The WORST episodes of Growing Pains
Every episode of Growing Pains ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Growing Pains!
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 - The Last Picture Show (2)
Season 7 - Episode 24 - Aired 4/25/1992
The Seavers move to Washington, D.C., but share a final meal and memories in the empty house.
#2 - 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.
#3 - Graduation Day
Season 3 - Episode 26 - Aired 5/4/1988
At Mike's high-school graduation, family members recall moments when it seemed like his graduation would never take place.
#4 - How the West Was Won (2)
Season 3 - Episode 25 - Aired 4/26/1988
Jason, Carol, Mike and Boner are arrested in the demonstration over the dismissal of Coach Lubbock.
#5 - Who's Zoomin' Who?
Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/10/1987
Bobby's annoying habits make Carol look elsewhere for the man of her dreams -- just in time for her to notice a new student.
#6 - 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.
#7 - A Star is Born
Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/27/1987
A star is born when Mike lands a leading role in the school play opposite the lovely Monica.
#8 - Bringing Up Baby
Season 3 - Episode 21 - Aired 3/9/1988
The Seavers begin to make room for baby, relegating Ben to the guest quarters and making the others lament the changes bound to come. Meanwhile, Maggie grasps for a way to tell her boss she is pregnant.
#9 - Paper Route
Season 5 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/22/1989
Ben assumes Mike's paper route for half the money.
#10 - State of the Union
Season 3 - Episode 16 - Aired 1/12/1988
Maggie fumes over the many irritants that seem to be driving her and Jason apart -- until unexpected news sheds light on the situation.
#11 - Jason's Rib
Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 12/9/1986
A proposed school dress code puts Maggie and Jason at odds.
#12 - Fish Bait
Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/11/1989
His drama teacher and classmates intimidate Mike.
#13 - Dance Fever (2)
Season 3 - Episode 20 - Aired 3/2/1988
Great expectations turn sour at the Dewey High dance after Mike hears Lydia's voice; and Ben and Stinky find themselves in a seedy diner eyeing a pinball machine that pays real money.
#14 - Born Free
Season 2 - Episode 20 - Aired 3/31/1987
Airlines passengers Jason and Mike must deliver a baby.
#15 - Thank You, Willie Nelson
Season 2 - Episode 14 - Aired 2/3/1987
Maggie's quarreling parents come to visit the Seavers.
#16 - The Kid's Still Got It
Season 7 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/26/1991
Carol accompanies Maggie to a resort, which turns out to be hosting a singles convention; meanwhile, the all-male weekend planned at home is ruined when Chrissy is sent home with head lice.
#17 - The Awful Truth
Season 2 - Episode 19 - Aired 3/17/1987
A genealogy assignment unearths a dark family secret.
#18 - Carnival
Season 2 - Episode 18 - Aired 3/10/1987
Maggie's busy schedule leaves Ben feeling neglected.
#19 - 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.
#20 - The New Deal (2)
Season 5 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/15/1989
Jason can't tell Maggie about the job offer.
#21 - 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.
#22 - Mike and Julie's Wedding
Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/27/1989
Julie and Mike suffer prenuptial jitters.
#23 - The Nanny
Season 4 - Episode 9 - Aired 1/4/1989
The Seavers hire a nanny for Chrissy.
#24 - Not Necessarily the News
Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/29/1987
The family scrambles to help find an out-of-work Maggie a job after she turns into Super Mom, preparing oversize meals and assigning new chores.
#25 - The Looooove Boat (2)
Season 4 - Episode 22 - Aired 5/3/1989
Jason tries to mend his mother's broken wedding plans.