Growing Pains (Season 1)

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.

Pilot 0.0
Air date: 1985-09-24
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: 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.
Springsteen 0.0
Air date: 1985-10-01
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Jason embarrasses Mike at a Bruce Springsteen concert when they are interviewed together.
Jealousy 0.0
Air date: 1985-10-08
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Jason fumes when Maggie spends long hours on a toxic waste story with handsome co-worker Fred.
Carol's Article 0.0
Air date: 1985-10-15
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Maggie gives an honest assessment of Carol's writing of an article for her school magazine; Mike and Ben discover track betting.
Superdad! 0.0
Air date: 1985-10-29
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Maggie accuses Jason of monopolizing the children.
Mike's Madonna Story 0.0
Air date: 1985-11-05
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Mike's infatuation with a Madonna look-alike worries Maggie.
Weekend Fantasy 0.0
Air date: 1985-11-12
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Jason and Maggie want to go to a mountain lodge for a weekend, but are reluctant to leave the kids alone.
Slice of Life 0.0
Air date: 1985-11-19
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: 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.
Carol's Crush 0.0
Air date: 1985-11-26
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Carol develops a crush on a family friend, who thinks of her as his little sister.
Dirt Bike 0.0
Air date: 1985-12-03
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: 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.
Standardized Test 0.0
Air date: 1985-12-10
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Mike doodles on his aptitude test and winds up with an IQ score of 27.
A Christmas Story 0.0
Air date: 1985-12-17
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: A depressed department store Santa consulting Jason decides to commit suicide by leaping down the Seavers' chimney.
The Love Song of M. Aaron Seaver 0.0
Air date: 1986-01-07
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Mike backs out of the family-bowling match so he can date a snobbish girlfriend.
First Blood 0.0
Air date: 1986-01-14
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Jason faces off against Ben's hockey coach, who's teaching the boys to play dirty; Mike learns ballroom dancing.
Slice of Life II 0.0
Air date: 1986-01-21
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: 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.
The Seavers vs. the Cleavers 0.0
Air date: 1986-01-28
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: The PTA head rejects the Seavers as dance chaperones.
Charity Begins at Home 0.0
Air date: 1986-02-18
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Ben gives Jason a very expensive birthday present, causing speculation on how he can possibly afford it.
Reputation 0.0
Air date: 1986-02-25
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Mike writes test answers on his shoe soles.
The Anniversary That Never Was 0.0
Air date: 1986-03-04
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Maggie's assignment interferes with anniversary plans.
Be a Man 0.0
Air date: 1986-03-11
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Custodian Mike watches a wild party explode in his home.
Career Decision 0.0
Air date: 1986-05-06
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Reporter Maggie and psychiatrist Jason both face important career decisions.
Extra Lap 0.0
Air date: 1986-05-13
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Mike's practical-joker uncle Bob visits from the hereafter.