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- wSerie
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- Growing Pains
- Season 4
- Episode 3
Family Ties (1)
Growing Pains - S4 - E3
Mike has a showdown with Jason over his rights as an 18-year-old college student, and declares his freedom from parental rule.
Growing Pains: Season 4 - 22 Episode s
4x1 - Fool for Love
October 19, 1988
Ben gets spooked at the prospect of asking a girl to a Halloween party; Jason becomes a disruptive force at Lamaze class.
4x2 - Birth of a Seaver
October 26, 1988
Maggie goes into labor on Ben's 12th birthday and Ben confesses to a patient at the hospital that he's already feeling crowded.
4x3 - Family Ties (1)
November 2, 1988
Mike has a showdown with Jason over his rights as an 18-year-old college student, and declares his freedom from parental rule.
4x4 - Family Ties (2)
November 9, 1988
Landlord-tenant problems abound when Mike (Kirk Cameron) moves into the storage area over the family garage
4x5 - Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?
November 16, 1988
Jason sends his mother on a cruise to get her mind off her dead husband, but when she returns with a fiancé in tow, Jason finds it hard to accept the man who will "replace" his father.
4x6 - Homecoming Queen
November 23, 1988
Carol is chosen for homecoming court.
4x7 - Nude Photos
November 30, 1988
Mike's photography course includes nude studies.
4x8 - Ben's First Kiss
December 7, 1988
Ben throws a party to get to know a girl.
4x9 - The Nanny
January 4, 1989
The Seavers hire a nanny for Chrissy.
4x10 - Mandingo
January 11, 1989
A travel snafu strands Julie with Mike.
4x11 - In Carol We Trust
January 18, 1989
Carol sneaks out of the house for a date.
4x12 - Mom of the Year
January 25, 1989
Maggie prepares her "Working Mother of the Year" acceptance speech.
4x13 - Semper Fidelis
February 1, 1989
Boner flunks out of college and joins the Marines.
4x14 - Feet of Clay
February 8, 1989
Maggie arranges for Ben to meet his favorite rock musician.
4x15 - Anniversary from Hell
February 15, 1989
Guests bicker at the Seavers' 20th-anniversary party.
4x16 - Fortunate Son
February 22, 1989
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.
4x17 - Double Standard
March 1, 1989
Jason punishes Carol and Ben unequally for the same offense when they are both caught after sneaking out for dates without permission.
4x18 - The Recruiter
March 15, 1989
Carol doesn't want to attend her parents' alma mater.
4x19 - Show Ninety -- Who Knew?
March 22, 1989
Jason intervenes when Mike gets bad grades in psychology.
4x20 - Second Chance
April 12, 1989
Carol's boyfriend is injured drinking and driving.
4x21 - The Looooove Boat (1)
April 26, 1989
Jason's mother plans to wed aboard a cruise ship.
4x22 - The Looooove Boat (2)
May 3, 1989
Jason tries to mend his mother's broken wedding plans.