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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
Episodes
26
Avg. Rating
6.8
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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 0.5 points higher than the second-best, "Mike and Julie's Wedding".

  • Anger With Love
    7.0/10(57)

    #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

  • Mike and Julie's Wedding
    6.5/10(51)

    #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

  • Carol Meets the Real World
    6.8/10(51)

    #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

  • Fish Bait
    6.7/10(48)

    #4 - Fish Bait

    Season 5 Episode 4

    Aired 10/11/1989

    His drama teacher and classmates intimidate Mike.

    Director: John Tracy

    Writer: Rob Bragin

  • Teach Me
    6.8/10(45)

    #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

  • Carol's Papers
    7.0/10(46)

    #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

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  • Coughing Boy
    6.5/10(56)

    #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

  • The New Deal (1)
    6.9/10(49)

    #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

  • The New Deal (2)
    6.9/10(49)

    #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

  • Paper Route
    6.9/10(47)

    #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

  • Five Grand
    7.1/10(52)

    #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

  • Carol's Promotion
    6.9/10(46)

    #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

  • Ben and Mike's Excellent Adventure
    7.5/10(66)

    #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

  • The Triangle
    6.7/10(46)

    #14 - The Triangle

    Season 5 Episode 14

    Aired 1/3/1990

    Mike falls for his leading lady.

    Director: John Tracy

    Writer: N/A

  • The Return of the Triangle
    6.8/10(46)

    #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

  • The Home Show
    6.5/10(50)

    #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

  • Jason vs. Maggie
    6.4/10(46)

    #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

  • Mike, Kate and Julie
    7.3/10(49)

    #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

  • Mike, the Teacher
    7.3/10(48)

    #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

  • Carol in Jail
    6.8/10(48)

    #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

  • Future Shock (a.k.a. Maggie's Dream)
    6.5/10(51)

    #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

  • Cheating (a.k.a. Ben Cheat's)
    6.6/10(48)

    #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

  • Mike the Director
    6.5/10(48)

    #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

  • Weekend at Mike's
    6.6/10(49)

    #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

  • Ben's Movie
    7.1/10(54)

    #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