Growing Pains Season 5

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Season 5

Air date: 1989-09-20

Episodes: 26

Episodes

E1: Anger With Love

Maggie opposes Mike and Julie's wedding plans.

Air date: 1989-09-20

E2: Mike and Julie's Wedding

Julie and Mike suffer prenuptial jitters.

Air date: 1989-09-27

E3: Carol Meets the Real World

Jason tells Carol to get a job.

Air date: 1989-10-04

E4: Fish Bait

His drama teacher and classmates intimidate Mike.

Air date: 1989-10-11

E5: Teach Me

Carol brings a bogus boyfriend to a family party.

Air date: 1989-10-18

E6: Carol's Papers

An angry Jason confronts Ben and Mike, who gives conflicting versions of how Ben came to sell Carol's old term papers to students at Dewey High -- and to date a seductive 18-year-old.

Air date: 1989-10-25

E7: Coughing Boy

Mike is over the moon when he attends an open casting session and wins a part on a TV cop show -- and crushed when his single line is cut in the editing.

Air date: 1989-11-01

E8: The New Deal (1)

Jason gets a promising job offer.

Air date: 1989-11-08

E9: The New Deal (2)

Jason can't tell Maggie about the job offer.

Air date: 1989-11-15

E10: Paper Route

Ben assumes Mike's paper route for half the money.

Air date: 1989-11-22

E11: Five Grand

Their grandparents give Mike, Carol and Ben $5,000 each.

Air date: 1989-11-29

E12: Carol's Promotion

Promoted at work, Carol decides against college.

Air date: 1989-12-06

E13: Ben and Mike's Excellent Adventure

Mike takes Ben girl chasing.

Air date: 1989-12-13

E14: The Triangle

Mike falls for his leading lady.

Air date: 1990-01-03

E15: The Return of the Triangle

David turns to Mike for help with Kate.

Air date: 1990-01-10

E16: The Home Show

The Seavers' reception to raise money for a free mental-health clinic spells disaster when they forget the date of the party and must scramble at the last minute for a caterer.

Air date: 1990-01-17

E17: Jason vs. Maggie

Ben asks permission to get his ear pierced, which leads to a serious argument between his parents.

Air date: 1990-01-24

E18: Mike, Kate and Julie

While on a Valentine's Day dinner date with Kate, Mike runs into Julie at the restaurant.

Air date: 1990-01-31

E19: Mike, the Teacher

Mike goes to work as a substitute teacher.

Air date: 1990-02-07

E20: Carol in Jail

Carol lands in jail after a minor traffic violation.

Air date: 1990-02-14

E21: Future Shock

Chrissy becomes a teenager in Maggie's dream, which is influenced by her fear of being an older parent in a sea of youngsters taking their kids to preschool.

Air date: 1990-02-21

E22: Cheating

Ben weighs the pros and cons of cheating after he learns the tricks of the test-passing trade from sly schoolmate Vito.

Air date: 1990-03-14

E23: Mike the Director

In a moment of introspection as he prepares to graduate, Mike wrestles with self-doubt about his ability as a director.

Air date: 1990-03-21

E24: Weekend at Mike's

With Jason's wallet missing, the Seavers must rely on others to provide them with room and board while their house is being fumigated.

Air date: 1990-04-04

E25: Ben's Movie

Ben casts a girl he likes as the lead in his home movie.

Air date: 1990-04-25

E26: Where There's a Will

Jason and Mike head off together to inspect the mountain cabin Jason has inherited from his Uncle George.

Air date: 1990-05-02