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Season 1

  • S01E01 Pilot

    • September 24, 1985
    • ABC (US)

    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.

  • S01E02 Springsteen

    • October 1, 1985
    • ABC (US)

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

  • S01E03 Jealousy

    • October 8, 1985
    • ABC (US)

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

  • S01E04 Carol's Article

    • October 15, 1985
    • ABC (US)

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

  • S01E05 Superdad!

    • October 29, 1985
    • ABC (US)

    Maggie accuses Jason of monopolizing the children.

  • S01E06 Mike's Madonna Story

    • November 5, 1985
    • ABC (US)

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

  • S01E07 Weekend Fantasy

    • November 12, 1985
    • ABC (US)

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

  • S01E08 Slice of Life

    • November 19, 1985
    • ABC (US)

    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.

  • S01E09 Carol's Crush

    • November 26, 1985
    • ABC (US)

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

  • S01E10 Dirt Bike

    • December 3, 1985
    • ABC (US)

    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.

  • S01E11 Standardized Test

    • December 5, 1985
    • ABC (US)

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

  • S01E12 A Christmas Story

    • December 10, 1985
    • ABC (US)

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

  • S01E13 The Love Song of M. Aaron Seaver

    • January 7, 1986
    • ABC (US)

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

  • S01E14 First Blood

    • January 14, 1986
    • ABC (US)

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

  • S01E15 Slice of Life II

    • January 21, 1986
    • ABC (US)

    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.

  • S01E16 The Seavers vs. the Cleavers

    • January 28, 1986
    • ABC (US)

    The PTA head rejects the Seavers as dance chaperones.

  • S01E17 Charity Begins at Home

    • February 18, 1986
    • ABC (US)

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

  • S01E18 Reputation

    • February 25, 1986
    • ABC (US)

    Mike writes test answers on his shoe soles.

  • S01E19 The Anniversary That Never Was

    • March 4, 1986
    • ABC (US)

    Maggie's assignment interferes with anniversary plans.

  • S01E20 Be a Man

    • March 11, 1986
    • ABC (US)

    Custodian Mike watches a wild party explode in his home.

  • S01E21 Career Decision

    • May 6, 1986
    • ABC (US)

    Reporter Maggie and psychiatrist Jason both face important career decisions.

  • S01E22 Extra Lap

    • May 13, 1986
    • ABC (US)

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

Season 2

  • S02E01 Jason and the Cruisers

    • September 30, 1986
    • ABC (US)

    Maggie plans a surprise reunion for Jason's college rock band.

  • S02E02 Fast Times at Dewey High

    • October 21, 1986
    • ABC (US)

    A new school year brings boredom, bullies, and romantic mix-ups.

  • S02E03 Long Day's Journey Into Night

    • October 28, 1986
    • ABC (US)

    A cheerleader befriends Carol solely to meet Mike.

  • S02E04 Call Me

    • November 11, 1986
    • ABC (US)

    Ben has been calling an X-rated phone service.

  • S02E05 Employee of the Month

    • November 18, 1986
    • ABC (US)

    Fired Mike hides the truth from his parents.

  • S02E06 Dream Lover

    • November 25, 1986
    • ABC (US)

    Carol spreads rumors about herself and a "hunk".

  • S02E07 Do You Believe in Magic?

    • December 2, 1986
    • ABC (US)

    A con man sells Mike a "magic" rock.

  • S02E08 Jason's Rib

    • December 9, 1986
    • ABC (US)

    A proposed school dress code puts Maggie and Jason at odds.

  • S02E09 The Kid

    • December 16, 1986
    • ABC (US)

    Ben invites a street girl home for the holidays.

  • S02E10 The Breakfast Club

    • January 6, 1987
    • ABC (US)

    Grounded liar Mike hears Maggie fibbing to her boss.

  • S02E11 Choices

    • January 13, 1987
    • ABC (US)

    Carol has the chance to skip a high-school grade.

  • S02E12 Higher Education

    • January 20, 1987
    • ABC (US)

    A girl raises a grade for Mike, then demands payment.

  • S02E13 Some Enchanted Evening

    • January 27, 1987
    • ABC (US)

    The winter formal causes opposite problems for Carol and Mike.

  • S02E14 Thank You, Willie Nelson

    • February 3, 1987
    • ABC (US)

    Maggie's quarreling parents come to visit the Seavers.

  • S02E15 Thank God It's Friday

    • February 10, 1987
    • ABC (US)

    Mike and his friends go to a college party and have to decide whether to use drugs or not.

  • S02E16 My Brother, Myself

    • February 24, 1987
    • ABC (US)

    Mike plays Cupid for smitten Ben and his baby sitter.

  • S02E17 Jimmy Durante Died for Your Sins

    • March 3, 1987
    • ABC (US)

    Carol wants to use radio-contest winnings on a nose job.

  • S02E18 Carnival

    • March 10, 1987
    • ABC (US)

    Maggie's busy schedule leaves Ben feeling neglected.

  • S02E19 The Awful Truth

    • March 17, 1987
    • ABC (US)

    A genealogy assignment unearths a dark family secret.

  • S02E20 Born Free

    • March 31, 1987
    • ABC (US)

    Airlines passengers Jason and Mike must deliver a baby.

  • S02E21 The Long Goodbye

    • May 5, 1987
    • ABC (US)

    Maggie wants Jason to fire the elderly handyman he hired to fix the furnace, but he refuses because the man is a friend.

  • S02E22 Confidentially Yours

    • May 19, 1987
    • ABC (US)

    Jason knows the editor offering Maggie a dream job is a notorious womanizer.

Season 3

  • S03E01 Aloha (1)

    • September 18, 1987
    • ABC (US)

    The family is stranded in Maui.

  • S03E02 Aloha (2)

    • September 18, 1987
    • ABC (US)

    Ben videotapes Mike and Carol's Hawaiian romances.

  • S03E03 Taking Care of Business

    • September 22, 1987
    • ABC (US)

    Mike uses double talk to sell stereos.

  • S03E04 Not Necessarily the News

    • September 29, 1987
    • ABC (US)

    The family scrambles to help find an out-of-work Maggie a job after she turns into Super Mom, preparing oversize meals and assigning new chores.

  • S03E05 Michaelgate

    • October 6, 1987
    • ABC (US)

    Mike is unaware that he's been nominated for student-body president because he's "a sure loser."

  • S03E06 Big Brother is Not Watching

    • October 13, 1987
    • ABC (US)

    Ben asks Carol's advice on getting a new bike from their parents.

  • S03E07 A Star is Born

    • October 27, 1987
    • ABC (US)

    A star is born when Mike lands a leading role in the school play opposite the lovely Monica.

  • S03E08 Gone But Not Forgotten

    • November 3, 1987
    • ABC (US)

    Burglars hit the Seaver home.

  • S03E09 Who's Zoomin' Who?

    • November 10, 1987
    • ABC (US)

    Bobby's annoying habits make Carol look elsewhere for the man of her dreams -- just in time for her to notice a new student.

  • S03E10 This is Your Life

    • November 17, 1987
    • ABC (US)

    During a tonsillectomy, Ben has an out-of-body experience, dreaming that he escapes with a friendly cabbie, only to find a new Ben has replaced him at home.

  • S03E11 Broadway Bound

    • November 24, 1987
    • ABC (US)

    After their success in the school play, Mike and Monica set their sights on a Broadway audition for "Our Town."

  • S03E12 The Scarlet Letter

    • December 1, 1987
    • ABC (US)

    An unearned "A" makes Carol doubt her academic record.

  • S03E13 A Reason to Live

    • December 8, 1987
    • ABC (US)

    A troubled student named Jill (Kellie Overbey) volunteers to work on a school project with Mike (Kirk Cameron) and Boner (Josh Andrew Koenig). This, however, is a subterfuge: Jill has been contemplating suicide due to some very serious problems at home, and she hopes to get some free counseling from Mike's psychiatrist dad Jason (Alan Thicke). But as it turns out, Jason is presently weighed down with a few self-pity issues of his own.

  • S03E14 Nasty Habits

    • December 15, 1987
    • ABC (US)

    Maggie and Jason try to keep Mike in his room to complete an English paper, but Mike's mind is of course elsewhere.

  • S03E15 The Marrying Kind

    • January 5, 1988
    • ABC (US)

    Reason flies out the window when Bobby and his parents arrive at the Seavers' for dinner and a special announcement -- that Bobby and Carol are engaged.

  • S03E16 State of the Union

    • January 12, 1988
    • ABC (US)

    Maggie fumes over the many irritants that seem to be driving her and Jason apart -- until unexpected news sheds light on the situation.

  • S03E17 The Mom Who Knew Too Much

    • January 26, 1988
    • ABC (US)

    Maggie and Carol share confidences at the beauty salon, but later Carol learns to her chagrin that a secret isn't safe with Maggie.

  • S03E18 Great Expectations

    • February 9, 1988
    • ABC (US)

    A letter from the girl he met in Hawaii has Mike scheming to fly to Los Angeles to see her without his parents' knowing.

  • S03E19 Dance Fever (1)

    • March 1, 1988
    • ABC (US)

    At the school dance, Mike gets a girl and Carol gets raked over the coals. Meanwhile, Ben's adventure goes awry.

  • S03E20 Dance Fever (2)

    • March 2, 1988
    • ABC (US)

    Great expectations turn sour at the Dewey High dance after Mike hears Lydia's voice; and Ben and Stinky find themselves in a seedy diner eyeing a pinball machine that pays real money.

  • S03E21 Bringing Up Baby

    • March 9, 1988
    • ABC (US)

    The Seavers begin to make room for baby, relegating Ben to the guest quarters and making the others lament the changes bound to come. Meanwhile, Maggie grasps for a way to tell her boss she is pregnant.

  • S03E22 The Obscure Objects of Our Desire (1)

    • March 30, 1988
    • ABC (US)

    Spring-cleaning breathes new life into the family's household objects, and each has a story to tell (via flashbacks from past episodes).

  • S03E23 The Obscure Objects of Our Desire (2)

    • March 30, 1988
    • ABC (US)

    Household objects continue to recall occasions in the Seaver home.

  • S03E24 How the West Was Won (1)

    • April 20, 1988
    • ABC (US)

    Mike and Boner learn that Coach Lubbock has been fired, prompting them to organize a protest.

  • S03E25 How the West Was Won (2)

    • April 26, 1988
    • ABC (US)

    Jason, Carol, Mike and Boner are arrested in the demonstration over the dismissal of Coach Lubbock.

  • S03E26 Graduation Day

    • May 4, 1988
    • ABC (US)

    At Mike's high-school graduation, family members recall moments when it seemed like his graduation would never take place.

Season 4

  • S04E01 Fool for Love

    • October 19, 1988
    • ABC (US)

    Ben gets spooked at the prospect of asking a girl to a Halloween party; Jason becomes a disruptive force at Lamaze class.

  • S04E02 Birth of a Seaver

    • October 26, 1988
    • ABC (US)

    Maggie goes into labor on Ben's 12th birthday and Ben confesses to a patient at the hospital that he's already feeling crowded.

  • S04E03 Family Ties (1)

    • November 2, 1988
    • ABC (US)

    Mike has a showdown with Jason over his rights as an 18-year-old college student, and declares his freedom from parental rule.

  • S04E04 Family Ties (2)

    • November 9, 1988
    • ABC (US)

    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.

  • S04E05 Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?

    • November 16, 1988
    • ABC (US)
  • S04E06 Homecoming Queen

    • November 23, 1988
    • ABC (US)

    Carol is chosen for homecoming court.

  • S04E07 Nude Photos

    • November 30, 1988
    • ABC (US)

    Mike's photography course includes nude studies.

  • S04E08 Ben's First Kiss

    • December 7, 1988
    • ABC (US)

    Ben throws a party to get to know a girl.

  • S04E09 The Nanny

    • January 4, 1989
    • ABC (US)

    The Seavers hire a nanny for Chrissy.

  • S04E10 Mandingo

    • January 11, 1989
    • ABC (US)

    A travel snafu strands Julie with Mike.

  • S04E11 In Carol We Trust

    • January 18, 1989
    • ABC (US)

    Carol sneaks out of the house for a date.

  • S04E12 Mom of the Year

    • January 25, 1989
    • ABC (US)

    Maggie prepares her "Working Mother of the Year" acceptance speech.

  • S04E13 Semper Fidelis

    • February 1, 1989
    • ABC (US)

    Boner flunks out of college and joins the Marines.

  • S04E14 Feet of Clay

    • February 8, 1989
    • ABC (US)

    Maggie arranges for Ben to meet his favorite rock musician.

  • S04E15 Anniversary from Hell

    • February 15, 1989
    • ABC (US)

    Guests bicker at the Seavers' 20th-anniversary party.

  • S04E16 Fortunate Son

    • February 22, 1989
    • ABC (US)

    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.

  • S04E17 Double Standard

    • March 1, 1989
    • ABC (US)

    Jason punishes Carol and Ben unequally for the same offense when they are both caught after sneaking out for dates without permission.

  • S04E18 The Recruiter

    • March 15, 1989
    • ABC (US)

    Carol doesn't want to attend her parents' alma mater.

  • S04E19 Show Ninety -- Who Knew?

    • March 22, 1989
    • ABC (US)

    Jason intervenes when Mike gets bad grades in psychology.

  • S04E20 Second Chance

    • April 12, 1989
    • ABC (US)

    Carol's boyfriend is injured drinking and driving.

  • S04E21 The Looooove Boat (1)

    • April 26, 1989
    • ABC (US)

    Jason's mother plans to wed aboard a cruise ship.

  • S04E22 The Looooove Boat (2)

    • May 3, 1989
    • ABC (US)

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

Season 5

  • S05E01 Anger with Love

    • September 20, 1989
    • ABC (US)

    Maggie opposes Mike and Julie's wedding plans.

  • S05E02 Mike and Julie's Wedding

    • September 27, 1989
    • ABC (US)

    Julie and Mike suffer prenuptial jitters.

  • S05E03 Carol Meets the Real World

    • October 4, 1989
    • ABC (US)

    Jason tells Carol to get a job.

  • S05E04 Fish Bait

    • October 11, 1989
    • ABC (US)

    His drama teacher and classmates intimidate Mike.

  • S05E05 Teach Me

    • October 18, 1989
    • ABC (US)

    Carol brings a bogus boyfriend to a family party.

  • S05E06 Carol's Papers

    • October 25, 1989
    • ABC (US)

    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.

  • S05E07 Coughing Boy

    • November 1, 1989
    • ABC (US)

    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.

  • S05E08 The New Deal (1)

    • November 8, 1989
    • ABC (US)

    Jason gets a promising job offer.

  • S05E09 The New Deal (2)

    • November 15, 1989
    • ABC (US)

    Jason can't tell Maggie about the job offer.

  • S05E10 Paper Route

    • November 22, 1989
    • ABC (US)

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

  • S05E11 Five Grand

    • November 29, 1989
    • ABC (US)

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

  • S05E12 Carol's Promotion

    • December 6, 1989
    • ABC (US)

    Promoted at work, Carol decides against college.

  • S05E13 Ben and Mike's Excellent Adventure

    • December 13, 1989
    • ABC (US)

    Mike takes Ben girl chasing.

  • S05E14 The Triangle

    • January 3, 1990
    • ABC (US)

    Mike falls for his leading lady.

  • S05E15 The Return of the Triangle

    • January 10, 1990
    • ABC (US)

    David turns to Mike for help with Kate.

  • S05E16 The Home Show

    • January 17, 1990
    • ABC (US)

    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.

  • S05E17 Jason vs. Maggie

    • January 24, 1990
    • ABC (US)

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

  • S05E18 Mike, Kate and Julie

    • January 31, 1990
    • ABC (US)

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

  • S05E19 Mike the Teacher

    • February 7, 1990
    • ABC (US)

    Mike goes to work as a substitute teacher.

  • S05E20 Carol in Jail

    • February 14, 1990
    • ABC (US)

    Carol lands in jail after a minor traffic violation.

  • S05E21 Future Shock (a.k.a. Maggie's Dream)

    • February 21, 1990
    • ABC (US)

    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.

  • S05E22 Cheating (a.k.a. Ben Cheat's)

    • March 14, 1990
    • ABC (US)

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

  • S05E23 Mike the Director

    • March 21, 1990
    • ABC (US)

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

  • S05E24 Weekend at Mike's

    • April 4, 1990
    • ABC (US)

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

  • S05E25 Ben's Movie

    • April 25, 1990
    • ABC (US)

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

  • S05E26 Where There's a Will

    • May 2, 1990
    • ABC (US)

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

Season 6

  • S06E01 Mike's Choice

    • September 19, 1990
    • ABC (US)

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

  • S06E02 Midnight Cowboy

    • September 26, 1990
    • ABC (US)

    Mike is broke and homeless in New York City.

  • S06E03 Roommates

    • October 3, 1990
    • ABC (US)

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

  • S06E04 Daddy Mike

    • October 10, 1990
    • ABC (US)

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

  • S06E05 Ben's Sure Thing

    • October 17, 1990
    • ABC (US)

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

  • S06E06 Jason Flirts, Maggie Hurts

    • October 24, 1990
    • ABC (US)

    A flirty Jason gets jealous when Maggie turns the tables.

  • S06E07 Happy Halloween (1)

    • October 31, 1990
    • ABC (US)

    The Seavers spend a rainy Halloween night telling ghost stories.

  • S06E08 Happy Halloween (2)

    • October 31, 1990
    • ABC (US)
  • S06E09 Let's Go Europe (1)

    • November 7, 1990
    • ABC (US)

    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.

  • S06E10 Let's Go Europe (2)

    • November 14, 1990
    • ABC (US)

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

  • S06E11 Let's Go Europe (3)

    • November 28, 1990
    • ABC (US)

    Mike and Amy continue to bicker their way toward Paris.

  • S06E12 Divorce Story

    • December 5, 1990
    • ABC (US)

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

  • S06E13 The World According to Chrissy

    • December 19, 1990
    • ABC (US)

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

  • S06E14 How Could I Leave Her Behind?

    • January 2, 1991
    • ABC (US)

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

  • S06E15 Like Father, Like Son

    • January 9, 1991
    • ABC (US)

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

  • S06E16 Ben's Rap Group

    • January 23, 1991
    • ABC (US)

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

  • S06E17 Eddie, We Hardly Knew Ye

    • January 30, 1991
    • ABC (US)

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

  • S06E18 Maggie Seaver's: The Meaning of Life

    • February 6, 1991
    • ABC (US)

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

  • S06E19 All the World is a Stage

    • February 13, 1991
    • ABC (US)

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

  • S06E20 Not With My Carol You Don't

    • February 20, 1991
    • ABC (US)

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

  • S06E21 Meet the Seavers

    • March 6, 1991
    • ABC (US)

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

  • S06E22 Carol's Carnival

    • March 27, 1991
    • ABC (US)

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

  • S06E23 Home Schooling

    • April 17, 1991
    • ABC (US)

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

  • S06E24 Viva Las Vegas

    • April 24, 1991
    • ABC (US)

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

Season 7

  • S07E01 Back to School

    • September 18, 1991
    • ABC (US)

    Mike teaches at an urban high school.

  • S07E02 Stop, Luke, and Listen

    • September 25, 1991
    • ABC (US)

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

  • S07E03 In Vino Veritas

    • September 28, 1991
    • ABC (US)

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

  • S07E04 Paper Tigers

    • October 5, 1991
    • ABC (US)

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

  • S07E05 The Young and the Homeless

    • October 12, 1991
    • ABC (US)

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

  • S07E06 Jason Sings the Blues

    • October 19, 1991
    • ABC (US)

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

  • S07E07 The Kid's Still Got It

    • October 26, 1991
    • ABC (US)

    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 sent home with head lice.

  • S07E08 There Must Be a Pony

    • November 2, 1991
    • ABC (US)

    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.

  • S07E09 The Big Fix

    • November 9, 1991
    • ABC (US)

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

  • S07E10 Home Malone

    • November 14, 1991
    • ABC (US)

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

  • S07E11 Bad Day Cafe

    • November 23, 1991
    • ABC (US)

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

  • S07E12 B=MC2

    • November 30, 1991
    • ABC (US)

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

  • S07E13 It's Not Easy Being Green

    • December 21, 1991
    • ABC (US)

    Christmas brings anger and angst to the Seavers.

  • S07E14 The Call of the Wild

    • January 4, 1992
    • ABC (US)

    Penniless Mike schemes to give Kate a skiing trip.

  • S07E15 Honest Abe

    • January 17, 1992
    • ABC (US)

    Luke's homeless friend steals a Seaver momento.

  • S07E16 Vicious Cycle

    • February 1, 1992
    • ABC (US)

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

  • S07E17 Ménage à Luke

    • February 8, 1992
    • ABC (US)

    A love triangle involves Ben, Luke and a classmate.

  • S07E18 The Five Fingers of Ben

    • February 22, 1992
    • ABC (US)

    Tired of being bullies, Ben takes karate lessons.

  • S07E19 Don't Go Changin'

    • February 29, 1992
    • ABC (US)

    Mike thinks his friend is a bad influence on Luke.

  • S07E20 The Truck Stops Here

    • March 21, 1992
    • ABC (US)

    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.

  • S07E21 Maggie's Brilliant Career

    • April 4, 1992
    • ABC (US)

    Maggie wants to fulfill a dream by climbing a mountain.

  • S07E22 The Wrath of Con Ed

    • April 11, 1992
    • ABC (US)

    A power failure causes dissensions in the Seaver household.

  • S07E23 The Last Picture Show (1)

    • April 25, 1992
    • ABC (US)

    Maggie is offered a plum job in Washington, D.C.

  • S07E24 The Last Picture Show (2)

    • April 25, 1992
    • ABC (US)

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

Additional Specials

  • SPECIAL 0x1 Unaired Pilot Scenes

    • ABC (US)

    Scenes from the Growing Pains original unaired pilot, which featured Elizabeth Ward as Carol Seaver, prior to the role being recast and given to Tracey Gold.

  • SPECIAL 0x2 Gag Reel

    • ABC (US)
  • SPECIAL 0x3 Seaver Family Reunion: S'mores and More

    • ABC (US)

    Created just for the Season One DVD, "Seaver Family Reunion: S'mores and More" brings together the first-season main cast with writer/producer Tim O'Donnell for a half-hour backyard campfire chat about the show, while they toast marshmallows and make s'mores.

  • SPECIAL 0x5 The Growing Pains Movie

    • November 25, 2000
    • ABC (US)

    This movie takes place eight years after the Growing Pains series finale where the Seavers are in their new house. Mike finally married and adopted children, all adopted from countries around the world. Mike is successful in advertising. Carol is a successful lawyer on Wall Street. Ben cleans out swimming pools. And Chrissy is a 17-year-old kid about to graduate from high school with a smoking habit that she stops at the end of the film. Maggie gets fired from her job as a press rep for a senator, and runs against him for the job at her grandchild's suggestion. Carol acts as her campaign manager where she first clashes with, then falls for, the single father running the opponent's campaign, which leads to confusion and chaos.

  • SPECIAL 0x6 Return of the Seavers

    • October 16, 2004
    • ABC (US)

    Now that Seaver children are out of the house, the Seaver parents, Jason and Maggie, attempt to sell their house, because they want to retire. They both have their own idea about what they want to do after the sale; Jason wants to buy an RV and travel the country, but Maggie wants to purchase an Italian villa. Ben is the real estate agent who is closing the sale, much to the delight of his new boss. Mike and Carol, however, are very much against it, and have both returned to the Seaver house, each with issues in their own lives that they are trying to sort out. On top of all this, Chrissy has also returned to the Seaver house, looking for a place to come to after having been evicted from her apartment.

  • SPECIAL 0x7 Larry King Live Reunion

    • ABC (US)

  • SPECIAL 0x8 E! True Hollywood Story Growing Pains

    • ABC (US)

  • SPECIAL 0x9 Growing Pains Cast Reunion

    • ABC (US)