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 - Back to School
Release Date: 1991-09-18Mike teaches at an urban high school.
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Episode 2 - Stop, Luke, and Listen
Release Date: 1991-09-25Mike gets involved when he learns his prize pupil Luke is homeless.
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Episode 3 - In vino veritas
Release Date: 1991-09-28Mike persuades Jason and Maggie to let Luke stay with them temporarily; then Jason's wine cellar goes missing.
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Episode 4 - Paper Tigers
Release Date: 1991-10-05Jason and Maggie compete to write a newspaper column; Ben hates his glasses.
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Episode 5 - The Young and the Homeless
Release Date: 1991-10-12Mike gears up for his big day as a TV soap opera star just as Luke gears up to move out of the Seavers'.
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Episode 6 - Jason Sings the Blues
Release Date: 1991-10-19Luke is afraid to visit the doctor, so Jason accompanies him -- but it's Jason who turns out to need surgery.
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Episode 7 - The Kid's Still Got It
Release Date: 1991-10-26Carol accompanies Maggie to a resort, which turns out to be hosting a singles convention; meanwhile, the all-male weekend planned at home is ruined when Chrissy is set home with head lice.
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Episode 8 - There Must Be a Pony
Release Date: 1991-11-02Nouveau riche neighbors move in next door; Ben is forced to look after Luke on his first day of high school; Jason's scheme to let Chrissie stay up late backfires when the neighbors throw a lavish party.
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Episode 9 - The Big Fix
Release Date: 1991-11-09Consumer advocate Maggie raps a vacuum cleaner that Ben broke without telling her.
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Episode 10 - Home Malone
Release Date: 1991-11-14The ghost of Maggie's father oversees the Seavers' visit to her childhood home.
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Episode 11 - Bad Day Cafe
Release Date: 1991-11-23While Jason and Maggie are away, the principal informs Mike that Luke's birth father is back in town -- and wants him back.
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Episode 12 - B=MC2
Release Date: 1991-11-30Ben crams for a college entrance exam, but gets no help from Jason.
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Episode 13 - It's Not Easy Being Green
Release Date: 1991-12-21Christmas brings anger and angst to the Seavers.
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Episode 14 - The Call of the Wild
Release Date: 1992-01-04Penniless Mike schemes to give Kate a skiing trip.
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Episode 15 - Honest Abe
Release Date: 1992-01-17Luke's homeless friend steals a Seaver momento.
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Episode 16 - Vicious Cycle
Release Date: 1992-02-01Maggie and Jason put Mike on the spot for Luke's curfew problems.
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Episode 17 - Ménage à Luke
Release Date: 1992-02-08A love triangle involves Ben, Luke and a classmate.
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Episode 18 - The Five Fingers of Ben
Release Date: 1992-02-22Tired of being bullies, Ben takes karate lessons.
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Episode 19 - Don't Go Changin'
Release Date: 1992-02-29Mike thinks his friend is a bad influence on Luke.
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Episode 20 - The Truck Stops Here
Release Date: 1992-03-21Luke's father George visits the Seavers hoping that Luke has mellowed a little and would like to spend some time with him but Luke doesn't. He was about to leave when he collapses outside the door. He says that can't move, so they take him in. Jason and Ben offer to deliver his load, and they experience all sorts of chaos on the way. Mike thinks that George is faking his injury so that he could stay and Luke would have to talk to him. But the doctor tells Maggie who tells Mike that unless George stops driving trucks, he could become paralyzed. Mike talks to George and tells him to tell Luke but doesn't want Luke to pity him and doesn't anything else to do but be a trucker. Mike suggests that maybe he could open a truck stop. Luke finds George struggling to get up and they finally talk. The next day after Jason and Ben return, George tells them that he is giving up trucking and will open a truck stop and Luke's going with him. Luke says goodbye to the Seavers.
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Episode 21 - Maggie's Brilliant Career
Release Date: 1992-04-04Maggie wants to fulfill a dream by climbing a mountain.
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Episode 22 - The Wrath of Con Ed
Release Date: 1992-04-11A power failure causes dissensions in the Seaver household.
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Episode 23 - The Last Picture Show (1)
Release Date: 1992-04-25Maggie is offered a plum job in Washington, D.C.
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Episode 24 - The Last Picture Show (2)
Release Date: 1992-04-25The Seavers move to Washington, D.C., but share a final meal and memories in the empty house.