Growing Pains (1988) Season 4
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.
01 Ben gets spooked at the prospect of asking a girl to a Halloween party; Jason becomes a disruptive force at Lamaze class.
10/19/1988
02 Maggie goes into labor on Ben's 12th birthday and Ben confesses to a patient at the hospital that he's already feeling crowded.
10/26/1988
03 Mike has a showdown with Jason over his rights as an 18-year-old college student, and declares his freedom from parental rule.
11/2/1988
04 Landlord-tenant problems abound when Mike (Kirk Cameron) moves into the storage area over the family garage
11/9/1988
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner? 05 Jason sends his mother on a cruise to get her mind off her dead husband, but when she returns with a fiancé in tow, Jason finds it hard to accept the man who will "replace" his father.
11/16/1988
06 Carol is chosen for homecoming court.
11/23/1988
07 Mike's photography course includes nude studies.
11/30/1988
08 Ben throws a party to get to know a girl.
12/7/1988
09 The Seavers hire a nanny for Chrissy.
1/4/1989
10 A travel snafu strands Julie with Mike.
1/11/1989
11 Carol sneaks out of the house for a date.
1/18/1989
12 Maggie prepares her "Working Mother of the Year" acceptance speech.
1/25/1989
13 Boner flunks out of college and joins the Marines.
2/1/1989
14 Maggie arranges for Ben to meet his favorite rock musician.
2/8/1989
15 Guests bicker at the Seavers' 20th-anniversary party.
2/15/1989
16 When Mike takes a job at a convenience store, his mother is worried about him working the dangerous night shift; but Mike is more concerned about the favoritism his racist boss shows him as one of the few white employees.
2/22/1989
17 Jason punishes Carol and Ben unequally for the same offense when they are both caught after sneaking out for dates without permission.
3/1/1989
18 Carol doesn't want to attend her parents' alma mater.
3/15/1989
19 Jason intervenes when Mike gets bad grades in psychology.
3/22/1989
20 Carol's boyfriend is injured drinking and driving.
4/12/1989
21 Jason's mother plans to wed aboard a cruise ship.
4/26/1989
22 Jason tries to mend his mother's broken wedding plans.
5/3/1989
