Growing Pains
Cast & Crew

Alan Thicke Dr. Jason Seaver

Joanna Kerns Maggie Seaver

Kirk Cameron Mike Seaver

Tracey Gold Carol Seaver

Jeremy Miller Ben Seaver

Ashley Johnson Chrissy Seaver
Josh A. Koenig Richard Stabone
K.C. Martel Eddie
Lisa Capps Debbie
Rachel Jacobs Shelley

Bill Kirchenbauer Coach Graham Lubbock

Jane Powell Irma
Robert Rockwell Wally

Gordon Jump Ed Malone
Betty McGuire Kate Malone

Julie McCullough Julie Costello
Chelsea Noble Kate MacDonald
Jamie Abbott Stinky Sullivan

Leonardo DiCaprio Luke Brower
Kristen Dohring Chrissy Seaver
Kelsey Dohring Chrissy Seaver
John Tracy Director
Mike Sullivan Executive Producer
David Lerner Producer
⨁Full Cast & CrewUpcoming TV Airings
The airings below are based on a generic national schedule. Times and dates can vary by TV provider.
Sunday, November 23
Teach Me
Season 5 • Episode 5
Carol pretends a nerdy co-worker is her new boyfriend to keep her family from playing matchmaker.
Sunday, November 23
Carol's Papers
Season 5 • Episode 6
Ben tries to sell Carol's old term papers at the high school.
Monday, November 24
Coughing Boy
Season 5 • Episode 7
Mike lands a small part on a top-rated TV police show and thinks it will launch his acting career.
Monday, November 24
Paper Route
Season 5 • Episode 10
Ben takes over Mike's paper route, at Mike's urging, then passes it along to someone else.
Monday, November 24
Anniversary From Hell
Season 4 • Episode 15
The children throw a surprise 20th-anniversary party for Jason and Maggie.
Monday, November 24
Fortunate Son
Season 4 • Episode 16
Mike (Kirk Cameron) discovers his new boss (Dick Van Patten) is a bigot.
Tuesday, November 25
Double Standard
Season 4 • Episode 17
Jason punishes Carol and Ben dissimilarly for the same offense.
Tuesday, November 25
The Recruiter
Season 4 • Episode 18
Mike helps Carol when she doesn't want to attend her parents' alma mater.
Wednesday, November 26
Show Ninety -- Who Knew?
Season 4 • Episode 19
Jason gets involved when Mike claims his psychology professor doesn't like him.
Wednesday, November 26
Second Chance
Season 4 • Episode 20
Carol's boyfriend is seriously injured in a car crash after having a few drinks.
Thursday, November 27
Springsteen
Season 1 • Episode 2
Jason inadvertently embarrasses Mike with his enthusiastic behavior at a Bruce Springsteen concert.
Thursday, November 27
Jealousy
Season 1 • Episode 3
Jason fumes when Maggie spends long hours with a handsome co-worker.
Thursday, November 27
Mike's Madonna Story
Season 1 • Episode 6
Maggie and Jason disagree over how to handle Mike's date with a teenage sexpot.
Thursday, November 27
Slice of Life
Season 1 • Episode 8
Jason and Maggie decide that they will take a compatibility test.
Thursday, November 27
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, November 27
The Seavers vs. the Cleavers
Season 1 • Episode 16
The PTA head (Annette Funicello) rejects the Seavers as dance chaperons.
Thursday, November 27
The Anniversary That Never Was
Season 1 • Episode 19
Jason and Maggie attempt to celebrate their wedding anniversary.
Thursday, November 27
Call Me
Season 2 • Episode 4
Maggie and Jason learn that Ben has run up a huge bill calling a sexual fantasies phone service.
Thursday, November 27
Do You Believe in Magic?
Season 2 • Episode 7
The Seavers cook up a scheme to make Mike believe that an ordinary stone has magical powers.
Thursday, November 27
Choices
Season 2 • Episode 11
Carol is given the opportunity to skip a grade in high school.
Thursday, November 27
Thank You, Willie Nelson
Season 2 • Episode 14
Maggie's father sells the family house and buys a motor home.
Thursday, November 27
Jimmy Durante Died for Your Sins
Season 2 • Episode 17
Carol considers using the money she won in a radio contest to get a nose job.
Thursday, November 27
Born Free
Season 2 • Episode 20
Jason helps a woman deliver a baby in an airplane at 30,000 feet.
Thursday, November 27
Michaelgate
Season 3 • Episode 5
Students recruit Mike to run for student president to ensure a victory for their candidate.
Thursday, November 27
A Star Is Born
Season 3 • Episode 7
Mike gets the lead in the school play but has a difficult time remembering his lines.
Thursday, November 27
Who's Zoomin' Who?
Season 3 • Episode 9
Carol dumps her current boyfriend when a good-looking newcomer in school asks her out.
Thursday, November 27
Dance Fever
Season 3 • Episode 19
Maggie and Jason reluctantly agree to chaperon the school dance.
Thursday, November 27
Dance Fever
Season 3 • Episode 20
Jason gets jealous when Maggie scores high as a DJ at the high-school dance.
Thursday, November 27
Family Ties
Season 4 • Episode 3
Mike battles with his parents over his independence as a college man.
Thursday, November 27
Family Ties
Season 4 • Episode 4
Landlord-tenant problems abound when Mike moves into the storage area over the family garage.
Thursday, November 27
Nude Photos
Season 4 • Episode 7
Mike's (Kirk Cameron) photography class requires him to take a nude photo. With Alan Thicke.
Thursday, November 27
In Carol We Trust
Season 4 • Episode 11
Straight-laced Carol sneaks out on a date with a college student.
Thursday, November 27
Feet of Clay
Season 4 • Episode 14
Maggie arranges a meeting between Ben and a rock star he admires.
Thursday, November 27
Anniversary From Hell
Season 4 • Episode 15
The children throw a surprise 20th-anniversary party for Jason and Maggie.
Thursday, November 27
Show Ninety -- Who Knew?
Season 4 • Episode 19
Jason gets involved when Mike claims his psychology professor doesn't like him.
Thursday, November 27
The Loooove Boat
Season 4 • Episode 21
Jason's mother (Jane Powell) plans to wed aboard a cruise ship.
Thursday, November 27
The Loooove Boat
Season 4 • Episode 22
Jason makes an attempt to mend his mother's broken wedding plans.
Thursday, November 27
Mike and Julie's Wedding
Season 5 • Episode 2
Mike and Julie (Kirk Cameron, Julie McCullough) prepare for their big day.
Thursday, November 27
Fish Bait
Season 5 • Episode 4
Mike signs up for a drama class, but is intimidated by the other would-be actors.
Thursday, November 27
Carol's Papers
Season 5 • Episode 6
Ben tries to sell Carol's old term papers at the high school.
Thursday, November 27
The New Deal
Season 5 • Episode 8
Jason considers permanently moving his psychiatry practice out of the house.
Thursday, November 27
The New Deal
Season 5 • Episode 9
Jason has trouble telling Maggie he wants to accept the new job offer outside the home.
Thursday, November 27
Carol's Promotion
Season 5 • Episode 12
Carol cancels her college plans after receiving a big promotion.
Thursday, November 27
Where There's a Will
Season 5 • Episode 26
Mike and Jason travel to the mountains when they inherit a rustic cabin.
Thursday, November 27
Let's Go Europe
Season 6 • Episode 9
Salesman Mike wins a trip to Europe when his parents buy a trip to Paris.
Thursday, November 27
Let's Go Europe
Season 6 • Episode 10
When the Seavers' tours fall apart, Maggie is hospitalized and Mike is stranded.
Friday, November 28
Let's Go Europe
Season 6 • Episode 11
Mike and Amy's (Kirk Cameron, Heather Langenkamp) European odyssey sputters into Paris.
Friday, November 28
All the World Is a Stage
Season 6 • Episode 19
Mike learns how tough acting can be when he competes for a role in a soap opera.
Friday, November 28
Meet the Seavers
Season 6 • Episode 21
Ben (Jeremy Miller) dreams that he lives with the perfect family. With Alan Thicke.
Friday, November 28
Paper Tigers
Season 7 • Episode 4
Jason and Maggie compete to write a newspaper column; Ben hates his glasses.
Friday, November 28
Anger With Love
Season 5 • Episode 1
Maggie (Joanna Kerns) intends to thwart Mike and Julie's wedding plans.
Friday, November 28
Carol Meets the Real World
Season 5 • Episode 3
Carol (Tracey Gold) enters the work force when college is postponed.
Sunday, November 30
The New Deal
Season 5 • Episode 8
Jason considers permanently moving his psychiatry practice out of the house.
Sunday, November 30
The New Deal
Season 5 • Episode 9
Jason has trouble telling Maggie he wants to accept the new job offer outside the home.
Monday, December 1
Five Grand
Season 5 • Episode 11
Mike, Carol and Ben each receive $5,000 from their grandparents.
Monday, December 1
Carol's Promotion
Season 5 • Episode 12
Carol cancels her college plans after receiving a big promotion.
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