Growing Pains — 1985-1992 · 7 seasons · 167 eps

★ 6.6

Growing Pains

1985-1992 7 seasons 167 episodes

★ 6.6 (17,532 votes) Bottom 19%

Fatherhood has taken on a whole new meaning for Jason Seaver, who has assumed the chores of cooking, cleaning and minding the kids so that his wife, Maggie, can pursue a career in journalism after spending 15 years as a housewife.

Episode Ratings Grid

Every episode at a glance, color-coded by rating. Rows are episode numbers within each season, columns are seasons.

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S1

S2

S3

S4

S5

S6

S7

E1

7.6

7.2

7.2

7.6

7.1

7.4

7.0

E2

7.1

7.7

7.2

7.2

6.8

6.5

7.0

E3

7.5

7.5

6.7

7.1

6.9

6.8

7.2

E4

7.2

7.4

6.9

7.1

6.8

6.5

6.0

E5

7.3

7.3

7.1

6.8

7.0

6.7

6.7

E6

7.2

7.3

6.8

6.9

7.2

6.8

6.5

E7

7.5

7.5

7.3

6.6

6.7

6.9

6.3

E8

7.4

7.1

6.9

6.7

7.0

6.7

6.9

E9

7.2

8.0

7.0

7.3

7.0

7.0

6.5

E10

7.2

7.2

7.5

7.4

7.1

6.9

6.6

E11

7.2

7.0

7.1

7.6

7.2

7.0

6.8

E12

7.4

7.0

7.1

6.8

6.8

6.3

6.5

E13

7.0

7.1

7.7

8.1

7.6

6.1

6.4

E14

7.0

7.1

7.2

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.4

E15

6.9

7.9

6.9

6.6

7.0

6.3

6.5

E16

7.1

7.2

6.6

7.1

6.8

6.8

6.4

E17

7.3

7.1

6.8

6.8

6.5

7.7

7.1

E18

7.5

6.8

7.1

6.9

7.4

6.7

6.5

E19

8.0

7.1

7.5

6.7

7.4

6.9

6.7

E20

7.1

6.9

7.9

8.1

6.9

5.7

6.9

E21

7.0

7.5

6.7

6.5

6.7

7.2

6.0

E22

6.9

7.1

6.1

6.6

6.7

7.0

5.8

E23

7.4

6.1

6.6

6.9

6.6

E24

7.2

6.8

6.5

7.0

E25

6.9

7.2

E26

7.4

6.8

Avg

7.3

7.3

7.0

7.1

7.0

6.8

6.6

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Episode Power Rankings

The best and worst episodes at a glance. Use this to find must-watch episodes or ones you might want to skip.

🏆 Top Episodes

#1 8.1

S4E13 Semper Fidelis

#2

S4E20 8.1

Second Chance

#3

S1E18 8.0

Reputation

4. S2E9 "The Kid" 8.0
5. S2E15 "Thank God It's Friday" 7.9
6. S3E20 "Dance Fever: Part 2" 7.9
7. S2E2 "Fast Times at Dewey High" 7.7
8. S3E13 "A Reason to Live" 7.7
9. S6E17 "Eddie, We Hardly Knew Ye" 7.7
10. S1E0 "Unaired Pilot" 7.6

📉 Bottom Episodes

#167

S6E20 5.7

Not with My Carol You Don't

166. S7E22 "The Wrath of Con Ed" 5.8
165. S7E21 "Maggie's Brilliant Career" 6.0
164. S7E4 "Paper Tigers" 6.0
163. S6E13 "The World According to Chrissy" 6.1

The Quality Arc

Each point is an episode, plotted chronologically. The colored bands mark season boundaries. Look for upward or downward trends to see if quality improved or declined over time.

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Episode Engagement

Vote count shows how many people cared enough to rate. High votes + high rating = beloved classic. High votes + low rating = notorious stinker. Low votes + high rating = hidden gem.

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18 Standouts

66 Infamous

3 Hidden Gems

80 Forgettable

Top Standout: S4E20 Second Chance

Most Infamous: S7E21 Maggie's Brilliant Career

Best Hidden Gem: S6E17 Eddie, We Hardly Knew Ye

Episodes plotted by rating vs. vote count. The vertical line marks the rating threshold (7.5). More votes = more engagement. Toggle above to compare against global or show-specific median.

Series Trajectory

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Season Momentum

Did each season build momentum or fizzle out? Green arrows mean the finale rated higher than the premiere. Red means the opposite. Longer arrows = bigger swings.

Season Consistency

Some seasons are reliable bangers. Others are hit-or-miss. Each dot is an episode. Tightly clustered dots mean consistent quality. Scattered dots mean a mixed bag.

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