Season 2

1984 · 15 episodes

Episodes

1If We Can Make It Here ...The girls make their move to New York City, settling in with their Aunt Margo and setting out toward their respective ambitions (Kate as an entertainer, Allison as a fashion designer).
2Do You Believe in Magic?Kate becomes assistant to Rollo the Great, a magician whose next big trick is to make Kate appear in two places at once.
3Dream GirlsKate joins a rock star's concert tour, leaving Allison back in New York... and envious.
4O Come All Ye FaithfulA sudden snow storm forces the girls to celebrate Christmas in New York instead of going home to Iowa.
5Man for MargoMargo's social life is in a slump, so Allison and Kate attempt to get her a date. In a misguided attempt to lift Margo's spirits, Kate hires a man from her acting class to date Margo.
6The Boy Next DoorMargo is nominated for an award, but after losing so many times, she choses to send Billy in her place. He chooses Allison as his "friend" date, but both come home wondering if they could be more than just friends.
7MemoriesThe girls recall their days in Des Moines while cleaning their bedroom in New York. (Complete with clips from Season 1, of course.)
8Two Girls for Every BoyKate meets a popular New York DJ at a restaurant and immediately starts planning a wedding only to discover she is not the only Foster girl he is interesting in.
9The Write StuffAllison is asked to write an article for her school newspaper. With much help from Margo, the article is published and receives rave reviews making Allison think her future is as a writer, not a fashion designer. When she sets out to write a profile of Mr. Arrechia, her future as a writer is in jeopardy.
10Commercial BreakKate auditions for a commercial for Maxi Burger. After a week of rehearsal (driving her housemates insane) she loses her voice the morning of the audition. Allison agrees to go in her place and wins the job. When the real Kate arrives to shoot the commercial, she is fired for not being "shy" enough.
11Old MoviesLate-night movie watching inspires the housemates to imagine themselves in some of cinema's greatest scenes.
12September SongAs her wedding anniversary approaches, Margo is feeling sad and unappreciated by the girls. To make Margo feel better, the girls, with their limited budget, take her to a rustic cabin in the mountains. The cabin turns out to be a little more rustic than they had imagined and a sudden snow storm alters everyone's outdoor plans.
13Funny GirlEveryone in Allison's design class loves the new, rich girl Janie Blakemore until she steals Allison's ideas and presents them as her own. Allison soon finds out Janie is only in the class because her parents want her to have a 'respectable' profession. Her real love is stand-up comedy. Kate agrees to help Janie get her career started by using her as a warm-up act in an Amateur Night perfomance.
14The Day of the RoseAllison dates an older man, only to find they don't have much in common.
15Where's Poppa?Dad makes a surprise visit to New York to see the twins. He disapproves of their new lives and demands they move back home to Iowa. Allison reluctantly obeys her father and prepares to leave New York. Kate resists and has no plans to join her sister.