, John D. Rude
22 What a Wonderful Episode 30 min | May 22, 1989

Kate and Allie plan a party at a children's hospital and mixup the checks in the process and go through a comedy of errors to get it all straight.

Director: Linda Day
Writer: Chuck Ranberg, Anne Flett-Giordano
Guest stars: J. D. Daniels, Fiona Gallagher, Christopher Murney, Brad Davidson