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Growing Pains/Season 3
Season 3

Growing Pains — Season 3

Sep 18, 1987
  • Aloha

    1. Aloha

    Sep 18, 1987

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

    46m
  • Taking Care of Business

    2. Taking Care of Business

    Sep 22, 1987

    Mike uses double talk to sell stereos.

    25m
  • Not Necessarily the News

    3. Not Necessarily the News

    Sep 29, 1987

    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.

    25m
  • Michaelgate

    4. Michaelgate

    Oct 06, 1987

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

    25m
  • Big Brother is Not Watching

    5. Big Brother is Not Watching

    Oct 13, 1987

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

    24m
  • A Star is Born

    6. A Star is Born

    Oct 27, 1987

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

    25m
  • Gone But Not Forgotten

    7. Gone But Not Forgotten

    Nov 03, 1987

    Burglars hit the Seaver home.

    25m
  • Who's Zoomin' Who?

    8. Who's Zoomin' Who?

    Nov 10, 1987

    Bobby's annoying habits make Carol look elsewhere for the man of her dreams -- just in time for her to notice a new student.

    25m
  • This is Your Life

    9. This is Your Life

    Nov 17, 1987

    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.

    25m
  • Broadway Bound

    10. Broadway Bound

    Nov 24, 1987

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

    25m
  • The Scarlet Letter

    11. The Scarlet Letter

    Dec 01, 1987

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

    24m
  • A Reason to Live

    12. A Reason to Live

    Dec 08, 1987

    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.

    25m
  • Nasty Habits

    13. Nasty Habits

    Dec 15, 1987

    Maggie and Jason try to keep Mike in his room to complete an English paper, but Mike's mind is of course elsewhere.

    25m
  • The Marrying Kind

    14. The Marrying Kind

    Jan 05, 1988

    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.

    25m
  • State of the Union

    15. State of the Union

    Jan 12, 1988

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

    25m
  • The Mom Who Knew Too Much

    16. The Mom Who Knew Too Much

    Jan 26, 1988

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

    25m
  • Great Expectations

    17. Great Expectations

    Feb 09, 1988

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

    24m
  • Dance Fever (1)

    18. Dance Fever (1)

    Mar 01, 1988

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

    25m
  • Dance Fever (2)

    19. Dance Fever (2)

    Mar 02, 1988

    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.

    25m
  • Bringing Up Baby

    20. Bringing Up Baby

    Mar 09, 1988

    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.

    24m
  • The Obscure Objects of Our Desire

    21. The Obscure Objects of Our Desire

    Mar 30, 1988

    Spring-cleaning breathes new life into the family's household objects, and each has a story to tell.

    46m
  • How the West Was Won (1)

    22. How the West Was Won (1)

    Apr 20, 1988

    Mike and Boner learn that Coach Lubbock has been fired, prompting them to organize a protest.

    25m
  • How the West Was Won (2)

    23. How the West Was Won (2)

    Apr 26, 1988

    Jason, Carol, Mike and Boner are arrested in the demonstration over the dismissal of Coach Lubbock.

    25m
  • Graduation Day

    24. Graduation Day

    May 04, 1988

    At Mike's high-school graduation, family members recall moments when it seemed like his graduation would never take place.

    25m

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