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Growing Pains (US)
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Season 1
1 :01x01 - Pilot (Sep/24/1985)
When Maggie decides to pursue her career in journalism and goes back to work, Jason moves his practice to the house so that he can watch the kids. It's not long before he realizes how difficult it's going to be when he learns that his son, Mike has been picked up by the police for underage driving.
Guest Stars: Alan Blumenfeld as Walter
Director: John Pasquin
Writer: Neal Marlens
 
2 :01x02 - Springsteen (Oct/01/1985)
Mike tries to win tickets to a Bruce Springsteen concert, but to no success. When Jason manages to get him a pair of tickets, he and Mike attend the show together. But when when the two get interviewed on live television after the concert and Jason embarrasses Mike, he fears that his reputation is ruined.
Guest Stars: Andrew Koenig as Richard "Boner" Stabone, K. C. Martel (1) as Eddie, Haunani Minn as Karen
Director: John Pasquin
Writer: David Kendall (1)
 
3 :01x03 - Jealousy (Oct/08/1985)
When Maggie works long hours on a toxic-waste story with her partner Fred, Jason grows incredibly jealous and begins to assume the worst.
Guest Stars: Biff McGuire as Mr. Simmons, Tom O'Rourke as Fred Mathis
Director: John Pasquin
Writer: Carol Black, Neal Marlens
 
4 :01x04 - Carol's Article (Oct/15/1985)
When Carol writes an article for the school paper, she isn't too pleased with Maggie's assessment of it. Meanwhile, Mike and Ben try to earn a little extra cash by betting on horse-races.
Guest Stars: Evan Arnold as Richie, Biff McGuire as Mr. Simmons
Director: John Pasquin
Writer: Sybil Adelman, Martin Sage
 
5 :01x05 - Superdad! (Oct/29/1985)
Maggie begins to feel as though she's not needed anymore when she notices how well Jason is doing with the children.
Guest Stars: Olivia d'Abo as Wendy
Director: Nick Havinga
Writer: Tom Walla, Dave Wollert
 
6 :01x06 - Mike's Madonna Story (Nov/05/1985)
Maggie isn't too thrilled about Lisa, the promiscuous girl who Mike has been spending time with lately. When Mike and Lisa end up having the house to themselves, Maggie's concern grows even greater.
Guest Stars: Dana Plato as Lisa
Director: John Pasquin
Writer: Neal Marlens, Carol Black
 
7 :01x07 - Weekend Fantasy (Nov/12/1985)
Jason and Maggie take a trip to Vermont and reluctantly leave the kids in charge of the house. When they phone home to check on the kids and nobody answers, they immediately assume the very worst, causing them to have a series of hilarious fantasies about what happened to their children.
Guest Stars: Morgan Koster as Girl in Bar, Robert Firth as Man in Bar, Joey Camen as Slash, K. C. Winkler as Man in Devil Costume, Derek McGrath as Encyclopedia Salesman, Dennis Haysbert as Officer Wright
Director: John Tracy (1)
Writer: Arnold Margolin
 
8 :01x08 - Slice of Life (Nov/19/1985)
Maggie and Jason take a compatibility test only to realize that their answers don't match up at all. Meanwhile, Mike fakes interest in a karate class to get closer to a girl.
Guest Stars: Ami Dolenz as Linda
Director: John Tracy (1)
Writer: Rich Reinhart
 
9 :01x09 - Carol's Crush (Nov/26/1985)
When old family friends come visit the Seavers, Carol falls for their son, Jeff, but is heartbroken when she learns that he doesn't feel the same way about her.
Guest Stars: Evan Arnold as Richie, John Scott Clough as Jeff, Bader Howar as Leslie
Director: John Tracy (1)
Writer: Stephen J. Curwick (1)
 
10 :01x10 - Dirt Bike (Dec/03/1985)
When Mike disobeys his parents and goes dirt bike-riding in the woods, he gets severely injured and tries to hide it from his parents. Meanwhile, Carol analyzes Ben's dreams for a school project.
Guest Stars: Suhey Smith as Assistant, Brian Robbins as Mitch, Gary Riley (1) as Jimmy, Richard McKenzie (1) as Dr. McClosky, Andrew Koenig as Richard "Boner" Stabone
Director: John Tracy (1)
Writer: Kerry Ehrin, Ali Matheson
 
11 :01x11 - Standardized Test (Dec/05/1985)
While taking an Intelligence aptitude test, Mike doesn't take it seriously and just bubbles in his answers to form a drawing. When he scores a 27 on the test, his parents are called in to meet with the school psychologist.
Guest Stars: Evan Arnold as Richie, Earl Boen as Dr. Marlen, Hart Sprager as Lipstone
Director: Nick Havinga
Writer: Neal Marlens, Carol Black
 
12 :01x12 - A Christmas Story (Dec/10/1985)
One of Jason's patients, Walter, is a department store Santa contemplating suicide.
Guest Stars: Alan Blumenfeld as Walter
Director: John Tracy (1)
Writer: Dave Wollert, Tom Walla
Story: Carol Black, Neal Marlens
 
13 :01x13 - The Love Song of M. Aaron Seaver (Jan/07/1986)
When Mike falls for an artsy girl, he puts up an act and tries to change his image, as well as his family's to try and impress her. When she falls for the act and invites Mike to a show, he must decide whether he should accompany her or attend the annual bowling competition with his family.
Guest Stars: April Lerman as Juliet Van Druten, Artur Cybulski as Fabrizzio, Larry Poindexter as Andre, Mary Betten as Mrs. Jeffries
Director: John Tracy (1)
Writer: Arnold Margolin
 
14 :01x14 - First Blood (Jan/14/1986)
When Jason learns that Ben's hockey coach (Dan Lauria) is pushing the kids to play tough and win by any means possible, he decides to have a word with him. However, when he ends up getting in a fight with the coach and comes home with a black eye, he realizes that all he's done is set a bad example for his son.
Guest Stars: Scott Curtis as Rodney, Dan Lauria as Coach Brockton, Stacey Young as Jennifer, Chance Quinn as Kelly
Director: John Tracy (1)
Writer: Mark Fink
 
15 :01x15 - Slice of Life II (Jan/21/1986)
When Mike breaks a window while skateboarding inside the house, he agrees to be Ben's servant for the weekend if he takes the fall. Meanwhile, Maggie discovers that she may be pregnant and Carol is married to a classmate for a school project.
Guest Stars: Evan Arnold as Richie
Director: John Tracy (1)
Writer: David Kendall (1), Tom Walla
 
16 :01x16 - The Seavers vs. the Cleavers (Jan/28/1986)
When Maggie and Jason find out that the reason they were rejected as chaperons for the school dance was because the PTA considers them to be "unfit parents", they take matters into their own hands.
Guest Stars: Annette Funicello as Mrs. Hinkley, Keith Coogan as Jim, Andrew Koenig as Richard "Boner" Stabone, Bill Cort (1) as Scott, Drew Snyder as Ward
Director: John Tracy (1)
Writer: Susan Beavers
 
17 :01x17 - Charity Begins at Home (Feb/18/1986)
When Ben gives Jason an expensive birthday gift, the family is stunned as to how he could afford such a thing, but soon learn that he went around the neighborhood tricking people into donating money to "charity".
Guest Stars: Marte Boyle Slout (1) as Collector
Director: John Tracy (1)
Writer: Steve Marshall, Dan Guntzelman
 
18 :01x18 - Reputation (Feb/25/1986)
Mike prepares for an upcoming test by writing the answers on the soles of his shoes. When he goes to take the test, he realizes that while writing the answers on his shoes the information must have sunk in because he is able to breeze through the test and gets the best grade in the class. However, when his teacher discovers the answers on Mike's shoes, he accuses him of cheating.
Guest Stars: Andrew Koenig as Richard "Boner" Stabone, K. C. Martel (1) as Eddie, Sam Anderson as Mr. Dewitt
Director: John Tracy (1)
Writer: David Kendall (1)
 
19 :01x19 - The Anniversary That Never Was (Mar/04/1986)
On Jason and Maggie's 17th anniversary, they have trouble finding time to spend together due to interfering work and other mix-ups.
Guest Stars: Bill Erwin as Buzz, Richard Sanders as Luthor
Director: John Tracy (1)
Writer: Timothy James (1)
 
20 :01x20 - Be a Man (Mar/11/1986)
When his family goes to visit Maggie's parents, Mike, who stays behind, decides to take advantage of the empty house and throw a party.
Guest Stars: Troy Shire as Unknown, Joseph Reale as Unknown, Bob Perlow (1) as Unknown, Barry Pearl as Unknown, Leigh Kelly as Realtor, Ami Dolenz as Linda, K. C. Martel (1) as Eddie, Andrew Koenig as Richard "Boner" Stabone, Betty McGuire as Kate Malone, Gordon Jump as Ed Malone
Director: John Tracy (1)
Writer: Rich Reinhart
 
21 :01x21 - Career Decision (May/06/1986)
Jason gets a job offer at a hospital, while a careless mistake gets Maggie in trouble at work.
Guest Stars: Deborah White as Susan, Philip Sterling as Dr. Miller, Kelly Jean Peters as Mrs. Cuzman
Director: John Tracy (1)
Writer: Bob Brush, Tom Walla
 
22 :01x22 - Extra Lap (May/13/1986)
The kids are excited when their fun-spirited Uncle Bob comes for a visit. However, their fun comes to an abrupt end when he dies in his sleep one night.
Guest Stars: James T. Callahan (1) as Uncle Bob
Director: John Tracy (1)
Writer: Stephen J. Curwick (1)
 
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