Season 2 • Episode 20
LatestAn overprotective dad pulls his son out of preschool, while Ross is pushed into a date with the daughter of one of Eileen's clients.
Day by Day is an American sitcom starring Douglas Sheehan, Linda Kelsey, Christopher Daniel Barnes, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Courtney Thorne-Smith, and Thora Birch. Day by Day was telecast from February 29, 1988, through June 25, 1989, on NBC.
Acting
Louis-Dreyfus's physical comedy foreshadows Elaine.
Production
Gary David Goldberg's warm Family Ties-adjacent aesthetic.
Creators
Gary David Goldberg, Andy Borowitz
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Julia Louis-Dreyfus joined after Saturday Night Live, and this role directly led to her Seinfeld audition—Larry David saw her comedic timing here.
The show epitomizes late-80s anxiety about dual-income families, treating daycare as exotic rather than normal.
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