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Joanna Kerns, Alan Thicke, Kirk Cameron, Tracey Gold, Ashley Johnson, and Jeremy Miller in Growing Pains (1985)

Episode list

Growing Pains

    • SeasonsYearsTop-rated
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  • Joanna Kerns and Alan Thicke in Growing Pains (1985)

    S3.E1 ∙ Aloha: Part 1

    Fri, Sep 18, 1987
    Jason faces a near mutiny situation by his unhappy family when the vacationing Seavers are stranded on a rented boat miles from the shores of Maui. (Part 1 of 2)
    7.2/10 (91)
    Growing Pains (1985)

    S3.E2 ∙ Aloha: Part 2

    Fri, Sep 18, 1987
    Romance and relationships are highlighted as the Seaver family continues their vacation in the tropical paradise of Maui. (Part 2 of 2)
    7.3/10 (71)
    Joanna Kerns and Alan Thicke in Growing Pains (1985)

    S3.E3 ∙ Taking Care of Business

    Tue, Sep 22, 1987
    Morals and friendships are tested when Mike takes a job at a stereo store managed by a notorious troublemaker from his past.
    6.7/10 (60)
    Kirk Cameron in Growing Pains (1985)

    S3.E4 ∙ Not Necessarily the News

    Tue, Sep 29, 1987
    After being turned down for a job again and again, Maggie thinks she wasn't meant to have a career. Maybe, she should just stay home and cook meals for the family.
    6.8/10 (54)
    Kirk Cameron in Growing Pains (1985)

    S3.E5 ∙ Michaelgate

    Tue, Oct 6, 1987
    Scandal erupts at Dewey High School after class clown Mike Seaver is nominated for high school student body president.
    7.2/10 (55)
    Jeremy Miller in Growing Pains (1985)

    S3.E6 ∙ Big Brother's Not Watching

    Tue, Oct 13, 1987
    Mike's influence with Ben is threatened when Carol helps Ben manipulate their parents to help with the cost of a new bike.
    6.8/10 (61)
    Kirk Cameron in Growing Pains (1985)

    S3.E7 ∙ A Star Is Born

    Tue, Oct 27, 1987
    When the girl he likes is chosen as leading lady in the high school play, Mike Seaver auditions for leading man--and wins the part. He knows nothing about acting and can't recall his lines, but he loves rehearsing the kissing scenes.
    7.2/10 (59)
    Joanna Kerns, Alan Thicke, Kirk Cameron, Tracey Gold, and Jeremy Miller in Growing Pains (1985)

    S3.E8 ∙ Gone But Not Forgotten

    Tue, Nov 3, 1987
    Burglars ransack the Seaver home and, more than just material belongings, steal the family's most valuable possession--their sense of safety and security.
    6.9/10 (59)
    Tracey Gold in Growing Pains (1985)

    S3.E9 ∙ Who's Zoomin' Who?

    Tue, Nov 10, 1987
    The road to romance gets a little rocky for Carol Seaver and her boyfriend Bobby when her head is turned by a handsome new student. Brad PItt guest stars.
    6.9/10 (84)
    Jeremy Miller in Growing Pains (1985)

    S3.E10 ∙ This Is Your Life

    Tue, Nov 17, 1987
    When Jason Seaver tells Ben to face his tonsillectomy like a Seaver, Ben is ready to give up his family membership. Under anesthetic, he dreams that he's been replaced by a new, improved Ben.
    7.5/10 (59)
    Jeremy Miller in Growing Pains (1985)

    S3.E11 ∙ Broadway Bound

    Tue, Nov 24, 1987
    After starring in last year's hit play at Dewey High School, Mike Seaver decides to skip the auditions for this year's production and head straight for Broadway stardom.
    7.1/10 (64)
    Tracey Gold in Growing Pains (1985)

    S3.E12 ∙ The Scarlet Letter

    Tue, Dec 1, 1987
    When Carol Seaver turns in an exam paper that she bluffed her way through because she didn't study and gets an A+ on it, she has serious doubts about the importance of grades and education.
    7.1/10 (52)
    Alan Thicke in Growing Pains (1985)
    Top-rated

    S3.E13 ∙ A Reason to Live

    Tue, Dec 8, 1987
    Jason Seaver feels dispirited and useless until he meets a sad, scruffy young girl who needs his help.
    7.7/10 (67)
    Joanna Kerns and Kirk Cameron in Growing Pains (1985)

    S3.E14 ∙ Nasty Habits

    Tue, Dec 15, 1987
    Mike will do anything to put off doing his English paper, so Jason tries a bit of reverse psychology to motivate his son.
    7.1/10 (62)
    Tracey Gold in Growing Pains (1985)

    S3.E15 ∙ The Marrying Kind

    Tue, Jan 5, 1988
    Jason and Maggie are shocked when Carol announces her engagement to Bobby.
    6.9/10 (58)
    Joanna Kerns and Alan Thicke in Growing Pains (1985)

    S3.E16 ∙ State of the Union

    Tue, Jan 12, 1988
    Jason and Maggie drift further apart when Maggie's new job demands more and more of her time.
    6.6/10 (54)
    Tracey Gold in Growing Pains (1985)

    S3.E17 ∙ The Mom Who Knew Too Much

    Tue, Jan 26, 1988
    Carol is furious with Maggie after she tells Jason one of Carol's most intimate secrets.
    6.8/10 (58)
    Kirk Cameron and Tracey Gold in Growing Pains (1985)

    S3.E18 ∙ Great Expectations

    Tue, Feb 9, 1988
    When Mike learns that Melia, his Hawaiian romance, is going to be in California for a convention, he schemes to fly out to see her without his parents' knowledge with help from Carol and Ben.
    7.1/10 (62)
    Bill Erwin in Growing Pains (1985)
    Top-rated

    S3.E19 ∙ Dance Fever: Part 1

    Tue, Mar 1, 1988
    Jason and Maggie chaperone a high school dance attended by Carol and Mike, and Ben goes in search of his manhood. (Part 1 of 2)
    7.6/10 (65)
    Andrew Koenig in Growing Pains (1985)
    Top-rated

    S3.E20 ∙ Dance Fever: Part 2

    Wed, Mar 2, 1988
    Jason and Maggie compete to see which of them is the better disc jockey at a high school dance; Ben continues his quest for manhood; Mike discovers he has values, and Carol learns to think for herself... Second of a two-part episode.
    7.8/10 (66)
    Joanna Kerns and Alan Thicke in Growing Pains (1985)

    S3.E21 ∙ Bringing Up Baby

    Wed, Mar 9, 1988
    Pregnant, tired and overworked, Maggie tries to muster the courage to tell her boss that she's having a baby. Meanwhile, the Seaver children try to understand why they weren't consulted about this baby who's sure to change their lives.
    6.6/10 (55)
    Jeremy Miller in Growing Pains (1985)

    S3.E22 ∙ The Obscure Objects of Our Desire: Part 1

    Wed, Mar 30, 1988
    The Seaver children clean up the house in order to make money from a garage sale, at Jason's suggestion. Various of the collected items reminisce about their past, introducing clips from previous shows.
    6.0/10 (59)
    Kirk Cameron in Growing Pains (1985)

    S3.E23 ∙ The Obscure Objects of Our Desire: Part 2

    Wed, Mar 30, 1988
    The Seaver children clean up the house in order to make money from a garage sale, at Jason's suggestion. Various of the collected items reminisce about their past, introducing clips from previous shows.
    6.0/10 (55)
    Growing Pains (1985)

    S3.E24 ∙ How the West Was Won: Part 1

    Tue, Apr 26, 1988
    Coach Lubbock's contract is up at the end of the semester, and Mike decides to help him out by organizing a strike to keep him at Dewey High School. (Part 1 of 2)
    7.2/10 (138)
    Growing Pains (1985)

    S3.E25 ∙ How the West Was Won: Part 2

    Wed, Apr 27, 1988
    After staging a sit-in to protest the firing of his favorite teacher, Coach Lubbock, Mike is suspended from school and the coach refuses to talk to him--blaming him for all his problems. (Part 2 of 2)
    6.9/10 (137)
    Growing Pains (1985)

    S3.E26 ∙ Graduation Day

    Wed, May 4, 1988
    Mike's graduation stirs memories from his proud parents, who recall his birth and first day of school. Carol loses her long-standing bet that her brother will never graduate.
    7.3/10 (55)

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