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

Upcoming TV Airings

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

Friday, July 26

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.

Friday, July 26

How the West Was Won

Season 3 • Episode 25

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

Sunday, July 28

Don't Go Changin'

Season 7 • Episode 19

Mike worries that his fun-loving friend Eddie may be a bad influence on Luke.

Sunday, July 28

The Truck Stops Here

Season 7 • Episode 20

Luke has a difficult choice to make when his ailing father arrives on the Seavers' doorstep.

Monday, July 29

Maggie's Brilliant Career

Season 7 • Episode 21

Maggie (Joanna Kerns) decides to pursue her dream of climbing a mountain.

Monday, July 29

The Wrath of Con Ed

Season 7 • Episode 22

During a power failure, Mike is forced to join Carol and her boyfriend for dinner.

Monday, July 29

Graduation Day

Season 3 • Episode 26

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

Monday, July 29

Fool for Love

Season 4 • Episode 1

Ben goes on his first date; pregnant Maggie's moods try Jason.

Tuesday, July 30

Birth of a Seaver

Season 4 • Episode 2

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

Tuesday, July 30

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?

Season 4 • Episode 5

Jason's (Alan Thicke) widowed mother (Jane Powell) visits with surprising news.

Wednesday, July 31

Family Ties

Season 4 • Episode 3

Mike battles with his parents over his independence as a college man.

Wednesday, July 31

Family Ties

Season 4 • Episode 4

Landlord-tenant problems abound when Mike moves into the storage area over the family garage.

Thursday, August 1

Homecoming Queen

Season 4 • Episode 6

Beauty vs. brains becomes an issue when Carol is nominated for the homecoming court.

Thursday, August 1

Nude Photos

Season 4 • Episode 7

Mike's (Kirk Cameron) photography class requires him to take a nude photo. With Alan Thicke.

Friday, August 2

Ben's First Kiss

Season 4 • Episode 8

Ben invents a birthday party for himself to spend time alone with a girl.

Friday, August 2

The Nanny

Season 4 • Episode 9

Maggie (Joanna Kerns) isn't pleased with the pretty nanny (Julie McCullogh) they've hired.

Sunday, August 4

The Last Picture Show

Season 7 • Episode 23

Maggie receives an offer to work in Washington, D.C., as a media relations director for a senator.

Sunday, August 4

The Last Picture Show

Season 7 • Episode 24

Maggie makes her decision about the offer to work as a media relations director for a U.S. senator.

Monday, August 5

Pilot

Season 1 • Episode 1

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

Monday, August 5

Springsteen

Season 1 • Episode 2

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

Monday, August 5

Mandingo

Season 4 • Episode 10

Mike is stranded on Martha's Vineyard with baby sister Chrissy and her lovely nanny.

Monday, August 5

In Carol We Trust

Season 4 • Episode 11

Straight-laced Carol sneaks out on a date with a college student.

Tuesday, August 6

Mom of the Year

Season 4 • Episode 12

Maggie prepares her "Working Mother of the Year" acceptance speech.

Tuesday, August 6

Semper Fidelis

Season 4 • Episode 13

Boner (Andrew Koenig) flunks out of college and joins the Marines. With Kirk Cameron.

Wednesday, August 7

Feet of Clay

Season 4 • Episode 14

Maggie arranges a meeting between Ben and a rock star he admires.

Wednesday, August 7

Anniversary From Hell

Season 4 • Episode 15

The children throw a surprise 20th-anniversary party for Jason and Maggie.

Thursday, August 8

Fortunate Son

Season 4 • Episode 16

Mike (Kirk Cameron) discovers his new boss (Dick Van Patten) is a bigot.

Thursday, August 8

Double Standard

Season 4 • Episode 17

Jason punishes Carol and Ben dissimilarly for the same offense.

Friday, August 9

The Recruiter

Season 4 • Episode 18

Mike helps Carol when she doesn't want to attend her parents' alma mater.

Friday, August 9

Show Ninety -- Who Knew?

Season 4 • Episode 19

Jason gets involved when Mike claims his psychology professor doesn't like him.

Sunday, August 11

Jealousy

Season 1 • Episode 3

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

Sunday, August 11

Carol's Article

Season 1 • Episode 4

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

Monday, August 12

Superdad

Season 1 • Episode 5

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

Monday, August 12

Mike's Madonna Story

Season 1 • Episode 6

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

Monday, August 12

Second Chance

Season 4 • Episode 20

Carol's boyfriend is seriously injured in a car crash after having a few drinks.

Monday, August 12

Anger With Love

Season 5 • Episode 1

Maggie (Joanna Kerns) intends to thwart Mike and Julie's wedding plans.

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