MARK, "STEP BY STEP" IS A SITCOM ABOUT PROBLEMS IN A FAMILY WHEN YOU STEP CHILDREN ON BOTH SIDES. THE MOTHER IS SUZANNE SOMERS AND THE FATHER IS (DON'T REMEMBER HIS NAME) THE GUY WHO PLAYED BOBBY IN "DALLAS". THEY ARE DEFINITELY A MIDDLE CLASS FAMILY, BUT IT DOESN'T SEEM AS IF THEY HAVE ANY MONEY PROBLEMS. THE WIFE WAS RUNNING A BEAUTY SALON IN THE BEGINNING--NOT SURE WHAT SHE IS DOING NOW. THE HUSBAND WAS WORKING OUT OF HIS HOME DOING SOME KIND OF WORK. HATE TO SOUND SO VAGUE, BUT THEIR JOBS ARE NEVER HARDLY THE TOPIC OF THE SHOW. THE HUSBAND'S KIDS ARE MORE "DOWN TO EARTH" AS COMPARED TO THE WIFE'S CHILDREN WHO GIVE OFF THE IMPRESSION OF BEING RATHER "SNOTTY". OF COURSE, THIS CONTRAST BRINGS ON MANY INTEREST SITUATIONS. DORIS