Growing Pains

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1985

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Psychiatrist Jason Seaver raises a family in suburban New York.

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1985–1992 Series 7 Seasons169 Episodes

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The airings below are based on a generic national schedule. Times and dates can vary by TV provider.

Wednesday, September 24

Pilot

Season 1 • Episode 1

Psychologist Jason Seaver decides to move his private practice into his home.

Wednesday, September 24

Springsteen

Season 1 • Episode 2

Jason inadvertently embarrasses Mike with his enthusiastic behavior at a Bruce Springsteen concert.

Thursday, September 25

Jealousy

Season 1 • Episode 3

Jason fumes when Maggie spends long hours with a handsome co-worker.

Thursday, September 25

Carol's Article

Season 1 • Episode 4

Carol's hopes of becoming a writer are crushed by Maggie's honest criticism of her work.

Friday, September 26

Superdad

Season 1 • Episode 5

Maggie feels she is losing her children's love after Carol confides in Jason about a school crush.

Friday, September 26

Mike's Madonna Story

Season 1 • Episode 6

Maggie and Jason disagree over how to handle Mike's date with a teenage sexpot.

Sunday, September 28

Dance Fever

Season 3 • Episode 19

Maggie and Jason reluctantly agree to chaperon the school dance.

Sunday, September 28

Dance Fever

Season 3 • Episode 20

Jason gets jealous when Maggie scores high as a DJ at the high-school dance.

Monday, September 29

The Obscure Objects of Our Desire

Season 3 • Episode 22

Members of the Seaver family remember days gone by when they prepare for a garage sale.

Monday, September 29

The Obscure Objects of Our Desire

Season 3 • Episode 23

The Seavers reminisce as they clean out the house in preparation for a garage sale.

Monday, September 29

The Weekend Fantasy

Season 1 • Episode 7

While on a weekend trip, Maggie and Jason panic when they call home and no one answers.

Monday, September 29

Slice of Life

Season 1 • Episode 8

Jason and Maggie decide that they will take a compatibility test.

Tuesday, September 30

Carol's Crush

Season 1 • Episode 9

A lovestruck Carol goes to wild extremes to impress a visiting family friend.

Tuesday, September 30

Dirt Bike

Season 1 • Episode 10

Mike lands in hot water when he disobeys his parents to ride a dirt bike.

Wednesday, October 1

Standardized Test

Season 1 • Episode 11

Mike fails an aptitude test after doodling on it, putting his IQ at 27.

Wednesday, October 1

The Love Song of M. Aaron Seaver

Season 1 • Episode 13

Mike must choose between a bowling match with his family or a date with a dream girl.

Thursday, October 2

First Blood

Season 1 • Episode 14

Jason's dispute with Ben's hockey coach ends in a fist fight.

Thursday, October 2

Slice of Life II

Season 1 • Episode 15

Maggie believes she may be pregnant; Mike accidentally breaks a window.

Friday, October 3

The Seavers vs. the Cleavers

Season 1 • Episode 16

The PTA head (Annette Funicello) rejects the Seavers as dance chaperons.

Friday, October 3

Charity Begins at Home

Season 1 • Episode 17

Ben cooks up a scheme to raise enough money to buy his father a birthday present.

Sunday, October 5

How the West Was Won

Season 3 • Episode 24

Mike and Carol stage a sit-in to protest the cutbacks that are costing Coach Lubbock his job.

Sunday, October 5

How the West Was Won

Season 3 • Episode 25

Coach Lubbock (Bill Kirchenbauer) blames the loss of his job on Mike (Kirk Cameron).

Monday, October 6

Graduation Day

Season 3 • Episode 26

The Seaver clan reminisces during Mike's high-school graduation ceremonies.

Monday, October 6

Birth of a Seaver

Season 4 • Episode 2

Maggie (Joanna Kerns) goes into labor and interrupts Ben's (Jeremy Miller) birthday party.

Monday, October 6

Reputation

Season 1 • Episode 18

Jason and Maggie suspect Mike (Kirk Cameron) has cheated on a history exam.

Monday, October 6

The Anniversary That Never Was

Season 1 • Episode 19

Jason and Maggie attempt to celebrate their wedding anniversary.

Tuesday, October 7

Be a Man

Season 1 • Episode 20

Mike's small get-together turns into a riotous party while his parents are away.

Tuesday, October 7

Career Decision

Season 1 • Episode 21

Reporter Maggie and psychiatrist Jason face career decisions.

Wednesday, October 8

Extra Lap

Season 1 • Episode 22

Mike is devastated when his joke-playing uncle -- who's also his jogging partner -- dies suddenly.

Wednesday, October 8

Jason and the Cruisers

Season 2 • Episode 1

Maggie plans a surprise reunion for Jason's college rock band.

Thursday, October 9

Fast Times at Dewey High

Season 2 • Episode 2

A new school year brings boredom, bullies and romantic mix-ups.

Thursday, October 9

Long Day's Journey Into Night

Season 2 • Episode 3

Mike learns that Carol's girlfriend is using her to get to him.

Friday, October 10

Call Me

Season 2 • Episode 4

Maggie and Jason learn that Ben has run up a huge bill calling a sexual fantasies phone service.

Friday, October 10

Employee of the Month

Season 2 • Episode 5

Mike loses his job at a fast-food joint when he takes the blame for a girl's careless work habits.

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