Growing Pains (Season 2)

Jason and the Cruisers (Episode 1)

Air date: 1986-09-30

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: Maggie plans a surprise reunion for Jason's college rock band.

Fast Times at Dewey High (Episode 2)

Writer: David Kendall

Air date: 1986-10-21

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: A new school year brings boredom, bullies, and romantic mix-ups.

Long Day's Journey Into Night (Episode 3)

Writer: David Kendall

Air date: 1986-10-28

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: A cheerleader befriends Carol solely to meet Mike.

Call Me (Episode 4)

Air date: 1986-11-11

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: Ben has been calling an X-rated phone service.

Employee of the Month (Episode 5)

Air date: 1986-11-18

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: Fired Mike hides the truth from his parents.

Dream Lover (Episode 6)

Air date: 1986-11-25

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: Carol spreads rumors about herself and a "hunk".

Do You Believe in Magic? (Episode 7)

Air date: 1986-12-02

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: A con man sells Mike a "magic" rock.

Jason's Rib (Episode 8)

Writer: Tom Walla

Air date: 1986-12-09

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: A proposed school dress code puts Maggie and Jason at odds.

The Kid (Episode 9)

Air date: 1986-12-16

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: Ben invites a street girl home for the holidays.

The Breakfast Club (Episode 10)

Air date: 1987-01-06

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: Grounded liar Mike hears Maggie fibbing to her boss.

Choices (Episode 11)

Writer: Susan Beavers

Air date: 1987-01-13

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: Carol has the chance to skip a high-school grade.

Higher Education (Episode 12)

Writer: Susan Beavers

Air date: 1987-01-20

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: A girl raises a grade for Mike, then demands payment.

Some Enchanted Evening (Episode 13)

Writer: Susan Beavers

Air date: 1987-01-27

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: The winter formal causes opposite problems for Carol and Mike.

Thank You, Willie Nelson (Episode 14)

Writer: David Kendall

Air date: 1987-02-03

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: Maggie's quarreling parents come to visit the Seavers.

Thank God It's Friday (Episode 15)

Writer: Steve Marshall

Air date: 1987-02-10

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: Mike and his friends go to a college party and have to decide whether to use drugs or not.

My Brother, Myself (Episode 16)

Writer: Susan Beavers

Air date: 1987-02-24

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: Mike plays Cupid for smitten Ben and his baby sitter.

Jimmy Durante Died for Your Sins (Episode 17)

Air date: 1987-03-03

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: Carol wants to use radio-contest winnings on a nose job.

Carnival (Episode 18)

Air date: 1987-03-10

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: Maggie's busy schedule leaves Ben feeling neglected.

The Awful Truth (Episode 19)

Air date: 1987-03-17

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: A genealogy assignment unearths a dark family secret.

Born Free (Episode 20)

Air date: 1987-03-31

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: Airlines passengers Jason and Mike must deliver a baby.

The Long Goodbye (Episode 21)

Writer: David Kendall

Air date: 1987-05-05

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: Maggie wants Jason to fire the elderly handyman he hired to fix the furnace, but he refuses because the man is a friend.

Confidentially Yours (Episode 22)

Air date: 1987-05-19

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: Jason knows the editor offering Maggie a dream job is a notorious womanizer.