Growing Pains — Season 5
01 Anger With Love
Sep 20, 198930m
Maggie opposes Mike and Julie's wedding plans.
02 Mike and Julie's Wedding
Sep 27, 198930m
Julie and Mike suffer prenuptial jitters.
03 Carol Meets the Real World
Oct 4, 198930m
Jason tells Carol to get a job.
04 Fish Bait
Oct 11, 198930m
His drama teacher and classmates intimidate Mike.
05 Teach Me
Oct 18, 198930m
Carol brings a bogus boyfriend to a family party.
06 Carol's Papers
Oct 25, 198930m
An angry Jason confronts Ben and Mike, who gives conflicting versions of how Ben came to sell Carol's old term papers to students at Dewey High -- and to date a seductive 18-year-old.
07 Coughing Boy
Nov 1, 198930m
Mike is over the moon when he attends an open casting session and wins a part on a TV cop show -- and crushed when his single line is cut in the editing.
08 The New Deal (1)
Nov 8, 198930m
Jason gets a promising job offer.
09 The New Deal (2)
Nov 15, 198930m
Jason can't tell Maggie about the job offer.
10 Paper Route
Nov 22, 198930m
Ben assumes Mike's paper route for half the money.
11 Five Grand
Nov 29, 198930m
Their grandparents give Mike, Carol and Ben $5,000 each.
12 Carol's Promotion
Dec 6, 198930m
Promoted at work, Carol decides against college.
13 Ben and Mike's Excellent Adventure
Dec 13, 198930m
Mike takes Ben girl chasing.
14 The Triangle
Jan 3, 199030m
Mike falls for his leading lady.
15 The Return of the Triangle
Jan 10, 199030m
David turns to Mike for help with Kate.
16 The Home Show
Jan 17, 199030m
The Seavers' reception to raise money for a free mental-health clinic spells disaster when they forget the date of the party and must scramble at the last minute for a caterer.
17 Jason vs. Maggie
Jan 24, 199030m
Ben asks permission to get his ear pierced, which leads to a serious argument between his parents.
18 Mike, Kate and Julie
Jan 31, 199030m
While on a Valentine's Day dinner date with Kate, Mike runs into Julie at the restaurant.
19 Mike, the Teacher
Feb 7, 199030m
Mike goes to work as a substitute teacher.
20 Carol in Jail
Feb 14, 199030m
Carol lands in jail after a minor traffic violation.
21 Future Shock
Feb 21, 199022m
Chrissy becomes a teenager in Maggie's dream, which is influenced by her fear of being an older parent in a sea of youngsters taking their kids to preschool.
22 Cheating
Mar 14, 199022m
Ben weighs the pros and cons of cheating after he learns the tricks of the test-passing trade from sly schoolmate Vito.
23 Mike the Director
Mar 21, 199022m
In a moment of introspection as he prepares to graduate, Mike wrestles with self-doubt about his ability as a director.
24 Weekend at Mike's
Apr 4, 199022m
With Jason's wallet missing, the Seavers must rely on others to provide them with room and board while their house is being fumigated.
25 Ben's Movie
Apr 25, 199022m
Ben casts a girl he likes as the lead in his home movie.
26 Where There's a Will
May 2, 199022m
Jason and Mike head off together to inspect the mountain cabin Jason has inherited from his Uncle George.