Growing Pains (1985)
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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3x01 Aloha (1)

19 September, 1987 5:30 am
The family is stranded in Maui.

3x02 Aloha (2)

19 September, 1987 5:30 am
Ben videotapes Mike and Carol's Hawaiian romances.

3x03 Taking Care of Business

23 September, 1987 5:30 am
Mike uses double talk to sell stereos.

3x04 Not Necessarily the News

30 September, 1987 5:30 am
The family scrambles to help find an out-of-work Maggie a job after she turns into Super Mom, preparing oversize meals and assigning new chores.

3x05 Michaelgate

07 October, 1987 5:30 am
Mike is unaware that he's been nominated for student-body president because he's "a sure loser."

3x06 Big Brother is Not Watching

14 October, 1987 5:30 am
Ben asks Carol's advice on getting a new bike from their parents.

3x07 A Star is Born

28 October, 1987 5:30 am
A star is born when Mike lands a leading role in the school play opposite the lovely Monica.

3x08 Gone But Not Forgotten

04 November, 1987 5:30 am
Burglars hit the Seaver home.

3x09 Who's Zoomin' Who?

11 November, 1987 5:30 am
Bobby's annoying habits make Carol look elsewhere for the man of her dreams -- just in time for her to notice a new student.

3x10 This is Your Life

18 November, 1987 5:30 am
During a tonsillectomy, Ben has an out-of-body experience, dreaming that he escapes with a friendly cabbie, only to find a new Ben has replaced him at home.

3x11 Broadway Bound

25 November, 1987 5:30 am
After their success in the school play, Mike and Monica set their sights on a Broadway audition for "Our Town."

3x12 The Scarlet Letter

02 December, 1987 5:30 am
An unearned "A" makes Carol doubt her academic record.

3x13 A Reason to Live

09 December, 1987 5:30 am
A troubled student named Jill (Kellie Overbey) volunteers to work on a school project with Mike (Kirk Cameron) and Boner (Josh Andrew Koenig). This, however, is a subterfuge: Jill has been contemplating suicide due to some very serious problems at home, and she hopes to get some free counseling from Mike's psychiatrist dad Jason (Alan Thicke). But as it turns out, Jason is presently weighed down with a few self-pity issues of his own.

3x14 Nasty Habits

16 December, 1987 5:30 am
Maggie and Jason try to keep Mike in his room to complete an English paper, but Mike's mind is of course elsewhere.

3x15 The Marrying Kind

06 January, 1988 5:30 am
Reason flies out the window when Bobby and his parents arrive at the Seavers' for dinner and a special announcement -- that Bobby and Carol are engaged.

3x16 State of the Union

13 January, 1988 5:30 am
Maggie fumes over the many irritants that seem to be driving her and Jason apart -- until unexpected news sheds light on the situation.

3x17 The Mom Who Knew Too Much

27 January, 1988 5:30 am
Maggie and Carol share confidences at the beauty salon, but later Carol learns to her chagrin that a secret isn't safe with Maggie.

3x18 Great Expectations

10 February, 1988 5:30 am
A letter from the girl he met in Hawaii has Mike scheming to fly to Los Angeles to see her without his parents' knowing.

3x19 Dance Fever (1)

02 March, 1988 5:30 am
At the school dance, Mike gets a girl and Carol gets raked over the coals. Meanwhile, Ben's adventure goes awry.

3x20 Dance Fever (2)

03 March, 1988 5:30 am
Great expectations turn sour at the Dewey High dance after Mike hears Lydia's voice; and Ben and Stinky find themselves in a seedy diner eyeing a pinball machine that pays real money.

3x21 Bringing Up Baby

10 March, 1988 5:30 am
The Seavers begin to make room for baby, relegating Ben to the guest quarters and making the others lament the changes bound to come. Meanwhile, Maggie grasps for a way to tell her boss she is pregnant.

3x22 The Obscure Objects of Our Desire (1)

31 March, 1988 6:30 am
Spring-cleaning breathes new life into the family's household objects, and each has a story to tell (via flashbacks from past episodes).

3x23 The Obscure Objects of Our Desire (2)

31 March, 1988 6:30 am
Household objects continue to recall occasions in the Seaver home.

3x24 How the West Was Won (1)

21 April, 1988 5:30 am
Mike and Boner learn that Coach Lubbock has been fired, prompting them to organize a protest.

3x25 How the West Was Won (2)

27 April, 1988 5:30 am
Jason, Carol, Mike and Boner are arrested in the demonstration over the dismissal of Coach Lubbock.

3x26 Graduation Day

05 May, 1988 5:30 am
At Mike's high-school graduation, family members recall moments when it seemed like his graduation would never take place.

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