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Growing Pains

Season 1 Episode 11: Standardized Test

Jason and Maggie encounter a case of sibling rivalry between Carol and Mike, who's upset over his sister's higher scholastic achievements.

Season 1 Episodes:

Episode 1 Pilot

1. Pilot

Aired: Sep 24, 1985

The upwardly mobile, suburban Seaver family experiences some growing pains wh...

Episode 2 Springsteen

2. Springsteen

Aired: Oct 1, 1985

Mike is mercilessly teased by his friends after he and Jason attend a Bruce S...

Episode 3 Jealousy

3. Jealousy

Aired: Oct 8, 1985

Late hours and rapt attention to her newspaper work by Maggie convince her hu...

Episode 4 Carol's Article

4. Carol's Article

Aired: Oct 15, 1985

Maggie and Jason face the challenge of parenthood when daughter Carol tries t...

Episode 5 Superdad

5. Superdad

Aired: Oct 29, 1985

Working mother Maggie Seaver begins to feel edged out of her children's lives...

Episode 6 Mike's Madonna Story

6. Mike's Madonna Story

Aired: Nov 5, 1985

A Madonna-styled teenage seductress wreaks havoc in the Seaver household when...

Episode 7 Weekend Fantasy

7. Weekend Fantasy

Aired: Nov 12, 1985

When Jason and Maggie leave Mike in charge for the weekend while they return ...

Episode 8 Slice of Life

8. Slice of Life

Aired: Nov 19, 1985

Mike tries to convince his parents to provide him karate lessons to impress a...

Episode 9 Carol's Crush

9. Carol's Crush

Aired: Nov 26, 1985

The 23-year-old son of family friends stays with the Seavers and 14-year-old ...

Episode 10 Dirt Bike

10. Dirt Bike

Aired: Dec 3, 1985

Ben sells his dreams to his sister Carol for a school research project. Mike ...

Episode 11 Standardized Test

11. Standardized Test

Aired: Dec 5, 1985

Jason and Maggie encounter a case of sibling rivalry between Carol and Mike, ...

Episode 12 A Christmas Story

12. A Christmas Story

Aired: Dec 10, 1985

While the Seaver family prepares for Christmas, one of Jason's patients conte...

Episode 14 First Blood

14. First Blood

Aired: Jan 14, 1986

After a fistfight with Ben's hockey coach, Jason is left with the task of exp...

Episode 15 Slice of Life II

15. Slice of Life II

Aired: Jan 21, 1986

Jason is ecstatic over the news that wife Maggie may be having another baby. ...

Episode 18 Reputation

18. Reputation

Aired: Feb 25, 1986

Mike is accused of cheating in school after receiving the highest grade in th...

Episode 20 Be a Man

20. Be a Man

Aired: Mar 11, 1986

Everyone but Mike goes to visit Maggie's parents. But when they arrive, they ...

Episode 21 Career Decision

21. Career Decision

Aired: May 6, 1986

Maggie and Jason both encounter career decisions that will affect one another...

Episode 22 Extra Lap

22. Extra Lap

Aired: May 13, 1986

Nightmares involving his deceased Uncle Bob begin haunting Mike soon after th...

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Info about Growing Pains

Seasons: 7

Current Status: Ended

Network: ABC

Production Country: United States

Genres:Comedy, Family