The BEST episodes of Growing Pains season 2

Every episode of Growing Pains season 2, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Growing Pains season 2!

It's hard enough to raise a kid nowadays but when you have to cope with THESE kids, things tend to get out of hand! Dr Seaver, a psychologist, and his wife Maggie Seaver, a journalist, try to do their best raising their family, and although their kids, Mike, Ben, Carol and Chrissy, cause them endless problems, they manage to keep the family close together. As long as they got each other, nothing else matters...

Last Updated: 11/13/2024Network: ABC (US)Status: Ended
Some Enchanted Evening
star
7.71
14 votes

#1 - Some Enchanted Evening

Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/27/1987

The winter formal causes opposite problems for Carol and Mike.

Directors: John Tracy
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Confidentially Yours
star
7.64
11 votes

#2 - Confidentially Yours

Season 2 - Episode 22 - Aired 5/19/1987

Jason knows the editor offering Maggie a dream job is a notorious womanizer.

Directors: John Tracy
Writer: Tom Walla
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Carnival
star
7.56
9 votes

#3 - Carnival

Season 2 - Episode 18 - Aired 3/10/1987

Maggie's busy schedule leaves Ben feeling neglected.

Directors: John Tracy
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Choices
star
7.45
11 votes

#4 - Choices

Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/13/1987

Carol has the chance to skip a high-school grade.

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Jason and the Cruisers
star
7.40
15 votes

#5 - Jason and the Cruisers

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/30/1986

Maggie plans a surprise reunion for Jason's college rock band.

Directors: John Tracy
Writer: Tom Walla
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The Kid
star
7.31
13 votes

#6 - The Kid

Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 12/16/1986

Ben invites a street girl home for the holidays.

Directors: John Tracy
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Long Day's Journey Into Night
star
7.29
17 votes

#7 - Long Day's Journey Into Night

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/28/1986

A cheerleader befriends Carol solely to meet Mike.

Directors: John Tracy
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Dream Lover
star
7.29
14 votes

#8 - Dream Lover

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/25/1986

Carol spreads rumors about herself and a "hunk".

Directors: John Tracy
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Do You Believe in Magic?
star
7.25
12 votes

#9 - Do You Believe in Magic?

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 12/2/1986

A con man sells Mike a "magic" rock.

Directors: John Tracy
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The Breakfast Club
star
7.25
12 votes

#10 - The Breakfast Club

Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 1/6/1987

Grounded liar Mike hears Maggie fibbing to her boss.

Directors: John Tracy
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Employee of the Month
star
7.23
13 votes

#11 - Employee of the Month

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/18/1986

Fired Mike hides the truth from his parents.

Directors: John Tracy
Writer: Tom Walla
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Thank God It's Friday
star
7.22
9 votes

#12 - Thank God It's Friday

Season 2 - Episode 15 - Aired 2/10/1987

Mike and his friends go to a college party and have to decide whether to use drugs or not.

Directors: John Tracy
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Call Me
star
7.13
15 votes

#13 - Call Me

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/11/1986

Ben has been calling an X-rated phone service.

Directors: John Tracy
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My Brother, Myself
star
7.10
10 votes

#14 - My Brother, Myself

Season 2 - Episode 16 - Aired 2/24/1987

Mike plays Cupid for smitten Ben and his baby sitter.

Directors: John Tracy
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Fast Times at Dewey High
star
6.93
15 votes

#15 - Fast Times at Dewey High

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/21/1986

A new school year brings boredom, bullies, and romantic mix-ups.

Directors: Dan Guntzelman
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The Long Goodbye
star
6.90
10 votes

#16 - The Long Goodbye

Season 2 - Episode 21 - Aired 5/5/1987

Maggie wants Jason to fire the elderly handyman he hired to fix the furnace, but he refuses because the man is a friend.

Directors: John Tracy
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Jimmy Durante Died for Your Sins
star
6.75
12 votes

#17 - Jimmy Durante Died for Your Sins

Season 2 - Episode 17 - Aired 3/3/1987

Carol wants to use radio-contest winnings on a nose job.

Directors: John Tracy
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Thank You, Willie Nelson
star
6.58
12 votes

#18 - Thank You, Willie Nelson

Season 2 - Episode 14 - Aired 2/3/1987

Maggie's quarreling parents come to visit the Seavers.

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Higher Education
star
6.56
9 votes

#19 - Higher Education

Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/20/1987

A girl raises a grade for Mike, then demands payment.

Directors: John Tracy
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The Awful Truth
star
6.50
10 votes

#20 - The Awful Truth

Season 2 - Episode 19 - Aired 3/17/1987

A genealogy assignment unearths a dark family secret.

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Born Free
star
6.38
8 votes

#21 - Born Free

Season 2 - Episode 20 - Aired 3/31/1987

Airlines passengers Jason and Mike must deliver a baby.

Directors: John Tracy
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Jason's Rib
star
6.09
11 votes

#22 - Jason's Rib

Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 12/9/1986

A proposed school dress code puts Maggie and Jason at odds.

Directors: John Tracy
Writer: Tom Walla
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