Growing Pains - Season 5 (1989)

Mike is excited about starting a new acting class only to run into an arrogant teacher with "artistic" ideas about acting. Noah Blake guest stars.

Feeling under pressure from her family to start dating again, Carol pretends that an older man from her office named Big Al is her new boyfriend.

Ben is in hot water at home for selling Carol's old term papers at Dewey High and for making a date with a seductive 18 year old woman.

Mike gets his first TV role - an ill-fated cop in a primetime drama.

Important new career opportunities force Jason and Maggie to reconsider their working arrangement: she at the office and he at home.

Jason is convinced that Maggie will not allow him to accept his job offer. Mike helps Ben throw a party.

Mike takes on a paper route but ends up pawning it off Ben for a cut of the action.

The Seaver kids inherit $5,000 each from their grand parents.

Carol contemplates leaving college after getting a job promotion at work.

Mike, Ben and Eddie follow a group of girls all night.

Mike falls for his co-star Kate during rehearsals for their upcoming play.

Mike confesses his love for Kate to her boyfriend and receives two black eyes.

The Seavers rush to throw a charity party after the event is moved forward a day.

Jason and Maggie fight over whether Ben should be allowed to get his ear pierced.

Mike turns to his ex-girlfriend Julie while out on a Valentines day date with Kate.

Mike agrees to be a substitute teacher and gets assigned to his former school. Chrissy learns a bad word at home.

Carol spends some time behind bars after Mike's car door strikes a police officer.

Ben's curfew violations have Maggie contemplating how Chrissy will behave.

Ben is forced to make an important decision when he has to choose between cheating on his upcoming science exam or trying to actually study for it.

Mike doubts his eye for talent as a director and an actor after being critical of an actress that everyone else thinks gave a wonderful performance.

The Seavers discover they have termites and they move in temporary with Mike.

Ben shoots a movie in his backyard for school but the film subject has Maggie worried.

Jason inherits his late uncle's cabin.