List of Blossom episodes
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The following is a list of episodes for the sitcom Blossom. The pilot episode premiered on NBC on July 5, 1990 before airing as a regular series from January 3, 1991 to May 22, 1995. A total of 114 episodes were produced spanning 5 seasons.
Series overview
At present, the first two seasons have been released in one DVD box set by Shout! Factory.[http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/shows/Blossom/1008 Blossom] In 2018, the whole series was released on iTunes.{{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130208170224/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/shows/Blossom/1008 |date=2013-02-08 }} at TVShowsOnDVD.com
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| end2 = {{End date|1992|5|4}}
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| end3 = {{End date|1993|5|17}}
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| end4 = {{End date|1994|5|23}}
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Episodes
=Season 1 (1990–91)=
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=1
|EpisodeNumber2=1
|Title=Pilot
|DirectedBy=Terry Hughes
|WrittenBy=Don Reo
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1990|7|5}}
|ProdCode= 000
|Viewers= 21.0{{cite news|title='Cheers' reruns run strong|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=July 11, 1990}}
|ShortSummary=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.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=2
|EpisodeNumber2=2
|Title=Blossom Blossoms
|DirectedBy=Zane Buzby
|WrittenBy=Racelle Rossett Schaefer
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1991|1|3}}
|ProdCode=002
|Viewers= 32.2{{cite news|title=ABC News' winning streak ends|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=January 9, 1991|author=Donlon, Brian}}
|ShortSummary=When Blossom starts her period she tries to find a way to talk to her dad without being embarrassed.
Guest star: Phylicia Rashad
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=3
|EpisodeNumber2=3
|Title=My Sister's Keeper
|DirectedBy=Zane Buzby
|WrittenBy=Bill Richmond
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1991|1|7}}
|ProdCode=007
|Viewers= 20.3{{cite news|title=NBC wins with season best|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=January 16, 1991|author=Donlon, Brian}}
|ShortSummary=Blossom is going out on her first prom date with Joey's friend Bobby (Stephen Dorff). Nick does not want her to go out with him after Joey warns him about his reputation as a ladies man.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=4
|EpisodeNumber2=4
|Title=Dad's Girlfriend
|DirectedBy=Zane Buzby
|WrittenBy=Judith D. Allison
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1991|1|14}}
|ProdCode=006
|Viewers= 19.7{{cite news|title=Football hikes CBS to No. 1|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=January 23, 1991|author=Donlon, Brian}}
|ShortSummary=Blossom has problems with her dad's new girlfriend (Debra Engle). Rhea Perlman appears in a dream sequence as her fairy godmother.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=5
|EpisodeNumber2=5
|Title=Who's in Charge Here?
|DirectedBy=Zane Buzby
|WrittenBy=Paul Perlove
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1991|1|21}}
|ProdCode=003
|Viewers= 17.0{{cite news|title=ABC super-bowls over its rivals|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=January 30, 1991|author=Donlon, Brian}}
|ShortSummary= When Blossom is in charge of the home for one night, while her father performs on a cruise ship, she sees Tony's new girlfriend (Nile Lanning) stealing a family heirloom.
Guest star: Little Richard.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=6
|EpisodeNumber2=6
|Title=Sex, Lies and Teenagers
|DirectedBy=Zane Buzby
|WrittenBy=Paul Perlove
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1991|2|4}}
|ProdCode=009
|Viewers= 18.7{{cite news|title=A good Friday fuels ABC win|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=February 13, 1991|author=Donlon, Brian}}
|ShortSummary=Blossom sneaks off to a make-out party. Phil Donahue appears as a fictionalized version of himself in a cameo. Blossom's date at the make-out party (Johnny Galecki), would later become Mayim's future co-star on The Big Bang Theory.
Guest star: Brenda Strong as Diane and Johnny Galecki as Jason
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=7
|EpisodeNumber2=7
|Title=I Ain't Got No Buddy
|DirectedBy=Zane Buzby
|WrittenBy=David Landsberg
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1991|2|11}}
|ProdCode=005
|Viewers= 16.3{{cite news|title=CBS mines past and hits gold|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=February 20, 1991|author=Donlon, Brian}}
|ShortSummary=Six befriends a new student (Aimee Brooks), and Blossom feels left out.
Guest star: Estelle Getty as Sophia Petrillo
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=8
|EpisodeNumber2=8
|Title=Thanks for the Memorex
|DirectedBy=Zane Buzby
|WrittenBy=Racelle Rossett Schaefer
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1991|2|18}}
|ProdCode=010
|Viewers= 20.4{{cite news|title=NBC has a week of ratings ups and downs|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=February 27, 1991|author=Donlon, Brian}}
|ShortSummary=Inspired by old home movies Blossom transferred to video, the family goes to the cabin by the lake.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=9
|EpisodeNumber2=9
|Title=The Geek
|DirectedBy=Zane Buzby
|WrittenBy=Brenda Hampton & William C. Kenny
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1991|2|25}}
|ProdCode=004
|Viewers= 17.3{{cite news|title=CBS gains ratings speed|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=March 6, 1991|author=Donlon, Brian}}
|ShortSummary=When she gets tricked to go to the homecoming dance with a school geek (Chris Demetral), Blossom blames herself. Joey wants to get his driver's license.
Guest star: ALF
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=10
|EpisodeNumber2=10
|Title=Tough Love
|DirectedBy=Zane Buzby
|WrittenBy=Josh Goldstein & Jonathan Prince
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1991|3|4}}
|ProdCode=008
|Viewers= 16.0{{cite news|title='Baby Talk' helps ABC toddle past CBS to 2nd|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=March 13, 1991|author=Donlon, Brian}}
|ShortSummary=Tony gets an ultimatum from his dad: get a job or get out of the house.
Guest star: Sonny Bono
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=11
|EpisodeNumber2=11
|Title=Such a Night
|DirectedBy=Zane Buzby
|WrittenBy=Judith D. Allison & Don Reo
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1991|3|11}}
|ProdCode=011
|Viewers= 16.7{{cite news|title=Basketball sinks CBS|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=March 20, 1991|author=Donlon, Brian}}
|ShortSummary=Blossom asks for help from Six, when calling a boy for a date. Tony helps a friend (Billy Morrissette) stay sober. Joey is given a hard lesson in mathematics.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=12
|EpisodeNumber2=12
|Title=School Daze
|DirectedBy=Zane Buzby
|WrittenBy=Don Reo
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1991|3|25}}
|ProdCode=001
|Viewers= 16.6{{cite news|title=Oscar wins big for ABC|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=April 3, 1991|author=Donlon, Brian}}
|ShortSummary=Blossom plans to drop out of her private school and go to a public school. Joey schemes to pass a history test.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=13
|EpisodeNumber2=13
|Title=Papa's Little Dividend
|DirectedBy=Zane Buzby
|WrittenBy=Nancy Beverly
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1991|4|8}}
|ProdCode=012
|Viewers= 15.7{{cite news|title=CBS ends the year with a win|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=April 17, 1991|author=Donlon, Brian}}
|ShortSummary=A woman (Megan Gallagher) claims that Nick is the father of her child. Tony prepares for a blind date.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=14
|EpisodeNumber2=14
|Title=Love Stinks!
|DirectedBy=Zane Buzby
|WrittenBy=Racelle Rossett Schaefer
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1991|4|29}}
|ProdCode=013
|Viewers= 18.4{{cite news|title=Sweeps lure straying viewers|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=May 8, 1991|author=Donlon, Brian}}
|ShortSummary=Blossom gets her heart broken, when a guy (Joshua Hoffman) tells her that he has found somebody else.
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=Season 2 (1991–92)=
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=15
|EpisodeNumber2=1
|Title=Second Base
|DirectedBy=Zane Buzby
|WrittenBy=Racelle Rossett Schaefer
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1991|9|16}}
|ProdCode=015
|Viewers=16.5{{cite news|title=New faces try to save 'One Life to Live'|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=September 25, 1991|author=Donlon, Brian}}
|ShortSummary=Blossom does not know if she wants Jimmy to go to second base. Tony prepares for an earthquake.
Guest star: Reggie Jackson appears in a cameo
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=16
|EpisodeNumber2=2
|Title=Here Comes the Buzz!
|DirectedBy=Zane Buzby
|WrittenBy=Bill Richmond
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1991|9|23}}
|ProdCode=014
|Viewers=20.2{{cite news|title='Roseanne' comes out on top|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=October 2, 1991|author=Donlon, Brian}}
|ShortSummary=Nick's control is undermined when his ex-father-in-law (Barnard Hughes) comes for a visit.
Guest star: Tisha Campbell-Martin as Toni
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=17
|EpisodeNumber2=3
|Title=The Joint
|DirectedBy=Zane Buzby
|WrittenBy=Judith D. Allison
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1991|9|30}}
|ProdCode=016
|Viewers=17.7{{cite news|title=Cable pulls network's plug|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=October 9, 1991|author=Donlon, Brian}}
|ShortSummary=Nick finds a marijuana cigarette in the house.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=18
|EpisodeNumber2=4
|Title=I'm with the Band
|DirectedBy=Zane Buzby
|WrittenBy=Josh Goldstein & Jonathan Prince
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1991|10|7}}
|ProdCode=017
|Viewers=18.5{{cite news|title=Hearings score a win for NBC|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=October 16, 1991|author=Donlon, Brian}}
|ShortSummary=Blossom is on a school band trip, and Nick fears Anthony is messing around.
Guest star: Will Smith (The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air) under his rap stage name, The Fresh Prince
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=19
|EpisodeNumber2=5
|Title=Honor?
|DirectedBy=Zane Buzby
|WrittenBy=J.J. Wall
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1991|10|14}}
|ProdCode=018
|Viewers=18.5{{cite news|title=CBS bats one out of the park|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=October 23, 1991|author=Donlon, Brian}}
|ShortSummary=Joey cheats and gets into the advanced English class. An old friend of Blossom's (Chris Demetral in a different role from "The Geek") spreads a rumor that she is a "naughty girl".
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=20
|EpisodeNumber2=6
|Title=To Tell the Truth
|DirectedBy=Zane Buzby
|WrittenBy=Glen Merzer
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1991|10|21}}
|ProdCode=020
|Viewers=19.4{{cite news|title=Close Series wins big for CBS|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=October 30, 1991|author=Donlon, Brian}}
|ShortSummary=Blossom gets a crush on a boy (Jonathan Brandis), who is interested in Six. Tony worries that his past drug problems will ruin his job interview.
Guest star: Tisha Campbell-Martin guest stars as Toni
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=21
|EpisodeNumber2=7
|Title=Intervention
|DirectedBy=Zane Buzby
|WrittenBy=Judith D. Allison & Don Reo
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1991|11|4}}
|ProdCode=021
|Viewers=20.4{{cite news|title=NBC's hurricane windfall|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=November 13, 1991|author=Donlon, Brian}}
|ShortSummary=Tony thinks his friend might be getting hooked (Matt Levin). Nick misses an important phone call.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=22
|EpisodeNumber2=8
|Title=Run for the Border
|DirectedBy=Zane Buzby
|WrittenBy=Brenda Hampton
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1991|11|11}}
|ProdCode=022
|Viewers=21.7{{cite news|title='60 Minutes' clocks a 3rd win|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=November 20, 1991|author=Donlon, Brian}}
|ShortSummary=Joey falls for a colleague (Karla Montana) who can only speak Spanish. Six is worried that her parents are getting a divorce. Tony saves a famous photographer's life (Sam McMurray).
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=23
|EpisodeNumber2=9
|Title=Rockumentary
|DirectedBy=Zane Buzby
|WrittenBy=Judith D. Allison & Don Reo
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1991|11|18}}
|ProdCode=023
|Viewers=19.9{{cite news|title=CBS scores a strong win|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=November 27, 1991|author=Donlon, Brian}}
|ShortSummary=Confined to bed with a cold, Blossom dreams she is a famous singer when she falls asleep while watching Madonna: Truth or Dare.
Guest stars: Don King as himself, David Faustino as himself, Neil Patrick Harris as Derek Slade, and Richard Blackwell as himself
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=24
|EpisodeNumber2=10
|Title=Expectations
|DirectedBy=Zane Buzby
|WrittenBy=Don Reo & Judith D. Allison
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1991|11|25}}
|ProdCode=019
|Viewers=21.5{{cite news|title=The nut at the door on 'Seinfeld'|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=December 4, 1991|author=Donlon, Brian}}
|ShortSummary=When Nick brings home a new love interest (Susan Anton), everyone has bizarre fantasies about her.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=25
|EpisodeNumber2=11
|Title=You Can't Go Home
|DirectedBy=Zane Buzby
|WrittenBy=Portian Iversen
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1991|12|2}}
|ProdCode=024
|Viewers=21.7{{cite news|title=Football a winner for NBC|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=December 11, 1991|author=Donlon, Brian}}
|ShortSummary=Six and Blossom hope their single parents will fall in love.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=26
|EpisodeNumber2=12
|Title=This Old House
|DirectedBy=Zane Buzby
|WrittenBy=Racelle Rossett Schaefer
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1991|12|9}}
|ProdCode=025
|Viewers=18.4{{cite news|title=St. Nick arrives early for CBS|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=December 18, 1991|author=Donlon, Brian}}
|ShortSummary=Nick considers selling the house, when he cannot make the payments.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=27
|EpisodeNumber2=13
|Title=It's a Marginal Life
|DirectedBy=Zane Buzby
|WrittenBy=Don Reo
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1991|12|16}}
|ProdCode=026
|Viewers=18.3{{cite news|title=Ratings for CBS to celebrate|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=December 26, 1991|author=Donlon, Brian}}
|ShortSummary=The musicians' strike forces Nick to take a job in a mall organ store during the holidays.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=28
|EpisodeNumber2=14
|Title=The Test
|DirectedBy=Zane Buzby
|WrittenBy=Susan Tenney
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1992|1|6}}
|ProdCode=027
|Viewers=21.0{{cite news|title=Pigskin plays in to CBS win|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=January 15, 1992}}
|ShortSummary=Blossom suffers from nerves while taking the PSAT. Tony goes to the horse track with Buzz.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=29
|EpisodeNumber2=15
|Title=Hot for Teacher
|DirectedBy=Zane Buzby
|WrittenBy=Josh Goldstein & Jonathan Prince
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1992|1|13}}
|ProdCode=028
|Viewers=22.1{{cite news|title=Brooks ropes ratings for NBC|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=January 22, 1992|author=Gable, Donna}}
|ShortSummary=Blossom has a crush on her happily married substitute teacher (Parker Stevenson).
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=30
|EpisodeNumber2=16
|Title=Three O'Clock and All Is Hell
|DirectedBy=Zane Buzby
|WrittenBy=Brenda Hampton
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1992|1|20}}
|ProdCode=029
|Viewers=22.0{{cite news|title=NBC's horror tale surprise|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=January 29, 1992|author=Donlon, Brian}}
|ShortSummary=During a household management class exercise, Blossom is paired with a tough guy (Danny Nucci), and gets targeted by his girlfriend. Nick is interviewed by his old high school newspaper. Tony is afraid of falling off the wagon when he takes drugs for a toothache.
Guest star: Debra Jo Rupp as Lucy Robinson
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=31
|EpisodeNumber2=17
|Title=Losers Win
|DirectedBy=Zane Buzby
|WrittenBy=J.J. Wall
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1992|2|10}}
|ProdCode=031
|Viewers=19.7{{cite news|title=CBS wins, but ABC gets silver|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=February 19, 1992|author=Donlon, Brian}}
|ShortSummary=Blossom has a problem with public speaking. Miss June's life is saved by Tony. Nick practices for appearing in a Paula Abdul video.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=32
|EpisodeNumber2=18
|Title=The Letter
|DirectedBy=Zane Buzby
|WrittenBy=Don Reo & Judith D. Allison
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1992|2|17}}
|ProdCode=033
|Viewers=21.9{{cite news|title=CBS' all-around Olympic win|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=February 26, 1992|author=Donlon, Brian}}
|ShortSummary=Mom's 40th birthday is coming up, and the family makes a video birthday card.
Guest stars: Salt-N-Pepa as themselves
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=33
|EpisodeNumber2=19
|Title=Wake Up Little Susie
|DirectedBy=Ted Wass
|WrittenBy=Portia Iversen
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1992|2|24}}
|ProdCode=034
|Viewers=23.5{{cite news|title=Last-place Fox is rising fast|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=March 4, 1992|author=Donlon, Brian}}
|ShortSummary=An older girl (Brooke Theiss) uses Blossom as a cover one night when she wants to go on a date.
Guest star: Karyn Parsons (The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air) as her Fresh Prince character, Hilary Banks.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=34
|EpisodeNumber2=20
|Title=You Must Remember This
|DirectedBy=Zane Buzby
|WrittenBy=Eve Needleman
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1992|3|2}}
|ProdCode=035
|Viewers=23.7{{cite news|title='Indy' boosts ABC|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=March 11, 1992|author=Donlon, Brian}}
|ShortSummary=Blossom and Six wait in line for C+C Music Factory tickets. Joey gets a job as a babysitter. A female co-worker is hostile against Anthony.
Guest stars: Debra Jo Rupp as Lucy Robinson and Leah Remini as Ellen
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=35
|EpisodeNumber2=21
|Title=House Guests
|DirectedBy=Zane Buzby
|WrittenBy=Glen Merzer
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1992|3|23}}
|ProdCode=032
|Viewers=22.6{{cite news|title='Room' in the top 10 for ABC|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=April 1, 1992|author=Donlon, Brian}}
|ShortSummary=Six and her mother stay at the Russo house while their house is being sprayed by an exterminator. A 12-year-old boy (James Madio) has a crush on Blossom.
Guest stars: Brenda Strong as Diane and Joel Murray as Doug LeMeure
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=36
|EpisodeNumber2=22
|Title=Whines and Misdemeanors
|DirectedBy=Zane Buzby
|WrittenBy=Jonathan Schmock
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1992|4|6}}
|ProdCode=030
|Viewers=19.9{{cite news|title=CBS' historic jump|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=April 15, 1992|author=Gable, Donna}}
|ShortSummary=The Russo clan is caught in various lies as Blossom being late to class and lying to the vice-principal (Jonathan Prince) gets her detention while Nick spends the night with a country singer.
Guest star: Abraham Benrubi as Francis
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=37
|EpisodeNumber2=23
|Title=Driver's Education
|DirectedBy=Zane Buzby
|WrittenBy=Shelley Karol
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1992|4|27}}
|ProdCode=036
|Viewers=19.6{{cite news|title='Cosby' goes out on top|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=May 6, 1992|author=Gable, Donna}}
|ShortSummary=Blossom cries to pass her driver's test. Joey is being sexually harassed by his boss (Tiffani Thiessen).
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=38
|EpisodeNumber2=24
|Title=Spring Fever
|DirectedBy=Zane Buzby
|WrittenBy=Brenda Hampton
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1992|5|4}}
|ProdCode=037
|Viewers=20.5{{cite news|title=Finales put NBC in first|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=May 13, 1992|author=Donlon, Brian}}
|ShortSummary=Joey and Six are the only ones without a date.
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=Season 3 (1992–93)=
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=39
|EpisodeNumber2=1
|Title=Runaway
|DirectedBy=Bill Bixby
|WrittenBy=Don Reo
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1992|8|10}}
|ProdCode=038
|Viewers=18.7{{cite news|title=Bush would rather not talk to Dan|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=August 19, 1992|author=Donlon, Brian}}
|ShortSummary=Nick finds out that Blossom has run away with Vinnie.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=40
|EpisodeNumber2=2
|Title=Dear Mom
|DirectedBy=Bill Bixby
|WrittenBy=Don Reo
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1992|8|17}}
|ProdCode=039
|Viewers=17.1{{cite news|title=CBS shines with 'Malibu'|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=August 26, 1992}}
|ShortSummary=Blossom writes to her mom about Vinnie and the family.
|LineColor=6C488F
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=41
|EpisodeNumber2=3
|Title=No Cure for Love
|DirectedBy=Ted Wass
|WrittenBy=Glen Merzer
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1992|8|24}}
|ProdCode=042
|Viewers=19.2{{cite news|title=Storm blows in CBS' favor|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=September 2, 1992|author=Gable, Donna}}
|ShortSummary=Tony gets depressed when he splits up with Rhonda. Vinnie suggests that he and Blossom should see other people. A girl Joey breaks up (Lisa Rieffel) with is in an accident, and he thinks it is his fault.
|LineColor=6C488F
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=42
|EpisodeNumber2=4
|Title=What Price Love?
|DirectedBy=Bill Bixby
|WrittenBy=Eve Needleman
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1992|9|14}}
|ProdCode=041
|Viewers=20.2{{cite news|title=CBS wins with some old friends|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=September 23, 1992|author=Gable, Donna}}
|ShortSummary=Joey contacts an escort service (Cathryn de Prume). Blossom's friendship with Six is threatened by a new romance.
|LineColor=6C488F
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=43
|EpisodeNumber2=5
|Title=The Joey Chronicles
|DirectedBy=Bill Bixby
|WrittenBy=Don Reo
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1992|9|21}}
|ProdCode=040
|Viewers=20.5{{cite news|title='Murphy' wave carries CBS|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=September 30, 1992|author=Gable, Donna}}
|ShortSummary=Joey writes a story about himself, but is distracted by fantasies of beautiful women. Vinnie wants to go out with his ex-girlfriend.
|LineColor=6C488F
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=44
|EpisodeNumber2=6
|Title=Kids
|DirectedBy=Bill Bixby
|WrittenBy=Don Reo
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1992|9|28}}
|ProdCode=043
|Viewers=21.6{{cite news|title=Monday lineup bolsters No. 1 CBS|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=October 7, 1992|author=Gable, Donna}}
|ShortSummary=Vinnie is in a coma after a motorcycle accident.
|LineColor=6C488F
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=45
|EpisodeNumber2=7
|Title=Only When I Laugh
|DirectedBy=Bill Bixby
|WrittenBy=Bill Richmond
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1992|10|5}}
|ProdCode=045
|Viewers=20.8{{cite news|title=Rankings omit Perot' paid ad|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=October 14, 1992|author=Donlon, Brian}}
|ShortSummary=Blossom and Six want to get fake ID's to get into a club. Tony wants to have the funeral for a patient in the house.
|LineColor=6C488F
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=46
|EpisodeNumber2=8
|Title=I Killed Chico Barranca
|DirectedBy=Bill Bixby
|WrittenBy=J.J. Wall
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1992|10|12}}
|ProdCode=046
|Viewers=23.3{{cite news|title=Baseball hits big for CBS|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=October 21, 1992|author=Gable, Donna}}
|ShortSummary=Stolen items turn up in their garage sale, and Blossom and Six are arrested. A baseball scout visits Joey.
|LineColor=6C488F
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=47
|EpisodeNumber2=9
|Title=All Hallows Eve
|DirectedBy=Bill Bixby
|WrittenBy=Brenda Hampton
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1992|10|26}}
|ProdCode=048
|Viewers=22.9{{cite news|title=Politics, Halloween scare up an ABC win|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=November 4, 1992|author=Gable, Donna}}
|ShortSummary=Joey is grounded on Halloween. Nick, Tony and Buzz, dressed as Wilson Phillips, have their car break down outside a very macho bar.
|LineColor=6C488F
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=48
|EpisodeNumber2=10
|Title=The Making of the President
|DirectedBy=Bill Bixby
|WrittenBy=George Tricker
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1992|11|9}}
|ProdCode=044
|Viewers=20.4{{cite news|title='Jacksons,' solid gold for ABC|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=November 18, 1992|author=Gable, Donna}}
|ShortSummary=Blossom and the popular Eddie Warwick run for president of the student council.
Guest star: Timothy Leary appears in a cameo
|LineColor=6C488F
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=49
|EpisodeNumber2=11
|Title=My Girl
|DirectedBy=Bill Bixby
|WrittenBy=Shelley Karol
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1992|11|16}}
|ProdCode=049
|Viewers=21.2{{cite news|title=Jacksons help as-easy-as-ABC win|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=November 25, 1992|author=Gable, Donna}}
|ShortSummary=Blossom films her family. Joey thinks he was switched at birth.
|LineColor=6C488F
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=50
|EpisodeNumber2=12
|Title=The Frat Party
|DirectedBy=Bill Bixby
|WrittenBy=J.J. Wall
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1992|11|23}}
|ProdCode=052
|Viewers=21.3{{cite news|title='Weapon 2' serves CBS well|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=December 2, 1992|author=Gable, Donna}}
|ShortSummary=Blossom and Six attend a frat party. Blossom later wakes up half nude in a frat boy's (Christopher Daniel Barnes) bed when it turned out that she drank spiked punch. Rhonda's apartment is getting fumigated, so she moves in with Tony. Joey falls for his math tutor (Brooke Alexander).
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}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=51
|EpisodeNumber2=13
|Title=Losing Your... Religion
|DirectedBy=Bill Bixby
|WrittenBy=Josh Goldstein & Jonathan Prince
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1992|12|7}}
|ProdCode=047
|Viewers=22.4{{cite news|title=No royal ratings for ABC's 'Charles and Diana'|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=December 16, 1992|author=Donlon, Brian}}
|ShortSummary=Six is considering having sex with her new boyfriend (Mark-Paul Gosselaar). Blossom seeks information about Judaism from a wisecracking rabbi, played by Guest star Alan King. Joey and Anthony buy a car together.
|LineColor=6C488F
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=52
|EpisodeNumber2=14
|Title=Ruby
|DirectedBy=Bill Bixby
|WrittenBy=Bill Richmond
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1992|12|21}}
|ProdCode=051
|Viewers=18.8{{cite news|title=Lansbury and CBS: Ratings, She Wrote|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=December 30, 1992|author=Gable, Donna}}
|ShortSummary=Buzz encourages Blossom to go to Harvard by telling her about his World War II era romance.
|LineColor=6C488F
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=53
|EpisodeNumber2=15
|Title=The Last Laugh
|DirectedBy=Ted Wass
|WrittenBy=Susan Tenney
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1993|1|4}}
|ProdCode=054
|Viewers=22.0{{cite news|title=Women help push CBS to victory|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=January 13, 1993}}
|ShortSummary=Nick dates a stand up comic (Carol Barbee), but is upset when she makes fun of him on The Arsenio Hall Show. Joey falls in love with Rhonda's niece (Gina Philips). Blossom and Six makes a video about safe sex, but it gets turned down by the vice principal (Steven Gilborn).
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}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=54
|EpisodeNumber2=16
|Title=Time
|DirectedBy=Bill Bixby
|WrittenBy=Don Reo
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1993|1|11}}
|ProdCode=053
|Viewers=21.8{{cite news|title=ABC gets a Thursday night boost|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=January 20, 1993|author=Donlon, Brian}}
|ShortSummary=Joey receives a college letter of acceptance, but is too nervous to open it. Blossom and Six ponder the passage of time. Tony pops the question to Rhonda.
|LineColor=6C488F
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=55
|EpisodeNumber2=17
|Title=Car Wrecks and Marriage
|DirectedBy=Ted Wass
|WrittenBy=J.J. Wall
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1993|1|18}}
|ProdCode=056
|Viewers=24.5{{cite news|title=Inaugural gala helps carry CBS to top|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=January 27, 1993|author=Gable, Donna}}
|ShortSummary=Blossom accompanies Six on a practice drive. Buzz gets married. Two beautiful models (Monia Lauren & April Storms) visit Joey, but no one believes him.
|LineColor=6C488F
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=56
|EpisodeNumber2=18
|Title=Mystery Train
|DirectedBy=Bill Bixby
|WrittenBy=Don Reo
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1993|2|1}}
|ProdCode=057
|Viewers=22.7{{cite news|title=CBS rides to top on wings of 'Skylark'|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=February 10, 1993|author=Gable, Donna}}
|ShortSummary=Nick gets a visit from an old friend (Keith Allison). Vinnie asks Blossom out on a prom date. Joey and Tony have a close encounter with a UFO.
|LineColor=6C488F
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=57
|EpisodeNumber2=19
|Title=Best Laid Plans of Mice and Men
|DirectedBy=Bill Bixby
|WrittenBy=Jonathan Schmock
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1993|2|8}}
|ProdCode=059
|Viewers=22.9{{cite news|title=King of Pop and 'Queen' rule the ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=February 17, 1993|author=Gable, Donna}}
|ShortSummary=Nick gets a Disneyland job as an Elvis impersonator. Blossom sees Vinnie with his cousin.
|LineColor=6C488F
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=58
|EpisodeNumber2=20
|Title=Student Films
|DirectedBy=Jonathan Prince
|WrittenBy=Josh Goldstein & Jonathan Prince
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1993|2|15}}
|ProdCode=058
|Viewers=24.4{{cite news|title='Queen' rules in CBS' royal sweep|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=February 24, 1993|author=Donlon, Brian}}
|ShortSummary=The family watch the student films they have made.
|LineColor=6C488F
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=59
|EpisodeNumber2=21
|Title=All Dressed Up
|DirectedBy=Bill Bixby
|WrittenBy=Brenda Hampton
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1993|2|22}}
|ProdCode=060
|Viewers=23.6{{cite news|title=Grammy show a winner for CBS|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=March 3, 1993|author=Gable, Donna}}
|ShortSummary=Blossom finds out that Vinnie is not a virgin. Joey dates a pregnant girl (Ashlee Levitch).
|LineColor=6C488F
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=60
|EpisodeNumber2=22
|Title=The Thrill Is Gone
|DirectedBy=Ted Wass
|WrittenBy=Don Reo
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1993|3|1}}
|ProdCode=055
|Viewers=21.0{{cite news|title=CBS holds steady at No. 1|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=March 10, 1993|author=Gable, Donna}}
|ShortSummary=Blossom's mother (Melissa Manchester) reflects on her breakup with Nick. Guest star: B.B. King.
|LineColor=6C488F
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=61
|EpisodeNumber2=23
|Title=You Did What?
|DirectedBy=Bill Bixby
|WrittenBy=Judith D. Allison
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1993|4|12}}
|ProdCode=062
|Viewers=18.7{{cite news|title=New shows find their niches|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=April 21, 1993|author=Donlon, Brian}}
|ShortSummary=The kids help Nick with his money problems. Joey speculates in baseball cards. Tony tries to sell cosmetics by phone.
|LineColor=6C488F
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=62
|EpisodeNumber2=24
|Title=Sitcom
|DirectedBy=Bill Bixby
|WrittenBy=Don Reo
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1993|5|3}}
|ProdCode=050
|Viewers=18.4{{cite news|title=Sturdy 'Home' helps lift ABC|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=May 12, 1993|author=Donlon, Brian}}
|ShortSummary=Nick and a friend pitch a sitcom to the network based on the Russo family, but Six gets cast as Blossom.
|LineColor=6C488F
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=63
|EpisodeNumber2=25
|Title=Hunger
|DirectedBy=Bill Bixby
|WrittenBy=Glen Merzer
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1993|5|10}}
|ProdCode=061
|Viewers=18.2{{cite news|title='Cheers' nudges NBC to No. 1|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=May 19, 1993|author=Gable, Donna}}
|ShortSummary=Blossom thinks Six may be bulimic.
Guest star: Stephanie Beacham as Mrs. Robinson
|LineColor=6C488F
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=64
|EpisodeNumber2=26
|Title=Paris
|DirectedBy=Bill Bixby
|WrittenBy= David Reo
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1993|5|17}}
|ProdCode=063
|Viewers=18.9{{cite news|title='Cheers' brings happy times to NBC|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=May 26, 1993|author=Gable, Donna}}
|ShortSummary=Blossom wants to visit her mother in Paris.
|LineColor=6C488F
}}
}}
=Season 4 (1993–94)=
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{{Episode list
|NumParts=4
|EpisodeNumber_1=65
|EpisodeNumber_2=66
|EpisodeNumber_3=67
|EpisodeNumber_4=68
|EpisodeNumber2_1=1
|EpisodeNumber2_2=2
|EpisodeNumber2_3=3
|EpisodeNumber2_4=4
|Title=Blossom in Paris
|DirectedBy=John Whitesell
|WrittenBy=Judith D. Allison & Don Reo
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1993|9|24}}
|ProdCode_1=064
|ProdCode_2=065
|ProdCode_3=066
|ProdCode_4=067
|Viewers=10.1{{cite news|title='Dave's World,' 'Harts' help CBS to victory|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=September 29, 1993|author=Gable, Donna}}
|ShortSummary= Blossom arrives in Paris to visit her mother. Joey and Tony take jobs as air couriers to Paris. Blossom finds a new boyfriend in Paris. Vinnie visits Blossom in Paris. Tony and Joey are followed by a mysterious person. Nick spends the night with Six's mother. Blossom must decide whether to stay in Paris with her mother or to go back home to L.A.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=69
|EpisodeNumber2=5
|Title=Transitions
|DirectedBy=Bill Bixby
|WrittenBy=Judith D. Allison & Don Reo
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1993|9|27}}
|ProdCode=068
|Viewers=22.6{{cite news|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=October 6, 1993}}
|ShortSummary=Joey and his dad go fishing together. Blossom finds out that Six is abusing alcohol.
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}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=70
|EpisodeNumber2=6
|Title=Kiss and Tell
|DirectedBy=Bill Bixby
|WrittenBy=Brenda Hampton
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1993|10|4}}
|ProdCode=069
|Viewers=21.3{{cite news|title=New shows pick up steam in ABC win|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=October 13, 1993|author=Gable, Donna}}
|ShortSummary=Maddy returns with the intention of staying. Six rides along with Tony and a cranky EMT.
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}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=71
|EpisodeNumber2=7
|Title=Six and Sonny
|DirectedBy=Bill Bixby
|WrittenBy=J.J. Wall
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1993|10|11}}
|ProdCode=072
|Viewers=20.3{{cite news|title='Home Improvement' powers to No. 1|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=October 20, 1993|author1=Graham, Jefferson|author2=Gable, Donna}}
|ShortSummary=Six dates a married ex-con named Sonny (David Schwimmer) ten years older than she is. The President writes a letter to Joey, asking for his advice. Vinnie and Tony set up an illegal cable hookup.
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}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=72
|EpisodeNumber2=8
|Title=Blossom's Dilemma
|DirectedBy=Bill Bixby
|WrittenBy=J.J. Wall
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1993|10|18}}
|ProdCode=073
|Viewers=20.4{{cite news|title=World Series earns CBS a win|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=October 27, 1993|author=DeRosa, Robin}}
|ShortSummary=Six runs off to Vegas with Sonny.
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}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=73
|EpisodeNumber2=9
|Title=.38 Special
|DirectedBy=Ted Wass
|WrittenBy= David Reo
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1993|10|25}}
|ProdCode=071
|Viewers=19.3{{cite news|title=ABC usurps CBS as No. 1|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=November 3, 1993|author=DeRosa, Robin}}
|ShortSummary=Blossom sees a gun at school and struggles to decide whether or not to report the student (Devon Gummersall) who brought it. Joey meets an alcoholic clown.
Guest star: Dick Martin as "Frosty the Clown." David Reo (writer) has a cameo as one of the musicians.
|LineColor=21ABCD
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=74
|EpisodeNumber2=10
|Title=The Fifty-Minute Hour
|DirectedBy=Bill Bixby
|WrittenBy=Josh Goldstein & Jonathan Prince
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1993|11|1}}
|ProdCode=070
|Viewers=21.4{{cite news|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=November 10, 1993}}
|ShortSummary=Nick is in a psychiatrist's (Richard Roat) office in the near future and remembers the good old days.
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}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=75
|EpisodeNumber2=11
|Title=True Romance
|DirectedBy=Bill Bixby
|WrittenBy=Rob LaZebnik
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1993|11|8}}
|ProdCode=075
|Viewers=21.4{{cite news|title=Walters gives ABC a special boost|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=November 17, 1993|author=DeRosa, Robin}}
|ShortSummary=Tony and Joey visit The Playboy Mansion. Blossom writes a romance novel to pay for her college education.
|LineColor=21ABCD
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=76
|EpisodeNumber2=12
|Title=Let's Talk About Sex
|DirectedBy=Bill Bixby
|WrittenBy=Bill Richmond
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1993|11|15}}
|ProdCode=074
|Viewers=23.2{{cite news|title=CBS sweeps back to top|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=November 24, 1993|author=DeRosa, Robin}}
|ShortSummary=Blossom feels Vinnie is no longer interested in her. Six tries to seduce Joey. Nick finds out that his date (Blaire Baron) has had sex with Tony.
Note: This episode was the last to air before director Bill Bixby's death from prostate cancer. The day this episode aired, Bixby collapsed on the set while directing the episode "Meat" and died six days later.
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}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=77
|EpisodeNumber2=13
|Title=Big Doings: Part 1
|DirectedBy=Ted Wass
|WrittenBy=J.J. Wall
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1993|11|22}}
|ProdCode=076
|Viewers=18.5{{cite news|title=Thanksgiving week tie for NBC, CBS|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=December 1, 1993|author=DeRosa, Robin}}
|ShortSummary=While in Las Vegas, Tony starts drinking again. The family tries to accept Nick's new girlfriend (Finola Hughes). Meanwhile, Six thinks she might be pregnant.
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}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=78
|EpisodeNumber2=14
|Title=Big Doings: Part 2
|DirectedBy=Ted Wass
|WrittenBy=J.J. Wall
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1993|11|29}}
|ProdCode=077
|Viewers=26.3{{cite news|title='White Dog' has its day; CBS, its week|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=December 8, 1993|author=DeRosa, Robin}}
|ShortSummary=After a night of drinking, Tony finds out he is married. Vinnie proposes to Blossom. Six takes a pregnancy test.
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}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=79
|EpisodeNumber2=15
|Title=Copycat
|DirectedBy=Ted Wass
|WrittenBy=Glenn Merzer
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1993|12|13}}
|ProdCode=081
|Viewers=18.8{{cite news|title=ABC on top for 2nd week|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=December 22, 1993|author=DeRosa, Robin}}
|ShortSummary=A new student (Ellen Blain) imitates Blossom. Tony resembles a character in Shelley's book.
|LineColor=21ABCD
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=80
|EpisodeNumber2=16
|Title=Getting Lucky
|DirectedBy=Bill Bixby
|WrittenBy=Brenda Hampton
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1994|1|10}}
|ProdCode=078
|Viewers=22.1{{cite news|title='Columbo' on the case for ABC|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=January 19, 1994|author=DeRosa, Robin}}
|ShortSummary=Blossom realizes that Nick is in love with Carol. Joey worries that sex will ruin the relationship with his new girlfriend.
Note: This was the last episode Bill Bixby completed directing.
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}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=81
|EpisodeNumber2=17
|Title=Meat
|DirectedBy=Bill Bixby & Selig Frank
|WrittenBy=Glen Merzer
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1994|1|24}}
|ProdCode=079
|Viewers=21.1{{cite news|title=Super Bowl runs up NBC's score|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=February 2, 1994|author=DeRosa, Robin}}
|ShortSummary=Blossom and her supervisor (Lochlyn Munro) are at a homeless shelter. Nick becomes a vegetarian. Tony cannot stand a waiter's (Marty Pollio) racial slurs.
Note: Selig Frank finished directing this episode after Bill Bixby collapsed on the set.
|LineColor=21ABCD
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=82
|EpisodeNumber2=18
|Title=Double Date
|DirectedBy=Joe Bergen
|WrittenBy=Glen Merzer
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1994|1|31}}
|ProdCode=080
|Viewers=24.0{{cite news|title=Lilith brings ratings to 'Frasier'|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=February 9, 1994|author=DeRosa, Robin}}
|ShortSummary=Six's date Gordon "Gordo" McCain (Scott Wolf) makes a pass at Blossom. A gay teammate (Paul Wittenburg) turns out to be Joey's secret admirer. Tony's father-in-law discovers that he arrested Nick in the 1970s.
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}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=83
|EpisodeNumber2=19
|Title=Beach Blanket Blossom: Part 1
|DirectedBy=Peter Baldwin
|WrittenBy=Jonathan Schmock
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1994|2|14}}
|ProdCode=084
|Viewers=18.6{{cite news|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=February 23, 1994}}
|ShortSummary=A spoof of 60s beach movies.
|LineColor=21ABCD
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=84
|EpisodeNumber2=20
|Title=Beach Blanket Blossom: Part 2
|DirectedBy=Peter Baldwin
|WrittenBy=Jonathan Schmock
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1994|2|21}}
|ProdCode=085
|Viewers=16.6{{cite news|title=CBS' Olympic sweep|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=March 2, 1994|author=Moore, Dennis}}
|ShortSummary=Fabian, Phyllis Diller and Jimmie Walker join Blossom's beach party fantasy.
|LineColor=21ABCD
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=85
|EpisodeNumber2=21
|Title=A Little Help from My Friends
|DirectedBy=Peter Baldwin
|WrittenBy=Jonathan Schmock
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1994|2|28}}
|ProdCode=083
|Viewers=18.6{{cite news|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=March 9, 1994}}
|ShortSummary=A teammate (David DeLuise) is using steroids, and Joey turns to a childhood imaginary friend Mr. T for help. Blossom babysits Carol's daughter, but is invited to a concert.
|LineColor=21ABCD
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=86
|EpisodeNumber2=22
|Title=Our Favorite Scenes
|DirectedBy=Peter Baldwin
|WrittenBy=Judith D. Allison
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1994|3|14}}
|ProdCode=091
|Viewers=15.5{{cite news|title=Wednesday wins for ABC|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=March 23, 1994|author=DeRosa, Robin}}
|ShortSummary=Clip show featuring cast members introducing their favorite clips.
|LineColor=21ABCD
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=87
|EpisodeNumber2=23
|Title=Blue Blossom
|DirectedBy=Peter Baldwin
|WrittenBy=Brenda Hampton
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1994|3|19}}
|ProdCode=087
|ShortSummary=Blossom feels blue when her 17th birthday comes up. Joey writes a letter to Hillary Clinton. Carol's ex (Alastair Duncan) has an odd proposal for Nick. Shelly has not told her cousin (Michole Briana White) that Tony is white.
|LineColor=21ABCD
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=88
|EpisodeNumber2=24
|Title=Sex, Lies and Mrs. Peterson
|DirectedBy=Peter Baldwin
|WrittenBy=Roger Garrett
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1994|4|2}}
|ProdCode=082
|Viewers=9.9{{cite news|title=ABC gets help from 'These Friends'|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=April 6, 1994|author=DeRosa, Robin}}
|ShortSummary=Blossom and Tony try to fix up Buzz with the cranky Mrs. Peterson.
|LineColor=21ABCD
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=89
|EpisodeNumber2=25
|Title=Seven Deadly Sins
|DirectedBy=Peter Baldwin
|WrittenBy=Glenn Merzer
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1994|4|9}}
|ProdCode=089
|Viewers=8.7{{cite news|title=Hoops figure in to CBS' net again|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=April 13, 1994|author=DeRosa, Robin}}
|ShortSummary=Two aliens in a flying saucer (voiced by Joey Lawrence and Michael Stoyanov) choose the Russo home for their observations of human behavior.
|LineColor=21ABCD
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=90
|EpisodeNumber2=26
|Title=Night of Reckoning
|DirectedBy=Joe Bergen
|WrittenBy=Brenda Hampton
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1994|5|2}}
|ProdCode=086
|Viewers=15.7{{cite news|title=ABC keeps hammering away|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=May 11, 1994|author=DeRosa, Robin}}
|ShortSummary=Joey recalls his mom's history of broken promises. Rhonda returns unexpectedly. Nick takes Blossom and Six to the drive-in.
|LineColor=21ABCD
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=91
|EpisodeNumber2=27
|Title=Last Tango
|DirectedBy=Peter Baldwin
|WrittenBy=Jonathan Schmock
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1994|5|9}}
|ProdCode=088
|Viewers=18.7{{cite news|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=May 18, 1994}}
|ShortSummary=Vinnie is accepted to an Ivy League school. Six is escorted to the prom by a nerdy foreign student with a hidden talent (Jonathan Del Arco). Nick and Carol act like teenagers in love.
|LineColor=21ABCD
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=92
|EpisodeNumber2=28
|Title=Graduation
|DirectedBy=Peter Baldwin
|WrittenBy=Glen Merzer & Jonathan Schmock
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1994|5|23}}
|ProdCode=090
|Viewers=17.6{{cite news|title=ABC's clean sweeps|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=June 1, 1994|author=DeRosa, Robin}}
|ShortSummary=Vinnie wants to announce his engagement to Blossom, but Blossom loses the ring. Joey is drafted by a professional baseball team.
|LineColor=21ABCD
}}
}}
=Season 5 (1994–95)=
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=93
|EpisodeNumber2=1
|Title=A New Life: Part 1
|DirectedBy=Gil Junger
|WrittenBy=Judith D. Allison & Don Reo
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1994|9|26}}
|ProdCode=092
|Viewers=16.3{{cite news|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=October 5, 1994}}
|ShortSummary=Carol and Kennedy move in. Tony and Shelley move out. Joey goes on the road with the baseball team.
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}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=94
|EpisodeNumber2=2
|Title=A New Life: Part 2
|DirectedBy=Gil Junger
|WrittenBy=Judith D. Allison & Don Reo
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1994|10|3}}
|ProdCode=093
|Viewers=17.5{{cite news|title=CBS edges into No. 1 spot, but can it stay?|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=October 12, 1994|author=Graham, Jefferson}}
|ShortSummary=Blossom runs away to join Joey.
|LineColor=8DB600
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=95
|EpisodeNumber2=3
|Title=Puppy Love
|DirectedBy=Gil Junger
|WrittenBy=Allan Katz
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1994|10|10}}
|ProdCode=094
|Viewers=14.4{{cite news|title=Regular series put ABC back on top|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=October 19, 1994|author=DeRosa, Robin}}
|ShortSummary=Joey refuses to set Blossom up on a date with his teammate Richie (Philip Angelotti). Kennedy finds a lost bulldog. Shelley keeps picking on Tony.
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}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=96
|EpisodeNumber2=4
|Title=Your New Planet
|DirectedBy=Gil Junger
|WrittenBy=Jonathan Schmock
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1994|10|17}}
|ProdCode=095
|Viewers=16.2{{cite news|title='Grace' leads ABC to tie with CBS|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=October 26, 1994|author=DeRosa, Robin}}
|ShortSummary=Blossom makes a video for Tony and Shelly's unborn baby. Joey is given the rookie treatment.
|LineColor=8DB600
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=97
|EpisodeNumber2=5
|Title=The Wedding
|DirectedBy=Gil Junger
|WrittenBy=Judith D. Allison & Don Reo
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1994|10|24}}
|ProdCode=098
|Viewers=17.1{{cite news|title=ABC is 'Home' alone at the top|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=November 2, 1994|author=DeRosa, Robin}}
|ShortSummary=Nick and Carol's wedding day arrives.
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}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=98
|EpisodeNumber2=6
|Title=Writing the Wrongs
|DirectedBy=Ted Wass
|WrittenBy=Susan Seeger
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1994|10|31}}
|ProdCode=097
|Viewers=14.1{{cite news|title='Cagney & Lacey' makes winning return|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=November 9, 1994|author=DeRosa, Robin}}
|ShortSummary=Blossom struggles with a school assignment in which she can express herself in any way she chooses.
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}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=99
|EpisodeNumber2=7
|Title=Dirty Rotten Scoundrel
|DirectedBy=Gil Junger
|WrittenBy=Dan Cohen & F.J. Pratt
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1994|11|7}}
|ProdCode=096
|Viewers=16.8{{cite news|title=CBS' 'Scarlett' sweeps to No. 1|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=November 16, 1994|author=DeRosa, Robin}}
|ShortSummary=Blossom babysits Kennedy and her friend. Joey is approached by a baseball groupie.
|LineColor=8DB600
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=100
|EpisodeNumber2=8
|Title=The Game You Play Tomorrow
|DirectedBy=Gil Junger
|WrittenBy=Jonathan Schmock
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1994|11|14}}
|ProdCode=099
|Viewers=16.2{{cite news|title='Scarlett,' CBS' sweeping epic|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=November 23, 1994|author=DeRosa, Robin}}
|ShortSummary=Blossom and Six are not accepted at the same college. Joey faces his first batting slump. Shelley is starting labor contractions.
|LineColor=8DB600
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=101
|EpisodeNumber2=9
|Title=Blossom Gump
|DirectedBy=Ted Wass
|WrittenBy=Allan Katz
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1994|11|21}}
|ProdCode=101
|Viewers=15.2{{cite news|title=Reason for CBS to love 'Rockford'|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=November 30, 1994|author=DeRosa, Robin}}
|ShortSummary=Blossom gives advice to Madonna and Michael Jackson as Blossom Gump.
|LineColor=8DB600
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=102
|EpisodeNumber2=10
|Title=Oh, Baby
|DirectedBy=Ted Wass
|WrittenBy=Brenda Hampton
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1994|11|28}}
|ProdCode=100
|Viewers=17.4{{cite news|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=December 7, 1994}}
|ShortSummary=Blossom, Six and Joey try to get Shelley to the hospital. Tony is being held at gunpoint in his ambulance.
|LineColor=8DB600
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=103
|EpisodeNumber2=11
|Title=Mating Rituals
|DirectedBy=Ted Wass
|WrittenBy=Susan Seeger
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1995|1|9}}
|ProdCode=104
|Viewers=16.7{{cite news|title='ER' rolls into the No. 1 spot|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=January 18, 1995|author=DeRosa, Robin}}
|ShortSummary=Blossom sneaks off to a party.
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}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=104
|EpisodeNumber2=12
|Title=Hi Diddly Dee
|DirectedBy=Gil Junger
|WrittenBy=Dan Cohen & F.J. Pratt
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1995|1|16}}
|ProdCode=102
|Viewers=12.1{{cite news|title='ER' helps NBC to No. 1|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=January 25, 1995|author=DeRosa, Robin}}
|ShortSummary=Blossom auditions for a famous stage director (Ian Abercrombie).
|LineColor=8DB600
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=105
|EpisodeNumber2=13
|Title=A Kiss Is Just a Kiss
|DirectedBy=Ted Wass
|WrittenBy=Allan Katz
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1995|1|23}}
|ProdCode=105
|Viewers=15.4{{cite news|title=Super Bowl kicks ABC to the top|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=February 1, 1995|author=DeRosa, Robin}}
|ShortSummary=Blossom tries to get time alone with her new boyfriend (Christopher Daniel Barnes in a different role from "The Frat Party").
|LineColor=8DB600
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=106
|EpisodeNumber2=14
|Title=Who's Not on First
|DirectedBy=Ted Wass
|WrittenBy=Brian Herskowitz
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1995|2|6}}
|ProdCode=106
|Viewers=18.6{{cite news|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=February 15, 1995}}
|ShortSummary= Nick hurts his back and Six tries to help him out. Joey fantasizes he is on Jeopardy! against Blossom and Albert Einstein.
NOTE: In August 2021, Bialik was subsequently named primary host of Jeopardy! herself, hosting 207 episodes from May 2021 until June 2023 (10 episodes as a guest in season 37, 115 episodes in season 38 syndicated, nine episodes of an ABC college tournament in February 2022, 60 episodes in season 39 syndicated, and 13 episodes of an ABC celebrity tournament that season). Bialik was terminated during the 2023 Hollywood labor disputes.
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}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=107
|EpisodeNumber2=15
|Title=It Happened One Night
|DirectedBy=Ted Wass
|WrittenBy=Dorie D'Amore
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1995|2|13}}
|ProdCode=107
|Viewers=17.6{{cite news|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=February 22, 1995}}
|ShortSummary=Blossom agrees to go out with the son of Nick's old friend (Charlie Heath). Joey and Six get trapped by a flash flood.
|LineColor=8DB600
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=108
|EpisodeNumber2=16
|Title=A Mind with a Heart of Its Own
|DirectedBy=Gil Junger
|WrittenBy=Dan Cohen & F.J. Pratt
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1995|2|20}}
|ProdCode=108
|Viewers=16.1{{cite news|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=March 1, 1995}}
|ShortSummary=Vinnie wants to transfer to UCLA because he misses Blossom. Joey's new girlfriend (Holly Fields) spoils him.
|LineColor=8DB600
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=109
|EpisodeNumber2=17
|Title=The Date
|DirectedBy=Allan Katz
|WrittenBy=Allan Katz
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1995|2|27}}
|ProdCode=109
|Viewers=19.8{{cite news|title='Murphy,' 'Dust' help push CBS to No. 1 tie|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=March 8, 1995|author=DeRosa, Robin}}
|ShortSummary=Blossom is assaulted by her date (James Marsden).
|LineColor=8DB600
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=110
|EpisodeNumber2=18
|Title=The Departure
|DirectedBy=Gil Junger
|WrittenBy=Judith D. Allison & Don Reo
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1995|3|6}}
|ProdCode=103
|Viewers=15.4{{cite news|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=March 15, 1995}}
|ShortSummary=Tony finally moves out of the house. He, Shelley and Nash move back east.
|LineColor=8DB600
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=111
|EpisodeNumber2=19
|Title=A Star Is Bared
|DirectedBy=Gil Junger
|WrittenBy=Brian Herskowitz
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1995|3|13}}
|ProdCode=110
|Viewers=13.1{{cite news|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=March 22, 1995}}
|ShortSummary=Blossom is asked to play the lead in a movie directed by Talia Shire, but she has to appear nude. Joey teaches people to clear their mind at his job.
|LineColor=8DB600
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=112
|EpisodeNumber2=20
|Title=You Say Tomato
|DirectedBy=Gil Junger
|WrittenBy=Dorie D'Amore
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1995|3|20}}
|ProdCode=111
|Viewers=14.3{{cite news|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=March 29, 1995}}
|ShortSummary=Blossom gets a grade lower than the one she thinks she deserves and refuses to accept it.
|LineColor=8DB600
}}
{{Episode list
|NumParts = 2
|EpisodeNumber_1=113
|EpisodeNumber_2=114
|EpisodeNumber2_1=21
|EpisodeNumber2_2=22
|Title_1=So Many Milestones, So Little Time
|Title_2=Goodbye
|DirectedBy=Ted Wass
|WrittenBy_1 =Susan Seeger
|WrittenBy_2 =Judith D. Allison & Don Reo
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1995|5|22}}
|ProdCode_1=112
|ProdCode_2=113
|Viewers_1=10.8{{cite news|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=May 31, 1995}}
|ShortSummary=Joey proposes to Melanie. Nick decides to sell the house. Carol discovers she is pregnant. Blossom gets her first real job.
Blossom, Joey, and Six do not want possible buyers to buy the house.
|LineColor=8DB600
}}
}}
External links
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