Growing Pains

Season 1

22 episodes

  1. 1. Pilot

    25m · Sep 24, 1985

    Maggie goes back to work as a journalist, prompting psychologist Jason to move his office into their home so he can keep his eye on the kids. Things don't get off to a great start: the first night he gets a call from the police that Mike has been picked up for illegally driving a car.

  2. 2. Springsteen

    24m · Oct 1, 1985

    Jason embarrasses Mike at a Bruce Springsteen concert when they are interviewed together.

  3. 3. Jealousy

    24m · Oct 8, 1985

    Jason fumes when Maggie spends long hours on a toxic waste story with handsome co-worker Fred.

  4. 4. Carol's Article

    24m · Oct 15, 1985

    Maggie gives an honest assessment of Carol's writing of an article for her school magazine; Mike and Ben discover track betting.

  5. 5. Superdad!

    24m · Oct 29, 1985

    Maggie accuses Jason of monopolizing the children.

  6. 6. Mike's Madonna Story

    24m · Nov 5, 1985

    Mike's infatuation with a Madonna look-alike worries Maggie.

  7. 7. Weekend Fantasy

    24m · Nov 12, 1985

    Jason and Maggie want to go to a mountain lodge for a weekend, but are reluctant to leave the kids alone.

  8. 8. Slice of Life

    24m · Nov 19, 1985

    Coming across a compatibility test in Jason's office, Maggie decides she and Jason should fill it out, but her answers don't tab with his. Meanwhile, Mike feigns interest in karate when his real goal is a girl attending the course.

  9. 9. Carol's Crush

    24m · Nov 26, 1985

    Carol develops a crush on a family friend, who thinks of her as his little sister.

  10. 10. Dirt Bike

    24m · Dec 3, 1985

    Mike hurts more than his pride when he takes a nasty fall off a dirt bike that he promised his parents he wouldn't go near.

  11. 11. Standardized Test

    24m · Dec 10, 1985

    Mike doodles on his aptitude test and winds up with an IQ score of 27.

  12. 12. A Christmas Story

    24m · Dec 17, 1985

    A depressed department store Santa consulting Jason decides to commit suicide by leaping down the Seavers' chimney.

  13. 13. The Love Song of M. Aaron Seaver

    24m · Jan 7, 1986

    Mike backs out of the family-bowling match so he can date a snobbish girlfriend.

  14. 14. First Blood

    24m · Jan 14, 1986

    Jason faces off against Ben's hockey coach, who's teaching the boys to play dirty; Mike learns ballroom dancing.

  15. 15. Slice of Life II

    24m · Jan 21, 1986

    Maggie casually mentions to Jason that she might be pregnant; Mike acts as a weekend servant to Ben; and Carol wants to divorce her class-project husband.

  16. 16. The Seavers vs. the Cleavers

    24m · Jan 28, 1986

    The PTA head rejects the Seavers as dance chaperones.

  17. 17. Charity Begins at Home

    24m · Feb 18, 1986

    Ben gives Jason a very expensive birthday present, causing speculation on how he can possibly afford it.

  18. 18. Reputation

    24m · Feb 25, 1986

    Mike writes test answers on his shoe soles.

  19. 19. The Anniversary That Never Was

    24m · Mar 4, 1986

    Maggie's assignment interferes with anniversary plans.

  20. 20. Be a Man

    24m · Mar 11, 1986

    Custodian Mike watches a wild party explode in his home.

  21. 21. Career Decision

    24m · May 6, 1986

    Reporter Maggie and psychiatrist Jason both face important career decisions.

  22. 22. Extra Lap

    24m · May 13, 1986

    Mike's practical-joker uncle Bob visits from the hereafter.