Growing Pains - Season 3

Growing Pains - Season 3

Season 3

Network
Episodes26
DatesSep 18, 1987 - May 4, 1988
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Episodes

Aloha (1)
Season 3Episode 130 min

Aloha (1)

The family is stranded in Maui.
Sep 18, 1987
Aloha (2)
Season 3Episode 230 min

Aloha (2)

Ben videotapes Mike and Carol's Hawaiian romances.
Sep 18, 1987
Taking Care of Business
Season 3Episode 330 min

Taking Care of Business

Mike uses double talk to sell stereos.
Sep 22, 1987
Not Necessarily the News
Season 3Episode 430 min

Not Necessarily the News

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.
Sep 29, 1987
Michaelgate
Season 3Episode 530 min

Michaelgate

Mike is unaware that he's been nominated for student-body president because he's ""a sure loser.""
Oct 6, 1987
Big Brother is Not Watching
Season 3Episode 630 min

Big Brother is Not Watching

Ben asks Carol's advice on getting a new bike from their parents.
Oct 13, 1987
A Star is Born
Season 3Episode 730 min

A Star is Born

A star is born when Mike lands a leading role in the school play opposite the lovely Monica.
Oct 27, 1987
Gone But Not Forgotten
Season 3Episode 830 min

Gone But Not Forgotten

Burglars hit the Seaver home.
Nov 3, 1987
Who's Zoomin' Who?
Season 3Episode 930 min

Who's Zoomin' Who?

Bobby's annoying habits make Carol look elsewhere for the man of her dreams -- just in time for her to notice a new student.
Nov 10, 1987
This is Your Life
Season 3Episode 1030 min

This is Your Life

During a tonsillectomy, Ben has an out-of-body experience, dreaming that he escapes with a friendly cabbie, only to find a new Ben has replaced him at home.
Nov 17, 1987
Broadway Bound
Season 3Episode 1130 min

Broadway Bound

After their success in the school play, Mike and Monica set their sights on a Broadway audition for ""Our Town.""
Nov 24, 1987
The Scarlet Letter
Season 3Episode 1230 min

The Scarlet Letter

An unearned ""A"" makes Carol doubt her academic record.
Dec 1, 1987
A Reason to Live
Season 3Episode 1330 min

A Reason to Live

A troubled student named Jill (Kellie Overbey) volunteers to work on a school project with Mike (Kirk Cameron) and Boner (Josh Andrew Koenig). This, however, is a subterfuge: Jill has been contemplating suicide due to some very serious problems at home, and she hopes to get some free counseling from Mike's psychiatrist dad Jason (Alan Thicke). But as it turns out, Jason is presently weighed down with a few self-pity issues of his own.
Dec 8, 1987
Nasty Habits
Season 3Episode 1430 min

Nasty Habits

Maggie and Jason try to keep Mike in his room to complete an English paper, but Mike's mind is of course elsewhere.
Dec 15, 1987
The Marrying Kind
Season 3Episode 1530 min

The Marrying Kind

Reason flies out the window when Bobby and his parents arrive at the Seavers' for dinner and a special announcement -- that Bobby and Carol are engaged.
Jan 5, 1988
State of the Union
Season 3Episode 1630 min

State of the Union

Jason and Maggie's (Alan Thicke, Joanna Kerns) normally placid marriage is strained as Maggie juggles her roles as mother and TV reporter.

Jan 12, 1988
The Mom Who Knew Too Much
Season 3Episode 1730 min

The Mom Who Knew Too Much

Carol (Tracey Gold) feels betrayed after her mother (Joanna Kerns) shares a confidential secret with Jason (Alan Thicke).

Jan 26, 1988
Great Expectations
Season 3Episode 1830 min

Great Expectations

Against his parents wishes, Mike (Kirk Cameron) schemes to sneak away to California to meet a friend. With Alan Thicke and Joanna Kerns.

Feb 9, 1988
Dance Fever (1)
Season 3Episode 1930 min

Dance Fever (1)

At the school dance, Mike gets a girl and Carol gets raked over the coals. Meanwhile, Ben's adventure goes awry.
Mar 1, 1988
Dance Fever (2)
Season 3Episode 2030 min

Dance Fever (2)

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.
Mar 2, 1988
Bringing Up Baby
Season 3Episode 2130 min

Bringing Up Baby

Maggie's (Joanna Kerns) pregnancy causes the family to worry about how the baby will affect their lives. With Alan Thicke and Kirk Cameron.

Mar 9, 1988
The Obscure Objects of Our Desire (1)
Season 3Episode 2230 min

The Obscure Objects of Our Desire (1)

Spring-cleaning breathes new life into the family's household objects, and each has a story to tell (via flashbacks from past episodes).
Mar 30, 1988
The Obscure Objects of Our Desire (2)
Season 3Episode 2330 min

The Obscure Objects of Our Desire (2)

Household objects continue to recall occasions in the Seaver home.
Mar 30, 1988
How the West Was Won (1)
Season 3Episode 2430 min

How the West Was Won (1)

Mike and Boner learn that Coach Lubbock has been fired, prompting them to organize a protest.
Apr 20, 1988
How the West Was Won (2)
Season 3Episode 2530 min

How the West Was Won (2)

Jason, Carol, Mike and Boner are arrested in the demonstration over the dismissal of Coach Lubbock.
Apr 26, 1988
Graduation Day
Season 3Episode 2630 min

Graduation Day

At Mike's high-school graduation, family members recall moments when it seemed like his graduation would never take place.
May 4, 1988

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