Growing Pains (1989) Season 5
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 Maggie opposes Mike and Julie's wedding plans.
9/20/1989
02 Julie and Mike suffer prenuptial jitters.
9/27/1989
Carol Meets the Real World 03 Jason tells Carol to get a job.
10/4/1989
04 His drama teacher and classmates intimidate Mike.
10/11/1989
05 Carol brings a bogus boyfriend to a family party.
10/18/1989
06 An angry Jason confronts Ben and Mike, who gives conflicting versions of how Ben came to sell Carol's old term papers to students at Dewey High -- and to date a seductive 18-year-old.
10/25/1989
07 Mike is over the moon when he attends an open casting session and wins a part on a TV cop show -- and crushed when his single line is cut in the editing.
11/1/1989
08 Jason gets a promising job offer.
11/8/1989
09 Jason can't tell Maggie about the job offer.
11/15/1989
10 Ben assumes Mike's paper route for half the money.
11/22/1989
11 Their grandparents give Mike, Carol and Ben $5,000 each.
11/29/1989
12 Promoted at work, Carol decides against college.
12/6/1989
Ben and Mike's Excellent Adventure 13 Mike takes Ben girl chasing.
12/13/1989
14 Mike falls for his leading lady.
1/3/1990
The Return of the Triangle 15 David turns to Mike for help with Kate.
1/10/1990
16 The Seavers' reception to raise money for a free mental-health clinic spells disaster when they forget the date of the party and must scramble at the last minute for a caterer.
1/17/1990
17 Ben asks permission to get his ear pierced, which leads to a serious argument between his parents.
1/24/1990
18 While on a Valentine's Day dinner date with Kate, Mike runs into Julie at the restaurant.
1/31/1990
19 Mike goes to work as a substitute teacher.
2/7/1990
20 Carol lands in jail after a minor traffic violation.
2/14/1990
21 Chrissy becomes a teenager in Maggie's dream, which is influenced by her fear of being an older parent in a sea of youngsters taking their kids to preschool.
2/21/1990
22 Ben weighs the pros and cons of cheating after he learns the tricks of the test-passing trade from sly schoolmate Vito.
3/14/1990
23 In a moment of introspection as he prepares to graduate, Mike wrestles with self-doubt about his ability as a director.
3/21/1990
24 With Jason's wallet missing, the Seavers must rely on others to provide them with room and board while their house is being fumigated.
4/4/1990
25 Ben casts a girl he likes as the lead in his home movie.
4/25/1990
26 Jason and Mike head off together to inspect the mountain cabin Jason has inherited from his Uncle George.
5/2/1990
