If you are after a comedy that actually makes you laugh out loud, Step by Step is available in Australia on HBO Max right now. 7 seasons is a serious commitment, but one that pays off episode after episode. An 8/10 rating says what the writing already makes obvious: this one works. Watch it for Patrick Duffy — stay for everyone else around them. Put it on tonight on HBO Max and see for yourself.

Step by Step arrived without much fanfare and built its audience the hard way — through word of mouth. Step by Step does what great comedies rarely manage — it is actually funny, consistently, across the whole run. Step by Step is an American television sitcom with two single parents, who spontaneously get married after meeting one another during a vacation, resulting in them becoming the heads of a large blended family The chemistry Patrick Duffy and Suzanne Somers bring to it does a lot of the heavy lifting. It ran for 7 seasons (1991–1998), and the writing holds up across every one of them. Step by Step earns its laughs from character rather than situation, which is why it does not wear thin the way pure farce tends to. The hit rate here is high enough that skipping ahead never feels like an option.

Comedy fans looking for a reliably funny watch will find it in Step by Step. The tonal similarities to Stuck in the Middle are real, though Step by Step carves out its own identity quickly. 7 seasons is a lot, but the quality holds all the way through. Patrick Duffy's comic timing carries it through its weaker moments. The kind of comedy you recommend to someone who claims they do not watch much.

Step by Step wrapped up in 1998, created by Michael Warren and William Bickley — and 7 seasons are available to watch from start to finish. Find exactly where it's streaming below, and TV Butler Pro makes it effortless to track your progress as you go. Just search the name, and Butler finds it instantly, tells you which service has it, and remembers exactly where you left off.