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Pinchot soon joined the cast of another iconic former "TGIF" sitcom, "Step By Step" in 1997 when it moved to CBS. Pinchot was called in as Carol Lambert's (Suzanne Somers) colorful coworker and business partner at her hair salon, Jean-Luc Rieupeyroux. Jean-Luc was intended in part to fill the void left behind by Sasha Mitchell when he departed his role as goofball Cody Lambert in 1995. Instead, the character served to make Carol's construction worker husband, Frank (Patrick Duffy) jealous with his suave manners and French accent. He also failed to be helpful whenever Frank or Carol needed help with their blended brood, though all of the kids grew to love Jean-Luc's incredibly daffy ways. Jean-Luc recurred throughout the show's sixth season, adding to the Lambert family's antics for 24 episodes, but disappeared for its seventh.

Pinchot's time on "Step by Step" helped served as yet another springboard for his career. In 1997 he headed another CBS sitcom, "Meego," in which he played a space alien who ends up becoming a nanny for the Parker family, including a young Jonathan Lipnicki and Michelle Trachtenberg. Unfortunately, "Meego," like "The Trouble With Larry," only lasted for a single season.

The 2000s were no-less prolific for Pinchot, but the projects weren't as high profile. He had a prolonged stint in reality television and has enjoyed stable work as a voice actor for many years. He has had several guest roles in procedurals like "Law & Order Criminal Intent" and "Hawaii Five-0", appeared on the soap opera "The Young and the Restless" for six episodes, and had a short stint on "Ray Donavan," among other projects. His next major role, though, would put him right in the crosshairs of one very wicked witch.