All Episodes of Growing Pains
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Season 1
7.0/10130 votesLoading...Pilot
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/24/1985
Maggie goes back to work as a journalist, prompting psychologist Jason to move his office into their home so he can keep his eye on the kids. Things don't get off to a great start: the first night he gets a call from the police that Mike has been picked up for illegally driving a car.
Director: John Pasquin
Writer: N/A
7.5/10108 votesLoading...Springsteen
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/1/1985
Jason embarrasses Mike at a Bruce Springsteen concert when they are interviewed together.
Director: John Pasquin
Writer: David Kendall
7.1/1093 votesLoading...Jealousy
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/8/1985
Jason fumes when Maggie spends long hours on a toxic waste story with handsome co-worker Fred.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.1/1088 votesLoading...Carol's Article
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/15/1985
Maggie gives an honest assessment of Carol's writing of an article for her school magazine; Mike and Ben discover track betting.
Director: John Pasquin
Writer: N/A
7.1/1091 votesLoading...Superdad!
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/29/1985
Maggie accuses Jason of monopolizing the children.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.3/10105 votesLoading...Mike's Madonna Story
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 11/5/1985
Mike's infatuation with a Madonna look-alike worries Maggie.
Director: John Pasquin
Writer: N/A
7.3/1087 votesLoading...Weekend Fantasy
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/12/1985
Jason and Maggie want to go to a mountain lodge for a weekend, but are reluctant to leave the kids alone.
Director: John Tracy
Writer: Arnold Margolin
7.0/1081 votesLoading...Slice of Life
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/19/1985
Coming across a compatibility test in Jason's office, Maggie decides she and Jason should fill it out, but her answers don't tab with his. Meanwhile, Mike feigns interest in karate when his real goal is a girl attending the course.
Director: John Tracy
Writer: N/A
7.0/1082 votesLoading...Carol's Crush
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/26/1985
Carol develops a crush on a family friend, who thinks of her as his little sister.
Director: John Tracy
Writer: N/A
7.2/1089 votesLoading...Dirt Bike
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 12/3/1985
Mike hurts more than his pride when he takes a nasty fall off a dirt bike that he promised his parents he wouldn't go near.
Director: John Tracy
Writer: Ali Marie Matheson
7.4/1082 votesLoading...Standardized Test
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 12/5/1985
Mike doodles on his aptitude test and winds up with an IQ score of 27.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.0/1092 votesLoading...A Christmas Story
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 12/10/1985
A depressed department store Santa consulting Jason decides to commit suicide by leaping down the Seavers' chimney.
Director: John Tracy, Neal Marlens
Writer: N/A
7.0/1080 votesLoading...The Love Song of M. Aaron Seaver
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 1/7/1986
Mike backs out of the family-bowling match so he can date a snobbish girlfriend.
Director: John Tracy
Writer: Arnold Margolin
6.7/1088 votesLoading...First Blood
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 1/14/1986
Jason faces off against Ben's hockey coach, who's teaching the boys to play dirty; Mike learns ballroom dancing.
Director: John Tracy
Writer: Mark Fink
6.9/1079 votesLoading...Slice of Life II
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 1/21/1986
Maggie casually mentions to Jason that she might be pregnant; Mike acts as a weekend servant to Ben; and Carol wants to divorce her class-project husband.
Director: N/A
Writer: David Kendall
7.1/1085 votesLoading...The Seavers vs. the Cleavers
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 1/28/1986
The PTA head rejects the Seavers as dance chaperones.
Director: John Tracy
Writer: Susan Beavers
7.4/1077 votesLoading...Charity Begins at Home
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 2/18/1986
Ben gives Jason a very expensive birthday present, causing speculation on how he can possibly afford it.
Director: John Tracy
Writer: Steve Marshall
7.8/1084 votesLoading...Reputation
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 2/25/1986
Mike writes test answers on his shoe soles.
Director: John Tracy
Writer: David Kendall
6.9/1075 votesLoading...The Anniversary That Never Was
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 3/4/1986
Maggie's assignment interferes with anniversary plans.
Director: John Tracy
Writer: N/A
6.9/1081 votesLoading...Be a Man
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 3/11/1986
Custodian Mike watches a wild party explode in his home.
Director: John Tracy
Writer: N/A
6.8/1072 votesLoading...Career Decision
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 5/6/1986
Reporter Maggie and psychiatrist Jason both face important career decisions.
Director: John Tracy
Writer: Bob Brush
7.3/1077 votesLoading...Extra Lap
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 5/13/1986
Mike's practical-joker uncle Bob visits from the hereafter.
Director: John Tracy
Writer: N/A