Boner flunks out of college and joins the Marines.

Carol's boyfriend is injured drinking and driving.

Jason takes Maggie on a tropical getaway to lift her spirits after her father's death, trusting Chrissy to Mike and Carol.

Ben gets spooked at the prospect of asking a girl to a Halloween party; Jason becomes a disruptive force at Lamaze class.

Carol sneaks out of the house for a date.

A travel snafu strands Julie with Mike.

The Seavers hire a nanny for Chrissy.

When Mike lands a role in an off-Broadway play, he leaves college to pursue acting full-time in New York City.

Maggie goes into labor on Ben's 12th birthday and Ben confesses to a patient at the hospital that he's already feeling crowded.

Mike has a showdown with Jason over his rights as an 18-year-old college student, and declares his freedom from parental rule.

On a blind date shaping up as a disaster, Carol goes to the carnival, and finds unexpected fun and excitement.

Landlord-tenant problems abound when Mike (Kirk Cameron) moves into the storage area over the family garage

When Mike takes a job at a convenience store, his mother is worried about him working the dangerous night shift; but Mike is more concerned about the favoritism his racist boss shows him as one of the few white employees.

Maggie is hospitalized in Paris, while Mike finds himself stuck on the road with an angry customer.

Jason, happy to see his mother's second marriage crumbling, doesn't want to provide her with professional help.

Carol is chosen for homecoming court.

Carol doesn't want to attend her parents' alma mater.

The Seavers spend a rainy Halloween night telling ghost stories.

Maggie teaches Ben at home after he is suspended from school.

Mike and Kate accompany the eloping Eddie and a hat-check bimbette to Las Vegas, giving Mike and Carol the wrong idea.

Maggie arranges for Ben to meet his favorite rock musician.

Mike and Amy continue to bicker their way toward Paris.

An an intrafamily communications seminar, Mike and Jason discover just how alike they are.

Jason sends his mother on a cruise to get her mind off her dead husband, but when she returns with a fiancé in tow, Jason finds it hard to accept the man who will "replace" his father.

Maggie prepares her "Working Mother of the Year" acceptance speech.