TV series

Step by Step

1991–1998 · 7 seasons

A gentle, joke-a-minute family sitcom where squabbles resolve warmly by the closing credits, easy to half-watch.

Overview: Step by Step is an American television sitcom with two single parents, who spontaneously get married after meeting one another during a vacation, resulting in them becoming the heads of a large blended family
How it feels: Warm, light, whimsical and earnest. Brisk and fine in the background.
About: Family, found family, parenthood, coming-of-age
Content: Mild sexual content. No violence, gore or swearing.
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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
found family
parenthood
coming-of-age
love
Places: suburbs
home
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence none
Sex mild