Growing Pains

Jason (ALAN THICKE) faces a near mutiny situation by his unhappy family when the vacationing Seavers are stranded on a rented boat miles from the shores of Maui.

Romance and relationships are highlighted as the Seaver family continues their vacation in the tropical paradise of Maui.

Morals and friendships are tested when Mike (KIRK CAMERON) takes a job at a stereo store managed by a notorious troublemaker from his past.

After being turned down for a job again and again, Maggie (JOANNA KERNS) thinks she wasn't meant to have a career. Maybe, she should just stay home and cook meals for the family.

Scandal erupts at Dewey High School after class clown Mike Seaver (KIRK CAMERON) is nominated for high school student body president.

Mike's (KIRK CAMERON) influence with Ben (JEREMY MILLER) is threatened when Carol (TRACEY GOLD) helps Ben manipulate their parents to help with the cost of a new bike.

When the girl he likes is chosen as leading lady in the high school play, Mike Seaver auditions for leading man and wins the part. He knows nothing about acting and can't recall his lines.

Burglars ransack the Seaver home and, more than just material belongings, steal the family's most valuable possession--their sense of safety and security.

The road to romance gets a little rocky for Carol Seaver and her boyfriend Bobby when her head is turned by a handsome new student. BRAD PITT guest stars.

When Jason Seaver tells Ben to face his tonsillectomy like a Seaver, Ben is ready to give up his family membership.

After starring in last year's hit play at Dewey High School, Mike Seaver (KIRK CAMERON) decides to skip the auditions for this year's production and head straight for Broadway stardom.

When Carol Seaver turns in an exam paper that she bluffed her way through because she didn't study and gets an A+ on it.

Jason Seaver (ALAN THICKE) feels dispirited and useless until he meets a sad, scruffy young girl who needs his help.

Mike (KIRK CAMERON) will do anything to put off doing his English paper, so Jason (ALAN THICKE) tries a bit of reverse psychology to motivate his son.

Jason and Maggie (ALAN THICKE and JOANNA KERNS) are shocked when Carol (TRACEY GOLD) announces her engagement to Bobby (KEVIN WIXTED).

Jason and Maggie (ALAN THICKE and JOANNA KERNS) drift further apart when Maggie's new job demands more and more of her time.

Carol (TRACEY GOLD) is furious with Maggie (JOANNA KERNS) after she tells Jason (ALAN THICKE) one of Carol's most intimate secrets.

Without his parents' approval, Mike flies to Los Angeles to surprise his Hawaiian girlfriend, Melia, while Carol, Ben, and his pal Boner cover for him.

Jason and Maggie chaperone a high school dance attended by Carol and Mike, and Ben goes in search of his manhood. First of a two-part episode.

Jason and Maggie compete to see which of them is the better disc jockey at a high school dance; Ben continues his quest for manhood; Mike discovers he has values.

Maggie tries to muster the courage to tell her boss that she's having a baby. Meanwhile, the Seaver children try to understand why they weren't consulted.

Household objects about to be discarded in a garage sale come to life as they recall their history with the Seaver family.

Housecleaning turns up things from the family's past, and sparks memories. Second of a two-part episode.

Coach Lubbock's contract is up at the end of the semester, and Mike decides to help him out by organizing a strike to keep him at Dewey High School. First of a two-part episode.

After staging a sit-in to protest the firing of his favorite teacher, Coach Lubbock, Mike is suspended from school and the coach refuses to talk to him. Second of a two-part episode.