Neal Marlens
Director
Growing Pains (1985)
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.
Released Sept. 24, 1985
Episode 30 min
8+
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Production Companies: Guntzelman-Sullivan-Marshall Productions, Warner Bros. Television
Network: ABC
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S5E1 - Anger With Love
Maggie opposes Mike and Julie's wedding plans.
Sept. 20, 1989, midnight
S5E2 - Mike and Julie's Wedding
Julie and Mike suffer prenuptial jitters.
Sept. 27, 1989, midnight
S5E3 - Carol Meets the Real World
Jason tells Carol to get a job.
Oct. 4, 1989, midnight
S5E4 - Fish Bait
His drama teacher and classmates intimidate Mike.
Oct. 11, 1989, midnight
S5E5 - Teach Me
Carol brings a bogus boyfriend to a family party.
Oct. 18, 1989, midnight
S5E6 - Carol's Papers
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.
Oct. 25, 1989, midnight
S5E7 - Coughing Boy
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.
Nov. 1, 1989, midnight
S5E8 - The New Deal (1)
Jason gets a promising job offer.
Nov. 8, 1989, midnight
S5E9 - The New Deal (2)
Jason can't tell Maggie about the job offer.
Nov. 15, 1989, midnight
S5E10 - Paper Route
Ben assumes Mike's paper route for half the money.
Nov. 22, 1989, midnight
S5E11 - Five Grand
Their grandparents give Mike, Carol and Ben $5,000 each.
Nov. 29, 1989, midnight
S5E12 - Carol's Promotion
Promoted at work, Carol decides against college.
Dec. 6, 1989, midnight
S5E13 - Ben and Mike's Excellent Adventure
Mike takes Ben girl chasing.
Dec. 13, 1989, midnight
S5E14 - The Triangle
Mike falls for his leading lady.
Jan. 3, 1990, midnight
S5E15 - The Return of the Triangle
David turns to Mike for help with Kate.
Jan. 10, 1990, midnight
S5E16 - The Home Show
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.
Jan. 17, 1990, midnight
S5E17 - Jason vs. Maggie
Ben asks permission to get his ear pierced, which leads to a serious argument between his parents.
Jan. 24, 1990, midnight
S5E18 - Mike, Kate and Julie
While on a Valentine's Day dinner date with Kate, Mike runs into Julie at the restaurant.
Jan. 31, 1990, midnight
S5E19 - Mike, the Teacher
Mike goes to work as a substitute teacher.
Feb. 7, 1990, midnight
S5E20 - Carol in Jail
Carol lands in jail after a minor traffic violation.
Feb. 14, 1990, midnight
S5E21 - Future Shock
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.
Feb. 21, 1990, midnight
S5E22 - Cheating
Ben weighs the pros and cons of cheating after he learns the tricks of the test-passing trade from sly schoolmate Vito.
March 14, 1990, midnight
S5E23 - Mike the Director
In a moment of introspection as he prepares to graduate, Mike wrestles with self-doubt about his ability as a director.
March 21, 1990, midnight
S5E24 - Weekend at Mike's
With Jason's wallet missing, the Seavers must rely on others to provide them with room and board while their house is being fumigated.
April 4, 1990, midnight
S5E25 - Ben's Movie
Ben casts a girl he likes as the lead in his home movie.
April 25, 1990, midnight
S5E26 - Where There's a Will
Jason and Mike head off together to inspect the mountain cabin Jason has inherited from his Uncle George.
May 2, 1990, midnight
Network: ABC
Episode Runtime: 30 min.
Season Runtime: 4916 min.
Released: Sept. 24, 1985
Last Air Date: April 25, 1992, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: TV-G
Common sense age: 8+
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