Season 1

Episodes • 1985

Alan Thicke
Joanna Kerns
Kirk Cameron
Tracey Gold
Jeremy Miller
Pilot

1. Pilot

30 min

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.

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Springsteen

2. Springsteen

30 min

Jason embarrasses Mike at a Bruce Springsteen concert when they are interviewed together.

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Jealousy

3. Jealousy

30 min

Jason fumes when Maggie spends long hours on a toxic waste story with handsome co-worker Fred.

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Carol's Article

4. Carol's Article

30 min

Maggie gives an honest assessment of Carol's writing of an article for her school magazine; Mike and Ben discover track betting.

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Superdad!

5. Superdad!

30 min

Maggie accuses Jason of monopolizing the children.

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Mike's Madonna Story

6. Mike's Madonna Story

30 min

Mike's infatuation with a Madonna look-alike worries Maggie.

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Weekend Fantasy

7. Weekend Fantasy

30 min

Jason and Maggie want to go to a mountain lodge for a weekend, but are reluctant to leave the kids alone.

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Slice of Life

8. Slice of Life

30 min

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.

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Carol's Crush

9. Carol's Crush

30 min

Carol develops a crush on a family friend, who thinks of her as his little sister.

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Dirt Bike

10. Dirt Bike

30 min

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.

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Standardized Test

11. Standardized Test

30 min

Mike doodles on his aptitude test and winds up with an IQ score of 27.

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A Christmas Story

12. A Christmas Story

30 min

A depressed department store Santa consulting Jason decides to commit suicide by leaping down the Seavers' chimney.

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The Love Song of M. Aaron Seaver

13. The Love Song of M. Aaron Seaver

30 min

Mike backs out of the family-bowling match so he can date a snobbish girlfriend.

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First Blood

14. First Blood

30 min

Jason faces off against Ben's hockey coach, who's teaching the boys to play dirty; Mike learns ballroom dancing.

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Slice of Life II

15. Slice of Life II

30 min

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.

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The Seavers vs. the Cleavers

16. The Seavers vs. the Cleavers

30 min

The PTA head rejects the Seavers as dance chaperones.

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Charity Begins at Home

17. Charity Begins at Home

30 min

Ben gives Jason a very expensive birthday present, causing speculation on how he can possibly afford it.

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Reputation

18. Reputation

30 min

Mike writes test answers on his shoe soles.

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The Anniversary That Never Was

19. The Anniversary That Never Was

30 min

Maggie's assignment interferes with anniversary plans.

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Be a Man

20. Be a Man

30 min

Custodian Mike watches a wild party explode in his home.

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Career Decision

21. Career Decision

30 min

Reporter Maggie and psychiatrist Jason both face important career decisions.

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Extra Lap

22. Extra Lap

30 min

Mike's practical-joker uncle Bob visits from the hereafter.

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