Step by Step: Cody is smarter than Dana

[@mossgeorge2001]

I like how Frank never stopped JT from burning Dana when she deserved it.

[@viqarkagzi3922]

J.T. Stood up for Cody

[@viqarkagzi3922]

Mac Donald’s is on saturn

[@Galilee1964]

@@viqarkagzi3922 I bet they have Onion RINGS instead of French Fries.

[@AmaZment717]

Man JT’s comeback was hilarious!!!! Dana had that coming too

[@viqarkagzi3922]

Priceless !!

[@nzelver559]

Agreed, she was a real piece of work

[@deletedwaffles]

I always liked seeing Dana getting some comeuppance. Especially when it's something from Cody who she's always talking down to.

[@omarcogle1965]

Who would you say has freaked out more on their SATs? Jessie getting outscored by Zack on Saved by the Bell, Carlton getting outscored by Will on Fresh Prince or Dana getting outscored by Cody on Step by Step?

[@chrismckenzie2736]

@@omarcogle1965I would say Jesse at Zach

[@omarcogle1965]

@@chrismckenzie2736Okay, and why?

[@rgonzales1082]

​@@omarcogle1965haha Zack was a different kind of smart. I dont think he understood the things he was taught. He was just good at memorizing answers that he was copying off of all those years.

[@omarcogle1965]

@@rgonzales1082 And you know what's crazy too, is not only that Ms. Bliss said it, and so did Mr. Belding, that Zack has a whole lot of potential, even though he's a slacker.

[@arminbolt3683]

Who remembers when Cody didnt sleep for a few nights, and then figured out the meaning of life but than fell asleep before telling anybody😂

[@sugardeady2903]

And then the family went out for food

[@scottlematua4031]

Was it the one where it was dana and karen vs JT and cody to see who can stay up the longest? 😂😂 I can't remember lol

[@masonshields5319]

I loved that episode lol, just watched it the other day

[@UncleAL86]

It’s so good seeing Dana get knocked down a peg.

[@merlinpendragon1272]

that ponytail/ bun pull was personal

[@patrickorourke41]

Dana had to eat a big slice of humble pie there.

[@azavy]

Cody is HOT! 🔥 always had a huge crush on this guy! 😍😝

[@bikerboy9010]

Cody is portrayed as someone who isn't very bright, but Cody is very smart. Cody is bright when it comes to academics. Cody struggles when it comes to non-literal concepts. Cody takes things literally to the extreme, believes certain things are true that obviously aren't true, etc which is why Cody is perceived as not very bright, but Cody is very bright when it comes to academics, which is why he did well on the SAT test. I remember an episode of Step by Step where Cody was asked by Frank "Why the long face", and Cody took it literally instead of interpreting it to mean why are you upset. Cody did take things literally to the extreme. Chelsea from That's so Raven was perceived as someone who wasn't very bright, when in reality, she was bright. Chelsea from That's so Raven was academically smart but struggled in regards to understanding non-literal concepts, understanding sarcasm, understanding jokes, etc. People's brains work differently. There's some people that are very academically bright, school smart, good at Math, good at Science, etc, but they struggle when it comes to things like non-literal concepts, understanding sarcasm, understanding jokes, etc.

[@omarcogle1965]

The same could said about Pinky from Pinky and the Brain. Pinky's always portrayed as a dimwitted mouse who always sees flaws in Brain's (who's a genius) plans. Every time when Brain tries and takes over the world, his plan fails, but when Pinky did it twice, he succeeded.

[@doody244]

Phoebe Buffay is similar. She speaks three languages fluently (🇬🇧 🇫🇷 🇮🇹) and has a basic understanding of many others. She knows more about current events than the rest of the group except Ross. Plus he’s a know-it-all where Phoebe is casual about her intelligence. Had she had a better home life she probably would’ve gone to a top college. Joey is the actual dumb one of the group.

[@RetroFrito]

He also thought Canadian pennies came from Canadia

[@rmisionero]

Cody either has Autism or he has Social Communication Disorder by what you said.

[@rct3nut74]

Bro please touch some grass

[@mirwaissnajibi]

What's really interesting is the actress who played Dana is now an attorney. Playing an intellectual was natural for her.

[@BenTen-bx6rs]

Ironic that she used her white privilege in real life despite her character whining about it on the show all the time 😂

[@gumshoe7237]

@@BenTen-bx6rs there's no such thing you racist pile of crap . Quit crying race over everything , no one gives a dam .. smh ..

[@brettdeadrick524]

@@BenTen-bx6rs That is in fact not ironic. If the actress Staci Keanan whined about white privelege and then used it in real life ...that would be ironic.....since Dana is the creation of a script writer who decides what values Dana has as well as the lines that are spoken by the actress...its a facsimile of irony because you have confused the source of the fictional characters values.

[@syler100]

@@BenTen-bx6rs You know how this is works. if you are privileged (money and connection) yoyu get a better job and education if not, well we both know the answer where we end up.

[@Doom0690]

​@@BenTen-bx6rsWhat a stupid comment. All this Woke Privileged garbage being spewed by half-wits and doorknobs. Keeping the White Hate alive and running rampart seems to at the top of the agenda because it's always easier to blame others for your own downfalls and misfortunes. The sooner we all accept the fact that we're not perfect and that we are pieces of sh't in our own rights, the better off we'll all be. I'm White and have never been close to being Privileged! I busted my ass in school and graduated at the top of my class, went straight to work soon after graduation to learn a valuable trade and skipped college, raised three beautiful daughters who are now young adults and starting their own lives and I couldn't be happier. You get back what you put in. It's as simple as that. You put nothing in, you get nothing back. But it seems most are oblivious to that fact and people like you who enjoy making the White Privileged comments are the ones who are always expecting something for nothing. But I digress because I have learned that there is no getting through to someone who has already made up their minds and who only view the world in one particular way.

[@jeremyzak654]

2:00 Yeah, she had that coming😂

[@JohnSmith-zw8vp]

1:07 -- Best...Step by Step...moment...EVER. And today that score is top ten percent!

[@vickiehurt2665]

I ❤ed this show. Cody, J. T. and Dana were true blended family magic!!!! And I had a huge crush on J.T. also!!!! #Danaburger

[@mistercool3859]

J.T. was my favorite character.

[@annearly3200]

Dana is the most self-absorbed, narcist, and hypocrite she is mean to everybody Cody, JT, and Frank when they did nothing to deserve it. But if they treat her like that she would be screaming discrimination and bullying about how she is oppressed

[@LiLgPnoy15]

The Dana Burger!

[@podsmpsg1]

Dana's ego was just bruised. She's a condescending, know it all control freak.

[@kazallroberts]

gonna come out and say it, Dana is the worst character of the show.

[@rhythmlane]

JT got Dana good! He used her own words to send her running from the room while defending Cody at the same time😊

[@2410jrod]

Dana had it coming and then some. She always been a witch to him, come to think about it everyone and Cody never did anything to her.

[@podsmpsg1]

@@2410jrod Yes, she did. She needed to be taught a lesson. Cody didn't out score by much either. He tolerated her mistreatment of him too.

[@podsmpsg1]

@@rhythmlane Yup. JT is may be a skirt chasing bone head, but he wasn't stupid.

[@dx7689]

The look on Dana’s face. Priceless

[@RAP-SKULLION]

Cody's brain is like a sponge, able to absorb and retain incredible amounts of information. It's why he's able to learn things very easily which is why he has so many skills and excels at academics with moderate effort. It's also why he's able to easily believe things that are outlandish and not true.

[@viqarkagzi3922]

Cody is acting ! Cody is much different in real life. In fact he’s a lot smarter than he looks.

[@JohnSmith-zw8vp]

I wish my brain was like that; my short term memory especially sucks...

[@michaelhall9146]

@@JohnSmith-zw8vpsame here.

[@viqarkagzi3922]

Mac Donald’s on Saturn

[@viqarkagzi3922]

1320 is amazing on his first try is amazing !

[@anthonycampolo6816]

Cody and JT made the show

[@josephcalderon906]

Agreed %100.

[@redrum6316]

Did anyone else notice Dana becomes INSANELY HOT later on in the series?

[@bobtaylor3945]

I have went from a 6 to a 8 in a half

[@weasel2173]

Same plot was used on Saved by the Bell. Zach thought he got a 750, then it was realized there was another part he got 752 on for a total of 1502.

[@jeff6413]

Sadly Zach used his intelligence to manipulate and use people instead of for good

[@mistercool3859]

The same plot was also used on " The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air." Carlton got a 114 (which is basically an 1140) on the PSAT. Will mistakenly thought that he got a 91 (a 910), but the 91 was actually his percentile. Will's actual score was a 116 (1160), putting his score above that of Carlton, who scored in the 90th percentile.

[@omarcogle1965]

​@@mistercool3859Like Will mentioned to Carlton, he's down with his math.

[@sema6008]

I’ve always hated Dana. Loved Cody to this day. So happy when they would one up her.

[@SirReginald.]

Cody was my favorite character. I was sad when he randomly left the show. He didn’t give them a choice because he beat the shit out of his wife. The show was it the same without him.

[@Surfer041]

​@@SirReginald.Actually, she filed false charges against him. He did not beat her.

[@daquirov]

I don't know about you guys, but i got the feeling that i am watching Joey, Chandler and Rachel (f.r.i.e.n.d.s). Cheers!

[@pizzaboynizza1]

Is Dana ever actually right about anything in the show? Cody is shown on multiple occasions to be smarter than her, Rich has a better idea than her for reducing litter, she gets an F on her first college essay. Where does her ego come from?

[@Sal_Sal27]

More or less, you could say it's narcissism. Kinda like Sheldon Cooper.

[@mr.schloopka1124]

​@@Sal_Sal27Except Sheldon won the Nobel prize and graduated by the age of 13.

[@Sal_Sal27]

​@mr.schloopka1124 yes, that's why I said "kinda." But, for similarities, different mindsets, but their both focused on education and are under the influence that if you're serious academically, then people who are, at least, not as serious are in no position to do better.

[@jeremyzak654]

I'm pretty sure she got a "D" on her first college essay. But yeah, that's pretty much her character arc. She gets arrogant up until she gets knocked down a few pegs.

[@BelmontClan]

Her mother that’s where it comes from.

[@nsr60ster85]

He also won the "rematch." This would have been a natural follow-up between Dana and her mom: CAROL: He could have been lucky, or you might have had a bad day. Or, face it, honey, maybe he's just... DANA: Don't say it, Mom! CAROL...smarter than you. DANA: AAUGGH!

[@drummingdanny84]

And that was brought back to light two seasons later when Dana got a D on a paper.

[@bloodsling]

Staci Keanan...

[@_.Dave._]

Ugh,.. remember when shows didn't suck

[@danielbrstak5730]

One of the best scenes from entire show .

[@viqarkagzi3922]

J T explains to Dana now that’s Hilarious !

[@mocat1]

Omg. I remember watching that episode, when it first aired. It’s as funny now as it was then. Thank you for uploading the clip. :)

[@Oggydog313]

I miss this show

[@Aaron-zl5gq]

man they just don’t make sitcoms like they used to , the 90s was truly the last good era of sitcoms

[@KRS2000]

I miss 90s television. That was when TV was at its peak.

[@lockandloadlikehell]

Oh shut up Eastbound and Down and TPBs and ATHF weren't in the 90s

[@toptenguy1]

Funny how many sitcoms have gone with this storyline. Cody doing better than Dana, Will doing better than Carlton, and Zack doing better than Jessie!

[@omarcogle1965]

And the irony is that Cody, Will and Zack are slackers with a high potential. Also to add more salt to the wound, on Fresh Prince, Will was offered a chance to go to Princeton, to the point of where the recruiter was begging him, all he did was just be himself, Carlton on the other hand was going full extra.

[@TheGhostofMrArthurs]

@@omarcogle1965even better was SbtB, because jesse is a 1992 version of white feminists in 2023, she is loud, confrontational, and entitled. Remember how she was just assumed to be valedictorian? And it ended up being screech? The fact that she lost SATs to Zack, Valedictorian to screech, and the lady from stansbury wanted 1050 Slater to be their QB was HILARIOUS

[@omarcogle1965]

@@TheGhostofMrArthurs Don't forget, Modeling career to Kelly also.

[@TheGhostofMrArthurs]

@@omarcogle1965 i cant say that, because in the heirarchy of SbtB pussy, it went Lisa/Kelly > jesse > about 400 extras > Tori. Jesse would never have gotten a job over Kelly in that area. But the Zack and Screech shit was tailor made for her.

[@omarcogle1965]

@@TheGhostofMrArthurs Fair enough.

[@FreePlayMode]

It took me a while to figure this years after I watched the show, but Cody is a high functioning autistic. He takes things extremely literal, but is in actuality an extremely smart person.

[@coconut2184]

Or he’s just gifted…

[@FreePlayMode]

@@coconut2184 this character was Sheldon before Sheldon from Big Bang Theory, just packaged differently.

[@Detroit_Dawg]

They did this same exact skit when Zack did better than Jessie on Saved by the Bell

[@JohnSmith-zw8vp]

But Zack Morris is trash.

[@warrennicholsony.fernando4513]

Wish this series had more seasons.

[@PirateKinGintoki]

Yea this show is elite

[@obitoxshinobi8978]

i have a crush on dana

[@TheGhostofMrArthurs]

with Cody and not fucking Balki from perfect strangers. Idont care that he beat the brakes off his woman, cody was great

[@highthoughts434]

McDonald's on Saturn I wonder what he was smoking

[@MistrChocolate]

I didn’t know Matt Riddle was in this show 😂😂😂😂

[@JohnSmith-zw8vp]

You reckon that McDonalds on Saturn is owned by Beyonce? And she likes that location because she can put a ring on it?

[@rachaelramos]

"mcdonalds on saturn"? Makes me think about the commercials with bigmac tonight lol

[@michaelmythology]

JT was an obvious fan of Andrew Dice Clay and his "OHHH!"

[@tonythesicilianguy7031]

This is exactly how my high school years went lol I never applied myself however did well in test😂

[@bobtaylor3945]

But like I mentioned in another video every time some random guys mess with Dana on two occasions Cody is there on time to save her and beat them up and she stills talk down on him so therefore she’s the shows main antagonist but the rest of the kids on the show are antagonists as well. Frank carol and Cody and later Lilly are the shows protagonists

[@rogerdodger1984]

Maybe you should write a thesis on this fictional sitcom you seem to be over analyzing.

[@Howyaduing]

“My Brain has a mind of its own!!!”

[@islandblader]

And it happened again later in episode

[@JackFlaps]

it wasn`t a bad show until they tried to turn Cody into the Fonz

[@coldslugger8219]

Cody reminds me a lot of Van from Reba

[@nrkgalt]

Cost had the best line when he retook the test and got a better score. He said something like, “It’s like my brain has a mind of its own.”

[@fredericbarclay7468]

" Math's so tricky, dude, glad they put that addition question on there. The squiggly symbols are easy, woahhhhh,but those big 4-digitlike numbers, like can be hard."😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@gojira387]

"I got beat by a guy who thinks there's a McDonalds on Saturn!" Over twenty years later, that line has always stuck in my head for some reason. It still makes me happy. Afterall, she hasn't actually been to Saturn, does she really know there isn't one there?

[@JohnSmith-zw8vp]

That's the planet God likes the most! He liked it so much He put a ring on it!

[@nick4leader]

You can tell that this was definitely written in california because ninety five percent of wisconsin takes the ACTs

[@JohnSmith-zw8vp]

I do not recall even ONE mention of the ACT in any TV show or movie. It's like the ACT doesn't even exist.

[@nick4leader]

@@JohnSmith-zw8vp yeah, outside of the middle of the country it is primarily SAT

[@NickBurns-ey6od]

There is a McDonald's on Saturn

[@LoveFactorySweatShop]

2:00 this child actor is a time traveler. No one in the 90's did hand motions like that while talking, yet.

[@rm2399]

this is my favorite scene.

[@srsgas1]

If you ask me, I think Cody got a better score because he didn't stress out over it. Stress never makes things easier

[@MichaelLandSeasandAir]

Showed was crap after Cody left.

[@popmans9999]

The actor that played Cody was very problematic.

[@CynderSpirit]

​​​No he wasn't Sasha Mitchell is innocent of everything that happened during the time he wasn't on the show. His wife was caught abusing his children so he hit her in order to protect them but of course the courts blamed Sasha for hitting his wife even though he was justified and had to go to jail for a year I believe. Later his wife admitted what happened Sasha was released, all charges were dropped and he got custody of his children. Sasha Mitchell basically went through something similar to what Johnny Depp went through.

[@bigmike2464]

Some people are just better at testing, or Standardized testing. Happens that way

[@thecontinuousone3183]

The savant that is cody

[@simonmarshall19]

James went from a smart man to sounding like a Stoner .

[@freddiemolinajr.8397]

great scene

[@meh23p]

I mean, he’s a Gary Stu, Dana, so don’t feel bad.

[@joemckim1183]

People who use terms like Mary Sue and the even dumber Gary Stu terms are total tool bags.

[@RAP-SKULLION]

Yeah, but he's one done right.

[@SpikeLanta]

I remember at first, the only reason Dana wanted to get a good grade on her SAT's was to get into a good college, and Cody only took it for fun. but later on in the episode she got those "practice SAT books", and Cody still beat her. what difference does it make that someone like him got a better grade? she still got into a good college, right? wasn't that the whole point, and not to prove she's better than someone else? Cody never let his grade get to him and he was a good sport on things.

[@michaeljabronis7271]

Ahhhh the first sightings of autism lol.

[@Dane_Youssef]

Carol liked to grab Dana by the hair an awful lot…

[@milegindahouse]

I’ve envisioned Dana as a feminist Ric Flair.

[@cartouche7441]

So we know that Dana's IQ is 120. That's not too much.

[@joelchee9308]

Thing is Cody IS SMARTER than Dana, if Dana is so smart, how can she not figure out how to avoid dealing with 'idiots', it's one thing to laugh at idiots she call her stepfamily, it's another thing to deal with one idiot

[@fredericbarclay7468]

"I meant DIDN'T put it on there". 2 much time understanding the Codester.

[@aretnap3653]

I Never took an S.A.T Test, But When I Took an A.S.V.A.B Test, They Told Me I Scored TheHighest Out of AnyBody That Had Ever "Taken" TheTest There.🤔 🤷

[@LoveFactorySweatShop]

where'd you take it? Blighttown, West Virginia.

[@lumenknight5673]

Dude where’s my money?

[@montecarlo4294]

Was this anything like Dexter?

[@jimgilbert9984]

Dana would have freaked out at my score. She also would have hated my teacher recertification exam score, which I aced. I was lucky with this one, though --- the test questions were about things I'd already been doing and had success with in my classroom. I had to retake the test because they changed the rules about teacher certification in my state. I ended up with 4 teacher certificates.

[@rogerdodger1984]

Bahahahaha. Did you really just come on a video from a fictional sitcom to brag about your, probably fictional, test scores? You know Dana isnt real right? How embarrassing and moronic of you.

[@Gambit771]

She was the worst character on this show. I remember when they were doing a competition to start awake the longest and he just kept becoming smarter and smarter the more sleep deprived he was whereas she was experiencing the opposite effect.

[@joshmg25]

Well he was at least 2-3 years older than her wasn’t he? Usually older people have more wisdom.

[@docxen]

this or fresh prince who did it better?

[@calvinallen3424]

She's so mean

[@bookmark692]

Weeeee

[@lumenknight5673]

Did you cheat math with a calculator no I did it with math shortcuts and math magic

[@jimgilbert9984]

Yeah, shortcuts and Math magic are great. As an elementary school teacher, I taught my students those things. The kids thought they were cool.

[@__1201]

And then he went to beat his wife.

[@JohnSmith-zw8vp]

NO he didn't. His wife made that false allegation to try to get custody of their child (it is absolutory appalling how often fake abuse allegations are used as a weapon to try to get custody; which all that does is cause real abuse victims to not be believed as easily). And as result she ruined the last two years of that show and we ended up with that awful French guy in his place (who wasn't even French in real life!)

[@__1201]

He was convicted and sent to jail. Was he really guilty? Don't know, but the judge did find him guilty.

[@JohnSmith-zw8vp]

@@__1201 He was cleared afterward.

[@__1201]

@@JohnSmith-zw8vp He went to jail for violating his probation. Yes, he did get custody of the kids subsequently, but he was found guilty. Being cleared of the charges means being acquitted or not guilty. I honestly don't care either way if was found guilty or not guilty, but you're incorrect.

[@CynderSpirit]

Sasha Mitchell's wife was caught abusing their children so he hit her in order to protect them, he ended up going to jail because of course the courts took his wife's side he was later proven innocent and all charges against him were dropped, his wife went to jail and he got full custody of his children.

[@GorcStew]

Remember that time Cody's actor gave his wife a concussion and a shattered ear drum? Hi-larious :/ Did he end up doing a year in jail?

[@CynderSpirit]

Sasha is innocent of everything that happened, his wife was caught abusing their children so he hit her in order to protect his children. But because of how the courts are of course they arrested Sasha for hitting his wife (even though he was justified) he went to jail for a year until his wife was proven guilty. Good news, Sasha was dropped of all charges and got full custody of his children and everything else while his wife ended up going to jail.

[@warrick109]

what ever happened to this actor thought he was actually very funny, but didn't see him after this show

[@CynderSpirit]

He had to go to jail for a while for domestic issues, Sasha Mitchell's wife was caught abusing their children so he hit her in order to protect them. But the courts first took her side (because of course) she was later proven guilty after their children spoke up about what happened Sasha was then dropped of all charges and ended up getting full custody.

[@mynameisnobody7840]

@merlinpendragon1272 9 months ago that ponytail/ bun pull was personal 8 In what way, may I ask.

[@jasonmillion7118]

Two chomos

[@MightMouse2174]

🤡

[@ldrj2a..181]

This show was definitely a favorite..

[@jamiewiesner135]

I love how Dana's mind is blown by Cody getting a 1320 on the SATs.

[@JohnSmith-zw8vp]

Yeah! She got beaten by a guy who thinks there's a McDonalds on Saturn!!

[@reidhirsh3338]

Dana was one of those characters who had a narcissistic attitude with a mixture of God Complex to go along with it. She was a female version of Sheldon but just a shadow of him in a way and whether she is aware of it or not, she sets herself up to fail when she tries to "lord over" others which to me is karmatic in its own way.

[@rogerdodger1984]

Bro, its a fucking sitcom.

[@reidhirsh3338]

@@rogerdodger1984 I know that. So there's no need to go pissing in the coffee like a jerk and have a bad attitude about it, fool. 🙄😒

[@lennoxdebra2751]

Had such a crush on Dana as a kid and teen.