Growing Pains (Season 3)

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.

Aloha (1) 0.0
Air date: 1987-09-18
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: The family is stranded in Maui.
Aloha (2) 0.0
Air date: 1987-09-18
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Ben videotapes Mike and Carol's Hawaiian romances.
Taking Care of Business 0.0
Air date: 1987-09-22
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Mike uses double talk to sell stereos.
Not Necessarily the News 0.0
Air date: 1987-09-29
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: The family scrambles to help find an out-of-work Maggie a job after she turns into Super Mom, preparing oversize meals and assigning new chores.
Michaelgate 0.0
Air date: 1987-10-06
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Mike is unaware that he's been nominated for student-body president because he's "a sure loser."
Big Brother is Not Watching 0.0
Air date: 1987-10-13
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Ben asks Carol's advice on getting a new bike from their parents.
A Star is Born 0.0
Air date: 1987-10-27
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: A star is born when Mike lands a leading role in the school play opposite the lovely Monica.
Gone But Not Forgotten 0.0
Air date: 1987-11-03
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Burglars hit the Seaver home.
Who's Zoomin' Who? 0.0
Air date: 1987-11-10
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Bobby's annoying habits make Carol look elsewhere for the man of her dreams -- just in time for her to notice a new student.
This is Your Life 0.0
Air date: 1987-11-17
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: During a tonsillectomy, Ben has an out-of-body experience, dreaming that he escapes with a friendly cabbie, only to find a new Ben has replaced him at home.
Broadway Bound 0.0
Air date: 1987-11-24
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: After their success in the school play, Mike and Monica set their sights on a Broadway audition for ""Our Town.""
The Scarlet Letter 0.0
Air date: 1987-12-01
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: An unearned "A" makes Carol doubt her academic record.
A Reason to Live 0.0
Air date: 1987-12-08
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: A troubled student named Jill (Kellie Overbey) volunteers to work on a school project with Mike (Kirk Cameron) and Boner (Josh Andrew Koenig). This, however, is a subterfuge: Jill has been contemplating suicide due to some very serious problems at home, and she hopes to get some free counseling from Mike's psychiatrist dad Jason (Alan Thicke). But as it turns out, Jason is presently weighed down with a few self-pity issues of his own.
Nasty Habits 0.0
Air date: 1987-12-15
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Maggie and Jason try to keep Mike in his room to complete an English paper, but Mike's mind is of course elsewhere.
The Marrying Kind 0.0
Air date: 1988-01-05
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Reason flies out the window when Bobby and his parents arrive at the Seavers' for dinner and a special announcement -- that Bobby and Carol are engaged.
State of the Union 0.0
Air date: 1988-01-12
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Maggie fumes over the many irritants that seem to be driving her and Jason apart -- until unexpected news sheds light on the situation.
The Mom Who Knew Too Much 0.0
Air date: 1988-01-26
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Maggie and Carol share confidences at the beauty salon, but later Carol learns to her chagrin that a secret isn't safe with Maggie.
Great Expectations 0.0
Air date: 1988-02-09
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: A letter from the girl he met in Hawaii has Mike scheming to fly to Los Angeles to see her without his parents' knowing.
Dance Fever (1) 0.0
Air date: 1988-03-01
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: At the school dance, Mike gets a girl and Carol gets raked over the coals. Meanwhile, Ben's adventure goes awry.
Dance Fever (2) 0.0
Air date: 1988-03-02
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Great expectations turn sour at the Dewey High dance after Mike hears Lydia's voice; and Ben and Stinky find themselves in a seedy diner eyeing a pinball machine that pays real money.
Bringing Up Baby 0.0
Air date: 1988-03-09
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: The Seavers begin to make room for baby, relegating Ben to the guest quarters and making the others lament the changes bound to come. Meanwhile, Maggie grasps for a way to tell her boss she is pregnant.
The Obscure Objects of Our Desire (1) 0.0
Air date: 1988-03-30
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Spring-cleaning breathes new life into the family's household objects, and each has a story to tell (via flashbacks from past episodes).
The Obscure Objects of Our Desire (2) 0.0
Air date: 1988-03-30
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Household objects continue to recall occasions in the Seaver home.
How the West Was Won (1) 0.0
Air date: 1988-04-20
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Mike and Boner learn that Coach Lubbock has been fired, prompting them to organize a protest.
How the West Was Won (2) 0.0
Air date: 1988-04-26
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Jason, Carol, Mike and Boner are arrested in the demonstration over the dismissal of Coach Lubbock.
Graduation Day 0.0
Air date: 1988-05-04
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: At Mike's high-school graduation, family members recall moments when it seemed like his graduation would never take place.