Growing Pains (1985)
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Andrew Koenig as Richard 'Boner' Stabone
Episodes 25
Springsteen
Jason embarrasses Mike at a Bruce Springsteen concert when they are interviewed together.
Read MoreThe Seavers vs. the Cleavers
The PTA head rejects the Seavers as dance chaperones.
Read MoreReputation
Mike writes test answers on his shoe soles.
Read MoreFast Times at Dewey High
A new school year brings boredom, bullies, and romantic mix-ups.
Read MoreLong Day's Journey Into Night
A cheerleader befriends Carol solely to meet Mike.
Read MoreDo You Believe in Magic?
A con man sells Mike a "magic" rock.
Read MoreHigher Education
A girl raises a grade for Mike, then demands payment.
Read MoreThank God It's Friday
Mike and his friends go to a college party and have to decide whether to use drugs or not.
Read MoreThe Long Goodbye
Maggie wants Jason to fire the elderly handyman he hired to fix the furnace, but he refuses because the man is a friend.
Read MoreTaking Care of Business
Mike uses double talk to sell stereos.
Read MoreMichaelgate
Mike is unaware that he's been nominated for student-body president because he's "a sure loser."
Read MoreA Star is Born
A star is born when Mike lands a leading role in the school play opposite the lovely Monica.
Read MoreA 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.
Read MoreNasty Habits
Maggie and Jason try to keep Mike in his room to complete an English paper, but Mike's mind is of course elsewhere.
Read MoreGreat Expectations
A letter from the girl he met in Hawaii has Mike scheming to fly to Los Angeles to see her without his parents' knowing.
Read MoreDance Fever (1)
At the school dance, Mike gets a girl and Carol gets raked over the coals. Meanwhile, Ben's adventure goes awry.
Read MoreDance 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.
Read MoreHow the West Was Won (1)
Mike and Boner learn that Coach Lubbock has been fired, prompting them to organize a protest.
Read MoreHow the West Was Won (2)
Jason, Carol, Mike and Boner are arrested in the demonstration over the dismissal of Coach Lubbock.
Read MoreGraduation Day
At Mike's high-school graduation, family members recall moments when it seemed like his graduation would never take place.
Read MoreFamily Ties (2)
Landlord-tenant problems abound when Mike (Kirk Cameron) moves into the storage area over the family garage
Read MoreNude Photos
Mike's photography course includes nude studies.
Read MoreSemper Fidelis
Boner flunks out of college and joins the Marines.
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