The BEST episodes of Growing Pains season 6

Every episode of Growing Pains season 6, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Growing Pains season 6!

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
Carol's Carnival
star
8.00
7 votes

#1 - Carol's Carnival

Season 6 - Episode 22 - Aired 3/27/1991

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

Directors: John Tracy
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Mike's Choice
star
7.75
12 votes

#2 - Mike's Choice

Season 6 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/19/1990

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

Directors: John Tracy
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Roommates
star
7.75
8 votes

#3 - Roommates

Season 6 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/3/1990

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

Directors: John Tracy
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Daddy Mike
star
7.71
7 votes

#4 - Daddy Mike

Season 6 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/10/1990

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

Directors: John Tracy
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Ben's Sure Thing
star
7.57
7 votes

#5 - Ben's Sure Thing

Season 6 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/17/1990

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

Directors: John Tracy
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Midnight Cowboy
star
7.50
8 votes

#6 - Midnight Cowboy

Season 6 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/26/1990

Mike is broke and homeless in New York City.

Directors: John Tracy
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Not With My Carol You Don't
star
7.50
10 votes

#7 - Not With My Carol You Don't

Season 6 - Episode 20 - Aired 2/20/1991

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

Directors: John Tracy
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Home Schooling
star
7.50
8 votes

#8 - Home Schooling

Season 6 - Episode 23 - Aired 4/17/1991

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

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Let's Go Europe (3)
star
7.44
9 votes

#9 - Let's Go Europe (3)

Season 6 - Episode 11 - Aired 11/28/1990

Mike and Amy continue to bicker their way toward Paris.

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How Could I Leave Her Behind?
star
7.43
7 votes

#10 - How Could I Leave Her Behind?

Season 6 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/2/1991

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

Directors: John Tracy
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Let's Go Europe (1)
star
7.40
10 votes

#11 - Let's Go Europe (1)

Season 6 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/7/1990

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.

Directors: John Tracy
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Maggie Seaver's: The Meaning of Life
star
7.38
8 votes

#12 - Maggie Seaver's: The Meaning of Life

Season 6 - Episode 18 - Aired 2/6/1991

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

Directors: John Tracy
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Like Father, Like Son
star
7.38
8 votes

#13 - Like Father, Like Son

Season 6 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/9/1991

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

Directors: John Tracy
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Happy Halloween (1)
star
7.30
10 votes

#14 - Happy Halloween (1)

Season 6 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/31/1990

The Seavers spend a rainy Halloween night telling ghost stories.

Directors: John Tracy
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Let's Go Europe (2)
star
7.30
10 votes

#15 - Let's Go Europe (2)

Season 6 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/14/1990

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

Directors: John Tracy
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All the World is a Stage
star
7.30
10 votes

#16 - All the World is a Stage

Season 6 - Episode 19 - Aired 2/13/1991

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

Directors: John Tracy
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Ben's Rap Group
star
7.29
7 votes

#17 - Ben's Rap Group

Season 6 - Episode 16 - Aired 1/23/1991

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

Directors: John Tracy
Writer: Todd Thicke
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Jason Flirts, Maggie Hurts
star
7.20
5 votes

#18 - Jason Flirts, Maggie Hurts

Season 6 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/24/1990

A flirty Jason gets jealous when Maggie turns the tables.

Directors: John Tracy
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Viva Las Vegas
star
7.17
6 votes

#19 - Viva Las Vegas

Season 6 - Episode 24 - Aired 4/24/1991

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

Directors: John Tracy
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Happy Halloween (2)
star
7.13
8 votes

#20 - Happy Halloween (2)

Season 6 - Episode 8 - Aired 10/31/1990

Directors: John Tracy
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Eddie, We Hardly Knew Ye
star
7.11
9 votes

#21 - Eddie, We Hardly Knew Ye

Season 6 - Episode 17 - Aired 1/30/1991

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

Directors: John Tracy
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Divorce Story
star
6.83
6 votes

#22 - Divorce Story

Season 6 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/5/1990

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

Directors: John Tracy
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Meet the Seavers
star
6.50
8 votes

#23 - Meet the Seavers

Season 6 - Episode 21 - Aired 3/6/1991

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

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The World According to Chrissy
star
6.22
9 votes

#24 - The World According to Chrissy

Season 6 - Episode 13 - Aired 12/19/1990

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

Directors: John Tracy
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