Growing Pains

1Mike's Choice

22 minSep 19, 1990

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

2Midnight Cowboy

22 minSep 26, 1990

Mike is broke and homeless in New York City.

3Roommates

30 minOct 3, 1990

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

4Daddy Mike

30 minOct 10, 1990

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

5Ben's Sure Thing

30 minOct 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.

6Jason Flirts, Maggie Hurts

30 minOct 24, 1990

A flirty Jason gets jealous when Maggie turns the tables.

7Happy Halloween

60 minOct 31, 1990

The Seavers spend a rainy Halloween night telling ghost stories.

8Let's Go Europe (1)

30 minNov 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.

9Let's Go Europe (2)

30 minNov 14, 1990

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

10Let's Go Europe (3)

30 minNov 28, 1990

Mike and Amy continue to bicker their way toward Paris.

11Divorce Story

30 minDec 5, 1990

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

12The World According to Chrissy

30 minDec 19, 1990

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

13How Could I Leave Her Behind?

30 minJan 2, 1991

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

14Like Father, Like Son

30 minJan 9, 1991

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

15Ben's Rap Group

30 minJan 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.

16Eddie, We Hardly Knew Ye

30 minJan 30, 1991

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

17Maggie Seaver's: The Meaning of Life

30 minFeb 6, 1991

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

18All the World is a Stage

30 minFeb 13, 1991

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

19Not With My Carol You Don't

30 minFeb 20, 1991

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

20Meet the Seavers

30 minMar 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"".

21Carol's Carnival

30 minMar 27, 1991

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

22Home Schooling

30 minApr 17, 1991

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

23Viva Las Vegas

30 minApr 24, 1991

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