← Growing Pains

Season 3

26 episodes · 1987

  1. 1

    Aloha

    Sep 18, 198749 min★ 7.2

    The family is stranded in Maui. Ben videotapes Mike and Carol's Hawaiian romances.

  2. 2

    Taking Care of Business

    Sep 22, 198725 min★ 7.2

    Mike uses double talk to sell stereos.

  3. 3

    Not Necessarily the News

    Sep 29, 198725 min★ 6.7

    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.

  4. 4

    Michaelgate

    Oct 6, 198725 min★ 7.0

    Mike is unaware that he's been nominated for student-body president because he's "a sure loser."

  5. 5

    Big Brother is Not Watching

    Oct 13, 198724 min★ 7.2

    Ben asks Carol's advice on getting a new bike from their parents.

  6. 6

    A Star is Born

    Oct 27, 198725 min★ 6.9

    A star is born when Mike lands a leading role in the school play opposite the lovely Monica.

  7. 7

    Gone But Not Forgotten

    Nov 3, 198725 min★ 7.4

    Burglars hit the Seaver home.

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    Who's Zoomin' Who?

    Nov 10, 198725 min★ 6.9

    Bobby's annoying habits make Carol look elsewhere for the man of her dreams -- just in time for her to notice a new student.

  9. 9

    This is Your Life

    Nov 17, 198725 min★ 7.0

    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.

  10. 10

    Broadway Bound

    Nov 24, 198725 min★ 7.5

    After their success in the school play, Mike and Monica set their sights on a Broadway audition for ""Our Town.""

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    The Scarlet Letter

    Dec 1, 198724 min★ 7.1

    An unearned "A" makes Carol doubt her academic record.

  12. 12

    A Reason to Live

    Dec 8, 198725 min★ 7.2

    A troubled student named Jill volunteers to work on a school project with Mike and Boner. 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. But as it turns out, Jason is presently weighed down with a few self-pity issues of his own.

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    Nasty Habits

    Dec 15, 198725 min★ 7.8

    Maggie and Jason try to keep Mike in his room to complete an English paper, but Mike's mind is of course elsewhere.

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    The Marrying Kind

    Jan 5, 198825 min★ 7.2

    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.

  15. 15

    State of the Union

    Jan 12, 198825 min★ 7.0

    Maggie fumes over the many irritants that seem to be driving her and Jason apart -- until unexpected news sheds light on the situation.

  16. 16

    The Mom Who Knew Too Much

    Jan 26, 198825 min★ 6.7

    Maggie and Carol share confidences at the beauty salon, but later Carol learns to her chagrin that a secret isn't safe with Maggie.

  17. 17

    Great Expectations

    Feb 9, 198824 min★ 6.8

    A letter from the girl he met in Hawaii has Mike scheming to fly to Los Angeles to see her without his parents' knowing.

  18. 18

    Dance Fever (1)

    Mar 1, 198825 min★ 7.2

    At the school dance, Mike gets a girl and Carol gets raked over the coals. Meanwhile, Ben's adventure goes awry.

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    Dance Fever (2)

    Mar 2, 198825 min★ 7.5

    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.

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    Bringing Up Baby

    Mar 9, 198824 min★ 7.9

    The Seavers begin to make room for baby, relegating Ben to the guest quarters and making the others lament the changes bound to come. Meanwhile, Maggie grasps for a way to tell her boss she is pregnant.

  21. 21

    The Obscure Objects of Our Desire

    Mar 30, 198849 min★ 6.7

    Spring-cleaning breathes new life into the family's household objects, and each has a story to tell.

  22. 22

    How the West Was Won (1)

    Apr 20, 198825 min★ 6.0

    Mike and Boner learn that Coach Lubbock has been fired, prompting them to organize a protest.

  23. 23

    How the West Was Won (2)

    Apr 26, 198825 min★ 6.0

    Jason, Carol, Mike and Boner are arrested in the demonstration over the dismissal of Coach Lubbock.

  24. 24

    Graduation Day

    May 4, 198825 min★ 7.2

    At Mike's high-school graduation, family members recall moments when it seemed like his graduation would never take place.

  25. 25

    How the West Was Won: Part 2

    25 min★ 7.0

  26. 26

    Graduation Day

    25 min★ 7.4