Season 6

Growing PainsSeason 6

1990
23 Episodes

Episodes

Mike's Choice
S06E01

Mike's Choice

When Mike lands a role in an off-Broadway play, he leaves college to pursue acting full-time in New York City.

19 Sept 199022m
Midnight Cowboy
S06E02

Midnight Cowboy

Mike is broke and homeless in New York City.

26 Sept 199022m
Roommates
S06E03

Roommates

Mike becomes roommates with sister Carol, now a Columbia University student.

03 Oct 199030m
Daddy Mike
S06E04

Daddy Mike

Mike and his friend Eddie schemingly join "Parents Without Mates" to meet women.

10 Oct 199030m
Ben's Sure Thing
S06E05

Ben's Sure Thing

At the school's Parents Night, the Seavers learn Ben's been telling his friends that the girl he's dating is promiscuous.

17 Oct 199030m
Jason Flirts, Maggie Hurts
S06E06

Jason Flirts, Maggie Hurts

A flirty Jason gets jealous when Maggie turns the tables.

24 Oct 199030m
Happy Halloween
S06E07

Happy Halloween

The Seavers spend a rainy Halloween night telling ghost stories.

31 Oct 199060m
Let's Go Europe (1)
S06E08

Let's Go Europe (1)

Jason buys an anniversary trip to Paris from travel agent Mike, who himself wins a European tour that falls apart; Maggie, in Paris, is struck with appendicitis.

07 Nov 199030m
Let's Go Europe (2)
S06E09

Let's Go Europe (2)

Maggie is hospitalized in Paris, while Mike finds himself stuck on the road with an angry customer.

14 Nov 199030m
Let's Go Europe (3)
S06E10

Let's Go Europe (3)

Mike and Amy continue to bicker their way toward Paris.

28 Nov 199030m
Divorce Story
S06E11

Divorce Story

Jason, happy to see his mother's second marriage crumbling, doesn't want to provide her with professional help.

05 Dec 199030m
The World According to Chrissy
S06E12

The World According to Chrissy

Chrissy starts spending much time with her imaginary friend, a six-foot-tall mouse named Ike.

19 Dec 199030m
How Could I Leave Her Behind?
S06E13

How Could I Leave Her Behind?

Mike's friend Eddie shows up for a double date with Mike's ex-girlfriend.

02 Jan 199130m
Like Father, Like Son
S06E14

Like Father, Like Son

An an intrafamily communications seminar, Mike and Jason discover just how alike they are.

09 Jan 199130m
Ben's Rap Group
S06E15

Ben's Rap Group

Jason becomes Ben's business partner in the management of a rap group, but uses the money he's invested to control Ben.

23 Jan 199130m
Eddie, We Hardly Knew Ye
S06E16

Eddie, We Hardly Knew Ye

Maggie's dad drops in for an unexpected visit, with news of his imminent death.

30 Jan 199130m
Maggie Seaver's: The Meaning of Life
S06E17

Maggie Seaver's: The Meaning of Life

Jason takes Maggie on a tropical getaway to lift her spirits after her father's death, trusting Chrissy to Mike and Carol.

06 Feb 199130m
All the World is a Stage
S06E18

All the World is a Stage

Mike competes with a well-established actor for a role in a soap opera, learning how tenuous an acting career can be.

13 Feb 199130m
Not With My Carol You Don't
S06E19

Not With My Carol You Don't

Though Jason had an insensitive Carol pitch in at the clinic, he objects to her dating an ex-con she meets there.

20 Feb 199130m
Meet the Seavers
S06E20

Meet the Seavers

In an homage to The Twilight Zone, Ben awakens to discover he's Jeremy Miller, an actor on the set of ""Meet the Cleavers"".

06 Mar 199130m
Carol's Carnival
S06E21

Carol's Carnival

On a blind date shaping up as a disaster, Carol goes to the carnival, and finds unexpected fun and excitement.

27 Mar 199130m
Home Schooling
S06E22

Home Schooling

Maggie teaches Ben at home after he is suspended from school.

17 Apr 199130m
Viva Las Vegas
S06E23

Viva Las Vegas

Mike and Kate accompany the eloping Eddie and a hat-check bimbette to Las Vegas, giving Mike and Carol the wrong idea.

24 Apr 199130m