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Day by Day was a likable comedy about a married couple (a stockbroker and a lawyer) who abandon their careers to run a daycare center out of their home. It was produced by the team that brought us Family Ties, and bore a strong resemblence to that series.

Here is the complete episode list for Day by Day. It includes original air dates, episode numbers, episode titles, and brief episode descriptions.

SYND	29-Feb-1988	Episode 1	Season 1 Number 1	Birthday Presence	New employee Ross makes a child a promise he can't keep.
SYND	3-Mar-1988	Episode 2	Season 1 Number 2	One Big Happy Family	Kate and Brian decide to spend more time with Ross.
SYND	3-Mar-1988	Episode 3	Season 1 Number 3	How to Succeed in Day Care	Brian and Kate clash over the center's curriculum.
SYND	13-Mar-1988	Episode 4	Season 1 Number 4	That Saturday Feeling	Ross hides his reasons for including Brian in activities.
	20-Mar-1988	Episode 5	Season 1 Number 5	Community Service	Caught in a stock scam, Eileen must perform community service at the daycare center. Meanwhile, Ross's bathrobe, Baby, seems to have escaped from his custody.
SYND	27-Mar-1988	Episode 6	Season 1 Number 6	Birth Wait	Kate and Brian's romantic plans run into trouble.
SYND	3-Apr-1988	Episode 7	Season 1 Number 7	What I Did for Love	Brian advises Ross on how to woo Kristin.
SYND	10-Apr-1988	Episode 8	Season 1 Number 8	Great Expectations	An aptitude test suggests Ross' grades should be higher.
SYND	17-Apr-1988	Episode 9	Season 1 Number 9	How Now, Dow Jones	Brian returns part-time to being a stock broker.
SYND	24-Apr-1988	Episode 10	Season 1 Number 10	Life at a Glance	Eileen pursues an attractive single father.
SYND	1-May-1988	Episode 11	Season 1 Number 11	The Age of Dinosaurs	Ross's lecture on dinosaurs is a big hit with the preschool kids, leading him to conclude that he's meant for a teaching career.
	15-May-1988	Episode 12	Season 1 Number 12	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.
SYND	29-May-1988	Episode 13	Season 1 Number 13	The Field Trip	Brian cancels a field trip when Kate doubts her skills.
	30-Oct-1988	Episode 14	Season 2 Number 1	My World and Welcome to It	Eileen gives Ross a student internship, but will the pressure of being a successful pre-stockbroker drive him into early retirement?
	6-Nov-1988	Episode 15	Season 2 Number 2	Won't You Be My Neighbor?	The intimitable Eileen is moving next door, and it's not a pretty sight as she demoralizes the remodeling men and, in a pinch, babysits Emily.
SYND	27-Nov-1988	Episode 16	Season 2 Number 3	Trading Places	Brian's college pal Steven Keaton (Michael Gross) visits.
SYND	4-Dec-1988	Episode 17	Season 2 Number 4	Girl Wars	Ross and Stiv clash over a girl.
SYND	11-Dec-1988	Episode 18	Season 2 Number 5	Harper and Son	Brian's father (Leslie Nielsen) thinks Ross is a wimp.
SYND	18-Dec-1988	Episode 19	Season 2 Number 6	Merry Kristin	Kristin tries to re-create a traditional Danish Christmas.
	1-Jan-1989	Episode 20	Season 2 Number 7	You Gotta Be a Football Hero	Ross goes out for football to make a pass at a girl who loves the sport, and Brian is carried back to his gridiron glory days.
	8-Jan-1989	Episode 21	Season 2 Number 8	Smart Women, Nice Refreshments	Eileen ropes a reluctant Kate into joining a professional women's group, but before long, Kate "the Organizer" has tied down the lead over Eileen in the race for club secretary.
	15-Jan-1989	Episode 22	Season 2 Number 9	Out for a Stretch	Ross takes a job baby-sitting, but an evening out cruising in a stretch limo is too tempting to turn down, so he takes Molly and Emily along for the ride.
SYND	29-Jan-1989	Episode 23	Season 2 Number 10	The Music Man	Eileen finds love with a song-and-dance man.
SYND	5-Feb-1989	Episode 24	Season 2 Number 11	A Very Brady Episode	Ross dreams of life with a "perfect" family.
	12-Feb-1989	Episode 25	Season 2 Number 12	My Mama Done Tol' Me	Ross battles Kate's low opinion of his new girlfriend, who has a very high opinion of herself.
	19-Feb-1989	Episode 26	Season 2 Number 13	Fraternity	While Ross admires Brian's practical joking fraternity brother Stan, Brian thinks Stan still has some growing up to do.
	26-Feb-1989	Episode 27	Season 2 Number 14	Tears of a Clown	Ross and Stiv enroll in Home Ec to savor the presence of their female classmates, but Ross finds his cooking teacher's company most appetizing.
	5-Mar-1989	Episode 28	Season 2 Number 15	Harmless Harper	Brian is flustered but flattered by the amorous attention of an attractive stockbroker, but Kate invests her complete trust in her husband.
	12-Mar-1989	Episode 29	Season 2 Number 16	Three Men and a Babe	Ross loses big with his buddies when he begins spending all of his time in artistic pursuits with his girlfriend, instead of joining the guys for their manly game of Risk.
	23-Mar-1989	Episode 30	Season 2 Number 17	Foul Play	Eileen figures to benefit when her "best friend" Kristin begins going out with Eileen's grateful boss.
SYND	2-Apr-1989	Episode 31	Season 2 Number 18	The Reunion	Eileen needs a pseudo husband for her high-school reunion.
SYND	2-Apr-1989	Episode 32	Season 2 Number 19	The Lost Weekend	While Brian, Kate, and Emily spend the weekend visiting Kate's parents, Ross hopes for a romantic weekend at home with his girlfriend.
	4-Jun-1989	Episode 33	Season 2 Number 20	Father Knows Best	An overprotective dad pulls his son out of preschool, while Ross is pushed into a date with the daughter of one of Eileen's clients.