<P> During the series ' seven - season run , the main cast changed as the storyline progressed . Frank 's nephew , Cody Lambert , was introduced early in the first season as a recurring character ( becoming a series regular in the second season ) and lived in his van in the driveway ; he then left the series in 1996 . In the 1994 -- 95 season finale , Carol gave birth to a daughter named Lily . Like many other sitcom babies , she was suddenly aged five years in the sixth season , after having spent the entire fifth season depicted as a baby . In the sixth season , J.T. 's friend , Rich Halke , moved in with him and the family after becoming Dana 's boyfriend . Meanwhile J.T. meets Samantha , the woman of his dreams , and they date off and on for the sixth and seventh seasons . Also in the sixth season Carol got a partner , Jean - Luc Rieupeyroux , at her hair salon . In the seventh season Brendan is written out of the show as is Jean - Luc . </P>
<P> During the series ' seven - season run , the main cast changed as the storyline progressed . Frank 's nephew , Cody Lambert , was introduced early in the first season as a recurring character ( becoming a series regular in the second season ) and lived in his van in the driveway ; he then left the series in 1996 . In the 1994 -- 95 season finale , Carol gave birth to a daughter named Lily . Like many other sitcom babies , she was suddenly aged five years in the sixth season , after having spent the entire fifth season depicted as a baby . In the sixth season , J.T. 's friend , Rich Halke , moved in with him and the family after becoming Dana 's boyfriend . Meanwhile J.T. meets Samantha , the woman of his dreams , and they date off and on for the sixth and seventh seasons . Also in the sixth season Carol got a partner , Jean - Luc Rieupeyroux , at her hair salon . In the seventh season Brendan is written out of the show as is Jean - Luc . </P>
who does dana date on step by step
who does dana date on step by step
Rich Halke
Rich Halke