Series SeasonSeason 3 episodes1987

Growing Pains

Season 3

No season overview available.

Episodes

Each episode has its own detail page.

Episode 160 min1987-09-18

Aloha

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

Episode 230 min1987-09-22

Taking Care of Business

Mike uses double talk to sell stereos.

Episode 330 min1987-09-29

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.

Episode 430 min1987-10-06

Michaelgate

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

Episode 530 min1987-10-13

Big Brother is Not Watching

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

Episode 630 min1987-10-27

A Star is Born

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

Episode 730 min1987-11-03

Gone But Not Forgotten

Burglars hit the Seaver home.

Episode 830 min1987-11-10

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.

Episode 930 min1987-11-17

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.

Episode 1030 min1987-11-24

Broadway Bound

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

Episode 1130 min1987-12-01

The Scarlet Letter

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

Episode 1230 min1987-12-08

A Reason to Live

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.

Episode 1330 min1987-12-15

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.

Episode 1430 min1988-01-05

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.

Episode 1530 min1988-01-12

State of the Union

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

Episode 1630 min1988-01-26

The Mom Who Knew Too Much

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

Episode 1730 min1988-02-09

Great Expectations

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

Episode 1830 min1988-03-01

Dance Fever (1)

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

Episode 1930 min1988-03-02

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.

Episode 2030 min1988-03-09

Bringing Up Baby

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.