The BEST episodes of Growing Pains season 4
Every episode of Growing Pains season 4, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Growing Pains season 4!
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...
#1 - Fool for Love
Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/19/1988
Ben gets spooked at the prospect of asking a girl to a Halloween party; Jason becomes a disruptive force at Lamaze class.
#2 - Semper Fidelis
Season 4 - Episode 13 - Aired 2/1/1989
Boner flunks out of college and joins the Marines.
#3 - Family Ties (1)
Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 11/2/1988
Mike has a showdown with Jason over his rights as an 18-year-old college student, and declares his freedom from parental rule.
#4 - Mandingo
Season 4 - Episode 10 - Aired 1/11/1989
A travel snafu strands Julie with Mike.
#5 - Nude Photos
Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/30/1988
Mike's photography course includes nude studies.
#6 - Family Ties (2)
Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/9/1988
Mike converts the storage space above the garage into an apartment. In so doing, he must choose whether he wants to be tenant or family member.
#7 - Homecoming Queen
Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/23/1988
Carol is chosen for homecoming court.
#8 - Ben's First Kiss
Season 4 - Episode 8 - Aired 12/7/1988
Ben throws a party to get to know a girl.
#9 - Fortunate Son
Season 4 - Episode 16 - Aired 2/22/1989
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.
#10 - The Recruiter
Season 4 - Episode 18 - Aired 3/15/1989
Carol doesn't want to attend her parents' alma mater.
#11 - Show Ninety -- Who Knew?
Season 4 - Episode 19 - Aired 3/22/1989
Jason intervenes when Mike gets bad grades in psychology.
#12 - The Looooove Boat (2)
Season 4 - Episode 22 - Aired 5/3/1989
Jason tries to mend his mother's broken wedding plans.
#13 - The Looooove Boat (1)
Season 4 - Episode 21 - Aired 4/26/1989
Jason's mother plans to wed aboard a cruise ship.
#15 - In Carol We Trust
Season 4 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/18/1989
Carol sneaks out of the house for a date.
#16 - Anniversary from Hell
Season 4 - Episode 15 - Aired 2/15/1989
Guests bicker at the Seavers' 20th-anniversary party.
#17 - Birth of a Seaver
Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/26/1988
Maggie goes into labor on Ben's 12th birthday and Ben confesses to a patient at the hospital that he's already feeling crowded.
#18 - Mom of the Year
Season 4 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/25/1989
Maggie prepares her "Working Mother of the Year" acceptance speech.
#19 - Feet of Clay
Season 4 - Episode 14 - Aired 2/8/1989
Maggie arranges for Ben to meet his favorite rock musician.
#20 - Second Chance
Season 4 - Episode 20 - Aired 4/12/1989
Carol's boyfriend is injured drinking and driving.
#21 - Double Standard
Season 4 - Episode 17 - Aired 3/1/1989
Jason punishes Carol and Ben unequally for the same offense when they are both caught after sneaking out for dates without permission.
#22 - The Nanny
Season 4 - Episode 9 - Aired 1/4/1989
The Seavers hire a nanny for Chrissy.