Growing Pains

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1985

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Psychiatrist Jason Seaver raises a family in suburban New York.

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1985–1992 Series 7 Seasons169 Episodes

Upcoming TV Airings

The airings below are based on a generic national schedule. Times and dates can vary by TV provider.

Wednesday, July 17

Who's Zoomin' Who?

Season 3 • Episode 9

Carol dumps her current boyfriend when a good-looking newcomer in school asks her out.

Wednesday, July 17

This Is Your Life

Season 3 • Episode 10

Ben has an out-of-body experience while in the hospital for a tonsillectomy.

Thursday, July 18

Broadway Bound

Season 3 • Episode 11

Mike heads to New York to audition for the lead role in a Broadway revival.

Thursday, July 18

Scarlet Letter

Season 3 • Episode 12

Carol receives a high mark that she's sure she doesn't deserve, making her doubt her achievements.

Friday, July 19

A Reason to Live

Season 3 • Episode 13

Jason offers professional help to a woman with suicidal tendencies.

Friday, July 19

Nasty Habits

Season 3 • Episode 14

Jason and Maggie resort to drastic measures to make sure Mike completes an important assignment.

Sunday, July 21

Honest Abe

Season 7 • Episode 15

A visiting homeless friend makes Luke's 16th birthday party an occasion to remember.

Sunday, July 21

Vicious Cycle

Season 7 • Episode 16

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

Monday, July 22

Menage a Luke

Season 7 • Episode 17

A misunderstanding separates Ben and Luke when they both fall for the same girl.

Monday, July 22

The Five Fingers of Ben

Season 7 • Episode 18

Tired of being bullied at school, Ben (Jeremy Miller) joins a karate class.

Monday, July 22

The Marrying Kind

Season 3 • Episode 15

Carol (Tracey Gold) and her boyfriend (Kevin Wixted) announce they plan to get married.

Monday, July 22

State of the Union

Season 3 • Episode 16

Jason and Maggie's marriage is strained as Maggie juggles her roles as mother and TV reporter.

Tuesday, July 23

The Mom Who Knew Too Much

Season 3 • Episode 17

Carol feels betrayed after her mother shares a confidential secret with Jason.

Tuesday, July 23

Great Expectations

Season 3 • Episode 18

Against his parents wishes, Mike schemes to sneak away to California to meet a friend.

Wednesday, July 24

Dance Fever

Season 3 • Episode 19

Maggie and Jason reluctantly agree to chaperon the school dance.

Wednesday, July 24

Dance Fever

Season 3 • Episode 20

Jason gets jealous when Maggie scores high as a DJ at the high-school dance.

Thursday, July 25

The Obscure Objects of Our Desire

Season 3 • Episode 22

Members of the Seaver family remember days gone by when they prepare for a garage sale.

Thursday, July 25

The Obscure Objects of Our Desire

Season 3 • Episode 23

The Seavers reminisce as they clean out the house in preparation for a garage sale.

Friday, July 26

How the West Was Won

Season 3 • Episode 24

Mike and Carol stage a sit-in to protest the cutbacks that are costing Coach Lubbock his job.

Friday, July 26

How the West Was Won

Season 3 • Episode 25

Coach Lubbock (Bill Kirchenbauer) blames the loss of his job on Mike (Kirk Cameron).

Sunday, July 28

Don't Go Changin'

Season 7 • Episode 19

Mike worries that his fun-loving friend Eddie may be a bad influence on Luke.

Sunday, July 28

The Truck Stops Here

Season 7 • Episode 20

Luke has a difficult choice to make when his ailing father arrives on the Seavers' doorstep.

Monday, July 29

Maggie's Brilliant Career

Season 7 • Episode 21

Maggie (Joanna Kerns) decides to pursue her dream of climbing a mountain.

Monday, July 29

The Wrath of Con Ed

Season 7 • Episode 22

During a power failure, Mike is forced to join Carol and her boyfriend for dinner.

Monday, July 29

Graduation Day

Season 3 • Episode 26

The Seaver clan reminisces during Mike's high-school graduation ceremonies.

Monday, July 29

Fool for Love

Season 4 • Episode 1

Ben goes on his first date; pregnant Maggie's moods try Jason.

Tuesday, July 30

Birth of a Seaver

Season 4 • Episode 2

Maggie (Joanna Kerns) goes into labor and interrupts Ben's (Jeremy Miller) birthday party.

Tuesday, July 30

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?

Season 4 • Episode 5

Jason's (Alan Thicke) widowed mother (Jane Powell) visits with surprising news.

Wednesday, July 31

Family Ties

Season 4 • Episode 3

Mike battles with his parents over his independence as a college man.

Wednesday, July 31

Family Ties

Season 4 • Episode 4

Landlord-tenant problems abound when Mike moves into the storage area over the family garage.

Thursday, August 1

Homecoming Queen

Season 4 • Episode 6

Beauty vs. brains becomes an issue when Carol is nominated for the homecoming court.

Thursday, August 1

Nude Photos

Season 4 • Episode 7

Mike's (Kirk Cameron) photography class requires him to take a nude photo. With Alan Thicke.

Friday, August 2

Ben's First Kiss

Season 4 • Episode 8

Ben invents a birthday party for himself to spend time alone with a girl.

Friday, August 2

The Nanny

Season 4 • Episode 9

Maggie (Joanna Kerns) isn't pleased with the pretty nanny (Julie McCullogh) they've hired.

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