The BEST episodes of Growing Pains season 5
Every episode of Growing Pains season 5, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Growing Pains season 5!
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 - Five Grand
Season 5 - Episode 11 - Aired 11/29/1989
Their grandparents give Mike, Carol and Ben $5,000 each.
#2 - Mike the Teacher
Season 5 - Episode 19 - Aired 2/7/1990
Mike goes to work as a substitute teacher.
#3 - Ben's Movie
Season 5 - Episode 25 - Aired 4/25/1990
Ben casts a girl he likes as the lead in his home movie.
#4 - Ben and Mike's Excellent Adventure
Season 5 - Episode 13 - Aired 12/13/1989
Mike takes Ben girl chasing.
#5 - Carol in Jail
Season 5 - Episode 20 - Aired 2/14/1990
Carol lands in jail after a minor traffic violation.
#6 - Weekend at Mike's
Season 5 - Episode 24 - Aired 4/4/1990
With Jason's wallet missing, the Seavers must rely on others to provide them with room and board while their house is being fumigated.
#7 - Carol's Promotion
Season 5 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/6/1989
Promoted at work, Carol decides against college.
#8 - Mike the Director
Season 5 - Episode 23 - Aired 3/21/1990
In a moment of introspection as he prepares to graduate, Mike wrestles with self-doubt about his ability as a director.
#9 - Future Shock (a.k.a. Maggie's Dream)
Season 5 - Episode 21 - Aired 2/21/1990
Chrissy becomes a teenager in Maggie's dream, which is influenced by her fear of being an older parent in a sea of youngsters taking their kids to preschool.
#10 - Anger with Love
Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/20/1989
Maggie opposes Mike and Julie's wedding plans.
#11 - Coughing Boy
Season 5 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/1/1989
Mike is over the moon when he attends an open casting session and wins a part on a TV cop show -- and crushed when his single line is cut in the editing.
#12 - Mike, Kate and Julie
Season 5 - Episode 18 - Aired 1/31/1990
While on a Valentine's Day dinner date with Kate, Mike runs into Julie at the restaurant.
#13 - Jason vs. Maggie
Season 5 - Episode 17 - Aired 1/24/1990
Ben asks permission to get his ear pierced, which leads to a serious argument between his parents.
#14 - The Return of the Triangle
Season 5 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/10/1990
David turns to Mike for help with Kate.
#15 - Where There's a Will
Season 5 - Episode 26 - Aired 5/2/1990
Jason and Mike head off together to inspect the mountain cabin Jason has inherited from his Uncle George.
#16 - Carol Meets the Real World
Season 5 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/4/1989
Jason tells Carol to get a job.
#17 - The Triangle
Season 5 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/3/1990
Mike falls for his leading lady.
#18 - Teach Me
Season 5 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/18/1989
Carol brings a bogus boyfriend to a family party.
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#19 - The New Deal (1)
Season 5 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/8/1989
Jason gets a promising job offer.
#20 - Fish Bait
Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/11/1989
His drama teacher and classmates intimidate Mike.
#21 - Cheating (a.k.a. Ben Cheat's)
Season 5 - Episode 22 - Aired 3/14/1990
Ben weighs the pros and cons of cheating after he learns the tricks of the test-passing trade from sly schoolmate Vito.
#22 - The Home Show
Season 5 - Episode 16 - Aired 1/17/1990
The Seavers' reception to raise money for a free mental-health clinic spells disaster when they forget the date of the party and must scramble at the last minute for a caterer.
#23 - Carol's Papers
Season 5 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/25/1989
An angry Jason confronts Ben and Mike, who gives conflicting versions of how Ben came to sell Carol's old term papers to students at Dewey High -- and to date a seductive 18-year-old.
#24 - The New Deal (2)
Season 5 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/15/1989
Jason can't tell Maggie about the job offer.
#25 - Mike and Julie's Wedding
Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/27/1989
Julie and Mike suffer prenuptial jitters.