• Air date: 20 Sep '89 26 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 (26)
    • 1. Anger With Love

      20 Sep '89
      Maggie opposes Mike and Julie's wedding plans.
    • 2. Mike and Julie's Wedding

      27 Sep '89
      Julie and Mike suffer prenuptial jitters.
    • 3. Carol Meets the Real World

      04 Oct '89
      Jason tells Carol to get a job.
    • 4. Fish Bait

      11 Oct '89
      His drama teacher and classmates intimidate Mike.
    • 5. Teach Me

      18 Oct '89
      Carol brings a bogus boyfriend to a family party.
    • 6. Carol's Papers

      25 Oct '89
      An angry Jason confronts Ben and Mike, who gives conflicting versions of how Ben came to sell Carol's old term papers to students at Dewey High -- and to date a seductive 18-year-old.
    • 7. Coughing Boy

      01 Nov '89
      Mike is over the moon when he attends an open casting session and wins a part on a TV cop show -- and crushed when his single line is cut in the editing.
    • 8. The New Deal (1)

      08 Nov '89
      Jason gets a promising job offer.
    • 9. The New Deal (2)

      15 Nov '89
      Jason can't tell Maggie about the job offer.
    • 10. Paper Route

      22 Nov '89
      Ben assumes Mike's paper route for half the money.
    • 11. Five Grand

      29 Nov '89
      Their grandparents give Mike, Carol and Ben $5,000 each.
    • 12. Carol's Promotion

      06 Dec '89
      Promoted at work, Carol decides against college.
    • 13. Ben and Mike's Excellent Adventure

      13 Dec '89
      Mike takes Ben girl chasing.
    • 14. The Triangle

      03 Jan '90
      Mike falls for his leading lady.
    • 15. The Return of the Triangle

      10 Jan '90
      David turns to Mike for help with Kate.
    • 16. The Home Show

      17 Jan '90
      The Seavers' reception to raise money for a free mental-health clinic spells disaster when they forget the date of the party and must scramble at the last minute for a caterer.
    • 17. Jason vs. Maggie

      24 Jan '90
      Ben asks permission to get his ear pierced, which leads to a serious argument between his parents.
    • 18. Mike, Kate and Julie

      31 Jan '90
      While on a Valentine's Day dinner date with Kate, Mike runs into Julie at the restaurant.
    • 19. Mike, the Teacher

      07 Feb '90
      Mike goes to work as a substitute teacher.
    • 20. Carol in Jail

      14 Feb '90
      Carol lands in jail after a minor traffic violation.
    • 21. Future Shock

      21 Feb '90
      Chrissy becomes a teenager in Maggie's dream, which is influenced by her fear of being an older parent in a sea of youngsters taking their kids to preschool.
    • 22. Cheating

      14 Mar '90
      Ben weighs the pros and cons of cheating after he learns the tricks of the test-passing trade from sly schoolmate Vito.
    • 23. Mike the Director

      21 Mar '90
      In a moment of introspection as he prepares to graduate, Mike wrestles with self-doubt about his ability as a director.
    • 24. Weekend at Mike's

      04 Apr '90
      With Jason's wallet missing, the Seavers must rely on others to provide them with room and board while their house is being fumigated.
    • 25. Ben's Movie

      25 Apr '90
      Ben casts a girl he likes as the lead in his home movie.