Growing Pains

The misadventures of a family with a home business father and a journalist mother.

Cast:Alan Thicke , Joanna Kerns , Kirk Cameron , Jeremy Miller , Tracey Gold , Ashley Johnson , Andrew Koenig , Leonardo DiCaprio , Chelsea Noble , Jamie Abbott , K.C. Martel , Kirsten Dohring , Kelsey Dohring , Oliver Theess , Sam Anderson , Betty McGuire , Lisa Capps , Rachel Jacobs

0Season 1

S1.E0 ∙ Unaired Pilot

Tue, Sep 24, 1985

Jason and Maggie Seaver are raising three kids. So that Maggie can return to work as a newspaper reporter, Jason starts seeing his psychiatric patients at home and becomes the stay-at-home dad with teens Mike, Carol and Ben in tow.

1Season 1

S1.E1 ∙ Pilot

Tue, Sep 24, 1985

The upwardly mobile, suburban Seaver family experiences some growing pains when Maggie Seaver returns to work as a newspaper reporter, Jason Seaver moves his psychiatric practice into the home, and 15-year-old son Mike asks for more freedom and gets it.

2Season 1

S1.E2 ∙ Springsteen

Tue, Oct 1, 1985

Mike is mercilessly teased by his friends after he and Jason attend a Bruce Springsteen concert and a TV interviewer captures Jason's overzealous show of affection for his son.

3Season 1

S1.E3 ∙ Jealousy

Tue, Oct 8, 1985

Late hours and rapt attention to her newspaper work by Maggie convince her husband Jason that she's having an affair with her handsome co-worker.

4Season 1

S1.E4 ∙ Carol's Article

Tue, Oct 15, 1985

Maggie and Jason face the challenge of parenthood when daughter Carol tries to follow her mother's career as a reporter and sons Mike and Ben start gambling.

5Season 1

S1.E5 ∙ Superdad

Tue, Oct 29, 1985

Working mother Maggie Seaver begins to feel edged out of her children's lives and excluded from family affairs by none other than husband Jason.

6Season 1

S1.E6 ∙ Mike's Madonna Story

Tue, Nov 5, 1985

A Madonna-styled teenage seductress wreaks havoc in the Seaver household when she appears at their doorstep in some rather revealing clothing looking for Mike and plotting to make him her next seduction.

7Season 1

S1.E7 ∙ Weekend Fantasy

Tue, Nov 12, 1985

When Jason and Maggie leave Mike in charge for the weekend while they return to a romantic hide-away they found 15 years ago, they can't stop worrying about their children. Dennis Haysbert guest stars.

8Season 1

S1.E8 ∙ Slice of Life

Tue, Nov 19, 1985

Mike tries to convince his parents to provide him karate lessons to impress a girl. Ben attempts to get into a world record book, and Maggie and Jason take a compatibility test.

9Season 1

S1.E9 ∙ Carol's Crush

Tue, Nov 26, 1985

The 23-year-old son of family friends stays with the Seavers and 14-year-old Carol gets a crush on him and mistakenly believes he asked her for a date.

10Season 1

S1.E10 ∙ Dirt Bike

Tue, Dec 3, 1985

Ben sells his dreams to his sister Carol for a school research project. Mike disobeys his parents and rides a dirt bike, but gets injured in an accident.

11Season 1

S1.E11 ∙ Standardized Test

Thu, Dec 5, 1985

Jason and Maggie encounter a case of sibling rivalry between Carol and Mike, who's upset over his sister's higher scholastic achievements.

12Season 1

S1.E12 ∙ A Christmas Story

Tue, Dec 10, 1985

While the Seaver family prepares for Christmas, one of Jason's patients contemplates suicide by jumping down the Seaver chimney.

13Season 1

S1.E13 ∙ The Love Song of M. Aaron Seaver

Tue, Jan 7, 1986

The Seavers are depending on Mike for the annual bowling tournament against the Koosman Family, but are let down when Mike "Romeo" Seaver finds his "Juliet".

14Season 1

S1.E14 ∙ First Blood

Tue, Jan 14, 1986

After a fistfight with Ben's hockey coach, Jason is left with the task of explaining that fighting is not the way to get the job done, while Maggie endures the hardship of teaching Mike ballroom dancing.

15Season 1

S1.E15 ∙ Slice of Life II

Tue, Jan 21, 1986

Jason is ecstatic over the news that wife Maggie may be having another baby. Ben is pleased that brother Mike is his slave for the weekend and Carol is enchanted with Richie's romanticism.

16Season 1

S1.E16 ∙ The Seavers vs. the Cleavers

Tue, Jan 28, 1986

Jason and Maggie are displeased after being labeled unacceptable parents by prim P.T.A. member June Hinckley.

17Season 1

S1.E17 ∙ Charity Begins at Home

Tue, Feb 18, 1986

Sibling rivalry in the Seaver household sends Ben soliciting money from the neighbors so he can buy Jason an expensive birthday present.

18Season 1

S1.E18 ∙ Reputation

Tue, Feb 25, 1986

Mike is accused of cheating in school after receiving the highest grade in the class. Given his reputation as a goofball, can he convince Jason, Maggie or his teacher of his innocence?

19Season 1

S1.E19 ∙ The Anniversary That Never Was

Tue, Mar 4, 1986

Thanks to their children, Jason and Maggie have a whole day to spend together for their anniversary. But, all their plans end when Maggie is called away on assignment.

20Season 1

S1.E20 ∙ Be a Man

Tue, Mar 11, 1986

Everyone but Mike goes to visit Maggie's parents. But when they arrive, they discover that they are selling their house. Maggie offers to give the money they need to keep them from selling the house. But her dad is too proud and doesn't want anything from Jason. Mike decides to throw a party but when people whom he didn't invite show up, who in turn invite more people, things get out of hand.

21Season 1

S1.E21 ∙ Career Decision

Tue, May 6, 1986

Maggie and Jason both encounter career decisions that will affect one another; meanwhile, Mike makes a philosophical discovery when he's home sick.

22Season 1

S1.E22 ∙ Extra Lap

Tue, May 13, 1986

Nightmares involving his deceased Uncle Bob begin haunting Mike soon after the man's death.

1Season 2

S2.E1 ∙ Jason and the Cruisers

Tue, Sep 30, 1986

When Jason starts to feel old, Maggie decides to surprise him with a reunion of his former band The Wild Hots.

2Season 2

S2.E2 ∙ Fast Times at Dewey High

Tue, Oct 21, 1986

On the first day of school, Mike finds himself with two dates to the school dance; Ben is intimidated by a school bully; Carol is bored with her classes.

3Season 2

S2.E3 ∙ Long Day's Journey Into Night

Tue, Oct 28, 1986

Carol is excited when one of the most popular girls in school starts hanging around with her. However, it becomes evident that she is only after one thing- Mike.

4Season 2

S2.E4 ∙ Call Me

Tue, Nov 11, 1986

Maggie and Jason recall how Ben got himself into hot water by calling a pornographic hotline and then lying by putting the blame on a neighborhood kid for giving out the number.

5Season 2

S2.E5 ∙ Employee of the Month

Tue, Nov 18, 1986

Maggie and Jason allow Mike to take a job at World of Burgers to prove he's ready for the responsibility of a car. When Mike gets fired, he can't bring himself to tell his parents.

6Season 2

S2.E6 ∙ Dream Lover

Tue, Nov 25, 1986

Carol tutors the captain of the varsity football team, and is insulted that her parents trust them to be alone in her room, so she starts a rumor about herself.

7Season 2

S2.E7 ∙ Do You Believe in Magic?

Tue, Dec 2, 1986

After being conned out of $10 by Mike, Carol and Ben, along with the help of Jason and Maggie, hatch an elaborate scheme to recoup their money.

8Season 2

S2.E8 ∙ Jason's Rib

Tue, Dec 9, 1986

Maggie feels belittled by Jason when they disagree about a school dress code.

9Season 2

S2.E9 ∙ The Kid

Tue, Dec 16, 1986

Ben brings a homeless girl home for Christmas dinner, and Jason thinks the family should try to help her, but Maggie is worried.

10Season 2

S2.E10 ∙ The Breakfast Club

Tue, Jan 6, 1987

Maggie insists that Mike be grounded for lying and then is caught in a lie of her own. Jason suggests that in order to teach Mike a lesson Maggie should ground herself, and she agrees. Meanwhile, Carol accompanies Jason to Atlantic City so concert tickets from Maggie's parents don't go to waste.

11Season 2

S2.E11 ∙ Choices

Tue, Jan 13, 1987

Maggie is thrilled when Carol is offered a chance to skip a grade in school, but then discovers that she may have sent her daughter the wrong message about her own life choices.

12Season 2

S2.E12 ∙ Higher Education

Tue, Jan 20, 1987

Mike is blackmailed by a girl who helped change his grade on an English test so he'd be allowed to go on a ski trip; Jason and Maggie have colds, and Carol runs the house a little too well for Jason's liking.

13Season 2

S2.E13 ∙ Some Enchanted Evening

Tue, Jan 27, 1987

Carol is eager for Bobby to invite her to the Dewey High winter formal, but he doesn't seem interested. Meanwhile, Mike has three girls courting him to be their date for the dance.

14Season 2

S2.E14 ∙ Thank You, Willie Nelson

Tue, Feb 3, 1987

When Carol has a slumber party, Ben and Mike can't resist scaring her friends; meanwhile, Maggie and Jason try to keep peace between her parents who've just made a dramatic lifestyle change.

15Season 2

S2.E15 ∙ Thank God It's Friday

Tue, Feb 10, 1987

While the rest of the Seavers spend the evening at home watching TV, Mike and his pals Eddie and Boner get invited to a party where cocaine is offered.

16Season 2

S2.E16 ∙ My Brother, Myself

Tue, Feb 24, 1987

When Ben hits puberty he gets advice from Mike and tries to hit on his babysitter; Maggie and Jason go on a date.

17Season 2

S2.E17 ∙ Jimmy Durante Died for Your Sins

Tue, Mar 3, 1987

Carol is determined to get a nose job even without her parents' permission, and Mike is surprised when he finds out his teasing may be responsible.

18Season 2

S2.E18 ∙ Carnival

Tue, Mar 10, 1987

Maggie feels guilty about not spending enough time with Ben, so she helps organize his school carnival, and doesn't notice that Ben feels more neglected than before.

19Season 2

S2.E19 ∙ The Awful Truth

Tue, Mar 17, 1987

When Ben must research his family's history for a school project, he uncovers evidence that both his mother and father have been divorced.

20Season 2

S2.E20 ∙ Born Free

Tue, Mar 31, 1987

None of his father's lectures on the value of an education seem to effect Mike until he talks to a distraught expectant father; meanwhile, Jason delivers the baby -30,000 feet up. Dan Lauria ("The Wonder Years") guest stars.

21Season 2

S2.E21 ∙ The Long Goodbye

Tue, May 5, 1987

When the furnace needs to be repaired, Jason insists on using Jimmy, their handyman, but Maggie feels he's too old. Then as things around the house start to fall apart it appears it's Jimmy's fault and Maggie insists that Jason let him go.

22Season 2

S2.E22 ∙ Confidentially Yours

Tue, May 19, 1987

Maggie's offered a job so she and Jason goes out with the man and his wife. But when his wife arrives, she's shocked to see Jason. It seems she's been seeing Jason and using her maiden name. It seems her husband has ulterior motives for wanting to hire Maggie but because doctor-patient confidentiality Jason can't say anything.

1Season 3

S3.E1 ∙ Aloha: Part 1

Fri, Sep 18, 1987

Jason faces a near mutiny situation by his unhappy family when the vacationing Seavers are stranded on a rented boat miles from the shores of Maui. (Part 1 of 2)

2Season 3

S3.E2 ∙ Aloha: Part 2

Fri, Sep 18, 1987

Romance and relationships are highlighted as the Seaver family continues their vacation in the tropical paradise of Maui. (Part 2 of 2)

3Season 3

S3.E3 ∙ Taking Care of Business

Tue, Sep 22, 1987

Morals and friendships are tested when Mike takes a job at a stereo store managed by a notorious troublemaker from his past.

4Season 3

S3.E4 ∙ Not Necessarily the News

Tue, Sep 29, 1987

After being turned down for a job again and again, Maggie thinks she wasn't meant to have a career. Maybe, she should just stay home and cook meals for the family.

5Season 3

S3.E5 ∙ Michaelgate

Tue, Oct 6, 1987

Scandal erupts at Dewey High School after class clown Mike Seaver is nominated for high school student body president.

6Season 3

S3.E6 ∙ Big Brother's Not Watching

Tue, Oct 13, 1987

Mike's influence with Ben is threatened when Carol helps Ben manipulate their parents to help with the cost of a new bike.

7Season 3

S3.E7 ∙ A Star Is Born

Tue, Oct 27, 1987

When the girl he likes is chosen as leading lady in the high school play, Mike Seaver auditions for leading man--and wins the part. He knows nothing about acting and can't recall his lines, but he loves rehearsing the kissing scenes.

8Season 3

S3.E8 ∙ Gone But Not Forgotten

Tue, Nov 3, 1987

Burglars ransack the Seaver home and, more than just material belongings, steal the family's most valuable possession--their sense of safety and security.

9Season 3

S3.E9 ∙ Who's Zoomin' Who?

Tue, Nov 10, 1987

The road to romance gets a little rocky for Carol Seaver and her boyfriend Bobby when her head is turned by a handsome new student. Brad PItt guest stars.

10Season 3

S3.E10 ∙ This Is Your Life

Tue, Nov 17, 1987

When Jason Seaver tells Ben to face his tonsillectomy like a Seaver, Ben is ready to give up his family membership. Under anesthetic, he dreams that he's been replaced by a new, improved Ben.

11Season 3

S3.E11 ∙ Broadway Bound

Tue, Nov 24, 1987

After starring in last year's hit play at Dewey High School, Mike Seaver decides to skip the auditions for this year's production and head straight for Broadway stardom.

12Season 3

S3.E12 ∙ The Scarlet Letter

Tue, Dec 1, 1987

When Carol Seaver turns in an exam paper that she bluffed her way through because she didn't study and gets an A+ on it, she has serious doubts about the importance of grades and education.

13Season 3

S3.E13 ∙ A Reason to Live

Tue, Dec 8, 1987

Jason Seaver feels dispirited and useless until he meets a sad, scruffy young girl who needs his help.

14Season 3

S3.E14 ∙ Nasty Habits

Tue, Dec 15, 1987

Mike will do anything to put off doing his English paper, so Jason tries a bit of reverse psychology to motivate his son.

15Season 3

S3.E15 ∙ The Marrying Kind

Tue, Jan 5, 1988

Jason and Maggie are shocked when Carol announces her engagement to Bobby.

16Season 3

S3.E16 ∙ State of the Union

Tue, Jan 12, 1988

Jason and Maggie drift further apart when Maggie's new job demands more and more of her time.

17Season 3

S3.E17 ∙ The Mom Who Knew Too Much

Tue, Jan 26, 1988

Carol is furious with Maggie after she tells Jason one of Carol's most intimate secrets.

18Season 3

S3.E18 ∙ Great Expectations

Tue, Feb 9, 1988

When Mike learns that Melia, his Hawaiian romance, is going to be in California for a convention, he schemes to fly out to see her without his parents' knowledge with help from Carol and Ben.

19Season 3

S3.E19 ∙ Dance Fever: Part 1

Tue, Mar 1, 1988

Jason and Maggie chaperone a high school dance attended by Carol and Mike, and Ben goes in search of his manhood. (Part 1 of 2)

20Season 3

S3.E20 ∙ Dance Fever: Part 2

Wed, Mar 2, 1988

Jason and Maggie compete to see which of them is the better disc jockey at a high school dance; Ben continues his quest for manhood; Mike discovers he has values, and Carol learns to think for herself... Second of a two-part episode.

21Season 3

S3.E21 ∙ Bringing Up Baby

Wed, Mar 9, 1988

Pregnant, tired and overworked, Maggie tries to muster the courage to tell her boss that she's having a baby. Meanwhile, the Seaver children try to understand why they weren't consulted about this baby who's sure to change their lives.

22Season 3

S3.E22 ∙ The Obscure Objects of Our Desire: Part 1

Wed, Mar 30, 1988

The Seaver children clean up the house in order to make money from a garage sale, at Jason's suggestion. Various of the collected items reminisce about their past, introducing clips from previous shows.

23Season 3

S3.E23 ∙ The Obscure Objects of Our Desire: Part 2

Wed, Mar 30, 1988

24Season 3

S3.E24 ∙ How the West Was Won: Part 1

Tue, Apr 26, 1988

Coach Lubbock's contract is up at the end of the semester, and Mike decides to help him out by organizing a strike to keep him at Dewey High School. (Part 1 of 2)

25Season 3

S3.E25 ∙ How the West Was Won: Part 2

Wed, Apr 27, 1988

After staging a sit-in to protest the firing of his favorite teacher, Coach Lubbock, Mike is suspended from school and the coach refuses to talk to him--blaming him for all his problems. (Part 2 of 2)

26Season 3

S3.E26 ∙ Graduation Day

Wed, May 4, 1988

Mike's graduation stirs memories from his proud parents, who recall his birth and first day of school. Carol loses her long-standing bet that her brother will never graduate.

1Season 4

S4.E1 ∙ Fool for Love

Wed, Oct 19, 1988

Ben works up the courage to ask a girl to a Halloween party.

2Season 4

S4.E2 ∙ Birth of a Seaver

Wed, Oct 26, 1988

Maggie goes into labor on Ben's Birthday, and she gives birth to a baby girl, meanwhile Ben wanders around the hospital and befriends an old patient named Chris. At the end Ben names his baby sister Christina.

3Season 4

S4.E3 ∙ Family Ties: Part 1

Wed, Nov 2, 1988

In a showdown over his rights as an 18-year-old college student who is too old to play by the house rules established when he was a child, Mike moves out of the house and into his car.

4Season 4

S4.E4 ∙ Family Ties: Part 2

Wed, Nov 9, 1988

Mike converts the storage space above the garage into an apartment. In so doing, he must choose whether he wants to be tenant or family member. Second of a two-part episode.

5Season 4

S4.E5 ∙ Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?

Wed, Nov 16, 1988

Jason sends his mother on a cruise to get her mind off her dead husband, but when she returns with a fiancé in tow, Jason finds it hard to accept the man who will "replace" his father.

6Season 4

S4.E6 ∙ Homecoming Queen

Wed, Nov 23, 1988

Carol is shocked to learn she is among the nominees for homecoming queen.

7Season 4

S4.E7 ∙ Nude Photos

Wed, Nov 30, 1988

A photography course in college requires Mike to take a nude photo for an assignment.

8Season 4

S4.E8 ∙ Ben's First Kiss

Wed, Dec 7, 1988

Ben wants to score a date with a classmate who is not allowed to date. He throws himself a spontaneous birthday party at home and invites her. With help from Mike and Carol, they concoct a scheme to make it all happen.

9Season 4

S4.E9 ∙ The Nanny

Wed, Jan 4, 1989

When Maggie returns to work after her maternity leave, Jason hires a pretty young co-ed to be a nanny, but Maggie starts to feel threatened and wants her fired.

10Season 4

S4.E10 ∙ Mandingo

Wed, Jan 11, 1989

A trip to Martha's Vineyard goes wrong when Mike and Julie are the only ones who make the ferry, and they end up alone together for the night.

11Season 4

S4.E11 ∙ In Carol We Trust

Wed, Jan 18, 1989

Carol gets away with her late-night return home from the library where she met a guy but the next night, her date with the guy ends poorly when her parents come home early. MATTHEW PERRY guest stars.

12Season 4

S4.E12 ∙ Mom of the Year

Wed, Jan 25, 1989

Maggie is set to receive a prestigious award from a local women's group only to be called out to cover a garbage strike instead. Meanwhile, Carol tries dating a guy 11 years her senior.

13Season 4

S4.E13 ∙ Semper Fidelis

Wed, Feb 1, 1989

Mike gets upset at Boner after he decides to drop out of college to join the Marines.

14Season 4

S4.E14 ∙ Feet of Clay

Wed, Feb 8, 1989

Maggie arranges a meeting between Ben and his favourite rock star who turns out to be a disappointment in reality.

15Season 4

S4.E15 ∙ Anniversary from Hell

Wed, Feb 15, 1989

Jason and Maggie are in for a surprise when an anniversary party is planned without their knowledge. As things get out of hand, desserts start flying.

16Season 4

S4.E16 ∙ Fortunate Son

Wed, Feb 22, 1989

Mike discovers that his new boss is a bigot.

17Season 4

S4.E17 ∙ Double Standard

Wed, Mar 1, 1989

Charges of sexism are heard when Jason and Maggie dole out punishments to the kids according to gender. Meanwhile, Mike keeps a new relationship a secret.

18Season 4

S4.E18 ∙ The Recruiter

Wed, Mar 15, 1989

Carol tries to fail in her interview for Boston College, her parents' alma mater, because she doesn't want to go there. Mike helps her by hiring someone to play her dad for the interview.

19Season 4

S4.E19 ∙ Show Ninety: Who Knew?

Wed, Mar 22, 1989

After Jason tries to help Mike with his psychology homework, both are surprised to find that Jason does even worse than his son.

20Season 4

S4.E20 ∙ Second Chance

Wed, Apr 12, 1989

Carol disobeys Maggie and Jason by sneaking out to a bar with her college-age boyfriend Sandy. She learns a valuable lesson when Sandy gets into an accident and ends up in the hospital.

21Season 4

S4.E21 ∙ The Looooove Boat: Part 1

Wed, Apr 26, 1989

Wally and Irma invite everyone to a cruise wedding on the same ship they first met on, but the trip is marred by fighting and arguing. First of a two-part episode.

22Season 4

S4.E22 ∙ The Looooove Boat: Part 2

Wed, May 3, 1989

Jason apologizes to everyone, and Irma and Wally are married. Meanwhile, Mike and Julie reveal their secret relationship and Mike makes a surprise announcement. Second of a two-part episode.

1Season 5

S5.E1 ∙ Anger with Love

Wed, Sep 20, 1989

Maggie and Jason try to convince Mike and Julie that getting married is a bad idea.

2Season 5

S5.E2 ∙ Mike and Julie's Wedding

Wed, Sep 27, 1989

As the big day approaches, Mike begins to have doubts about getting married to Julie.

3Season 5

S5.E3 ∙ Carol Meets the Real World

Wed, Oct 4, 1989

When Carol's college plans are temporarily dashed, she takes an unexpected turn into the work force.

4Season 5

S5.E4 ∙ Fish Bait

Wed, Oct 11, 1989

Mike is excited about starting a new acting class only to run into an arrogant teacher with "artistic" ideas about acting. Noah Blake guest stars.

5Season 5

S5.E5 ∙ Teach Me

Wed, Oct 18, 1989

Feeling under pressure from her family to start dating again, Carol pretends that an older man from her office named Big Al is her new boyfriend.

6Season 5

S5.E6 ∙ Carol's Papers

Wed, Oct 25, 1989

Ben is in hot water at home for selling Carol's old term papers at Dewey High and for making a date with a seductive 18 year old woman.

7Season 5

S5.E7 ∙ Coughing Boy

Wed, Nov 1, 1989

Mike gets his first TV role - an ill-fated cop in a primetime drama.

8Season 5

S5.E8 ∙ The New Deal: Part 1

Wed, Nov 8, 1989

Important new career opportunities force Jason and Maggie to reconsider their working arrangement: she at the office and he at home.

9Season 5

S5.E9 ∙ The New Deal: Part 2

Wed, Nov 15, 1989

Jason is convinced that Maggie will not allow him to accept his job offer. Mike helps Ben throw a party.

10Season 5

S5.E10 ∙ Paper Route

Wed, Nov 22, 1989

Mike takes on a paper route but ends up pawning it off Ben for a cut of the action.

11Season 5

S5.E11 ∙ Five Grand

Wed, Nov 29, 1989

The Seaver kids inherit $5,000 each from their grand parents.

12Season 5

S5.E12 ∙ Carol's Promotion

Wed, Dec 6, 1989

Carol contemplates leaving college after getting a job promotion at work.

13Season 5

S5.E13 ∙ Ben and Mike's Excellent Adventure

Wed, Dec 13, 1989

Mike, Ben and Eddie follow a group of girls all night.

14Season 5

S5.E14 ∙ The Triangle

Wed, Jan 3, 1990

Mike falls for his co-star Kate during rehearsals for their upcoming play.

15Season 5

S5.E15 ∙ The Return of the Triangle

Wed, Jan 10, 1990

Mike confesses his love for Kate to her boyfriend and receives two black eyes.

16Season 5

S5.E16 ∙ The Home Show

Wed, Jan 17, 1990

The Seavers rush to throw a charity party after the event is moved forward a day.

17Season 5

S5.E17 ∙ Jason vs. Maggie

Wed, Jan 24, 1990

Jason and Maggie fight over whether Ben should be allowed to get his ear pierced.

18Season 5

S5.E18 ∙ Mike, Kate and Julie

Wed, Jan 31, 1990

Mike turns to his ex-girlfriend Julie while out on a Valentines day date with Kate.

19Season 5

S5.E19 ∙ Mike, the Teacher

Wed, Feb 7, 1990

Mike agrees to be a substitute teacher and gets assigned to his former school. Chrissy learns a bad word at home.

20Season 5

S5.E20 ∙ Carol in Jail

Wed, Feb 14, 1990

Carol spends some time behind bars after Mike's car door strikes a police officer.

21Season 5

S5.E21 ∙ Future Shock

Wed, Feb 21, 1990

Ben's curfew violations have Maggie contemplating how Chrissy will behave.

22Season 5

S5.E22 ∙ Cheating

Wed, Mar 14, 1990

Ben is forced to make an important decision when he has to choose between cheating on his upcoming science exam or trying to actually study for it.

23Season 5

S5.E23 ∙ Mike the Director

Wed, Mar 21, 1990

Mike doubts his eye for talent as a director and an actor after being critical of an actress that everyone else thinks gave a wonderful performance.

24Season 5

S5.E24 ∙ Weekend at Mike's

Wed, Apr 4, 1990

The Seavers discover they have termites and they move in temporary with Mike.

25Season 5

S5.E25 ∙ Ben's Movie

Wed, Apr 25, 1990

Ben shoots a movie in his backyard for school but the film subject has Maggie worried.

26Season 5

S5.E26 ∙ Where There's a Will

Wed, May 2, 1990

Jason inherits his late uncle's cabin.

1Season 6

S6.E1 ∙ Mike's Choice

Wed, Sep 19, 1990

Mike wants to drop out of college to pursue his acting career much to the distress of Jason and Maggie who try to talk him out of it.

2Season 6

S6.E2 ∙ Midnight Cowboy

Wed, Sep 26, 1990

Mike struggles to find an affordable place after leaving home to pursue acting full time. Maggie gives a blank cheque to spends as she pleases.

3Season 6

S6.E3 ∙ Roommates

Wed, Oct 3, 1990

Mike and Carol move into an apartment together. Jason and Maggie come up with a plan to get the kids to move back in with them.

4Season 6

S6.E4 ∙ Daddy Mike

Wed, Oct 10, 1990

Mike goes to a meeting for single parents with Eddie and becomes infatuated with a single mom, but soon he starts to feel guilty about lying to her about being a father.

5Season 6

S6.E5 ∙ Ben's Sure Thing

Wed, Oct 17, 1990

Ben dates a girl he doesn't really like because his friends believe the lies he told them about her which give him a new popularity.

6Season 6

S6.E6 ∙ Jason Flirts, Maggie Hurts

Wed, Oct 24, 1990

Mike catches his dad flirting with a younger woman at the gym and tells his mom.

7Season 6

S6.E7 ∙ Happy Halloween: Part 1

Wed, Oct 31, 1990

The Seavers spend Halloween at home, sharing scary stories.

8Season 6

S6.E8 ∙ Happy Halloween: Part 2

Wed, Oct 31, 1990

The Seavers' Halloween story marathon continues with Mike's all-too-close encounter with the beautiful teen-aged girl who came with his new car.

9Season 6

S6.E9 ∙ Let's Go Europe: Part 1

Wed, Nov 7, 1990

Mike gets a job as a travel agent and sells his parents a trip to Paris.

10Season 6

S6.E10 ∙ Let's Go Europe: Part 2

Wed, Nov 14, 1990

Mike and Amy head for Paris, but get detoured along the way.

11Season 6

S6.E11 ∙ Let's Go Europe: Part 3

Wed, Nov 28, 1990

Mike and Amy take a hot air balloon ride to Paris. Jason tries to cheer up Maggie as she recovers from her appendectomy in the hospital.

12Season 6

S6.E12 ∙ Divorce Story

Wed, Dec 5, 1990

Irma pretends to leave Wally after another argument. Jason acts as a mediator between his mother and Wally.

13Season 6

S6.E13 ∙ The World According to Chrissy

Wed, Dec 19, 1990

Maggie is concerned about Chrissy's mental health when she develops an imaginary friend.

14Season 6

S6.E14 ∙ How Could I Leave Her Behind?

Wed, Jan 2, 1991

Eddie arrives to Mike's dinner party with Kate as his date.

15Season 6

S6.E15 ∙ Like Father, Like Son

Wed, Jan 9, 1991

Jason and Mike participate in a communication seminar and discover their similarities.

16Season 6

S6.E16 ∙ Ben's Rap Group

Wed, Jan 23, 1991

Ben decides to manage a talented rap group and asks his dad to become his partner.

17Season 6

S6.E17 ∙ Eddie, We Hardly Knew Ye

Wed, Jan 30, 1991

Maggie learns her father is dying.

18Season 6

S6.E18 ∙ Maggie Seaver's: The Meaning of Life

Wed, Feb 6, 1991

Jason decides to take Maggie to Hawaii to help her deal with her fathers death.

19Season 6

S6.E19 ∙ All the World's a Stage

Wed, Feb 13, 1991

Jason tries to convince mike to go to college after learning his son is a singing waiter.

20Season 6

S6.E20 ∙ Not with My Carol You Don't

Wed, Feb 20, 1991

Jason decides to teach Carol a lesson about life by taking her to work with him.

21Season 6

S6.E21 ∙ Meet the Seavers

Wed, Mar 6, 1991

After Ben is busted for taking a drive in the car (being underage), he dreams that the Seaver residence is a TV sitcom set...with his life as the show, and with his entire family as the supporting cast. Said dream quickly turns very sour.

22Season 6

S6.E22 ∙ Carol's Carnival

Wed, Mar 27, 1991

Ben sets up Carol with his girlfriend's brother Brett in order to attend a carnival but Brett dumps Carol when he runs into his ex-girlfriend.

23Season 6

S6.E23 ∙ Home Schooling

Wed, Apr 17, 1991

Maggie teaches Ben at home after he is suspended.

24Season 6

S6.E24 ∙ Viva Las Vegas

Wed, Apr 24, 1991

Jason and Maggie jump to conclusions when Eddie elopes to Las Vegas with a hatcheck girl.

1Season 7

S7.E1 ∙ Back to School

Wed, Sep 18, 1991

Mike begins teaching remedial at an inner city community center. Chrissy dislikes kindergarten.

2Season 7

S7.E2 ∙ Stop, Luke and Listen

Wed, Sep 25, 1991

Mike tries to help when he learns that his best remedial student is homeless.

3Season 7

S7.E3 ∙ In vino veritas

Sat, Sep 28, 1991

A homeless remedial student comes under suspicion when Jason's wine collection starts to disappear.

4Season 7

S7.E4 ∙ Paper Tigers

Sat, Oct 5, 1991

Writing a newspaper column puts Maggie in competition with Jason. Ben tries to lose his new glasses.

5Season 7

S7.E5 ∙ The Young and the Homeless

Sat, Oct 12, 1991

Mike risks his television career to help Luke. Carol enjoys her new popularity at college.

6Season 7

S7.E6 ∙ Jason Sings the Blues

Sat, Oct 19, 1991

Mike, Ben and Luke are hard pressed to explain Jason's unusual behavior at his own psychiatry banquet.

7Season 7

S7.E7 ∙ The Kid's Still Got It

Sat, Oct 26, 1991

Maggie and Carol visit a health club; Mike and Jason find out that Chrissy has head lice.

8Season 7

S7.E8 ∙ There Must Be a Pony

Sat, Nov 2, 1991

Jason uses psychiatry when Chrissy refuses to go to bed. Luke achieves instant popularity in high school.

9Season 7

S7.E9 ∙ The Big Fix

Sat, Nov 9, 1991

Ben uses and hurts the vacuum cleaner Maggie's supposed to test for her column. She doesn't know what he did, so when it runs poorly, she prepares to blast the company for misleading advertising. Meanwhile, Luke lies about his life to a girl he wants to impress.

10Season 7

S7.E10 ∙ Home Malone

Sat, Nov 16, 1991

The Seavers go to Maggie's mom's house to get the place ready to be sold. Kate's moving to Florida, and hasn't seen the house, which is full of memories and her husband's presence, since Ed died.

11Season 7

S7.E11 ∙ Bad Day Cafe

Sat, Nov 23, 1991

Mike's skeptical when Luke's dad reappears wanting his son back. Ben pretends to be Luke so Mike can check the man out.

12Season 7

S7.E12 ∙ B=MC2

Sat, Nov 30, 1991

Ben wants to take a college entrance exam, and gets mad when he hears his dad make a disparaging remark about his intelligence. Carol's feelings for Dwight take a blow when she meets the young girl living at his place.

13Season 7

S7.E13 ∙ It's Not Easy Being Green

Sat, Dec 21, 1991

Jealous Mike follows Kate to a Jamaican shoot.

14Season 7

S7.E14 ∙ The Call of the Wild

Sat, Jan 4, 1992

Kate wants to go skiing, and Mike doesn't have the money. He finds a bargain - if twenty rooms are booked, the twenty-first is free. He gets Ben, Carol, Dwight, and Luke to go, and the others are supposed to be Ben's chess club. But, Ben takes the school rowdies instead.

15Season 7

S7.E15 ∙ Honest Abe

Sat, Jan 18, 1992

Luke's past and present lives collide when the Seavers throw a party for Luke's birthday and invite a friend from his days on the street.

16Season 7

S7.E16 ∙ Vicious Cycle

Sat, Feb 1, 1992

Jason and Maggie have no luck reining in Luke, so they put Mike in charge of disciplining him.

17Season 7

S7.E17 ∙ Menage a Luke

Sat, Feb 8, 1992

Ben and Luke fight over a girl at school. Chrissy tries to understand her parents' jobs.

18Season 7

S7.E18 ∙ The Five Fingers of Ben

Sat, Feb 22, 1992

Ben takes karate lessons to deal with a school bully.

19Season 7

S7.E19 ∙ Don't Go Changin'

Sat, Feb 29, 1992

Eddie drops by to visit Mike, and he hasn't changed a bit. His irresponsible ways don't exactly mesh with Mike's ideals for raising Luke. Ben makes a home movie for Carol, who's studying in London.

20Season 7

S7.E20 ∙ The Truck Stops Here

Sat, Mar 21, 1992

Luke's father returns to invite his son to join him on the road because he wants to get to know him better, but Luke is standoffish.

21Season 7

S7.E21 ∙ Maggie's Brilliant Career

Sat, Apr 4, 1992

Maggie tries to beat her fears by facing them - and ends up hanging off the side of a mountain.

22Season 7

S7.E22 ∙ The Wrath of Con Ed

Sat, Apr 11, 1992

Maggie and Jason get stuck in traffic after a city wide power failure. Ben is stuck at home babysitting Chrissy who is afraid of the dark.

23Season 7

S7.E23 ∙ The Last Picture Show: Part 1

Sat, Apr 25, 1992

Maggie gets a job offer she can't refuse. But, it will changes her whole families lives.

24Season 7

S7.E24 ∙ The Last Picture Show: Part 2

Sat, Apr 25, 1992

Mike proposes to Kate, realizing he wants someone to cook and clean when his mom moves, but she furiously turns him down. Maggie wants to refuse the job since Ben is against moving, but Mike talks to his little brother and they strike a deal.