Growing Pains

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  1. Pilot

  25m

  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.

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  2. Springsteen

  24m

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

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  3. Jealousy

  24m

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

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  4. Carol's Article

  24m

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

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  5. Superdad!

  24m

  Maggie accuses Jason of monopolizing the children.

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  6. Mike's Madonna Story

  24m

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

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  7. Weekend Fantasy

  24m

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

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  8. Slice of Life

  24m

  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.

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  9. Carol's Crush

  24m

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

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  10. Dirt Bike

  24m

  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.

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  11. Standardized Test

  24m

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

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  12. A Christmas Story

  24m

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

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  13. The Love Song of M. Aaron Seaver

  24m

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

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  14. First Blood

  24m

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

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  15. Slice of Life II

  24m

  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.

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  16. The Seavers vs. the Cleavers

  24m

  The PTA head rejects the Seavers as dance chaperones.

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  17. Charity Begins at Home

  24m

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

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  18. Reputation

  24m

  Mike writes test answers on his shoe soles.

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  19. The Anniversary That Never Was

  24m

  Maggie's assignment interferes with anniversary plans.

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  20. Be a Man

  24m

  Custodian Mike watches a wild party explode in his home.

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  21. Career Decision

  24m

  Reporter Maggie and psychiatrist Jason both face important career decisions.

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  22. Extra Lap

  24m

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

Cast

Alan Thicke

Jason Seaver

Joanna Kerns

Maggie Seaver

Kirk Cameron

Mike Seaver

Tracey Gold

Carol Seaver

Jeremy Miller

Ben Seaver

Ashley Johnson

Chrissy Seaver

Leonardo DiCaprio

Luke Brower