Episode list

Growing Pains

Back to School

Tue, Sep 17, 1991
Mike begins teaching remedial at an inner city community center. Chrissy dislikes kindergarten.
6.9 /10
In vino veritas

Fri, Sep 27, 1991
A homeless remedial student comes under suspicion when Jason's wine collection starts to disappear.
7 /10
Paper Tigers

Fri, Oct 04, 1991
Writing a newspaper column puts Maggie in competition with Jason. Ben tries to lose his new glasses.
5.9 /10
There Must Be a Pony
Jason uses psychiatry when Chrissy refuses to go to bed. Luke achieves instant popularity in high school.
6.8 /10
The Big Fix

Fri, Nov 08, 1991
Ben uses and hurts the vacuum cleaner Maggie's supposed to test for her column. She doesn't know what he did, so when it runs poorly, she prepares to blast the company for misleading advertising. Meanwhile, Luke lies about his life to a girl he wants to impress.
6.4 /10
Home Malone

Fri, Nov 15, 1991
The Seavers go to Maggie's mom's house to get the place ready to be sold. Kate's moving to Florida, and hasn't seen the house, which is full of memories and her husband's presence, since Ed died.
6.6 /10
Bad Day Cafe

Fri, Nov 22, 1991
Mike's skeptical when Luke's dad reappears wanting his son back. Ben pretends to be Luke so Mike can check the man out.
6.8 /10
B=MC2

Fri, Nov 29, 1991
Ben wants to take a college entrance exam, and gets mad when he hears his dad make a disparaging remark about his intelligence. Carol's feelings for Dwight take a blow when she meets the young girl living at his place.
6.4 /10
The Call of the Wild
Kate wants to go skiing, and Mike doesn't have the money. He finds a bargain - if twenty rooms are booked, the twenty-first is free. He gets Ben, Carol, Dwight, and Luke to go, and the others are supposed to be Ben's chess club. But, Ben takes the school rowdies instead.
6.3 /10
Honest Abe

Fri, Jan 17, 1992
Luke's past and present lives collide when the Seavers throw a party for Luke's birthday and invite a friend from his days on the street.
6.4 /10
Vicious Cycle

Fri, Jan 31, 1992
Jason and Maggie have no luck reining in Luke, so they put Mike in charge of disciplining him.
6.4 /10
Menage a Luke

Fri, Feb 07, 1992
Ben and Luke fight over a girl at school. Chrissy tries to understand her parents' jobs.
7.1 /10
Don't Go Changin'
Eddie drops by to visit Mike, and he hasn't changed a bit. His irresponsible ways don't exactly mesh with Mike's ideals for raising Luke. Ben makes a home movie for Carol, who's studying in London.
6.4 /10
The Truck Stops Here
Luke's father returns to invite his son to join him on the road because he wants to get to know him better, but Luke is standoffish.
6.7 /10
The Wrath of Con Ed
Maggie and Jason get stuck in traffic after a city wide power failure. Ben is stuck at home babysitting Chrissy who is afraid of the dark.
5.8 /10
The Last Picture Show: Part 2
Mike proposes to Kate, realizing he wants someone to cook and clean when his mom moves, but she furiously turns him down. Maggie wants to refuse the job since Ben is against moving, but Mike talks to his little brother and they strike a deal.
7 /10
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