Growing Pains

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Episode 1

Aloha

1987-09-18 · 46m

The family is stranded in Maui. Ben videotapes Mike and Carol's Hawaiian romances.

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Episode 2

★ 5.0

Taking Care of Business

1987-09-22 · 25m

Mike uses double talk to sell stereos.

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Episode 3

★ 5.0

Not Necessarily the News

1987-09-29 · 25m

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.

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Episode 4

★ 5.0

Michaelgate

1987-10-06 · 25m

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

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Episode 5

★ 6.0

Big Brother is Not Watching

1987-10-13 · 24m

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

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Episode 6

★ 6.0

A Star is Born

1987-10-27 · 25m

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

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Episode 7

Gone But Not Forgotten

1987-11-03 · 25m

Burglars hit the Seaver home.

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Episode 8

Who's Zoomin' Who?

1987-11-10 · 25m

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

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Episode 9

This is Your Life

1987-11-17 · 25m

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.

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Episode 10

Broadway Bound

1987-11-24 · 25m

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

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Episode 11

The Scarlet Letter

1987-12-01 · 24m

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

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Episode 12

A Reason to Live

1987-12-08 · 25m

A troubled student named Jill volunteers to work on a school project with Mike and Boner. 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. But as it turns out, Jason is presently weighed down with a few self-pity issues of his own.

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Episode 13

Nasty Habits

1987-12-15 · 25m

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

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Episode 14

The Marrying Kind

1988-01-05 · 25m

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.

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Episode 15

State of the Union

1988-01-12 · 25m

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

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Episode 16

The Mom Who Knew Too Much

1988-01-26 · 25m

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

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Episode 17

Great Expectations

1988-02-09 · 24m

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

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Episode 18

Dance Fever (1)

1988-03-01 · 25m

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

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Episode 19

Dance Fever (2)

1988-03-02 · 25m

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.

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Episode 20

Bringing Up Baby

1988-03-09 · 24m

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.

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Episode 21

The Obscure Objects of Our Desire

1988-03-30 · 46m

Spring-cleaning breathes new life into the family's household objects, and each has a story to tell.

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Episode 22

How the West Was Won (1)

1988-04-20 · 25m

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

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Episode 23

How the West Was Won (2)

1988-04-26 · 25m

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

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Episode 24

Graduation Day

1988-05-04 · 25m

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

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