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Growing Pains

7 seasons · 1985 · Ended

★★★★★3.3

Comedy

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 his wife, Maggie, can pursue a career in journalism after spending 15 years as a housewife.

Episodes

Pilot

S01 · E01 PilotSeptember 24, 1985

Springsteen

S01 · E02 SpringsteenOctober 1, 1985

Jealousy

S01 · E03 JealousyOctober 8, 1985

Carol's Article

S01 · E04 Carol's ArticleOctober 15, 1985

Superdad!

S01 · E05 Superdad!October 29, 1985

Mike's Madonna Story

S01 · E06 Mike's Madonna StoryNovember 5, 1985

Weekend Fantasy

S01 · E07 Weekend FantasyNovember 12, 1985

Slice of Life

S01 · E08 Slice of LifeNovember 19, 1985

Carol's Crush

S01 · E09 Carol's CrushNovember 26, 1985

Dirt Bike

S01 · E10 Dirt BikeDecember 3, 1985

Standardized Test

S01 · E11 Standardized TestDecember 10, 1985

A Christmas Story

S01 · E12 A Christmas StoryDecember 17, 1985

The Love Song of M. Aaron Seaver

S01 · E13 The Love Song of M. Aaron SeaverJanuary 7, 1986

First Blood

S01 · E14 First BloodJanuary 14, 1986

Slice of Life II

S01 · E15 Slice of Life IIJanuary 21, 1986

The Seavers vs. the Cleavers

S01 · E16 The Seavers vs. the CleaversJanuary 28, 1986

Charity Begins at Home

S01 · E17 Charity Begins at HomeFebruary 18, 1986

Reputation

S01 · E18 ReputationFebruary 25, 1986

The Anniversary That Never Was

S01 · E19 The Anniversary That Never WasMarch 4, 1986

Be a Man

S01 · E20 Be a ManMarch 11, 1986

Cast

Alan Thicke

Alan ThickeJason Seaver

Joanna Kerns

Joanna KernsMaggie Seaver

Kirk Cameron

Kirk CameronMike Seaver

Tracey Gold

Tracey GoldCarol Seaver

Jeremy Miller

Jeremy MillerBen Seaver

Ashley Johnson

Ashley JohnsonChrissy Seaver

Leonardo DiCaprio

Leonardo DiCaprioLuke Brower