Growing Pains
Growing Pain revolves around the Seaver family of Long Island, New York. Dr. Jason Seaver (Alan Thicke), the patriarch, is a psychiatrist who begins working from home when his wife, Maggie Malone (Joanna Kerns), goes back to work as a reporter. The Seaver family also includes three very unique kids, including troublemaker Mike (Kirk Cameron), honors student Carol (Tracey Gold), and rambunctious Ben (Jeremy Miller).
Genre: Comedy, Family
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Episode 22
The Looooove Boat (2)
aired: Wed, May 3, 1989
Jason tries to patch things up with his mother and gives her his blessing to marry Wally. Meanwhile, Mike also patches things up with Julie and even proposes to her. When he breaks the news to his family, they do not take it well at all, as they were not even aware that the two were an item.
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Episode 21
The Looooove Boat (1)
aired: Wed, Apr 26, 1989
Jason's mother, Irma, and her boyfriend, Wally, invite the family on a cruise where they intend to wed. Irma quickly grows tired of Jason's hostility towards Wally and Julie's relationship with Mike is in hot water when she discovers that he missed their date to spend time with a group of beautiful Swedish women.
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Episode 20
Second Chance
aired: Wed, Apr 12, 1989
Carol's new boyfriend Sandy doesn't show for a date, and his friend calls to say he's been in an accident and is in the hospital, seriously injured. Season: 4, Episode: 20 Running Time: 23:05 Last Updated: June 29, 2009
Episode 19
Show Ninety -- Who Knew?
aired: Wed, Mar 22, 1989
After Jason tries to help Mike with his psychology homework, both are surprised to find that Jason does even worse than his son. Season: 4, Episode: 19 Running Time: 24:00 Last Updated: June 29, 2009
Episode 18
The Recruiter
aired: Wed, Mar 15, 1989
Carol tries to fail in her interview for Boston College, her parents' alma mater, because she doesn't want to go there. Mike helps her by hiring someone to play her dad for the interview. Season: 4, Episode: 18 Running Time: 23:12 Last Updated: June 29, 2009
Episode 17
Double Standard
aired: Wed, Mar 1, 1989
Charges of sexism are heard when Jason and Maggie dole out punishments to the kids according to gender. Meanwhile, Mike keeps a new relationship a secret. Season: 4, Episode: 17 Running Time: 23:12 Last Updated: June 29, 2009
Episode 16
Fortunate Son
aired: Wed, Feb 22, 1989
Mike gets a part-time job, and is bothered to realize his boss favors him because he's white. Maggie's upset when she learns Mike's volunteered for the night shift as a way of protesting his boss's racism. Season: 4, Episode: 16 Running Time: 23:19 Last Updated: June 29, 2009
Episode 15
Anniversary from Hell
aired: Wed, Feb 15, 1989
Jason and Maggie are in for a surprise when an anniversary party is planned without their knowledge. As things get out of hand, desserts start flying. Season: 4, Episode: 15 Running Time: 23:07 Last Updated: June 29, 2009
Episode 14
Feet of Clay
aired: Wed, Feb 8, 1989
BRAD PITT guest stars as Ben's idol, rock star Jonathan Keith. Keith is giving a concert in New York, and Maggie manages to get Ben backstage to meet him. Season: 4, Episode: 14 Running Time: 20:17 Last Updated: June 29, 2009
Episode 13
Semper Fidelis
aired: Wed, Feb 1, 1989
Mike feels abandoned when Boner joins the Marines after failing his first semester at college. Season: 4, Episode: 13 Running Time: 24:04 Last Updated: June 29, 2009
Episode 12
Mom of the Year
aired: Wed, Jan 25, 1989
Maggie has a little difficulty getting to the award ceremony where she is to accept her "Working Mother of the Year" award.
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Episode 11
In Carol We Trust
aired: Wed, Jan 18, 1989
Carol gets away with her late-night return home from the library where she met a guy but the next night, her date with the guy ends poorly when her parents come home early. MATTHEW PERRY guest stars. Season: 4, Episode: 11 Running Time: 24:23 Last Updated: June 29, 2009
Episode 10
Mandingo
aired: Wed, Jan 11, 1989
The family plans a small trip to Martha's Vineyard for the weekend, but a small mix-up leaves Mike and Julie stranded alone for the night and the two realize they may have feelings for each other.
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Episode 9
The Nanny
aired: Wed, Jan 4, 1989
When Maggie goes back to work after the birth of her baby, Jason hires a young, pretty co-ed to serve as a nanny. Only problem is, Maggie feels threatened and wants the girl fired. Season: 4, Episode: 9 Running Time: 24:04 Last Updated: June 29, 2009
Episode 8
Ben's First Kiss
aired: Wed, Dec 7, 1988
When Ben is caught in a web of lies and is stuck throwing a party at his house to impress a girl, he goes to Mike and Carol for help in setting up the party without their parents knowing.
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Episode 7
Nude Photos
aired: Wed, Nov 30, 1988
Mike's embarrassed by the prize-winning picture he took for a photography class. His parents don't understand until they visit the exhibition where the photo's on display. Andrew Koenig appears as recurring character Richard "Boner" Stabone in this episode. Season: 4, Episode: 7 Running Time: 24:14 Last Updated: June 29, 2009
Episode 6
Homecoming Queen
aired: Wed, Nov 23, 1988
Carol is nominated for Homecoming Queen but questions if she belongs in the contest. Season: 4, Episode: 6 Running Time: 24:21 Last Updated: June 29, 2009
Episode 5
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?
aired: Wed, Nov 16, 1988
Jason sends his mother on a cruise to get her mind off her dead husband, but when she returns with a fiancé in tow, Jason finds it hard to accept the man who will "replace" his father. Season: 4, Episode: 5 Running Time: 24:07 Last Updated: June 29, 2009
Episode 4
Family Ties (2)
aired: Wed, Nov 9, 1988
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. Second of a two-part episode. Season: 4, Episode: 4 Running Time: 24:20 Last Updated: June 29, 2009
Episode 3
Family Ties (1)
aired: Wed, Nov 2, 1988
Father and son butt heads when Mike believes that he, as an 18 year old college student, deserves more freedom than Jason allows him. The argument leads to Mike moving out of the house and living in his cramped car. After many failed attempts at getting the other to cave, they finally reach an agreement in which Mike will move into the room above the garage, where he will have more privacy and freedom, but must pay rent to his parents.
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Episode 2
Birth of a Seaver
aired: Wed, Oct 26, 1988
Maggie goes into labor on Ben's birthday. Ben's bothered by all the talk about the baby, the usurping of his birthday, and his losing the role of youngest. He leaves the others in the hospital, and talks to another patient, a former bartender. Season: 4, Episode: 2 Running Time: 24:11 Last Updated: June 29, 2009
Episode 1
Fool for Love
aired: Wed, Oct 19, 1988
When Vito throws a Halloween party, Ben who desperately needs a date asks one of his best friends, Jenny to attend the party with him.
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