Growing Pains
Season 7
199123 episodes
Episode 1
Back to School
Sep 18, 199130m
Mike teaches at an urban high school.
Episode 2
Stop, Luke, and Listen
Sep 25, 199130m
Mike gets involved when he learns his prize pupil Luke is homeless.
Episode 3
In Vino Veritas
Sep 28, 199130m
Mike persuades Jason and Maggie to let Luke stay with them temporarily; then Jason's wine cellar goes missing.
Episode 4
Paper Tigers
Oct 5, 199130m
Jason and Maggie compete to write a newspaper column; Ben hates his glasses.
Episode 5
The Young and the Homeless
Oct 12, 199130m
Mike gears up for his big day as a TV soap opera star just as Luke gears up to move out of the Seavers'.
Episode 6
Jason Sings the Blues
Oct 19, 199130m
Luke is afraid to visit the doctor, so Jason accompanies him -- but it's Jason who turns out to need surgery.
Episode 7
The Kid's Still Got It
Oct 26, 199130m
Carol accompanies Maggie to a resort, which turns out to be hosting a singles convention; meanwhile, the all-male weekend planned at home is ruined when Chrissy is set home with head lice.
Episode 8
There Must Be a Pony
Nov 2, 199130m
Nouveau riche neighbors move in next door; Ben is forced to look after Luke on his first day of high school; Jason's scheme to let Chrissie stay up late backfires when the neighbors throw a lavish party.
Episode 9
The Big Fix
Nov 9, 199130m
Consumer advocate Maggie raps a vacuum cleaner that Ben broke without telling her.
Episode 10
Home Malone
Nov 14, 199130m
The ghost of Maggie's father oversees the Seavers' visit to her childhood home.
Episode 11
Bad Day Cafe
Nov 23, 199130m
While Jason and Maggie are away, the principal informs Mike that Luke's birth father is back in town -- and wants him back.
Episode 12
B=MC²
Nov 30, 199130m
Ben crams for a college entrance exam, but gets no help from Jason.
Episode 13
It's Not Easy Being Green
Dec 21, 199130m
Christmas brings anger and angst to the Seavers.
Episode 14
The Call of the Wild
Jan 4, 199230m
Penniless Mike schemes to give Kate a skiing trip.
Episode 15
Honest Abe
Jan 17, 199230m
Luke's homeless friend steals a Seaver momento.
Episode 16
Vicious Cycle
Feb 1, 199230m
Maggie and Jason put Mike on the spot for Luke's curfew problems.
Episode 17
Ménage à Luke
Feb 8, 199230m
A love triangle involves Ben, Luke and a classmate.
Episode 18
The Five Fingers of Ben
Feb 22, 199230m
Tired of being bullies, Ben takes karate lessons.
Episode 19
Don't Go Changin'
Feb 29, 199230m
Mike thinks his friend is a bad influence on Luke.
Episode 20
The Truck Stops Here
Mar 21, 199230m
Luke's father George visits the Seavers hoping that Luke has mellowed a little and would like to spend some time with him but Luke doesn't. He was about to leave when he collapses outside the door. He says that can't move, so they take him in. Jason and Ben offer to deliver his load, and they experience all sorts of chaos on the way. Mike thinks that George is faking his injury so that he could stay and Luke would have to talk to him. But the doctor tells Maggie who tells Mike that unless George stops driving trucks, he could become paralyzed. Mike talks to George and tells him to tell Luke but doesn't want Luke to pity him and doesn't anything else to do but be a trucker. Mike suggests that maybe he could open a truck stop. Luke finds George struggling to get up and they finally talk. The next day after Jason and Ben return, George tells them that he is giving up trucking and will open a truck stop and Luke's going with him. Luke says goodbye to the Seavers.
Episode 21
Maggie's Brilliant Career
Apr 4, 199230m
Maggie wants to fulfill a dream by climbing a mountain.
Episode 22
The Wrath of Con Ed
Apr 11, 199230m
A power failure causes dissensions in the Seaver household.
Episode 23
The Last Picture Show
Apr 25, 19921h
Maggie is offered a plum job in Washington, D.C. The Seavers move to Washington, D.C., but share a final meal and memories in the empty house.