Growing Pains (a Titles & Air Dates Guide)

Growing Pains

(a Titles & Air Dates Guide)

Last updated: Sat, 3 Jan 2026 -1:00

Misadventures of a couple managing three kids as the wife goes back to work at the local news studio as a reporter while the husband works out of a home office as a psychiatrist.

Show Details:

Start date: Sep 1985
End date: Apr 1992
Status: cancelled/ended
Network(s): ABC (US)
Run time: 30 min
Episodes: 166 eps
Genre(s): Comedy

Credits:

regulars:
Alan Thicke as Dr. Jason Seaver
Joanna Kerns as Maggie Malone Seaver
Kirk Cameron as Mike Seaver
Jeremy Miller as Ben Seaver
Tracey Gold as Carol Seaver
Ashley Johnson as Chrissy Seaver
Andrew Koenig as Richard 'Boner' Stabone
Leonardo DiCaprio as Luke Brower
Chelsea Noble as Kate MacDonald

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Episode list & details from: TVmaze

Episode #		Original Air Date	Titles

Season 1

1.	1-1	24 Sep 85	Pilot
2.	1-2	01 Oct 85	Springsteen
3.	1-3	08 Oct 85	Jealousy
4.	1-4	15 Oct 85	Carol's Article
5.	1-5	29 Oct 85	Superdad!
6.	1-6	05 Nov 85	Mike's Madonna Story
7.	1-7	12 Nov 85	Weekend Fantasy
8.	1-8	19 Nov 85	Slice of Life
9.	1-9	26 Nov 85	Carol's Crush
10.	1-10	03 Dec 85	Dirt Bike
11.	1-11	05 Dec 85	Standardized Test
12.	1-12	10 Dec 85	A Christmas Story
13.	1-13	07 Jan 86	The Love Song of M. Aaron Seaver
14.	1-14	14 Jan 86	First Blood
15.	1-15	21 Jan 86	Slice of Life II
16.	1-16	28 Jan 86	The Seavers vs. the Cleavers
17.	1-17	18 Feb 86	Charity Begins at Home
18.	1-18	25 Feb 86	Reputation
19.	1-19	04 Mar 86	The Anniversary That Never Was
20.	1-20	11 Mar 86	Be a Man
21.	1-21	06 May 86	Career Decision
22.	1-22	13 May 86	Extra Lap

Season 2

23.	2-1	30 Sep 86	Jason and the Cruisers
24.	2-2	21 Oct 86	Fast Times at Dewey High
25.	2-3	28 Oct 86	Long Day's Journey Into Night
26.	2-4	11 Nov 86	Call Me
27.	2-5	18 Nov 86	Employee of the Month
28.	2-6	25 Nov 86	Dream Lover
29.	2-7	02 Dec 86	Do You Believe in Magic?
30.	2-8	09 Dec 86	Jason's Rib
31.	2-9	16 Dec 86	The Kid
32.	2-10	06 Jan 87	The Breakfast Club
33.	2-11	13 Jan 87	Choices
34.	2-12	20 Jan 87	Higher Education
35.	2-13	27 Jan 87	Some Enchanted Evening
36.	2-14	03 Feb 87	Thank You, Willie Nelson
37.	2-15	10 Feb 87	Thank God It's Friday
38.	2-16	24 Feb 87	My Brother, Myself
39.	2-17	03 Mar 87	Jimmy Durante Died for Your Sins
40.	2-18	10 Mar 87	Carnival
41.	2-19	17 Mar 87	The Awful Truth
42.	2-20	31 Mar 87	Born Free
43.	2-21	05 May 87	The Long Goodbye
44.	2-22	19 May 87	Confidentially Yours

Season 3

45.	3-1	18 Sep 87	Aloha (1)
46.	3-2	18 Sep 87	Aloha (2)
47.	3-3	22 Sep 87	Taking Care of Business
48.	3-4	29 Sep 87	Not Necessarily the News
49.	3-5	06 Oct 87	Michaelgate
50.	3-6	13 Oct 87	Big Brother is Not Watching
51.	3-7	27 Oct 87	A Star is Born
52.	3-8	03 Nov 87	Gone But Not Forgotten
53.	3-9	10 Nov 87	Who's Zoomin' Who?
54.	3-10	17 Nov 87	This is Your Life
55.	3-11	24 Nov 87	Broadway Bound
56.	3-12	01 Dec 87	The Scarlet Letter
57.	3-13	08 Dec 87	A Reason to Live
58.	3-14	15 Dec 87	Nasty Habits
59.	3-15	05 Jan 88	The Marrying Kind
60.	3-16	12 Jan 88	State of the Union
61.	3-17	26 Jan 88	The Mom Who Knew Too Much
62.	3-18	09 Feb 88	Great Expectations
63.	3-19	01 Mar 88	Dance Fever (1)
64.	3-20	02 Mar 88	Dance Fever (2)
65.	3-21	09 Mar 88	Bringing Up Baby
66.	3-22	30 Mar 88	The Obscure Objects of Our Desire (1)
67.	3-23	30 Mar 88	The Obscure Objects of Our Desire (2)
68.	3-24	20 Apr 88	How the West Was Won (1)
69.	3-25	26 Apr 88	How the West Was Won (2)
70.	3-26	04 May 88	Graduation Day

Season 4

71.	4-1	19 Oct 88	Fool for Love
72.	4-2	26 Oct 88	Birth of a Seaver
73.	4-3	02 Nov 88	Family Ties (1)
74.	4-4	09 Nov 88	Family Ties (2)
75.	4-5	16 Nov 88	Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?
76.	4-6	23 Nov 88	Homecoming Queen
77.	4-7	30 Nov 88	Nude Photos
78.	4-8	07 Dec 88	Ben's First Kiss
79.	4-9	04 Jan 89	The Nanny
80.	4-10	11 Jan 89	Mandingo
81.	4-11	18 Jan 89	In Carol We Trust
82.	4-12	25 Jan 89	Mom of the Year
83.	4-13	01 Feb 89	Semper Fidelis
84.	4-14	08 Feb 89	Feet of Clay
85.	4-15	15 Feb 89	Anniversary from Hell
86.	4-16	22 Feb 89	Fortunate Son
87.	4-17	01 Mar 89	Double Standard
88.	4-18	15 Mar 89	The Recruiter
89.	4-19	22 Mar 89	Show Ninety -- Who Knew?
90.	4-20	12 Apr 89	Second Chance
91.	4-21	26 Apr 89	The Looooove Boat (1)
92.	4-22	03 May 89	The Looooove Boat (2)

Season 5

93.	5-1	20 Sep 89	Anger With Love
94.	5-2	27 Sep 89	Mike and Julie's Wedding
95.	5-3	04 Oct 89	Carol Meets the Real World
96.	5-4	11 Oct 89	Fish Bait
97.	5-5	18 Oct 89	Teach Me
98.	5-6	25 Oct 89	Carol's Papers
99.	5-7	01 Nov 89	Coughing Boy
100.	5-8	08 Nov 89	The New Deal (1)
101.	5-9	15 Nov 89	The New Deal (2)
102.	5-10	22 Nov 89	Paper Route
103.	5-11	29 Nov 89	Five Grand
104.	5-12	06 Dec 89	Carol's Promotion
105.	5-13	13 Dec 89	Ben and Mike's Excellent Adventure
106.	5-14	03 Jan 90	The Triangle
107.	5-15	10 Jan 90	The Return of the Triangle
108.	5-16	17 Jan 90	The Home Show
109.	5-17	24 Jan 90	Jason vs. Maggie
110.	5-18	31 Jan 90	Mike, Kate and Julie
111.	5-19	07 Feb 90	Mike, the Teacher
112.	5-20	14 Feb 90	Carol in Jail
113.	5-21	21 Feb 90	Future Shock
114.	5-22	14 Mar 90	Cheating
115.	5-23	21 Mar 90	Mike the Director
116.	5-24	04 Apr 90	Weekend at Mike's
117.	5-25	25 Apr 90	Ben's Movie
118.	5-26	02 May 90	Where There's a Will

Season 6

119.	6-1	19 Sep 90	Mike's Choice
120.	6-2	26 Sep 90	Midnight Cowboy
121.	6-3	03 Oct 90	Roommates
122.	6-4	10 Oct 90	Daddy Mike
123.	6-5	17 Oct 90	Ben's Sure Thing
124.	6-6	24 Oct 90	Jason Flirts, Maggie Hurts
125.	6-7	31 Oct 90	Happy Halloween (1)
126.	6-8	31 Oct 90	Happy Halloween (2)
127.	6-9	07 Nov 90	Let's Go Europe (1)
128.	6-10	14 Nov 90	Let's Go Europe (2)
129.	6-11	28 Nov 90	Let's Go Europe (3)
130.	6-12	05 Dec 90	Divorce Story
131.	6-13	19 Dec 90	The World According to Chrissy
132.	6-14	02 Jan 91	How Could I Leave Her Behind?
133.	6-15	09 Jan 91	Like Father, Like Son
134.	6-16	23 Jan 91	Ben's Rap Group
135.	6-17	30 Jan 91	Eddie, We Hardly Knew Ye
136.	6-18	06 Feb 91	Maggie Seaver's: The Meaning of Life
137.	6-19	13 Feb 91	All the World is a Stage
138.	6-20	20 Feb 91	Not With My Carol You Don't
139.	6-21	06 Mar 91	Meet the Seavers
140.	6-22	27 Mar 91	Carol's Carnival
141.	6-23	17 Apr 91	Home Schooling
142.	6-24	24 Apr 91	Viva Las Vegas

Season 7

143.	7-1	18 Sep 91	Back to School
144.	7-2	25 Sep 91	Stop, Luke, and Listen
145.	7-3	28 Sep 91	In Vino Veritas
146.	7-4	05 Oct 91	Paper Tigers
147.	7-5	12 Oct 91	The Young and the Homeless
148.	7-6	19 Oct 91	Jason Sings the Blues
149.	7-7	26 Oct 91	The Kid's Still Got It
150.	7-8	02 Nov 91	There Must Be a Pony
151.	7-9	09 Nov 91	The Big Fix
152.	7-10	14 Nov 91	Home Malone
153.	7-11	23 Nov 91	Bad Day Cafe
154.	7-12	30 Nov 91	B=MC2
155.	7-13	21 Dec 91	It's Not Easy Being Green
156.	7-14	04 Jan 92	The Call of the Wild
157.	7-15	17 Jan 92	Honest Abe
158.	7-16	01 Feb 92	Vicious Cycle
159.	7-17	08 Feb 92	Menage a Luke
160.	7-18	22 Feb 92	The Five Fingers of Ben
161.	7-19	29 Feb 92	Don't Go Changin'
162.	7-20	21 Mar 92	The Truck Stops Here
163.	7-21	04 Apr 92	Maggie's Brilliant Career
164.	7-22	11 Apr 92	The Wrath of Con Ed
165.	7-23	25 Apr 92	The Last Picture Show (1)
166.	7-24	25 Apr 92	The Last Picture Show (2)

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