Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Sep 24, 1985
Maggie goes back to work as a journalist, prompting psychologist Jason to move his office into their home so he can keep his eye on the kids. Things don't get off to a great start: the first night he gets a call from the police that Mike has been picked up for illegally driving a car.
Episode: 1x02 | Airdate: Oct 1, 1985
Jason embarrasses Mike at a Bruce Springsteen concert when they are interviewed together.
Episode: 1x03 | Airdate: Oct 8, 1985
Jason fumes when Maggie spends long hours on a toxic waste story with handsome co-worker Fred.
Episode: 1x04 | Airdate: Oct 15, 1985
Maggie gives an honest assessment of Carol's writing of an article for her school magazine; Mike and Ben discover track betting.
Episode: 1x05 | Airdate: Oct 29, 1985
Maggie accuses Jason of monopolizing the children.
Episode: 1x06 | Airdate: Nov 5, 1985
Mike's infatuation with a Madonna look-alike worries Maggie.
Episode: 1x07 | Airdate: Nov 12, 1985
Jason and Maggie want to go to a mountain lodge for a weekend, but are reluctant to leave the kids alone.
Episode: 1x08 | Airdate: Nov 19, 1985
Coming across a compatibility test in Jason's office, Maggie decides she and Jason should fill it out, but her answers don't tab with his. Meanwhile, Mike feigns interest in karate when his real goal is a girl attending the course.
Episode: 1x09 | Airdate: Nov 26, 1985
Carol develops a crush on a family friend, who thinks of her as his little sister.
Episode: 1x10 | Airdate: Dec 3, 1985
Mike hurts more than his pride when he takes a nasty fall off a dirt bike that he promised his parents he wouldn't go near.
Episode: 1x11 | Airdate: Dec 5, 1985
Mike doodles on his aptitude test and winds up with an IQ score of 27.
Episode: 1x12 | Airdate: Dec 10, 1985
A depressed department store Santa consulting Jason decides to commit suicide by leaping down the Seavers' chimney.
Episode: 1x13 | Airdate: Jan 7, 1986
Mike backs out of the family-bowling match so he can date a snobbish girlfriend.
Episode: 1x14 | Airdate: Jan 14, 1986
Jason faces off against Ben's hockey coach, who's teaching the boys to play dirty; Mike learns ballroom dancing.
Episode: 1x15 | Airdate: Jan 21, 1986
Maggie casually mentions to Jason that she might be pregnant; Mike acts as a weekend servant to Ben; and Carol wants to divorce her class-project husband.
Episode: 1x16 | Airdate: Jan 28, 1986
The PTA head rejects the Seavers as dance chaperones.
Episode: 1x17 | Airdate: Feb 18, 1986
Ben gives Jason a very expensive birthday present, causing speculation on how he can possibly afford it.
Episode: 1x18 | Airdate: Feb 25, 1986
Mike writes test answers on his shoe soles.
Episode: 1x19 | Airdate: Mar 4, 1986
Maggie's assignment interferes with anniversary plans.
Episode: 1x20 | Airdate: Mar 11, 1986
Custodian Mike watches a wild party explode in his home.
Episode: 1x21 | Airdate: May 6, 1986
Reporter Maggie and psychiatrist Jason both face important career decisions.
Episode: 1x22 | Airdate: May 13, 1986
Mike's practical-joker uncle Bob visits from the hereafter.
Episode: 2x01 | Airdate: Sep 30, 1986
Maggie plans a surprise reunion for Jason's college rock band.
Episode: 2x02 | Airdate: Oct 21, 1986
A new school year brings boredom, bullies, and romantic mix-ups.
Episode: 2x03 | Airdate: Oct 28, 1986
A cheerleader befriends Carol solely to meet Mike.
Episode: 2x04 | Airdate: Nov 11, 1986
Ben has been calling an X-rated phone service.
Episode: 2x05 | Airdate: Nov 18, 1986
Fired Mike hides the truth from his parents.
Episode: 2x06 | Airdate: Nov 25, 1986
Carol spreads rumors about herself and a "hunk".
Episode: 2x07 | Airdate: Dec 2, 1986
A con man sells Mike a "magic" rock.
Episode: 2x08 | Airdate: Dec 9, 1986
A proposed school dress code puts Maggie and Jason at odds.
Episode: 2x09 | Airdate: Dec 16, 1986
Ben invites a street girl home for the holidays.
Episode: 2x10 | Airdate: Jan 6, 1987
Grounded liar Mike hears Maggie fibbing to her boss.
Episode: 2x11 | Airdate: Jan 13, 1987
Carol has the chance to skip a high-school grade.
Episode: 2x12 | Airdate: Jan 20, 1987
A girl raises a grade for Mike, then demands payment.
Episode: 2x13 | Airdate: Jan 27, 1987
The winter formal causes opposite problems for Carol and Mike.
Episode: 2x14 | Airdate: Feb 3, 1987
Carol's having friends over for a slumber party, and as a result, Mike and Ben take it upon themselves to play several pranks on them. Chaos soon ensues when Maggie's parents arrive in a motorhome with the news that they sold their home and will spend the rest of their retirement traveling around the country – much to Maggie's dismay.
Episode: 2x15 | Airdate: Feb 10, 1987
Mike and his friends go to a college party and have to decide whether to use drugs or not.
Episode: 2x16 | Airdate: Feb 24, 1987
Mike plays Cupid for smitten Ben and his baby sitter.
Episode: 2x17 | Airdate: Mar 3, 1987
Carol wants to use radio-contest winnings on a nose job.
Episode: 2x18 | Airdate: Mar 10, 1987
Maggie's busy schedule leaves Ben feeling neglected.
Episode: 2x19 | Airdate: Mar 17, 1987
Ben is working on a family history project at school. When he uncovers a shocking secret from both parent's pasts, he turns to Mike and Carol for help in trying to get them to spill the beans.
Episode: 2x20 | Airdate: Mar 31, 1987
Jason and Maggie are frustrated that none of their lectures about the importance of an education seem to get through to Mike. Jason's words of wisdom seem to take hold when, on a flight to Boston where Jason went to college that Jason has to deliver a baby and Mike keeps the expectant father occupied.
Episode: 2x21 | Airdate: May 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.
Episode: 2x22 | Airdate: May 19, 1987
Jason knows the editor offering Maggie a dream job is a notorious womanizer.
Episode: 3x01 | Airdate: Sep 18, 1987
The family is stranded in Maui.
Episode: 3x02 | Airdate: Sep 18, 1987
Ben videotapes Mike and Carol's Hawaiian romances.
Episode: 3x03 | Airdate: Sep 22, 1987
Mike uses double talk to sell stereos.
Episode: 3x04 | Airdate: Sep 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.
Episode: 3x05 | Airdate: Oct 6, 1987
Mike is unaware that he's been nominated for student-body president because he's "a sure loser."
Episode: 3x06 | Airdate: Oct 13, 1987
Ben asks Carol's advice on getting a new bike from their parents.
Episode: 3x07 | Airdate: Oct 27, 1987
A star is born when Mike lands a leading role in the school play opposite the lovely Monica.
Episode: 3x08 | Airdate: Nov 3, 1987
Burglars hit the Seaver home.
Episode: 3x09 | Airdate: Nov 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.
Episode: 3x10 | Airdate: Nov 17, 1987
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.
Episode: 3x11 | Airdate: Nov 24, 1987
After their success in the school play, Mike and Monica set their sights on a Broadway audition for "Our Town."
Episode: 3x12 | Airdate: Dec 1, 1987
An unearned "A" makes Carol doubt her academic record.
Episode: 3x13 | Airdate: Dec 8, 1987
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.
Episode: 3x14 | Airdate: Dec 15, 1987
Maggie and Jason try to keep Mike in his room to complete an English paper, but Mike's mind is of course elsewhere.
Episode: 3x15 | Airdate: Jan 5, 1988
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.
Episode: 3x16 | Airdate: Jan 12, 1988
Jason and Maggie's (Alan Thicke, Joanna Kerns) normally placid marriage is strained as Maggie juggles her roles as mother and TV reporter.
Episode: 3x17 | Airdate: Jan 26, 1988
Carol (Tracey Gold) feels betrayed after her mother (Joanna Kerns) shares a confidential secret with Jason (Alan Thicke).
Episode: 3x18 | Airdate: Feb 9, 1988
Against his parents wishes, Mike (Kirk Cameron) schemes to sneak away to California to meet a friend. With Alan Thicke and Joanna Kerns.
Episode: 3x19 | Airdate: Mar 1, 1988
At the school dance, Mike gets a girl and Carol gets raked over the coals. Meanwhile, Ben's adventure goes awry.
Episode: 3x20 | Airdate: Mar 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.
Episode: 3x21 | Airdate: Mar 9, 1988
Maggie's (Joanna Kerns) pregnancy causes the family to worry about how the baby will affect their lives. With Alan Thicke and Kirk Cameron.
Episode: 3x22 | Airdate: Mar 30, 1988
Spring-cleaning breathes new life into the family's household objects, and each has a story to tell (via flashbacks from past episodes).
Episode: 3x23 | Airdate: Mar 30, 1988
Household objects continue to recall occasions in the Seaver home.
Episode: 3x24 | Airdate: Apr 20, 1988
Mike and Boner learn that Coach Lubbock has been fired, prompting them to organize a protest.
Episode: 3x25 | Airdate: Apr 26, 1988
Jason, Carol, Mike and Boner are arrested in the demonstration over the dismissal of Coach Lubbock.
Episode: 3x26 | Airdate: May 4, 1988
At Mike's high-school graduation, family members recall moments when it seemed like his graduation would never take place.
Episode: 4x01 | Airdate: Oct 19, 1988
Ben gets spooked at the prospect of asking a girl to a Halloween party; Jason becomes a disruptive force at Lamaze class.
Episode: 4x02 | Airdate: Oct 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.
Episode: 4x03 | Airdate: Nov 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.
Episode: 4x04 | Airdate: Nov 9, 1988
Mike converts the storage space above the garage into an apartment. In so doing, he must choose whether he wants to be tenant or family member.
Episode: 4x05 | Airdate: Nov 16, 1988
Episode: 4x06 | Airdate: Nov 23, 1988
Carol is chosen for homecoming court.
Episode: 4x07 | Airdate: Nov 30, 1988
Mike's photography course includes nude studies.
Episode: 4x08 | Airdate: Dec 7, 1988
Ben throws a party to get to know a girl.
Episode: 4x09 | Airdate: Jan 4, 1989
The Seavers hire a nanny for Chrissy.
Episode: 4x10 | Airdate: Jan 11, 1989
A travel snafu strands Julie with Mike.
Episode: 4x11 | Airdate: Jan 18, 1989
Carol sneaks out of the house for a date.
Episode: 4x12 | Airdate: Jan 25, 1989
Maggie prepares her "Working Mother of the Year" acceptance speech.
Episode: 4x13 | Airdate: Feb 1, 1989
Boner flunks out of college and joins the Marines.
Episode: 4x14 | Airdate: Feb 8, 1989
Maggie arranges for Ben to meet his favorite rock musician.
Episode: 4x15 | Airdate: Feb 15, 1989
Guests bicker at the Seavers' 20th-anniversary party.
Episode: 4x16 | Airdate: Feb 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.
Episode: 4x17 | Airdate: Mar 1, 1989
Jason punishes Carol and Ben unequally for the same offense when they are both caught after sneaking out for dates without permission.
Episode: 4x18 | Airdate: Mar 15, 1989
Carol doesn't want to attend her parents' alma mater.
Episode: 4x19 | Airdate: Mar 22, 1989
Jason intervenes when Mike gets bad grades in psychology.
Episode: 4x20 | Airdate: Apr 12, 1989
Carol's boyfriend is injured drinking and driving.
Episode: 4x21 | Airdate: Apr 26, 1989
Jason's mother plans to wed aboard a cruise ship.
Episode: 4x22 | Airdate: May 3, 1989
Jason tries to mend his mother's broken wedding plans.
Episode: 5x01 | Airdate: Sep 20, 1989
Episode: 5x02 | Airdate: Sep 27, 1989
Episode: 5x03 | Airdate: Oct 4, 1989
Episode: 5x04 | Airdate: Oct 11, 1989
Episode: 5x05 | Airdate: Oct 18, 1989
Episode: 5x06 | Airdate: Oct 25, 1989
Episode: 5x07 | Airdate: Nov 1, 1989
Episode: 5x08 | Airdate: Nov 8, 1989
Episode: 5x09 | Airdate: Nov 15, 1989
Episode: 5x10 | Airdate: Nov 22, 1989
Episode: 5x11 | Airdate: Nov 29, 1989
Episode: 5x12 | Airdate: Dec 6, 1989
Episode: 5x13 | Airdate: Dec 13, 1989
Episode: 5x14 | Airdate: Jan 3, 1990
Episode: 5x15 | Airdate: Jan 10, 1990
Episode: 5x16 | Airdate: Jan 17, 1990
Episode: 5x17 | Airdate: Jan 24, 1990
Episode: 5x18 | Airdate: Jan 31, 1990
Episode: 5x19 | Airdate: Feb 7, 1990
Episode: 5x20 | Airdate: Feb 14, 1990
Episode: 5x21 | Airdate: Feb 21, 1990
Episode: 5x22 | Airdate: Mar 14, 1990
Episode: 5x23 | Airdate: Mar 21, 1990
Episode: 5x24 | Airdate: Apr 4, 1990
Episode: 5x25 | Airdate: Apr 25, 1990
Episode: 5x26 | Airdate: May 2, 1990
Episode: 6x01 | Airdate: Sep 19, 1990
Episode: 6x02 | Airdate: Sep 26, 1990
Episode: 6x03 | Airdate: Oct 3, 1990
Episode: 6x04 | Airdate: Oct 10, 1990
Episode: 6x05 | Airdate: Oct 17, 1990
Episode: 6x06 | Airdate: Oct 24, 1990
Episode: 6x07 | Airdate: Oct 31, 1990
Episode: 6x08 | Airdate: Oct 31, 1990
Episode: 6x09 | Airdate: Nov 7, 1990
Episode: 6x10 | Airdate: Nov 14, 1990
Episode: 6x11 | Airdate: Nov 28, 1990
Episode: 6x12 | Airdate: Dec 5, 1990
Episode: 6x13 | Airdate: Dec 19, 1990
Episode: 6x14 | Airdate: Jan 2, 1991
Episode: 6x15 | Airdate: Jan 9, 1991
Episode: 6x16 | Airdate: Jan 23, 1991
Episode: 6x17 | Airdate: Jan 30, 1991
Episode: 6x18 | Airdate: Feb 6, 1991
Episode: 6x19 | Airdate: Feb 13, 1991
Episode: 6x20 | Airdate: Feb 20, 1991
Episode: 6x21 | Airdate: Mar 6, 1991
Episode: 6x22 | Airdate: Mar 27, 1991
Episode: 6x23 | Airdate: Apr 17, 1991
Episode: 6x24 | Airdate: Apr 24, 1991
Episode: 7x01 | Airdate: Sep 18, 1991
Episode: 7x02 | Airdate: Sep 25, 1991
Mike (Kirk Cameron) tries to help when he learns that his best remedial student (Leonardo DiCaprio) is homeless. With Alan Thicke, Joanna Kerns.
Episode: 7x03 | Airdate: Sep 28, 1991
A homeless remedial student (Leonardo DiCaprio) comes under suspicion when Jason's (Alan Thicke) wine collection starts to disappear.
Episode: 7x04 | Airdate: Oct 5, 1991
Writing a newspaper column puts Maggie (Joanna Kerns) in competition with Jason (Alan Thicke); Ben (Jeremy Miller) tries to lose his new glasses.
Episode: 7x05 | Airdate: Oct 12, 1991
Mike (Kirk Cameron) risks his television career to help Luke (Leonardo DiCaprio); Carol (Tracey Gold) enjoys her new popularity at college.
Episode: 7x06 | Airdate: Oct 19, 1991
Episode: 7x07 | Airdate: Oct 26, 1991
Episode: 7x08 | Airdate: Nov 2, 1991
Episode: 7x09 | Airdate: Nov 9, 1991
Episode: 7x10 | Airdate: Nov 14, 1991
Episode: 7x11 | Airdate: Nov 23, 1991
Episode: 7x12 | Airdate: Nov 30, 1991
Episode: 7x13 | Airdate: Dec 21, 1991
Episode: 7x14 | Airdate: Jan 4, 1992
Episode: 7x15 | Airdate: Jan 17, 1992
Episode: 7x16 | Airdate: Feb 1, 1992
Episode: 7x17 | Airdate: Feb 8, 1992
Episode: 7x18 | Airdate: Feb 22, 1992
Episode: 7x19 | Airdate: Feb 29, 1992
Episode: 7x20 | Airdate: Mar 21, 1992
Episode: 7x21 | Airdate: Apr 4, 1992
Episode: 7x22 | Airdate: Apr 11, 1992
Episode: 7x23 | Airdate: Apr 25, 1992
Episode: 7x24 | Airdate: Apr 25, 1992
