Kate & Allie Season 4
S04 E01
Sep 22, 1986
The Trouble With Jason Sep 22, 1986 Brash new transfer student Jason Crawford takes a shine to Emma and won't accept her lack of interest in him, muc h to the amusement of the rest of the family -- particularly when he showers her with gifts of food deliveries. Jennie advises Jason to back off a little, but he shows up again with flowers -- for Jennie.
S04 E02
Sep 29, 1986Found Money Sep 29, 1986 Kate and Allie find a wallet containing $5,000 in cash, and the grateful owner gives them a $500 reward -- so Kate challenges Allie to spend her half on something frivolous she will enjoy.
S04 E03
Oct 6, 1986The Bully Oct 6, 1986 Chip's scrapes are not all due to baseball: he's being bullied at school, but is embarrassed to admit that his tormentor is an apparently sweet little girl.
S04 E04
Oct 13, 1986General Hospital Oct 13, 1986 Kate's surprise birthday party is delayed while she recuperates in hospital, so Allie checks in to keep her company.
S04 E05
Oct 20, 1986Rx for Love Oct 20, 1986 His bedside manner's irresistible, so Kate's in love...
S04 E06
Oct 27, 1986Halloween II Oct 27, 1986 The kids plan a Hallowe'en haunting -- and so do their mothers.
S04 E07
Nov 3, 1986Jennie and Jason Nov 3, 1986 Jennie's boyfriend is pressing her to go all the way, so it looks like time for the dreaded mother-daughter conversation.
S04 E08
Nov 10, 1986Bringing Up Charles Nov 10, 1986 Allie gives Charles a lecture on responsibility when Chip and Jenny feel he has abandoned them for his new family, but Allie discovers that Clare and baby Stuart aren't seeing much of him either.
S04 E09
Nov 24, 1986Emma's Coming Out Party Nov 24, 1986 Kate and Allie recall their most famous fight, seventeen years ago -- during which Kate went into labour.
S04 E10
Dec 1, 1986Stage Mother Dec 1, 1986 Jennie gets a chance to sing on cable tv -- if she can leap the hurdle of Allie's excessive enthusiasm.
S04 E11
Dec 8, 1986The Goodbye Girl Dec 8, 1986 Allie and her boss Eddie are stranded in the studio by a blizzard -- and must keep the show on the air.
S04 E12
Dec 15, 1986Dates of Future Past Dec 15, 1986 While Kate's away on a business trip, an ex-football player makes a play for Allie.
S04 E13
Jan 5, 1987Gift of the Magi Jan 5, 1987 Kate and Allie buy each other third-anniversary gifts, but with an O. Henry twist: Allie pawns her camera to buy a shade for Kate's antique lamp, while Kate sells the lamp to buy Allie a camera lens.
S04 E14
Jan 26, 1987Allie's Graduation Jan 26, 1987 Allie triumphantly graduates from college, but learns that a diploma isn't necessarily a ticket to the job of her choice.
S04 E15
Feb 2, 1987Upstairs, Downstairs Feb 2, 1987 Jennie arranges a date for Emma.Kate and Allie interfere in Jennie and Emma's latest spat.
S04 E16
Feb 9, 1987Emma Goes to College Feb 9, 1987 Emma has to decide between going to college at Columbia or UCLA.
S04 E17
Feb 16, 1987Allie and the Three Wolves Feb 16, 1987 At a singles bar, Allie becomes the target of a bet between three men on the prowl.
S04 E18
Feb 23, 1987Louis in Love Feb 23, 1987 Kate tries to explain love to Louis.The family meet Louis' mentally challenged friend Catherine, who clearly has a crush on him, so Kate tries to persuade Louis that a woman really likes him and he assumes she means herself.
S04 E19
Mar 2, 1987Reruns Mar 2, 1987 Allie dreams that she and Kate are characters in ""I Love Lucy.""Mail forwarded to Allie from Connecticut contains a perfumed envelope addressed to Charles, marked ""Private and Personal"". Struggling to keep from opening it, Allie falls asleep in front of late night TV and dreams herself and Kate into old episodes of ""I Love Lucy"" and ""Mary Tyler Moore.""
S04 E20
Mar 16, 1987Send Me No Flowers Mar 16, 1987 The arrival of a bouquet with a card saying simply ""I'm sorry"" prompts everyone to recount how badly they were treated that day -- by clerks, bank personnel, schoolmates -- and to speculate on who exactly is apologizing to whom.
S04 E21
Mar 23, 1987Dearly Beloved Mar 23, 1987 To dig up enough money for a date, Chip opens a pet cemetery.To finance a date, Chip starts a pet-burial service.
S04 E22
Apr 6, 1987Allie on Strike Apr 6, 1987 Fed up with constant demands from the kids and Kate, feeling overworked and unappreciated, Allie goes ""on strike"" -- then gets worried when the others start to cope without her.
S04 E23
May 4, 1987Kate Quits May 4, 1987 Emma asks Kate to talk about her work as a travel agent for her school's ""Women's Career Day,"" causing Allie to realize how much she hates her job at the movie theatre -- until it burns down. When Kate encourages her to find a job she wants, such as the museum job she has always wanted, Allie finds a position in the gift shop of the ""Museum of Contemporary Art"" -- and her happiness causes Kate to realize how much she hates her job. Kate's talk turns into a rant about needing the courage to quit her job & then Allie arrives home to say the Museum's sprinklers causes a flood and she is unemployed too.
S04 E24
May 11, 1987Charles' Dinner May 11, 1987 Kate and Allie cater Charles' and Claire's anniversary dinner.
S04 E25
May 18, 1987Allie's Surprise Party May 18, 1987 Kate and Allie deal with a demanding socialite's children's party, while Allie mopes over turning 39 without a surprise party of her own.