• Air date: 19 Oct '88 22 episodes
      Growing Pains is an American television sitcom about an affluent family, residing in Huntington, Long Island, New York, with a working mother and a stay-at-home psychiatrist father raising three children together, which aired on ABC from September 24, 1985, to April 25, 1992.
  • List of Episodes (22)
    • 1. Fool for Love

      19 Oct '88
      Ben gets spooked at the prospect of asking a girl to a Halloween party; Jason becomes a disruptive force at Lamaze class.
    • 2. Birth of a Seaver

      26 Oct '88
      Maggie goes into labor on Ben's 12th birthday and Ben confesses to a patient at the hospital that he's already feeling crowded.
    • 3. Family Ties (1)

      02 Nov '88
      Mike has a showdown with Jason over his rights as an 18-year-old college student, and declares his freedom from parental rule.
    • 4. Family Ties (2)

      09 Nov '88
      b: 9 Nov 88 pc: 186432 w: Tom Walla d: John Tracy -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ""Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?"" gs: Charlie [ Tawney ] rc: Irma, Wally Jason learns his widowed mother has a beau.
    • 5. Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?

      16 Nov '88
    • 6. Homecoming Queen

      23 Nov '88
      Carol is chosen for homecoming court.
    • 7. Nude Photos

      30 Nov '88
      Mike's photography course includes nude studies.
    • 8. Ben's First Kiss

      07 Dec '88
      Ben throws a party to get to know a girl.
    • 9. The Nanny

      04 Jan '89
      The Seavers hire a nanny for Chrissy.
    • 10. Mandingo

      11 Jan '89
      A travel snafu strands Julie with Mike.
    • 11. In Carol We Trust

      18 Jan '89
      Carol sneaks out of the house for a date.
    • 12. Mom of the Year

      25 Jan '89
      Maggie prepares her ""Working Mother of the Year"" acceptance speech.
    • 13. Semper Fidelis

      01 Feb '89
      Boner flunks out of college and joins the Marines.
    • 14. Feet of Clay

      08 Feb '89
      Maggie arranges for Ben to meet his favorite rock musician.
    • 15. Anniversary from Hell

      15 Feb '89
      Guests bicker at the Seavers' 20th-anniversary party.
    • 16. Fortunate Son

      22 Feb '89
      When Mike takes a job at a convenience store, his mother is worried about him working the dangerous night shift; but Mike is more concerned about the favoritism his racist boss shows him as one of the few white employees.
    • 17. Double Standard

      01 Mar '89
      Jason punishes Carol and Ben unequally for the same offense when they are both caught after sneaking out for dates without permission.
    • 18. The Recruiter

      15 Mar '89
      Carol doesn't want to attend her parents' alma mater.
    • 19. Show Ninety -- Who Knew?

      22 Mar '89
      Jason intervenes when Mike gets bad grades in psychology.
    • 20. Second Chance

      12 Apr '89
      Carol's boyfriend is injured drinking and driving.
    • 21. The Looooove Boat (1)

      26 Apr '89
      Jason's mother plans to wed aboard a cruise ship.
    • 22. The Looooove Boat (2)

      03 May '89
      Jason tries to mend his mother's broken wedding plans.