Growing Pains

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  E1Back to School

  Sep 18, 1991· 30m

  Mike teaches at an urban high school.

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  E2Stop, Luke, and Listen

  Sep 25, 1991· 30m

  Mike gets involved when he learns his prize pupil Luke is homeless.

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  E3In Vino Veritas

  Sep 28, 1991· 30m

  Mike persuades Jason and Maggie to let Luke stay with them temporarily; then Jason's wine cellar goes missing.

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  E4Paper Tigers

  Oct 5, 1991· 30m

  Jason and Maggie compete to write a newspaper column; Ben hates his glasses.

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  E5The Young and the Homeless

  Oct 12, 1991· 30m

  Mike gears up for his big day as a TV soap opera star just as Luke gears up to move out of the Seavers'.

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  E6Jason Sings the Blues

  Oct 19, 1991· 30m

  Luke is afraid to visit the doctor, so Jason accompanies him -- but it's Jason who turns out to need surgery.

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  E7The Kid's Still Got It

  Oct 26, 1991· 30m

  Carol accompanies Maggie to a resort, which turns out to be hosting a singles convention; meanwhile, the all-male weekend planned at home is ruined when Chrissy is set home with head lice.

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  E8There Must Be a Pony

  Nov 2, 1991· 30m

  Nouveau riche neighbors move in next door; Ben is forced to look after Luke on his first day of high school; Jason's scheme to let Chrissie stay up late backfires when the neighbors throw a lavish party.

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  E9The Big Fix

  Nov 9, 1991· 30m

  Consumer advocate Maggie raps a vacuum cleaner that Ben broke without telling her.

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  E10Home Malone

  Nov 14, 1991· 30m

  The ghost of Maggie's father oversees the Seavers' visit to her childhood home.

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  E11Bad Day Cafe

  Nov 23, 1991· 30m

  While Jason and Maggie are away, the principal informs Mike that Luke's birth father is back in town -- and wants him back.

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  E12B=MC²

  Nov 30, 1991· 30m

  Ben crams for a college entrance exam, but gets no help from Jason.

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  E13It's Not Easy Being Green

  Dec 21, 1991· 30m

  Christmas brings anger and angst to the Seavers.

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  E14The Call of the Wild

  Jan 4, 1992· 30m

  Penniless Mike schemes to give Kate a skiing trip.

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  E15Honest Abe

  Jan 17, 1992· 30m

  Luke's homeless friend steals a Seaver momento.

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  E16Vicious Cycle

  Feb 1, 1992· 30m

  Maggie and Jason put Mike on the spot for Luke's curfew problems.

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  E17Ménage à Luke

  Feb 8, 1992· 30m

  A love triangle involves Ben, Luke and a classmate.

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  E18The Five Fingers of Ben

  Feb 22, 1992· 30m

  Tired of being bullies, Ben takes karate lessons.

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  E19Don't Go Changin'

  Feb 29, 1992· 30m

  Mike thinks his friend is a bad influence on Luke.

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  E20The Truck Stops Here

  Mar 21, 1992· 30m

  Luke's father George visits the Seavers hoping that Luke has mellowed a little and would like to spend some time with him but Luke doesn't. He was about to leave when he collapses outside the door. He says that can't move, so they take him in. Jason and Ben offer to deliver his load, and they experience all sorts of chaos on the way. Mike thinks that George is faking his injury so that he could stay and Luke would have to talk to him. But the doctor tells Maggie who tells Mike that unless George stops driving trucks, he could become paralyzed. Mike talks to George and tells him to tell Luke but doesn't want Luke to pity him and doesn't anything else to do but be a trucker. Mike suggests that maybe he could open a truck stop. Luke finds George struggling to get up and they finally talk. The next day after Jason and Ben return, George tells them that he is giving up trucking and will open a truck stop and Luke's going with him. Luke says goodbye to the Seavers.

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  E21Maggie's Brilliant Career

  Apr 4, 1992· 30m

  Maggie wants to fulfill a dream by climbing a mountain.

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  E22The Wrath of Con Ed

  Apr 11, 1992· 30m

  A power failure causes dissensions in the Seaver household.

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  E23The Last Picture ShowFinale

  Apr 25, 1992· 60m

  Maggie is offered a plum job in Washington, D.C. The Seavers move to Washington, D.C., but share a final meal and memories in the empty house.

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  E1Mike's Choice

  Sep 19, 1990· 22m

  When Mike lands a role in an off-Broadway play, he leaves college to pursue acting full-time in New York City.

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  E2Midnight Cowboy

  Sep 26, 1990· 22m

  Mike is broke and homeless in New York City.

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  E3Roommates

  Oct 3, 1990· 30m

  Mike becomes roommates with sister Carol, now a Columbia University student.

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  E4Daddy Mike

  Oct 10, 1990· 30m

  Mike and his friend Eddie schemingly join "Parents Without Mates" to meet women.

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  E5Ben's Sure Thing

  Oct 17, 1990· 30m

  At the school's Parents Night, the Seavers learn Ben's been telling his friends that the girl he's dating is promiscuous.

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  E6Jason Flirts, Maggie Hurts

  Oct 24, 1990· 30m

  A flirty Jason gets jealous when Maggie turns the tables.

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  E7Happy Halloween

  Oct 31, 1990· 60m

  The Seavers spend a rainy Halloween night telling ghost stories.

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  E8Let's Go Europe (1)

  Nov 7, 1990· 30m

  Jason buys an anniversary trip to Paris from travel agent Mike, who himself wins a European tour that falls apart; Maggie, in Paris, is struck with appendicitis.

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  E9Let's Go Europe (2)

  Nov 14, 1990· 30m

  Maggie is hospitalized in Paris, while Mike finds himself stuck on the road with an angry customer.

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  E10Let's Go Europe (3)

  Nov 28, 1990· 30m

  Mike and Amy continue to bicker their way toward Paris.

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  E11Divorce Story

  Dec 5, 1990· 30m

  Jason, happy to see his mother's second marriage crumbling, doesn't want to provide her with professional help.

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  E12The World According to Chrissy

  Dec 19, 1990· 30m

  Chrissy starts spending much time with her imaginary friend, a six-foot-tall mouse named Ike.

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  E13How Could I Leave Her Behind?

  Jan 2, 1991· 30m

  Mike's friend Eddie shows up for a double date with Mike's ex-girlfriend.

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  E14Like Father, Like Son

  Jan 9, 1991· 30m

  An an intrafamily communications seminar, Mike and Jason discover just how alike they are.

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  E15Ben's Rap Group

  Jan 23, 1991· 30m

  Jason becomes Ben's business partner in the management of a rap group, but uses the money he's invested to control Ben.

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  E16Eddie, We Hardly Knew Ye

  Jan 30, 1991· 30m

  Maggie's dad drops in for an unexpected visit, with news of his imminent death.

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  E17Maggie Seaver's: The Meaning of Life

  Feb 6, 1991· 30m

  Jason takes Maggie on a tropical getaway to lift her spirits after her father's death, trusting Chrissy to Mike and Carol.

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  E18All the World is a Stage

  Feb 13, 1991· 30m

  Mike competes with a well-established actor for a role in a soap opera, learning how tenuous an acting career can be.

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  E19Not With My Carol You Don't

  Feb 20, 1991· 30m

  Though Jason had an insensitive Carol pitch in at the clinic, he objects to her dating an ex-con she meets there.

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  E20Meet the Seavers

  Mar 6, 1991· 30m

  In an homage to The Twilight Zone, Ben awakens to discover he's Jeremy Miller, an actor on the set of ""Meet the Cleavers"".

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  E21Carol's Carnival

  Mar 27, 1991· 30m

  On a blind date shaping up as a disaster, Carol goes to the carnival, and finds unexpected fun and excitement.

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  E22Home Schooling

  Apr 17, 1991· 30m

  Maggie teaches Ben at home after he is suspended from school.

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  E23Viva Las VegasFinale

  Apr 24, 1991· 30m

  Mike and Kate accompany the eloping Eddie and a hat-check bimbette to Las Vegas, giving Mike and Carol the wrong idea.

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  E1Anger With Love

  Sep 20, 1989· 30m

  Maggie opposes Mike and Julie's wedding plans.

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  E2Mike and Julie's Wedding

  Sep 27, 1989· 30m

  Julie and Mike suffer prenuptial jitters.

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  E3Carol Meets the Real World

  Oct 4, 1989· 30m

  Jason tells Carol to get a job.

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  E4Fish Bait

  Oct 11, 1989· 30m

  His drama teacher and classmates intimidate Mike.

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  E5Teach Me

  Oct 18, 1989· 30m

  Carol brings a bogus boyfriend to a family party.

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  E6Carol's Papers

  Oct 25, 1989· 30m

  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.

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  E7Coughing Boy

  Nov 1, 1989· 30m

  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.

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  E8The New Deal (1)

  Nov 8, 1989· 30m

  Jason gets a promising job offer.

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  E9The New Deal (2)

  Nov 15, 1989· 30m

  Jason can't tell Maggie about the job offer.

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  E10Paper Route

  Nov 22, 1989· 30m

  Ben assumes Mike's paper route for half the money.

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  E11Five Grand

  Nov 29, 1989· 30m

  Their grandparents give Mike, Carol and Ben $5,000 each.

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  E12Carol's Promotion

  Dec 6, 1989· 30m

  Promoted at work, Carol decides against college.

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  E13Ben and Mike's Excellent Adventure

  Dec 13, 1989· 30m

  Mike takes Ben girl chasing.

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  E14The Triangle

  Jan 3, 1990· 30m

  Mike falls for his leading lady.

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  E15The Return of the Triangle

  Jan 10, 1990· 30m

  David turns to Mike for help with Kate.

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  E16The Home Show

  Jan 17, 1990· 30m

  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.

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  E17Jason vs. Maggie

  Jan 24, 1990· 30m

  Ben asks permission to get his ear pierced, which leads to a serious argument between his parents.

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  E18Mike, Kate and Julie

  Jan 31, 1990· 30m

  While on a Valentine's Day dinner date with Kate, Mike runs into Julie at the restaurant.

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  E19Mike, the Teacher

  Feb 7, 1990· 30m

  Mike goes to work as a substitute teacher.

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  E20Carol in Jail

  Feb 14, 1990· 30m

  Carol lands in jail after a minor traffic violation.

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  E21Future Shock

  Feb 21, 1990· 22m

  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.

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  E22Cheating

  Mar 14, 1990· 22m

  Ben weighs the pros and cons of cheating after he learns the tricks of the test-passing trade from sly schoolmate Vito.

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  E23Mike the Director

  Mar 21, 1990· 22m

  In a moment of introspection as he prepares to graduate, Mike wrestles with self-doubt about his ability as a director.

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  E24Weekend at Mike's

  Apr 4, 1990· 22m

  With Jason's wallet missing, the Seavers must rely on others to provide them with room and board while their house is being fumigated.

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  E25Ben's Movie

  Apr 25, 1990· 22m

  Ben casts a girl he likes as the lead in his home movie.

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  E26Where There's a WillFinale

  May 2, 1990· 22m

  Jason and Mike head off together to inspect the mountain cabin Jason has inherited from his Uncle George.

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