Season 3
Growing Pains

Season 3

1987 episodes

Episodes

1
Aloha

Aloha

Sep 18, 198760m

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

2
Taking Care of Business

Taking Care of Business

Sep 22, 198730m

Mike uses double talk to sell stereos.

3
Not Necessarily the News

Not Necessarily the News

Sep 29, 198730m

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.

4
Michaelgate

Michaelgate

Oct 6, 198730m

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

5
Big Brother is Not Watching

Big Brother is Not Watching

Oct 13, 198730m

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

6
A Star is Born

A Star is Born

Oct 27, 198730m

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

7
Gone But Not Forgotten

Gone But Not Forgotten

Nov 3, 198730m

Burglars hit the Seaver home.

8
Who's Zoomin' Who?

Who's Zoomin' Who?

Nov 10, 198730m

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

9
This is Your Life

This is Your Life

Nov 17, 198730m

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.

10
Broadway Bound

Broadway Bound

Nov 24, 198730m

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

11
The Scarlet Letter

The Scarlet Letter

Dec 1, 198730m

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

12
A Reason to Live

A Reason to Live

Dec 8, 198730m

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.

13
Nasty Habits

Nasty Habits

Dec 15, 198730m

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

14
The Marrying Kind

The Marrying Kind

Jan 5, 198830m

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.

15
State of the Union

State of the Union

Jan 12, 198830m

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

16
The Mom Who Knew Too Much

The Mom Who Knew Too Much

Jan 26, 198830m

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

17
Great Expectations

Great Expectations

Feb 9, 198830m

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

18
Dance Fever (1)

Dance Fever (1)

Mar 1, 198830m

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

19
Dance Fever (2)

Dance Fever (2)

Mar 2, 198830m

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.

20
Bringing Up Baby

Bringing Up Baby

Mar 9, 198830m

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.

21
The Obscure Objects of Our Desire

The Obscure Objects of Our Desire

Mar 30, 198860m

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

22
How the West Was Won (1)

How the West Was Won (1)

Apr 20, 198830m

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

23
How the West Was Won (2)

How the West Was Won (2)

Apr 26, 198830m

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

24
Graduation Day

Graduation Day

May 4, 198830m

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