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Double Trouble

All Episodes 1984 - 1985

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  • 1984-04-05T01:30:00Z
  • 25m
  • 11h 30m (23 episodes)
  • James R. Stein
  • United States
  • English
  • Comedy
The show centers around twin sisters Allison and Kate Foster. They begin as 17-year-old high school students in Des Moines. By the start of Season 2, they are young women pursuing their dreams in New York City.

24 episodes

Series Premiere

1984-04-05T01:30:00Z

1x01 One Drives, the Other Doesn't

Series Premiere

1x01 One Drives, the Other Doesn't

  • 1984-04-05T01:30:00Z30m

Kate fails her drivers test, again. She borrows Dad's car and Allison's license to get to The Police concert. When she getting into a fender bender, she, Allison and Michael must hide the damage from Dad.

1984-04-12T01:30:00Z

1x02 Lust

1x02 Lust

  • 1984-04-12T01:30:00Z30m

When Kate meets Eric at the gym, it's lust at first sight. With Michael working late at the shoe store, Kate spends most of her free time with Eric, who thinks her name Allison. When Michael catches her, she has some explaining to do.

1984-04-19T01:30:00Z

1x03 First Day

1x03 First Day

  • 1984-04-19T01:30:00Z30m

After going to separate schools, Kate and Allison must attend the same high school when Kate's is turned into a shopping mall. Worried that her sister will not adjust easily, Allison gets Kate a job on the yearbook staff. Kate instantly wins over her new classmates and makes Allison feel like the new girl.

1984-04-26T01:30:00Z

1x04 Bad Chemistry

1x04 Bad Chemistry

  • 1984-04-26T01:30:00Z30m

Allison meets a nice college guy who wants to take her to a museum exhibit. Problem is, this means missing her chemistry lab. Kate volunteers to take Allison's place in class so she can go on the date. After Kate and Allison's lab partner, Miles, mess up the assignment, the trio tries to sneak back into the school at night to correct the mistakes.

1984-05-03T00:30:00Z

1x05 Dueling Feet

1x05 Dueling Feet

  • 1984-05-03T00:30:00Z30m

Allison and Kate enter a dance contest at the gym, the finals of which are to be held on television. While attempting to spy on the competition, Kate falls and sprains her ankle leaving Allison to defend the family honor alone.

1984-05-17T00:30:00Z

1x06 Separate Birthdays

1x06 Separate Birthdays

  • 1984-05-17T00:30:00Z30m

Tired of living in Kate's shadow and sharing a birthday, Allison decides to move in with Beth.

1984-05-24T00:30:00Z

1x07 Hearthache

1x07 Hearthache

  • 1984-05-24T00:30:00Z30m

Allison believes she's found true love with Steven only to find that he is not as devoted to her as he seems.

1984-05-31T00:30:00Z

1x08 Bombshell

1x08 Bombshell

  • 1984-05-31T00:30:00Z30m

Kate and Allison try to set Dad up with a friend from Chicago only to find out Dad and Beth are more than just friends.

1x09

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Season Premiere

1984-12-02T01:30:00Z

2x01 If We Can Make It Here ...

Season Premiere

2x01 If We Can Make It Here ...

  • 1984-12-02T01:30:00Z30m

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).

1984-12-09T01:30:00Z

2x02 Do You Believe in Magic?

2x02 Do You Believe in Magic?

  • 1984-12-09T01:30:00Z30m

Kate takes a job as an assistant to Rollo The Great.

1984-12-16T01:30:00Z

2x03 Dream Girls

2x03 Dream Girls

  • 1984-12-16T01:30:00Z30m

Kate auditions for rock star Nick Rush and lands a job as his backup singer. Kate goes on a 7 - week tour, leaving Allison on her own in New York.

1984-12-23T01:30:00Z

2x04 O Come All Ye Faithful

2x04 O Come All Ye Faithful

  • 1984-12-23T01:30:00Z30m

A sudden snow storm forces the girls to celebrate Christmas in New York instead of going home to Iowa.

1985-01-06T01:30:00Z

2x05 Man for Margo

2x05 Man for Margo

  • 1985-01-06T01:30:00Z30m

Margo'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.

1985-01-13T01:30:00Z

2x06 The Boy Next Door

2x06 The Boy Next Door

  • 1985-01-13T01:30:00Z30m

Margo 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.

1985-01-20T01:30:00Z

2x07 Memories

2x07 Memories

  • 1985-01-20T01:30:00Z30m

The girls recall their days in Des Moines while cleaning their bedroom in New York. (Complete with clips from Season 1, of course.)

1985-01-27T01:30:00Z

2x08 Two Girls for Every Boy

2x08 Two Girls for Every Boy

  • 1985-01-27T01:30:00Z30m

Kate 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.

1985-02-03T01:30:00Z

2x09 The Write Stuff

2x09 The Write Stuff

  • 1985-02-03T01:30:00Z30m

Allison 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.

1985-02-10T01:30:00Z

2x10 Commercial Break

2x10 Commercial Break

  • 1985-02-10T01:30:00Z30m

Kate auditions for a commercial for Maxi Burger. After a week of rehersal (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.

1985-02-17T01:30:00Z

2x11 Old Movies

2x11 Old Movies

  • 1985-02-17T01:30:00Z30m

Late-night movie watching inspires the housemates to imagine themselves in some of cinema's greatest scenes.

1985-02-24T01:30:00Z

2x12 September Song

2x12 September Song

  • 1985-02-24T01:30:00Z30m

As 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.

1985-03-03T01:30:00Z

2x13 Funny Girl

2x13 Funny Girl

  • 1985-03-03T01:30:00Z30m

Everyone 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.

1985-03-24T01:30:00Z

2x14 The Day of the Rose

2x14 The Day of the Rose

  • 1985-03-24T01:30:00Z30m

Allison dates an older man, only to find they don't have much in common.

Season Finale

1985-03-31T01:30:00Z

2x15 Where's Poppa?

Season Finale

2x15 Where's Poppa?

  • 1985-03-31T01:30:00Z30m

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.

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