The BEST episodes written by Tim O'donnell
#1 - Five Grand
Growing Pains - Season 5 - Episode 11
Their grandparents give Mike, Carol and Ben $5,000 each.
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#2 - Future Tutor
Phil of the Future - Season 1 - Episode 10
Pim and Phil start school in 2004. Phil meets Keely and offers to tutor her in Algebra. Pim tries to get through her first day of school. This is the pilot episode of the series. This episode, "Future Jock" and "You Say Toe-Mato" aired as a three-episode event on August 13, 2004
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#3 - Anger with Love
Growing Pains - Season 5 - Episode 1
Maggie opposes Mike and Julie's wedding plans.
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#4 - Fortunate Son
Growing Pains - Season 4 - Episode 16
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.
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#5 - The Kid
Growing Pains - Season 2 - Episode 9
Ben invites a street girl home for the holidays.
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#6 - Dream Lover
Growing Pains - Season 2 - Episode 6
Carol spreads rumors about herself and a "hunk".
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#7 - Family Ties (1)
Growing Pains - Season 4 - Episode 3
Mike has a showdown with Jason over his rights as an 18-year-old college student, and declares his freedom from parental rule.
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#8 - Mandingo
Growing Pains - Season 4 - Episode 10
A travel snafu strands Julie with Mike.
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#9 - Jason vs. Maggie
Growing Pains - Season 5 - Episode 17
Ben asks permission to get his ear pierced, which leads to a serious argument between his parents.
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#10 - Call Me
Growing Pains - Season 2 - Episode 4
Ben has been calling an X-rated phone service.
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#11 - Ben's First Kiss
Growing Pains - Season 4 - Episode 8
Ben throws a party to get to know a girl.
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#12 - Transitions
Army Wives - Season 2 - Episode 16
Emmalin's pen pal could cause trouble. Denise finds a new friend. Roland becomes a stay at home dad.
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#13 - The Recruiter
Growing Pains - Season 4 - Episode 18
Carol doesn't want to attend her parents' alma mater.
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#14 - The Long Goodbye
Growing Pains - Season 2 - Episode 21
Maggie wants Jason to fire the elderly handyman he hired to fix the furnace, but he refuses because the man is a friend.
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#15 - Taking Care of Business
Growing Pains - Season 3 - Episode 3
Mike uses double talk to sell stereos.
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#16 - Cheating (a.k.a. Ben Cheat's)
Growing Pains - Season 5 - Episode 22
Ben weighs the pros and cons of cheating after he learns the tricks of the test-passing trade from sly schoolmate Vito.
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#17 - Anniversary from Hell
Growing Pains - Season 4 - Episode 15
Guests bicker at the Seavers' 20th-anniversary party.
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#18 - Dance Fever (1)
Growing Pains - Season 3 - Episode 19
At the school dance, Mike gets a girl and Carol gets raked over the coals. Meanwhile, Ben's adventure goes awry.
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#19 - The Home Show
Growing Pains - Season 5 - Episode 16
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.
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#20 - Broadway Bound
Growing Pains - Season 3 - Episode 11
After their success in the school play, Mike and Monica set their sights on a Broadway audition for "Our Town."
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#21 - Not Necessarily the News
Growing Pains - Season 3 - Episode 4
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.
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#23 - Carol's Papers
Growing Pains - Season 5 - Episode 6
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.
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#24 - Born Free
Growing Pains - Season 2 - Episode 20
Airlines passengers Jason and Mike must deliver a baby.
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#25 - Dance Fever (2)
Growing Pains - Season 3 - Episode 20
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.
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