Growing Pains

Ben gets spooked at the prospect of asking a girl to a Halloween party; Jason becomes a disruptive force at Lamaze class.

Maggie goes into labor on Ben's 12th birthday and Ben confesses to a patient at the hospital that he's already feeling crowded.

Mike has a showdown with Jason over his rights as an 18-year-old college student, and declares his freedom from parental rule.

Landlord-tenant problems abound when Mike (Kirk Cameron) moves into the storage area over the family garage

Jason sends his mother on a cruise to get her mind off her dead husband, but when she returns with a fiancé in tow, Jason finds it hard to accept the man who will "replace" his father.

Carol is chosen for homecoming court.

Mike's photography course includes nude studies.

Ben throws a party to get to know a girl.

The Seavers hire a nanny for Chrissy.

A travel snafu strands Julie with Mike.

Carol sneaks out of the house for a date.

Maggie prepares her "Working Mother of the Year" acceptance speech.

Boner flunks out of college and joins the Marines.

Maggie arranges for Ben to meet his favorite rock musician.

Guests bicker at the Seavers' 20th-anniversary party.

When Mike takes a job at a convenience store, his mother is worried about him working the dangerous night shift; but Mike is more concerned about the favoritism his racist boss shows him as one of the few white employees.

Jason punishes Carol and Ben unequally for the same offense when they are both caught after sneaking out for dates without permission.

Carol doesn't want to attend her parents' alma mater.

Jason intervenes when Mike gets bad grades in psychology.

After Carol disobeys Maggie and Jason by sneaking out to a bar with her college-aged boyfriend Sandy, she learns a valuable lesson when Sandy gets into an accident and ends up in the hospital.

Jason's mother plans to wed aboard a cruise ship.

Jason tries to mend his mother's broken wedding plans.