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S5 E3 Carol Meets The Real World

Comedy

TV-G

23m

Oct 3, 1989

When Carol's college plans are temporarily dashed, she takes an unexpected turn into the work force.

Season 5, 26 Episodes

Growing Pains - Anger With Love

Anger With Love,

When Mike announces his plans to marry Julie, he shocks the Seaver household.

Growing Pains - Mike And Julie's Wedding

Mike And Julie's Wedding,

As the big day approaches, Mike begins to have doubts about getting married to Julie.

Growing Pains - Carol Meets The Real World

Carol Meets The Real World,

When Carol's college plans are temporarily dashed, she takes an unexpected turn into the work force.

Growing Pains - Fish Bait

Mike is excited about starting a new acting class, but his arrogant teacher has "artistic" ideas about acting.

Growing Pains - Teach Me

Carol feels pressure from her family to start dating again and pretends an older man is her new boyfriend.

Growing Pains - Carol's Papers

Carol's Papers,

Ben gets bad advice from Mike and finds himself in trouble after he's caught selling Carol's old term papers.

Growing Pains - Coughing Boy

Mike gets his first TV role - an ill-fated cop in a primetime drama.

Growing Pains - The New Deal - Part I

The New Deal - Part I,

Career opportunities force Jason and Maggie to reconsider their working arrangement.

Growing Pains - The New Deal - Part II

The New Deal - Part II,

Jason and Maggie decide they want to break their mutual contract regarding their work-life balance.

Growing Pains - Paper Route

When Mike takes a newspaper route to earn extra money, he tries to make Ben deliver the papers.

Growing Pains - Five Grand

When Ed and Kate give each grandchild an early inheritance of $5,000 in cash, Jason and Maggie can only watch.

Growing Pains - Carol's Promotion

Carol's Promotion,

Carol gets promoted at work and wants to postpone entering college, but her parents are adamant she should go.

Growing Pains - Ben and Mike's Excellent Adventure

Ben and Mike's Excellent Adventure,

When Ben and Mike drive to the store for school supplies, they meet two girls who lead them on an adventure.

Growing Pains - The Triangle

While rehearsing a play for his acting class, Mike and his fellow actor Kate fall madly in love.

Growing Pains - The Return of the Triangle

The Return of the Triangle,

The love triangle between Mike, Kate, and David becomes even more complicated after Mike expresses feelings.

Growing Pains - The Home Show

When the guests for a family party arrive 24 hours earlier than expected, Jason Seaver and his family panic.

Growing Pains - Jason vs. Maggie

Jason vs. Maggie,

When Ben asks for permission to have an ear pierced, Jason and Maggie argue over who gets the final word.

Growing Pains - Mike, Kate And Julie

Mike, Kate And Julie,

When Mike takes Kate for a Valentine's Day dinner, he's shocked to discover their waitress is his ex-fiancé.

Growing Pains - Mike the Teacher

Mike the Teacher,

Mike suddenly finds himself back at Dewey High School - only this time he's a student, not a teacher.

Growing Pains - Carol In Jail

While test-driving Mike's old car, Carol gets stopped by a policeman and ends up in jail.

Growing Pains - Maggie's Dream

Maggie's Dream,

Maggie Seaver fears she may have had her youngest daughter too late in life.

Growing Pains - Ben Cheats

Ben must choose between cheating on his upcoming science exam or actually studying for it.

Growing Pains - Mike the Director

Mike the Director,

Mike is excited about directing a scene for the college drama festival, but his confidence soon wanes.

Growing Pains - Weekend at Mike's

Weekend at Mike's,

While their house is fumigated, the Seaver family spends the night in Mike's tiny one-room apartment.

Growing Pains - Ben's Movie

Ben is accused of having ulterior motives for making his girlfriend the star of his amateur movie production.

Growing Pains - Where There's a Will

Where There's a Will,

Jason and Mike travel to Colorado to attend the funeral of Uncle George, the black sheep of the Seaver family.

Details

Growing Pains

Comedy

TV-G

7 Seasons

22m

Fatherhood has taken on a new meaning for Jason, who has begun cooking, cleaning and minding the kids.

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