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Growing Pains · S3 · E6

A Star is Born

  • TV-G
  • Oct 27, 1987
  • 25 min

A star is born when Mike lands a leading role in the school play opposite the lovely Monica.

About this episode

A star is born when Mike lands a leading role in the school play opposite the lovely Monica.

Season 3

24 episodes
  1. 1Aloha

    48 minSep 18, 1987

    The family is stranded in Maui. Ben videotapes Mike and Carol's Hawaiian romances.

  2. 2Taking Care of Business

    25 minSep 22, 1987

    Mike uses double talk to sell stereos.

  3. 3Not Necessarily the News

    25 minSep 29, 1987

    The family scrambles to help find an out-of-work Maggie a job after she turns into Super Mom, preparing oversize meals and assigning new chores.

  4. 4Michaelgate

    25 minOct 6, 1987

    Mike is unaware that he's been nominated for student-body president because he's "a sure loser."

  5. 5Big Brother is Not Watching

    24 minOct 13, 1987

    Ben asks Carol's advice on getting a new bike from their parents.

  6. 6A Star is Born

    25 minOct 27, 1987Now viewing

    A star is born when Mike lands a leading role in the school play opposite the lovely Monica.

  7. 7Gone But Not Forgotten

    25 minNov 3, 1987

    Burglars hit the Seaver home.

  8. 8Who's Zoomin' Who?

    25 minNov 10, 1987

    Bobby's annoying habits make Carol look elsewhere for the man of her dreams -- just in time for her to notice a new student.

  9. 9This is Your Life

    25 minNov 17, 1987

    During a tonsillectomy, Ben has an out-of-body experience, dreaming that he escapes with a friendly cabbie, only to find a new Ben has replaced him at home.

  10. 10Broadway Bound

    25 minNov 24, 1987

    After their success in the school play, Mike and Monica set their sights on a Broadway audition for ""Our Town.""

  11. 11The Scarlet Letter

    24 minDec 1, 1987

    An unearned "A" makes Carol doubt her academic record.

  12. 12A Reason to Live

    25 minDec 8, 1987

    A troubled student named Jill volunteers to work on a school project with Mike and Boner. This, however, is a subterfuge: Jill has been contemplating suicide due to some very serious problems at home, and she hopes to get some free counseling from Mike's psychiatrist dad Jason. But as it turns out, Jason is presently weighed down with a few self-pity issues of his own.

  13. 13Nasty Habits

    25 minDec 15, 1987

    Maggie and Jason try to keep Mike in his room to complete an English paper, but Mike's mind is of course elsewhere.

  14. 14The Marrying Kind

    25 minJan 5, 1988

    Reason flies out the window when Bobby and his parents arrive at the Seavers' for dinner and a special announcement -- that Bobby and Carol are engaged.

  15. 15State of the Union

    25 minJan 12, 1988

    Maggie fumes over the many irritants that seem to be driving her and Jason apart -- until unexpected news sheds light on the situation.

  16. 16The Mom Who Knew Too Much

    25 minJan 26, 1988

    Maggie and Carol share confidences at the beauty salon, but later Carol learns to her chagrin that a secret isn't safe with Maggie.

  17. 17Great Expectations

    24 minFeb 9, 1988

    A letter from the girl he met in Hawaii has Mike scheming to fly to Los Angeles to see her without his parents' knowing.

  18. 18Dance Fever (1)

    25 minMar 1, 1988

    At the school dance, Mike gets a girl and Carol gets raked over the coals. Meanwhile, Ben's adventure goes awry.

  19. 19Dance Fever (2)

    25 minMar 2, 1988

    Great expectations turn sour at the Dewey High dance after Mike hears Lydia's voice; and Ben and Stinky find themselves in a seedy diner eyeing a pinball machine that pays real money.

  20. 20Bringing Up Baby

    24 minMar 9, 1988

    The Seavers begin to make room for baby, relegating Ben to the guest quarters and making the others lament the changes bound to come. Meanwhile, Maggie grasps for a way to tell her boss she is pregnant.

  21. 21The Obscure Objects of Our Desire

    48 minMar 30, 1988

    Spring-cleaning breathes new life into the family's household objects, and each has a story to tell.

  22. 22How the West Was Won (1)

    25 minApr 20, 1988

    Mike and Boner learn that Coach Lubbock has been fired, prompting them to organize a protest.

  23. 23How the West Was Won (2)

    25 minApr 26, 1988

    Jason, Carol, Mike and Boner are arrested in the demonstration over the dismissal of Coach Lubbock.

  24. 24Graduation Day

    25 minMay 4, 1988

    At Mike's high-school graduation, family members recall moments when it seemed like his graduation would never take place.

Guest stars

Rachel JacobsShelley
Ahmet ZappaBarry
Andrew KoenigRichard 'Boner' Stabone
Bill KirchenbauerCoach Lubbock
Christa DentonMonica Shackleford