7.0/1057 votes#1 - Anger With Love
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 9/20/1989
Maggie opposes Mike and Julie's wedding plans.
Director: N/A
Writer: David Kendall
6.6/1050 votes#2 - Mike and Julie's Wedding
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 9/27/1989
Julie and Mike suffer prenuptial jitters.
Director: John Tracy
Writer: David Kendall
6.8/1051 votes#3 - Carol Meets the Real World
Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 10/4/1989
Jason tells Carol to get a job.
Director: John Tracy
Writer: David Kendall
6.7/1048 votes#4 - Fish Bait
Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 10/11/1989
His drama teacher and classmates intimidate Mike.
Director: John Tracy
Writer: Rob Bragin
6.8/1045 votes#5 - Teach Me
Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 10/18/1989
Carol brings a bogus boyfriend to a family party.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.0/1046 votes#6 - Carol's Papers
Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 10/25/1989
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.
Director: John Tracy
Writer: N/A
6.4/1055 votes#7 - Coughing Boy
Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 11/1/1989
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.
Director: John Tracy
Writer: N/A
6.9/1048 votes#8 - The New Deal (1)
Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 11/8/1989
Jason gets a promising job offer.
Director: John Tracy
Writer: N/A
6.9/1049 votes#9 - The New Deal (2)
Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 11/15/1989
Jason can't tell Maggie about the job offer.
Director: John Tracy
Writer: N/A
6.9/1047 votes#10 - Paper Route
Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 11/22/1989
Ben assumes Mike's paper route for half the money.
Director: John Tracy
Writer: David Kendall
7.1/1052 votes#11 - Five Grand
Season 5 Episode 11 - Aired 11/29/1989
Their grandparents give Mike, Carol and Ben $5,000 each.
Director: John Tracy
Writer: N/A
6.9/1046 votes#12 - Carol's Promotion
Season 5 Episode 12 - Aired 12/6/1989
Promoted at work, Carol decides against college.
Director: John Tracy
Writer: N/A
7.5/1065 votes#13 - Ben and Mike's Excellent Adventure
Season 5 Episode 13 - Aired 12/13/1989
Mike takes Ben girl chasing.
Director: John Tracy
Writer: Rob Bragin
6.7/1046 votes#14 - The Triangle
Season 5 Episode 14 - Aired 1/3/1990
Mike falls for his leading lady.
Director: John Tracy
Writer: N/A
6.8/1046 votes#15 - The Return of the Triangle
Season 5 Episode 15 - Aired 1/10/1990
David turns to Mike for help with Kate.
Director: John Tracy
Writer: N/A
6.5/1050 votes#16 - The Home Show
Season 5 Episode 16 - Aired 1/17/1990
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.
Director: John Tracy
Writer: David Kendall
6.4/1046 votes#17 - Jason vs. Maggie
Season 5 Episode 17 - Aired 1/24/1990
Ben asks permission to get his ear pierced, which leads to a serious argument between his parents.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.2/1048 votes#18 - Mike, Kate and Julie
Season 5 Episode 18 - Aired 1/31/1990
While on a Valentine's Day dinner date with Kate, Mike runs into Julie at the restaurant.
Director: John Tracy
Writer: David Kendall
7.3/1048 votes#19 - Mike, the Teacher
Season 5 Episode 19 - Aired 2/7/1990
Mike goes to work as a substitute teacher.
Director: John Tracy
Writer: N/A
6.8/1048 votes#20 - Carol in Jail
Season 5 Episode 20 - Aired 2/14/1990
Carol lands in jail after a minor traffic violation.
Director: John Tracy
Writer: N/A
6.5/1051 votes#21 - Future Shock (a.k.a. Maggie's Dream)
Season 5 Episode 21 - Aired 2/21/1990
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.
Director: John Tracy
Writer: N/A
6.6/1048 votes#22 - Cheating (a.k.a. Ben Cheat's)
Season 5 Episode 22 - Aired 3/14/1990
Ben weighs the pros and cons of cheating after he learns the tricks of the test-passing trade from sly schoolmate Vito.
Director: John Tracy
Writer: N/A
6.5/1047 votes#23 - Mike the Director
Season 5 Episode 23 - Aired 3/21/1990
In a moment of introspection as he prepares to graduate, Mike wrestles with self-doubt about his ability as a director.
Director: John Tracy
Writer: Rob Bragin
6.6/1049 votes#24 - Weekend at Mike's
Season 5 Episode 24 - Aired 4/4/1990
With Jason's wallet missing, the Seavers must rely on others to provide them with room and board while their house is being fumigated.
Director: John Tracy, David Kendall
Writer: David Kendall
7.1/1054 votes#25 - Ben's Movie
Season 5 Episode 25 - Aired 4/25/1990
Ben casts a girl he likes as the lead in his home movie.
Director: John Tracy
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of Growing Pains Season 5
Every episode of Growing Pains Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Growing Pains Season 5!
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...
Genre:Comedy
Network:ABC
Season 5 Ratings Summary
"Anger With Love" is the best rated episode of "Growing Pains" season 5. It scored 7/10 based on 57 votes. Directed by N/A and written by David Kendall, it aired on 9/20/1989. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "Mike and Julie's Wedding".