| Episode number |
Title |
Director |
Writer(s) |
Original airdate |
| 1 |
"Pilot" |
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July 5, 1990 |
| Blossom hears her parents arguing, they tell Blossom they have an appointment with a lawyer. Blossom dreams about what it will be like if her parents divorce. |
| 2 |
"Blossom Blossoms" |
Zane Buzby |
Racelle Rossett Schaefer |
January 3, 1991 |
| When Blossom reaches puberty, she talks to an older friend instead of her absentee mother. |
| 3 |
"My Sister's Keeper" |
Zane Buzby |
Bill Richmond |
January 7, 1991 |
| Blossom is going out on her first prom date with Joey's friend Bobby. Nick doesn't want her to go out with him after Joey warns him about his reputation as a ladies man. |
| 4 |
"Dad's Girlfriend" |
Zane Buzby |
Judith D. Allison |
January 14, 1991 |
| Blossom has problems with her dad's new girlfriend. |
| 5 |
"Who's In Charge Here?" |
Zane Buzby |
Paul Perlove |
January 21, 1991 |
| When Blossom is in charge of the home for one night, when her father performs on a cruise ship, she sees Anthony's new girlfriend stealing a family heirloom. |
| 6 |
"Sex, Lies and Teenagers" |
Zane Buzby |
Paul Perlove |
February 4, 1991 |
| Blossom sneaks off to a make-out party. |
| 7 |
"I Ain't Got No Buddy" |
Zane Buzby |
David Landsberg |
February 11, 1991 |
| Six befriends a new student, and Blossom feels left out. |
| 8 |
"Thanks for the Memorex" |
Zane Buzby |
Racelle Rossett Schaefer |
February 18, 1991 |
| Inspired by old home movies Blossom transferred to video, the family goes to the cabin by the lake. |
| 9 |
"The Geek" |
Zane Buzby |
Brenda Hampton & William C. Kenny |
February 25, 1991 |
| When she gets tricked to go to the homecoming dance with a school geek, Blossom blames herself. Joey wants to get his driver's license. |
| 10 |
"Tough Love" |
Zane Buzby |
Josh Goldstein & Jonathan Prince |
March 4, 1991 |
| Anthony gets an ultimatum from Nick: get a ob or get out of the house. |
| 11 |
"Such a Night" |
Zane Buzby |
Don Reo & Judith D. Allison |
March 11, 1991 |
| Blossom asks for help from Six, when calling a boy for a date. Anthony helps a friend stay sober. Joey is given a hard lesson in mathematics. |
| 12 |
"School Daze" |
Zane Buzby |
Don Reo |
March 25, 1991 |
| Blossom plans to drop out of her private school and go to a public school. Joey schemes to pass a history test. |
| 13 |
"Papa's Little Dividend" |
Zane Buzby |
Nancy Beverly |
April 8, 1991 |
| A woman claims that Nick is the father of her child. Anthony prepares for a blind date. |
| 14 |
"Love Stinks!" |
Zane Buzby |
Racelle Rossett Schaefer |
April 29, 1991 |
| Blossom gets her heart boken, when a guy tells her that he's found somebody else. |
| Episode number |
Title |
Director |
Writer(s) |
Original airdate |
| 15 |
"Second Base" |
Zane Buzby |
Racelle Rossett Schaefer |
September 16, 1991 |
| Blossom doesn't know if she wants Jimmy to go to second base. Anthony prepares for an earthquake. |
| 16 |
"Here Comes the Buzz!" |
Zane Buzby |
Bill Richmond |
September 23, 1991 |
| Nick's control is undermined when his ex-father-in-law comes for a visit. |
| 17 |
"The Joint" |
Zane Buzby |
Judith D. Allison |
September 30, 1991 |
| Nick finds a marijuana cigarette in the house. |
| 18 |
"I'm With the Band" |
Zane Buzby |
Josh Goldstein & Jonathan Prince |
October 7, 1991 |
| Blossom is on a school band trip. Nick fears Anthony is messing around. |
| 19 |
"Honor?" |
Zane Buzby |
J.J. Wall |
October 14, 1991 |
| Joey cheats and gets into the advanced English class. An old friend of Blossom's spreads a rumor that she's a "naughty girl". |
| 20 |
"To Tell the Truth" |
Zane Buzby |
Glen Mercer |
October 21, 1991 |
| Blossom gets a crush on a boy, who is interested in Six. Anthony worries that his past drug problems will ruin his job interview. |
| 21 |
"Intervention" |
Zane Buzby |
Don Reo & Judith D. Allison |
November 4, 1991 |
| Anthony thinks his friend might be getting hooked. Nick misses an important phone call. |
| 22 |
"Run For the Border" |
Zane Buzby |
Brenda Hampton |
November 11, 1991 |
| Joey falls for a colleague who can only speak spanish. Six is worried that her parents are getting a divorce. Tony saves a famous photographer's life. |
| 23 |
"Rockumentary" |
Zane Buzby |
Don Reo & Judith D. Allison |
November 18, 1991 |
| Blossom dreams she is a famous singer, while falling asleep while watching In Bed with Madonna. |
| 24 |
"Expectations" |
Zane Buzby |
Don Reo & Judith D. Allison |
November 25, 1991 |
| When Nick brings home a new love interest, everyone has bizarre fantasies about her. |
| 25 |
"You Can't Get Home" |
Zane Buzby |
Portian Iversen |
December 2, 1991 |
| Six and Blossom hopes their single parents will fall in love. |
| 26 |
"This Old House" |
Zane Buzby |
Racelle Rossett Schaefer |
December 9, 1991 |
| Nick considers selling the house, when he can't make the payments. |
| 27 |
"It's a Marginal Life" |
Zane Buzby |
Don Reo |
December 16, 1991 |
| The musicians' strike forces Nick to take a job in a mall organ store during the holidays. |
| 28 |
"The Test" |
Zane Buzby |
Susan Tenney |
January 6, 1992 |
| Six suffers from exam nerves. Anthony's IQ is tested by Buzz. |
| 29 |
"Hot For Teacher" |
Zane Buzby |
Josh Goldstein & Jonathan Prince |
January 13, 1992 |
| Blossom has a crush on her happily married substitute teacher. |
| 30 |
"Three O'Clock and All is Hell" |
Zane Buzby |
Brenda Hampton |
January 20, 1992 |
| During a household management class exercise, Blossom is paired with a tough guy, and gets targeted by his girlfriend. Nick is interviewed by his old high school newspaper. Anthony is afriad of falling off the wagon when he takes drugs for a toothache. |
| 31 |
"Losers Win" |
Zane Buzby |
J.J. Wall |
February 10, 1992 |
| Blossom has a problem with public speaking. Miss June's life is saved by Tony. Nick practices for appearing in a Paula Abdul video. |
| 32 |
"The Letter" |
Zane Buzby |
Don Relo & Judith D. Allison |
February 17, 1992 |
| Mom's 40th birthday is coming up, and the family makes a video birthday card. |
| 33 |
"Wake Up Little Suzy" |
Ted Wass |
Portia Iversen |
February 24, 1992 |
| A girl uses Blossom as a cover, when she's dating boys. |
| 34 |
"You Must Remember This" |
Zane Buzby |
Eve Needleman |
March 2, 1992 |
| Blossom and Six waits in line for C+C Music Factory tickets. Joey gets a job as a babysitter. A female co-worker is hostile against Anthony. |
| 35 |
"House Guests" |
Zane Buzby |
Glen Merzer |
March 23, 1992 |
| Six and her mother stay at the Russo house while their house is being sprayed by an exterminator. A 12 year old boy has a crush on Blossom. |
| 36 |
"Whines and Misdemeanors" |
Zane Buzby |
Jonathan Schmock |
April 6, 1992 |
| Blossom sneaks out to a big rock concert. Nick spends the night with a country singer. |
| 37 |
"Driver's Education" |
Zane Buzby |
Shelley Karol |
April 27, 1992 |
| Blossom cries, and passes her driver's test. Joey is being sexually harassed by his boss. |
| 38 |
"Spring Fever" |
Zane Buzby |
Brenda Hampton |
May 4, 1992 |
| Joey and Six are the only ones without a date. |
| Episode number |
Title |
Director |
Writer(s) |
Original airdate |
| 39 |
"Runaway" |
Bill Bixby |
Don Reo |
August 10, 1992 |
| Nick finds out that Blossom has run away with Vinnie. |
| 40 |
"Dear Mom" |
Bill Bixby |
Don Reo |
August 17, 1992 |
| Blossom writes to her mom about Vinnie. |
| 41 |
"No Cure for Love" |
Ted Wass |
Glen Merzer |
August 24, 1992 |
| Tony gets depressed when he splits up with Rhonda. Vinnie suggests that he and Blossom should see other people. A girl Joey breaks up with is in an accident, and he thinks it's his fault. |
| 42 |
"What Price Love?" |
Bill Bixby |
Eve Needleman |
September 14, 1992 |
| Joey contacts an escort service. Blossom's friendship with Six is threatened by a new romance. |
| 43 |
"The Joey Chronicles" |
Bill Bixby |
|
September 21, 1992 |
| Joey writes a story about himself, but is distracted by fantasies of beautiful women. Vinnie wants to go out with his ex-girlfriend. |
| 44 |
"Kids" |
Bill Bixby |
Don Reo |
September 28, 1992 |
| Vinnie is in a coma after a motorcycle accident. |
| 45 |
"Only When I Laugh" |
Bill Bixby |
Bill Richmond |
October 5, 1992 |
| Blossom and Six wants to get fake ID's to get into a club. Anthony wants to have the funeral for a patient in the house. |
| 46 |
"I Killed Chico Barranca" |
Bill Bixby |
J.J. Wall |
October 12, 1992 |
| Stolen items turn up in their garage sale, and Blossom and Six are arrested. A baseball scout visits Joey. |
| 47 |
"All Hallows Eve" |
Bill Bixby |
Brenda Hampton |
October 26, 1992 |
| Joey is grounded on Halloween. Nick, Anthony and Buzz, dressed as a female rock band, has their car break down outside a very macho bar. |
| 48 |
"The Making of the President" |
Bill Bixby |
George Tricker |
November 4, 1992 |
| Blossom and the popular Eddie Warwick runs for president of the student council. |
| 49 |
"My Girl" |
Bill Bixby |
Shelley Karol |
November 16, 1992 |
| Blossom films her family. Joey thinks he was switched at birth. |
| 50 |
"The Frat Party" |
Bill Bixby |
J.J. Wall |
November 23, 1992 |
| Blossom wakes up nude in a stranger's bed.Rhnda's apartment is getting fumigated, so she moves in with Anthony. Joey falls for his math tutor. |
| 51 |
"Losing Your... Religion" |
Bill Bixby |
Josh Goldstein & Jonathan Prince |
December 7, 1992 |
| Six is considering having sex with her new boyfriend. Blossom seeks information about Judaism from a wisecracking rabbi. Joey and Anthony buy a car together. |
| 52 |
"Ruby" |
Bill Bixby |
Bill Richmond |
December 21, 1992 |
| Buzz tries to talk Blossom out of going to college by telling her about his World War II era romance. |
| 53 |
"The Last Laugh" |
Ted Wass |
Susan Tenney |
January 4, 1993 |
| Nick dates a stand up comic, but is upset when she makes fun of him on the Arsenio Hall Show. Joey falls in love with Rhonda's niece. Blossom and Six makes a video about safe sex, but it gets turned down by the principal. |
| 54 |
"Time" |
Bill Bixby |
Don Reo |
January 11, 1993 |
| Joey receives a college letter of acceptance, but is too nervous to open it. Blossom and Six ponder the passage of time. Anthony pops the question to Rhonda. |
| 55 |
"Car Wrecks and Marriage" |
Ted Wass |
J.J. Wall |
January 18, 1993 |
| Blossom acompanies Six on a practice drive. Buzz gets married. Two beautiful models visits Joey, but no one believes him. |
| 56 |
"Mystery Train" |
Bill Bixby |
Don Reo |
February 1, 1993 |
| Nick gets a visit from an old friend. Vinnie asks Blossom out on a prom date. Joey and Anthony has a close encounter with a UFO. |
| 57 |
"Best Laid Plans of Mice and Men" |
Bill Bixby |
Jonathan Schmock |
February 8, 1993 |
| Nick gets a Disneyland job as an Elvis impersonator. Blossom sees Vinnie with his cousin. |
| 58 |
"Student Films" |
Jonathan Prince |
Josh Goldstein & Jonathan Prince |
February 15, 1993 |
| The family watch the student films they have made. |
| 59 |
"All Dressed Up" |
Bill Bixby |
Brenda Hampton |
February 22, 1993 |
| Blossom finds out that Vinnie is not a virgin. Joey dates a pregnant girl. |
| 60 |
"The Thrill is Gone" |
Ted Wass |
Don Reo |
March 1, 1993 |
| Blossom's mother reflects on her breakup with Nick. |
| 61 |
"You Did What?" |
Bill Bixby |
Judith D. Allison |
April 12, 1993 |
| The kids help Nick with his money problems. Joey speculates in baseball cards. Anthony tries to sell cosmetics by phone. |
| 62 |
"Sitcom" |
Bill Bixby |
Don Reo |
May 3, 1993 |
| Nick and a friend pitch a sitcom to the network based on the Russo family, but Six gets cast as Blossom. |
| 63 |
"Hunger" |
Bill Bixby |
Glen Merzer |
May 10, 1993 |
| Blossom thinks Six may be bulimic. |
| 64 |
"Paris" |
Bill Bixby |
Don Reo |
May 17, 1993 |
| Blossom wants to visit her mother in Paris. |
| Episode number |
Title |
Director |
Writer(s) |
Original airdate |
| 65 |
"Blossom in Paris (1)" |
John Whitesell |
Don Reo & Judith D. Allison |
September 19, 1993 |
| Blossom finds a new boyfriend in Paris. |
| 66 |
"Blossom in Paris (2)" |
John Whitesell |
Don Reo & Judith D. Allison |
September 19, 1993 |
| Joey and Anthony takes jobs as air couriers to Paris. |
| 67 |
"Blossom in Paris (3)" |
John Whitesell |
Don Reo & Judith D. Allison |
September 19, 1993 |
| Vinnie visits Blossom in Paris. Anthony and Joey are followed. Nick spends the night with Six's mother. |
| 68 |
"Blossom in Paris (4)" |
John Whitesell |
Don Reo & Judith D. Allison |
September 19, 1993 |
| Blossom must make a decision, wether or not to stay in Paris with her mother. |
| 69 |
"Transitions" |
Bill Bixby |
Don Reo & Judith D. Allison |
September 27, 1993 |
| Joey and his dad goes fishing together. Blossom finds out that Six is abusing alcohol. |
| 70 |
"Kiss and Tell" |
Bill Bixby |
Brenda Hampton |
October 4, 1993 |
| Maddy returns with the intention of staying. Six rides along with Anthony and a cranky EMT. |
| 71 |
"Six and Sonny" |
Bill Bixby |
J.J. Wall |
October 11, 1993 |
| Six dates a married ex-con ten years older than her. The president writes a letter to Joey, asking for his advice. Vinnie and Anthony set up an illegal cable hookup |
| 72 |
"Blossom's Dilemma" |
Bill Bixby |
J.J. Wall |
October 18, 1993 |
| Six runs off with Sonny. |
| 73 |
".38 Special" |
Ted Wass |
David Reo |
October 25, 1993 |
| Blossom sees a gun at school. Joey meets an alcoholic clown. |
| 74 |
"The Fifty-Minute Hour" |
Bill Bixby |
Josh Goldstein & Jonathan Prince |
November 1, 1993 |
| Nick is in a psychiatrist's office in the near future and remembers the good old days. |
| 75 |
"True Romance" |
Bill Bixby |
Rob LaZebnik |
November 8, 1993 |
| Anthony and Joey visits The Playboy Mansion. Blossom writes a romance novel to pay for her college education. |
| 76 |
"Let's Talk About Sex" |
Bill Bixby |
Bill Richmond |
November 15, 1993 |
| Blossom feels Vinnie is no longer interested in her. Six tries to seduce Joey. Nick finds out that his date has had sex with Anthony. |
| 77 |
"Big Doings (1)" |
Ted Wass |
J.J. Wall |
November 22, 1993 |
| While in Las Vegas, Anthony starts drinking again. The family tries to accept Nick's new girlfriend. |
| 78 |
"Big Doings (2)" |
Ted Wass |
J.J. Wall |
November 29, 1993 |
| After a night of drinking, Anthony finds out he is married. Vinnie proposes to Blossom. |
| 79 |
"Copycat" |
Ted Wass |
Glenn Merzer |
December 13, 1993 |
| A new student imitates Blossom. Tony resembles a character in Shelley's book. |
| 80 |
"Getting Lucky" |
Bill Bixby |
Brenda Hampton |
January 10, 1994 |
| Blossom realizes that Nick is in love with Carol. Joey worries that sex will ruin the relationship with his new girlfriend. |
| 81 |
"Meat" |
Bill Bixby & Selig Frank |
Glen Merzer |
January 24, 1994 |
| Blossom and her supervisor is at a homeless shelter. Nick becomes a vegetarian. Anthony can't stand a waiter's racial slurs. |
| 82 |
"Double Date" |
Joe Bergen |
Glen Merzer |
January 31, 1994 |
| Six's date makes a pass at Blossom. A gay teammate turns out to be Joey's secret admirer. Anthony's father-in-law discovers that he arrested Nick in the 1970s. |
| 83 |
"Beach Blanket Blossom (1)" |
Peter Baldwin |
Jonathan Schmock |
February 14, 1994 |
| A spoof of 60's beach movies. |
| 84 |
"Beach Blanket Blossom (2)" |
Peter Baldwin |
Jonathan Schmock |
February 21, 1994 |
| Fabin, Phyllis Diller and Jimmie Walker joins Blossom's beach party fantasy. |
| 85 |
"A Little Help From My Friends" |
Peter Baldwin |
Jonathan Schmock |
February 28, 1994 |
| A teammate is using steroids and Joey turns to a childhood imaginary friend for help. Blossom babysits Carol's daughter, but is invited to a concert. |
| 86 |
"Our Favorite Scenes" |
|
|
March 14, 1994 |
| Clip show featuring cast members introducing their favorite clips. |
| 87 |
"Blue Blossom" |
Peter Baldwin |
Brenda Hampton |
March 19, 1994 |
| Blossom fells blue when her 18th birthday comes up. Joey writes a letter to Hillary Clinton. Carol's ex has an odd proposal for Nick. Shelly hasn't told her cousin that Anthony is white. |
| 88 |
"Sex, Lies and Mrs. Peterson" |
Peter Baldwin |
Roger Garrett |
April 2, 1994 |
| Blossom and Anthony tries to fix up Buzz with the cranky Mrs. Peterson. |
| 89 |
"Seven Deadly Sins" |
Peter Baldwin |
Glenn Merzer |
April 9, 1994 |
| Two aliens in a flying saucer (voiced by Joey Lawrence and Michael Stoyanov) choose the Russo home for their observations of human behavior. |
| 90 |
"Night of Reckoning" |
Joe Bergen |
Brenda Hampton |
May 2, 1994 |
| Joey recalls his mom's history of broken promises. Rhonda returns unexpectedly. Nick takes Blossom and Six to the drive-in. |
| 91 |
"Last Tango" |
Peter Baldwin |
Jonathan Schmock |
May 9, 1994 |
| Vinnie is accepted to an Ivy League school. Six is escorted to the prom by a nerdy foreign student with a hidden talent. Nick and Carol act like teenagers in love. |
| 92 |
"Graduation" |
Peter Baldwin |
Glen Merzer & Jonathan Schmock |
May 23, 1994 |
| Vinnie wants to announce his engagement to Blossom, but Blossom lost the ring. Joey is drafted by a professional baseball team. |
| Episode number |
Title |
Director |
Writer(s) |
Original airdate |
| 93 |
"A New Life (1)" |
Gil Junger |
Don Reo & Judith D. Allison |
September 26, 1994 |
| Carol and Kennedy move in. Anthony and Shelley move out. Joey goes on the road with the baseball team. |
| 94 |
"A New Life (2)" |
Gil Junger |
Don Reo & Judith D. Allison |
October 3, 1994 |
| Blossom runs away to join Joey. |
| 95 |
"Puppy Love" |
Gil Junger |
Allan Katz |
October 10, 1994 |
| Joey refuses to set Blossom up on a date with his teammate Richie. Kennedy finds a lost bulldog. Shelley keeps picking on Anthony. |
| 96 |
"Your New Planet" |
Gil Junger |
Jonathan Schmock |
October 17, 1994 |
| Blossom makes a video for Anthony and Shelly's unborn baby. Joey is given the rookie treatment. |
| 97 |
"The Wedding" |
Gil Junger |
Don Reo & Judith D. Allison |
October 24, 1994 |
| Nick and Carol's wedding day arrives. |
| 98 |
"Writing the Wrongs" |
Ted Wass |
Susan Seeger |
October 31, 1994 |
| Blossom struggles with a school assignment in which she can express herself in any way she choose. |
| 99 |
"Dirty Rotten Scoundrel" |
Gil Junger |
Dan Cohen & E.J. Pratt |
November 7, 1994 |
| Blossom babysits Kennedy and her friend. Joey is approached by a baseball groupie. |
| 100 |
"The Game You Play Tomorrow" |
Gil Junger |
Jonathan Schmock |
November 14, 1994 |
| Blossom and Six aren't accepted at the same college. Joey faces hs first batting slump. Shelley is starting labor contractions. |
| 101 |
"Blossom Gump" |
Ted Wass |
Allan Katz |
November 21, 1994 |
| Blossom gives advico to Madonna and Michael Jackson as Blossom Gump. |
| 102 |
"Oh, Baby" |
Ted Wass |
Brenda Hampton |
November 28, 1994 |
| Blossom, Six and Joey tries to get Shelley to the hospital. Anthony is being held at gunpoint in his ambulance. |
| 103 |
"Mating Rituals" |
Ted Wass |
Susan Seeger |
January 9, 1995 |
| Blossom sneaks off to a party. |
| 104 |
"Hi Diddly Dee" |
Gil Junger |
Dan Cohen & F.J. Pratt |
January 16, 1995 |
| Blossom auditions for a famous stage director. |
| 105 |
"A Kiss is Just a Kiss" |
Ted Wass |
Allan Katz |
January 23, 1995 |
| Blossom tries to get time alone with her new boyfriend. |
| 106 |
"Who's Not on First" |
Ted Wass |
Bruce Hershkowitz |
February 6, 1995 |
| Joey fantasizes he is on Jeopardy against Blossom and Albert Einstein. |
| 107 |
"It Happened One Night" |
Ted Wass |
Dorie D'Amour |
February 13, 1995 |
| Blossom agrees to go out with the son of Nick's old friend. Joey and Six gets trapped by a flash flood. |
| 108 |
"A Mind With a Heart of It's Own" |
Gil Junger |
Dan Cohen & F.J. Pratt |
February 20, 1995 |
| Vinnnie transfers to UCLA because he misses Blossom. Joey's new girlfriend spoils him. |
| 109 |
"The Date" |
Allan Katz |
|
February 27, 1995 |
| Blossom is assaulted by her date. |
| 110 |
"The Departure" |
Gil Junger |
Don Reo & Judith D. Allison |
March 6, 1995 |
| Joey proposes to his old flame. Blossom gets a job at an ad agency. |
| 111 |
"A Star is Bared" |
Gil Junger |
Bruce Hershkowitz |
March 13, 1995 |
| Blossom is asked to play the lead in a movie directed by Talia Shire, but she has to appear nude |
| 112 |
"You Say Tomato" |
Gil Junger |
Dorie D'Amore |
March 20, 1995 |
| Blossom gets a grade lower than the one she thinks she deserves, and refuses to accept it. |
| 113 |
"So Many Milestones, So Little Time" |
Ted Wass |
Susan Seeger. |
May 22, 1995 |
| Joey proposes to Melanie. Nick decides to sell the house. Carol discovers she's pregnant. Blossom gets her first real job. |
| 114 |
"Goodbye" |
Ted Wass |
Don Reo & Judith D. Allison |
May 22, 1995 |
| Blossom, Joey and Six doesn't want possible buyers to buy the house. Shelly and baby Nash plan to move back east. |
