Growing Pains

Growing Pains

1985
Growing Pains
Growing Pains

Growing Pains

6.6 | TV-G | en | Comedy

Fatherhood has taken on a whole new meaning for Jason Seaver, who has assumed the chores of cooking, cleaning and minding the kids so that his wife, Maggie, can pursue a career in journalism after spending 15 years as a housewife.

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EP24  The Last Picture Show (2)
Apr. 25,1992
The Last Picture Show (2)

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

EP23  The Last Picture Show (1)
Apr. 25,1992
The Last Picture Show (1)

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

EP22  The Wrath of Con Ed
Apr. 11,1992
The Wrath of Con Ed

A power failure causes dissensions in the Seaver household.

EP21  Maggie's Brilliant Career
Apr. 04,1992
Maggie's Brilliant Career

Maggie wants to fulfill a dream by climbing a mountain.

EP20  The Truck Stops Here
Mar. 21,1992
The Truck Stops Here

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.

EP19  Don't Go Changin'
Feb. 29,1992
Don't Go Changin'

Mike thinks his friend is a bad influence on Luke.

EP18  The Five Fingers of Ben
Feb. 22,1992
The Five Fingers of Ben

Tired of being bullies, Ben takes karate lessons.

EP17  Ménage à Luke
Feb. 08,1992
Ménage à Luke

A love triangle involves Ben, Luke and a classmate.

EP16  Vicious Cycle
Feb. 01,1992
Vicious Cycle

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

EP15  Honest Abe
Jan. 17,1992
Honest Abe

Luke's homeless friend steals a Seaver momento.

EP14  The Call of the Wild
Jan. 04,1992
The Call of the Wild

Penniless Mike schemes to give Kate a skiing trip.

EP13  It's Not Easy Being Green
Dec. 21,1991
It's Not Easy Being Green

Christmas brings anger and angst to the Seavers.

EP12  B=MC2
Nov. 30,1991
B=MC2

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

EP11  Bad Day Cafe
Nov. 23,1991
Bad Day Cafe

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

EP10  Home Malone
Nov. 14,1991
Home Malone

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

EP9  The Big Fix
Nov. 09,1991
The Big Fix

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

EP8  There Must Be a Pony
Nov. 02,1991
There Must Be a Pony

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.

EP7  The Kid's Still Got It
Oct. 26,1991
The Kid's Still Got It

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.

EP6  Jason Sings the Blues
Oct. 19,1991
Jason Sings the Blues

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

EP5  The Young and the Homeless
Oct. 12,1991
The Young and the Homeless

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

EP4  Paper Tigers
Oct. 05,1991
Paper Tigers

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

EP3  In vino veritas
Sep. 28,1991
In vino veritas

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

EP2  Stop, Luke, and Listen
Sep. 25,1991
Stop, Luke, and Listen

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

EP1  Back to School
Sep. 18,1991
Back to School

Mike teaches at an urban high school.

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6.6 | TV-G | en | Comedy
Synopsis

Fatherhood has taken on a whole new meaning for Jason Seaver, who has assumed the chores of cooking, cleaning and minding the kids so that his wife, Maggie, can pursue a career in journalism after spending 15 years as a housewife.

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Cast

Alan Thicke , Joanna Kerns , Kirk Cameron

Director

Neal Marlens

Producted By

Warner Bros. Television , Guntzelman-Sullivan-Marshall Productions

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