7.3/10102 votes#1 - Mike's Choice
Season 6 Episode 1 - Aired 9/19/1990
When Mike lands a role in an off-Broadway play, he leaves college to pursue acting full-time in New York City.
Director: John Tracy
Writer: David Kendall
6.4/1047 votes#2 - Midnight Cowboy
Season 6 Episode 2 - Aired 9/26/1990
Mike is broke and homeless in New York City.
Director: John Tracy
Writer: Nick LeRose
6.6/1044 votes#3 - Roommates
Season 6 Episode 3 - Aired 10/3/1990
Mike becomes roommates with sister Carol, now a Columbia University student.
Director: John Tracy
Writer: Bob Burris, Michael Ware
6.5/1054 votes#4 - Daddy Mike
Season 6 Episode 4 - Aired 10/10/1990
Mike and his friend Eddie schemingly join "Parents Without Mates" to meet women.
Director: John Tracy
Writer: Elias Davis, David Pollock
6.6/1056 votes#5 - Ben's Sure Thing
Season 6 Episode 5 - Aired 10/17/1990
At the school's Parents Night, the Seavers learn Ben's been telling his friends that the girl he's dating is promiscuous.
Director: John Tracy
Writer: N/A
6.6/1046 votes#6 - Jason Flirts, Maggie Hurts
Season 6 Episode 6 - Aired 10/24/1990
A flirty Jason gets jealous when Maggie turns the tables.
Director: John Tracy
Writer: N/A
6.9/10122 votes#7 - Happy Halloween (1)
Season 6 Episode 7 - Aired 10/31/1990
The Seavers spend a rainy Halloween night telling ghost stories.
Director: John Tracy
Writer: Jay Abramowitz
6.7/10121 votes#8 - Happy Halloween (2)
Season 6 Episode 8 - Aired 10/31/1990
The Seavers spend a rainy Halloween night telling ghost stories.
Director: John Tracy
Writer: Jay Abramowitz
7.1/1053 votes#9 - Let's Go Europe (1)
Season 6 Episode 9 - Aired 11/7/1990
Jason buys an anniversary trip to Paris from travel agent Mike, who himself wins a European tour that falls apart; Maggie, in Paris, is struck with appendicitis.
Director: John Tracy
Writer: David Kendall
7.0/1050 votes#10 - Let's Go Europe (2)
Season 6 Episode 10 - Aired 11/14/1990
Maggie is hospitalized in Paris, while Mike finds himself stuck on the road with an angry customer.
Director: John Tracy
Writer: N/A
7.1/1049 votes#11 - Let's Go Europe (3)
Season 6 Episode 11 - Aired 11/28/1990
Mike and Amy continue to bicker their way toward Paris.
Director: John Tracy, David Kendall
Writer: David Kendall
6.2/1056 votes#12 - Divorce Story
Season 6 Episode 12 - Aired 12/5/1990
Jason, happy to see his mother's second marriage crumbling, doesn't want to provide her with professional help.
Director: John Tracy
Writer: Elias Davis, David Pollock
5.8/1053 votes#13 - The World According to Chrissy
Season 6 Episode 13 - Aired 12/19/1990
Chrissy starts spending much time with her imaginary friend, a six-foot-tall mouse named Ike.
Director: John Tracy
Writer: N/A
6.8/1051 votes#14 - How Could I Leave Her Behind?
Season 6 Episode 14 - Aired 1/2/1991
Mike's friend Eddie shows up for a double date with Mike's ex-girlfriend.
Director: John Tracy
Writer: Jake Weinberger
6.2/1049 votes#15 - Like Father, Like Son
Season 6 Episode 15 - Aired 1/9/1991
An an intrafamily communications seminar, Mike and Jason discover just how alike they are.
Director: John Tracy
Writer: N/A
6.7/1050 votes#16 - Ben's Rap Group
Season 6 Episode 16 - Aired 1/23/1991
Jason becomes Ben's business partner in the management of a rap group, but uses the money he's invested to control Ben.
Director: John Tracy
Writer: N/A
7.6/1051 votes#17 - Eddie, We Hardly Knew Ye
Season 6 Episode 17 - Aired 1/30/1991
Maggie's dad drops in for an unexpected visit, with news of his imminent death.
Director: John Tracy
Writer: N/A
6.5/1046 votes#18 - Maggie Seaver's: The Meaning of Life
Season 6 Episode 18 - Aired 2/6/1991
Jason takes Maggie on a tropical getaway to lift her spirits after her father's death, trusting Chrissy to Mike and Carol.
Director: John Tracy
Writer: Jay Abramowitz
6.7/1041 votes#19 - All the World is a Stage
Season 6 Episode 19 - Aired 2/13/1991
Mike competes with a well-established actor for a role in a soap opera, learning how tenuous an acting career can be.
Director: John Tracy
Writer: David Kendall
5.7/1057 votes#20 - Not With My Carol You Don't
Season 6 Episode 20 - Aired 2/20/1991
Though Jason had an insensitive Carol pitch in at the clinic, he objects to her dating an ex-con she meets there.
Director: John Tracy
Writer: N/A
7.1/1068 votes#21 - Meet the Seavers
Season 6 Episode 21 - Aired 3/6/1991
In an homage to The Twilight Zone, Ben awakens to discover he's Jeremy Miller, an actor on the set of ""Meet the Cleavers"".
Director: John Tracy, David Kendall
Writer: David Kendall
6.8/1049 votes#22 - Carol's Carnival
Season 6 Episode 22 - Aired 3/27/1991
On a blind date shaping up as a disaster, Carol goes to the carnival, and finds unexpected fun and excitement.
Director: John Tracy
Writer: N/A
6.9/1047 votes#23 - Home Schooling
Season 6 Episode 23 - Aired 4/17/1991
Maggie teaches Ben at home after he is suspended from school.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.4/1050 votes#24 - Viva Las Vegas
Season 6 Episode 24 - Aired 4/24/1991
Mike and Kate accompany the eloping Eddie and a hat-check bimbette to Las Vegas, giving Mike and Carol the wrong idea.
Director: John Tracy
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of Growing Pains Season 6
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Genre:Comedy
Network:ABC
Season 6 Ratings Summary
"Mike's Choice" is the best rated episode of "Growing Pains" season 6. It scored 7.3/10 based on 102 votes. Directed by John Tracy and written by David Kendall, it aired on 9/19/1990. This episode is rated 0.9 points higher than the second-best, "Midnight Cowboy".