Growing Pains
Season 3
26 episodes
- S03E01
Aloha (1)
The family is stranded in Maui.
- S03E02
Aloha (2)
Ben videotapes Mike and Carol's Hawaiian romances.
- S03E03
Taking Care of Business
Mike uses double talk to sell stereos.
- S03E04
Not Necessarily the News
The family scrambles to help find an out-of-work Maggie a job after she turns into Super Mom, preparing oversize meals and assigning new chores.
- S03E05
Michaelgate
Mike is unaware that he's been nominated for student-body president because he's "a sure loser."
- S03E06
Big Brother is Not Watching
Ben asks Carol's advice on getting a new bike from their parents.
- S03E07
A Star is Born
A star is born when Mike lands a leading role in the school play opposite the lovely Monica.
- S03E08
Gone But Not Forgotten
Burglars hit the Seaver home.
- S03E09
Who's Zoomin' Who?
Bobby's annoying habits make Carol look elsewhere for the man of her dreams -- just in time for her to notice a new student.
- S03E10
This is Your Life
During a tonsillectomy, Ben has an out-of-body experience, dreaming that he escapes with a friendly cabbie, only to find a new Ben has replaced him at home.
- S03E11
Broadway Bound
After their success in the school play, Mike and Monica set their sights on a Broadway audition for "Our Town."
- S03E12
The Scarlet Letter
An unearned "A" makes Carol doubt her academic record.
- S03E13
A Reason to Live
A troubled student named Jill (Kellie Overbey) volunteers to work on a school project with Mike (Kirk Cameron) and Boner (Josh Andrew Koenig). This, however, is a subterfuge: Jill has been contemplating suicide due to some very serious problems at home, and she hopes to get some free counseling from Mike's psychiatrist dad Jason (Alan Thicke). But as it turns out, Jason is presently weighed down with a few self-pity issues of his own.
- S03E14
Nasty Habits
Maggie and Jason try to keep Mike in his room to complete an English paper, but Mike's mind is of course elsewhere.
- S03E15
The Marrying Kind
Reason flies out the window when Bobby and his parents arrive at the Seavers' for dinner and a special announcement -- that Bobby and Carol are engaged.
- S03E16
State of the Union
Jason and Maggie's (Alan Thicke, Joanna Kerns) normally placid marriage is strained as Maggie juggles her roles as mother and TV reporter.
- S03E17
The Mom Who Knew Too Much
Carol (Tracey Gold) feels betrayed after her mother (Joanna Kerns) shares a confidential secret with Jason (Alan Thicke).
- S03E18
Great Expectations
Against his parents wishes, Mike (Kirk Cameron) schemes to sneak away to California to meet a friend. With Alan Thicke and Joanna Kerns.
- S03E19
Dance Fever (1)
At the school dance, Mike gets a girl and Carol gets raked over the coals. Meanwhile, Ben's adventure goes awry.
- S03E20
Dance Fever (2)
Great expectations turn sour at the Dewey High dance after Mike hears Lydia's voice; and Ben and Stinky find themselves in a seedy diner eyeing a pinball machine that pays real money.
- S03E21
Bringing Up Baby
Maggie's (Joanna Kerns) pregnancy causes the family to worry about how the baby will affect their lives. With Alan Thicke and Kirk Cameron.
- S03E22
The Obscure Objects of Our Desire (1)
Spring-cleaning breathes new life into the family's household objects, and each has a story to tell (via flashbacks from past episodes).
- S03E23
The Obscure Objects of Our Desire (2)
Household objects continue to recall occasions in the Seaver home.
- S03E24
How the West Was Won (1)
Mike and Boner learn that Coach Lubbock has been fired, prompting them to organize a protest.
- S03E25
How the West Was Won (2)
Jason, Carol, Mike and Boner are arrested in the demonstration over the dismissal of Coach Lubbock.
- S03E26
Graduation Day
At Mike's high-school graduation, family members recall moments when it seemed like his graduation would never take place.
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