Growing Pains - Season 1

Growing Pains - Season 1

Season 1

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Episodes22
DatesSep 24, 1985 - May 13, 1986
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Episodes

Pilot
Season 1Episode 130 min

Pilot

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.

Sep 24, 1985
Springsteen
Season 1Episode 230 min

Springsteen

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

Oct 1, 1985
Jealousy
Season 1Episode 330 min

Jealousy

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

Oct 8, 1985
Carol's Article
Season 1Episode 430 min

Carol's Article

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

Oct 15, 1985
Superdad!
Season 1Episode 530 min

Superdad!

Maggie accuses Jason of monopolizing the children.

Oct 29, 1985
Mike's Madonna Story
Season 1Episode 630 min

Mike's Madonna Story

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

Nov 5, 1985
Weekend Fantasy
Season 1Episode 730 min

Weekend Fantasy

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

Nov 12, 1985
Slice of Life
Season 1Episode 830 min

Slice of Life

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.

Nov 19, 1985
Carol's Crush
Season 1Episode 930 min

Carol's Crush

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

Nov 26, 1985
Dirt Bike
Season 1Episode 1030 min

Dirt Bike

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.

Dec 3, 1985
Standardized Test
Season 1Episode 1130 min

Standardized Test

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

Dec 5, 1985
A Christmas Story
Season 1Episode 1230 min

A Christmas Story

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

Dec 10, 1985
The Love Song of M. Aaron Seaver
Season 1Episode 1330 min

The Love Song of M. Aaron Seaver

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

Jan 7, 1986
First Blood
Season 1Episode 1430 min

First Blood

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

Jan 14, 1986
Slice of Life II
Season 1Episode 1530 min

Slice of Life II

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.

Jan 21, 1986
The Seavers vs. the Cleavers
Season 1Episode 1630 min

The Seavers vs. the Cleavers

The PTA head rejects the Seavers as dance chaperones.

Jan 28, 1986
Charity Begins at Home
Season 1Episode 1730 min

Charity Begins at Home

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

Feb 18, 1986
Reputation
Season 1Episode 1830 min

Reputation

Mike writes test answers on his shoe soles.

Feb 25, 1986
The Anniversary That Never Was
Season 1Episode 1930 min

The Anniversary That Never Was

Maggie's assignment interferes with anniversary plans.

Mar 4, 1986
Be a Man
Season 1Episode 2030 min

Be a Man

Custodian Mike watches a wild party explode in his home.

Mar 11, 1986
Career Decision
Season 1Episode 2130 min

Career Decision

Reporter Maggie and psychiatrist Jason both face important career decisions.

May 6, 1986
Extra Lap
Season 1Episode 2230 min

Extra Lap

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

May 13, 1986

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