Seasons & episodes

S0 · E1Unaired Pilot Scenes 2006-06-06 · 11 min

Scenes from the Growing Pains original unaired pilot, which featured Elizabeth Ward as Carol Seaver, prior to the role being recast and given to Tracey Gold.

S0 · E2Gag Reel 2006-06-06 · 5 min

Gag Reel

S0 · E3Seaver Family Reunion: S'mores and More 2006-06-06 · 29 min

Created just for the Season One DVD, "Seaver Family Reunion: S'mores and More" brings together the first-season main cast with writer/producer Tim O'Donnell for a half-hour backyard campfire chat about the show, while they toast marshmallows and make s'mores.

S1 · E1Pilot 1985-09-24 · 30 min

Maggie goes back to work as a journalist, prompting psychologist Jason to move his office into their home so he can keep his eye on the kids. Things don't get off to a great start: the first night he gets a call from the police that Mike has been picked up for illegally driving a car.

S1 · E2Springsteen 1985-10-01 · 30 min

Jason embarrasses Mike at a Bruce Springsteen concert when they are interviewed together.

S1 · E3Jealousy 1985-10-08 · 30 min

Jason fumes when Maggie spends long hours on a toxic waste story with handsome co-worker Fred.

S1 · E4Carol's Article 1985-10-15 · 30 min

Maggie gives an honest assessment of Carol's writing of an article for her school magazine; Mike and Ben discover track betting.

S1 · E5Superdad! 1985-10-29 · 30 min

Maggie accuses Jason of monopolizing the children.

S1 · E6Mike's Madonna Story 1985-11-05 · 30 min

Mike's infatuation with a Madonna look-alike worries Maggie.

S1 · E7Weekend Fantasy 1985-11-12 · 30 min

Jason and Maggie want to go to a mountain lodge for a weekend, but are reluctant to leave the kids alone.

S1 · E8Slice of Life 1985-11-19 · 30 min

Coming across a compatibility test in Jason's office, Maggie decides she and Jason should fill it out, but her answers don't tab with his. Meanwhile, Mike feigns interest in karate when his real goal is a girl attending the course.

S1 · E9Carol's Crush 1985-11-26 · 30 min

Carol develops a crush on a family friend, who thinks of her as his little sister.

S1 · E10Dirt Bike 1985-12-03 · 30 min

Mike hurts more than his pride when he takes a nasty fall off a dirt bike that he promised his parents he wouldn't go near.

S1 · E11Standardized Test 1985-12-10 · 30 min

Mike doodles on his aptitude test and winds up with an IQ score of 27.

S1 · E12A Christmas Story 1985-12-17 · 30 min

A depressed department store Santa consulting Jason decides to commit suicide by leaping down the Seavers' chimney.

S1 · E13The Love Song of M. Aaron Seaver 1986-01-07 · 30 min

Mike backs out of the family-bowling match so he can date a snobbish girlfriend.

S1 · E14First Blood 1986-01-14 · 30 min

Jason faces off against Ben's hockey coach, who's teaching the boys to play dirty; Mike learns ballroom dancing.

S1 · E15Slice of Life II 1986-01-21 · 30 min

Maggie casually mentions to Jason that she might be pregnant; Mike acts as a weekend servant to Ben; and Carol wants to divorce her class-project husband.