Growing Pains

E01

Episode 1

Back to School

1991-09-18 · 24m

Mike teaches at an urban high school.

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E02

Episode 2

Stop, Luke, and Listen

1991-09-25 · 24m

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

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E03

Episode 3

In Vino Veritas

1991-09-28 · 24m

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

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E04

Episode 4

Paper Tigers

1991-10-05 · 24m

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

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E05

Episode 5

The Young and the Homeless

1991-10-12 · 24m

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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Episode 6

Jason Sings the Blues

1991-10-19 · 24m

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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Episode 7

The Kid's Still Got It

1991-10-26 · 24m

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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Episode 8

There Must Be a Pony

1991-11-02 · 24m

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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E09

Episode 9

The Big Fix

1991-11-09 · 24m

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

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E10

Episode 10

Home Malone

1991-11-14 · 24m

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

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Episode 11

Bad Day Cafe

1991-11-23 · 24m

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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Episode 12

B=MC²

1991-11-30 · 24m

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

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E13

Episode 13

It's Not Easy Being Green

1991-12-21 · 24m

Christmas brings anger and angst to the Seavers.

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Episode 14

The Call of the Wild

1992-01-04 · 24m

Penniless Mike schemes to give Kate a skiing trip.

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Episode 15

Honest Abe

1992-01-17 · 24m

Luke's homeless friend steals a Seaver momento.

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Episode 16

Vicious Cycle

1992-02-01 · 24m

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

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Episode 17

Ménage à Luke

1992-02-08 · 24m

A love triangle involves Ben, Luke and a classmate.

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Episode 18

The Five Fingers of Ben

1992-02-22 · 24m

Tired of being bullies, Ben takes karate lessons.

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Episode 19

Don't Go Changin'

1992-02-29 · 24m

Mike thinks his friend is a bad influence on Luke.

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Episode 20

The Truck Stops Here

1992-03-21 · 24m

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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Episode 21

Maggie's Brilliant Career

1992-04-04 · 24m

Maggie wants to fulfill a dream by climbing a mountain.

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Episode 22

The Wrath of Con Ed

1992-04-11 · 24m

A power failure causes dissensions in the Seaver household.

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Episode 23

The Last Picture Show

1992-04-25 · 48m

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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