Growing Pains (1985)
Fatherhood has taken on a whole new meaning for Jason Seaver, who has assumed the chores of cooking, cleaning and minding the kids so that his wife, Maggie, can pursue a career in journalism after spending 15 years as a housewife.
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Episode 1 - Anger With Love
Release Date: 1989-09-20Maggie opposes Mike and Julie's wedding plans.
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Episode 2 - Mike and Julie's Wedding
Release Date: 1989-09-27Julie and Mike suffer prenuptial jitters.
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Episode 3 - Carol Meets the Real World
Release Date: 1989-10-04Jason tells Carol to get a job.
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Episode 4 - Fish Bait
Release Date: 1989-10-11His drama teacher and classmates intimidate Mike.
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Episode 5 - Teach Me
Release Date: 1989-10-18Carol brings a bogus boyfriend to a family party.
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Episode 6 - Carol's Papers
Release Date: 1989-10-25An angry Jason confronts Ben and Mike, who gives conflicting versions of how Ben came to sell Carol's old term papers to students at Dewey High -- and to date a seductive 18-year-old.
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Episode 7 - Coughing Boy
Release Date: 1989-11-01Mike is over the moon when he attends an open casting session and wins a part on a TV cop show -- and crushed when his single line is cut in the editing.
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Episode 8 - The New Deal (1)
Release Date: 1989-11-08Jason gets a promising job offer.
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Episode 9 - The New Deal (2)
Release Date: 1989-11-15Jason can't tell Maggie about the job offer.
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Episode 10 - Paper Route
Release Date: 1989-11-22Ben assumes Mike's paper route for half the money.
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Episode 11 - Five Grand
Release Date: 1989-11-29Their grandparents give Mike, Carol and Ben $5,000 each.
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Episode 12 - Carol's Promotion
Release Date: 1989-12-06Promoted at work, Carol decides against college.
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Episode 13 - Ben and Mike's Excellent Adventure
Release Date: 1989-12-13Mike takes Ben girl chasing.
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Episode 14 - The Triangle
Release Date: 1990-01-03Mike falls for his leading lady.
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Episode 15 - The Return of the Triangle
Release Date: 1990-01-10David turns to Mike for help with Kate.
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Episode 16 - The Home Show
Release Date: 1990-01-17The Seavers' reception to raise money for a free mental-health clinic spells disaster when they forget the date of the party and must scramble at the last minute for a caterer.
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Episode 17 - Jason vs. Maggie
Release Date: 1990-01-24Ben asks permission to get his ear pierced, which leads to a serious argument between his parents.
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Episode 18 - Mike, Kate and Julie
Release Date: 1990-01-31While on a Valentine's Day dinner date with Kate, Mike runs into Julie at the restaurant.
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Episode 19 - Mike, the Teacher
Release Date: 1990-02-07Mike goes to work as a substitute teacher.
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Episode 20 - Carol in Jail
Release Date: 1990-02-14Carol lands in jail after a minor traffic violation.
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Episode 21 - Future Shock (a.k.a. Maggie's Dream)
Release Date: 1990-02-21Chrissy becomes a teenager in Maggie's dream, which is influenced by her fear of being an older parent in a sea of youngsters taking their kids to preschool.
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Episode 22 - Cheating (a.k.a. Ben Cheat's)
Release Date: 1990-03-14Ben weighs the pros and cons of cheating after he learns the tricks of the test-passing trade from sly schoolmate Vito.
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Episode 23 - Mike the Director
Release Date: 1990-03-21In a moment of introspection as he prepares to graduate, Mike wrestles with self-doubt about his ability as a director.
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Episode 24 - Weekend at Mike's
Release Date: 1990-04-04With Jason's wallet missing, the Seavers must rely on others to provide them with room and board while their house is being fumigated.
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Episode 25 - Ben's Movie
Release Date: 1990-04-25Ben casts a girl he likes as the lead in his home movie.
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Episode 26 - Where There's a Will
Release Date: 1990-05-02Jason and Mike head off together to inspect the mountain cabin Jason has inherited from his Uncle George.