Neal Marlens
Director
Growing Pains (1985)
Season 6
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
S6E1 - Mike's Choice
When Mike lands a role in an off-Broadway play, he leaves college to pursue acting full-time in New York City.
Sept. 19, 1990, midnight
S6E2 - Midnight Cowboy
Mike is broke and homeless in New York City.
Sept. 26, 1990, midnight
S6E3 - Roommates
Mike becomes roommates with sister Carol, now a Columbia University student.
Oct. 3, 1990, midnight
S6E4 - Daddy Mike
Mike and his friend Eddie schemingly join "Parents Without Mates" to meet women.
Oct. 10, 1990, midnight
S6E5 - Ben's Sure Thing
At the school's Parents Night, the Seavers learn Ben's been telling his friends that the girl he's dating is promiscuous.
Oct. 17, 1990, midnight
S6E6 - Jason Flirts, Maggie Hurts
A flirty Jason gets jealous when Maggie turns the tables.
Oct. 24, 1990, midnight
S6E7 - Happy Halloween
The Seavers spend a rainy Halloween night telling ghost stories.
Oct. 31, 1990, midnight
S6E8 - Let's Go Europe (1)
Jason buys an anniversary trip to Paris from travel agent Mike, who himself wins a European tour that falls apart; Maggie, in Paris, is struck with appendicitis.
Nov. 7, 1990, midnight
S6E9 - Let's Go Europe (2)
Maggie is hospitalized in Paris, while Mike finds himself stuck on the road with an angry customer.
Nov. 14, 1990, midnight
S6E10 - Let's Go Europe (3)
Mike and Amy continue to bicker their way toward Paris.
Nov. 28, 1990, midnight
S6E11 - Divorce Story
Jason, happy to see his mother's second marriage crumbling, doesn't want to provide her with professional help.
Dec. 5, 1990, midnight
S6E12 - The World According to Chrissy
Chrissy starts spending much time with her imaginary friend, a six-foot-tall mouse named Ike.
Dec. 19, 1990, midnight
S6E13 - How Could I Leave Her Behind?
Mike's friend Eddie shows up for a double date with Mike's ex-girlfriend.
Jan. 2, 1991, midnight
S6E14 - Like Father, Like Son
An an intrafamily communications seminar, Mike and Jason discover just how alike they are.
Jan. 9, 1991, midnight
S6E15 - Ben's Rap Group
Jason becomes Ben's business partner in the management of a rap group, but uses the money he's invested to control Ben.
Jan. 23, 1991, midnight
S6E16 - Eddie, We Hardly Knew Ye
Maggie's dad drops in for an unexpected visit, with news of his imminent death.
Jan. 30, 1991, midnight
S6E17 - Maggie Seaver's: The Meaning of Life
Jason takes Maggie on a tropical getaway to lift her spirits after her father's death, trusting Chrissy to Mike and Carol.
Feb. 6, 1991, midnight
S6E18 - All the World is a Stage
Mike competes with a well-established actor for a role in a soap opera, learning how tenuous an acting career can be.
Feb. 13, 1991, midnight
S6E19 - Not With My Carol You Don't
Though Jason had an insensitive Carol pitch in at the clinic, he objects to her dating an ex-con she meets there.
Feb. 20, 1991, midnight
S6E20 - Meet the Seavers
In an homage to The Twilight Zone, Ben awakens to discover he's Jeremy Miller, an actor on the set of ""Meet the Cleavers"".
March 6, 1991, midnight
S6E21 - Carol's Carnival
On a blind date shaping up as a disaster, Carol goes to the carnival, and finds unexpected fun and excitement.
March 27, 1991, midnight
S6E22 - Home Schooling
Maggie teaches Ben at home after he is suspended from school.
April 17, 1991, midnight
S6E23 - Viva Las Vegas
Mike and Kate accompany the eloping Eddie and a hat-check bimbette to Las Vegas, giving Mike and Carol the wrong idea.
April 24, 1991, 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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