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The Worst Episodes of Growing Pains

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The Worst Episodes of Growing Pains

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...

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    #1 - Mike's Choice

    S6:E1

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

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    Director:John Tracy
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    #2 - Midnight Cowboy

    S6:E2

    Mike is broke and homeless in New York City.

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    Director:John Tracy
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    #3 - Roommates

    S6:E3

    Mike becomes roommates with sister Carol, now a Columbia University student.

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    #4 - Daddy Mike

    S6:E4

    Mike and his friend Eddie schemingly join "Parents Without Mates" to meet women.

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    #5 - Ben's Sure Thing

    S6:E5

    At the school's Parents Night, the Seavers learn Ben's been telling his friends that the girl he's dating is promiscuous.

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    Director:John Tracy
    Writer:Unknown
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    #6 - Jason Flirts, Maggie Hurts

    S6:E6

    A flirty Jason gets jealous when Maggie turns the tables.

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    Director:John Tracy
    Writer:Unknown
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    #7 - Happy Halloween

    S6:E7

    The Seavers spend a rainy Halloween night telling ghost stories.

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    Director:John Tracy
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    #8 - Let's Go Europe (1)

    S6:E8

    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.

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    Director:John Tracy
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    #9 - Let's Go Europe (2)

    S6:E9

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

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    Director:John Tracy
    Writer:Unknown
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    #10 - Let's Go Europe (3)

    S6:E10

    Mike and Amy continue to bicker their way toward Paris.

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    #11 - Divorce Story

    S6:E11

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

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    #12 - The World According to Chrissy

    S6:E12

    Chrissy starts spending much time with her imaginary friend, a six-foot-tall mouse named Ike.

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    Director:John Tracy
    Writer:Unknown
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    #13 - How Could I Leave Her Behind?

    S6:E13

    Mike's friend Eddie shows up for a double date with Mike's ex-girlfriend.

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    #14 - Like Father, Like Son

    S6:E14

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

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    Director:John Tracy
    Writer:Unknown
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    #15 - Ben's Rap Group

    S6:E15

    Jason becomes Ben's business partner in the management of a rap group, but uses the money he's invested to control Ben.

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    Director:John Tracy
    Writer:Unknown
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    #16 - Eddie, We Hardly Knew Ye

    S6:E16

    Maggie's dad drops in for an unexpected visit, with news of his imminent death.

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    Director:John Tracy
    Writer:Unknown
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    #17 - Maggie Seaver's: The Meaning of Life

    S6:E17

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

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    Director:John Tracy
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    #18 - All the World is a Stage

    S6:E18

    Mike competes with a well-established actor for a role in a soap opera, learning how tenuous an acting career can be.

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    Director:John Tracy
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    #19 - Not With My Carol You Don't

    S6:E19

    Though Jason had an insensitive Carol pitch in at the clinic, he objects to her dating an ex-con she meets there.

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    Director:John Tracy
    Writer:Unknown
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    #20 - Meet the Seavers

    S6:E20

    In an homage to The Twilight Zone, Ben awakens to discover he's Jeremy Miller, an actor on the set of ""Meet the Cleavers"".

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    #21 - Carol's Carnival

    S6:E21

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

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    Director:John Tracy
    Writer:Unknown
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    #22 - Home Schooling

    S6:E22

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

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #23 - Viva Las Vegas

    S6:E23

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

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    Director:John Tracy
    Writer:Unknown
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    #24 - The Wrath of Con Ed

    S7:E22

    A power failure causes dissensions in the Seaver household.

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    Writer:Liz Sage
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    #25 - Paper Tigers

    S7:E4

    Jason and Maggie compete to write a newspaper column; Ben hates his glasses.

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    Director:Jack Shea
    Writer:Unknown

Worst Episodes Summary

"Mike's Choice" is the worst rated episode of "Growing Pains". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by John Tracy and written by David Kendall, it aired on 9/19/1990. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Midnight Cowboy".