Kate and Allie

Kate and 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 show was one of the most popular and critically acclaimed sitcoms of the 1980s, consistently ranking in the Top 20 shows until its final season.

Curtin won two Emmy Awards for Best Actress in a Comedy Series, while Saint James was nominated in the same category three times.

In the show's second-to-last season, Allie was dating Bob Barsky (Sam Freed), a television sportscaster who proposed to Allie in the season finale.

Following their marriage, Allie and Bob moved into a new apartment in the show's final season ? however, Bob took a job which involved regular travel, and Kate moved into the new apartment as well.

This plot development, frequently cited as one of the canonical examples of a television show jumping the shark, led viewers to lose interest, and CBS chose not to renew Kate and Allie for a seventh season

Kate and Allie Episodelist

The First Season

1. Allie's First Date
2. The Very Loud Family
3. Odd Boy Out
4. The Family Business
5. Dear Diary
6. A Weekend to Remember

The Second Season

7. Baby
8. Landlady
9. Diner
10. Lottsa Luck
11. Candidate
12. Kate and the Plumber
13. The Safe Caper
14. Pirates
15. Country Dog
16. Piano Lesson
17. New Year's Eve
18. Back to School
19. Charles Marries Claire
20. If She Goes, I Go
21. Rear Window
22. Lovely Rita
23. Sons and Lovers
24. Author, Author
25. Dead Cat
26. The Bad Seed
27. Goodbye, Plumber
28. My Dinner With Kate and Allie

The Third Season

29. The Reunion
30. Make Mine Mink
31. Whatever Happened to Romance?
32. Evening in Paris
33. Picture of An Affair
34. The Maltese Chotchke
35. Allie's Affair
36. Thanksgiving
37. Max's New Girlfriend
38. Kate's Friend
39. Dress to Kill
40. Dark Victory
41. Grand Central Station
42. Chip's Divorce
43. Too Late The Rebel
44. The Croissant Jungle
45. Privacy
46. High Anxiety
47. Thank You, Shirley
48. Ted's Back
49. Chip's New Friend
50. Winning
51. Late Bloomer

The Fourth Season

52. The Trouble With Jason
53. Found Money
54. The Bully
55. General Hospital
56. Rx for Love
57. Halloween II
58. Jennie and Jason
59. Bringing Up Charles
60. Emma's Coming Out Party
61. Stage Mother
62. The Goodbye Girl
63. Dates of Future Past
64. Gift of the Magi
65. Allie's Graduation
66. Upstairs, Downstairs
67. Emma Goes to College
68. Allie and the Three Wolves
69. Louis in Love
70. Reruns
71. Send Me No Flowers
72. Dearly Beloved
73. Allie on Strike
74. Kate Quits
75. Charles' Dinner
76. Allie's Surprise Party

The Fifth Season

77. Fathers and Sons
78. The Dilemma with Emma
79. Kate and the Cab Driver
80. Mother's Day
81. Return of Bob Barsky
82. Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
83. Ted's Fix-Up
84. Jennie's New Deal
85. Hired Wife
86. The Marriage Counselor
87. The Triangle Has Four Sides
88. The Nightmare Before Christmas
89. A Catered Affair
90. The Band Singer
91. Almost Married (a.k.a.) And Then There Were None
92. My Day with Paul Newman
93. The Namath of the Game
94. The Mouse That Squeaked
95. Inside Park Avenue
96. Working Women
97. I Don't, I Don't
98. Bob Smells the Roses
99. Allie Makes Up Her Mind
100. The Clip Show

The Sixth Season

101. Wedding Belle Blues
102. Kate Gets Dumped
103. Allie Doesn't Live Here Anymore
104. The Odd Couples
105. Anchor Away
106. Better Never Than Late
107. Moving On
108. A Tree Grows on West 56th Street
109. The Nearlyweds
110. Wanted: One Husband
111. What's Love Got to Do with It?
112. I've Got a Secret
113. Chip's Notes
114. Love Thy Neighbor
115. Trojan War
116. Loan-some Bob
117. The Review
118. The Wedding
119. The Last Temptation of Allie
120. Hockey Team
121. My Boyfriend's Back
122. What a Wonderful Episode