List of Growing Pains episodes
Season 7 (1991–92)

List of Growing Pains episodes

Section Title: Season 7 (1991–92)
Table Section Text: None

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code

143	1	"Back to School"	Jack Shea	Bob Burris & Michael Ware	September 18, 1991	187201

Mike begins his first day teaching remedial students.

144	2	"Stop, Luke, and Listen (Part 1)"	Jack Shea	Liz Sage	September 25, 1991	187203

Mike learns his best student, Luke Brower (Leonardo DiCaprio), is homeless, and offers to help him.

145	3	"In vino veritas (Part 2)"	Jack Shea	Rich Reinhart	September 28, 1991	187204

Mike persuades Jason and Maggie to let Luke stay with them temporarily; just as he moves in, Jason's wine collection disappears.

146	4	"Paper Tigers"	Jack Shea	Leilani Downer	October 5, 1991	187202

Jason and Maggie compete to write a newspaper column; Ben starts to hate his glasses.

147	5	"The Young and the Homeless"	Jack Shea	Bob Burris & Michael Ware	October 12, 1991	187205

Luke runs way from the Seavers' just as Mike is about to film his soap-opera scenes.

148	6	"Jason Sings the Blues"	Jack Shea	Jerry Colker	October 19, 1991	187206

Jason accompanies a leery Luke to the doctor, where he gets nasty news.

149	7	"The Kid's Still Got It"	Iris Dugow	Jerry Colker	October 26, 1991	187207

Carol accompanies Maggie to a resort on an interesting weekend; at home, the all-male weekend is infiltrated by a female: Chrissy, who has been sent home with head lice.

150	8	"There Must Be a Pony"	Iris Dugow	Liz Sage	November 2, 1991	187208

Nouveau-riche neighbors move in next door and their lavish party crashes Jason's "cure" for Chrissy wanting to stay up late because she thinks her bedtime has been keeping her from big fun.

151	9	"The Big Fix"	Iris Dugow	Leilani Downer	November 9, 1991	187209

Consumer advocate Maggie raps a vacuum cleaner that Ben secretly broke.

152	10	"Home Malone"	Burt Brinckerhoff	Rich Reinhart	November 16, 1991	187210

The ghost of Maggie's father Ed oversees the Seavers' visit to her childhood home.

153	11	"Bad Day Cafe"	Renny Temple	Bud Wiser	November 23, 1991	187212

Luke's father comes to town wanting him back.

154	12	"B=MC2"	Gerren Keith	Cathy Jung	November 30, 1991	187211

Ben crams for a college entrance exam with no help from Jason.

155	13	"It's Not Easy Being Green"	Renny Temple	Leilani Downer	December 21, 1991	187213

Christmastime brings the Seavers anger and angst.

156	14	"The Call of the Wild"	Andy Cadiff	Bob Burris & Michael Ware	January 4, 1992	187214

Penniless Mike schemes to give Kate a ski-trip.

157	15	"Honest Abe"	Burt Brinckerhoff	Wendy Braff	January 18, 1992	187216

Luke's homeless friend steals a Seaver memento. Note: Tracey Gold does not appear in this episode.

158	16	"Vicious Cycle"	Burt Brinckerhoff	Cathy Jung	February 1, 1992	187217

Maggie and Jason hold Mike accountable for Luke's curfew problems. Note: Tracey Gold does not appear in this episode.

159	17	"Menage a Luke"	Gerren Keith	Todd Thicke	February 8, 1992	187215

A love triangle involves Ben, Luke, and a classmate.

160	18	"The Five Fingers of Ben"	Burt Brinckerhoff	Jerry Colker	February 22, 1992	187218

Tired of being bullied, Ben takes karate lessons. Note: Tracey Gold does not appear in this episode.

161	19	"Don't Go Changin'"	Don Amendolia	Leilani Downer & Rich Reinhart	February 29, 1992	187220

Mike believes his old friend Eddie is a bad influence on Luke. Note: Tracey Gold does not appear in this episode.

162	20	"The Truck Stops Here"	Joanna Kerns	Jerry Colker	March 21, 1992	187219

Luke's father returns, wanting him to join him on his trucking journeys. Note: This episode marks Joanna Kerns' directorial debut.

163	21	"Maggie's Brilliant Career"	Gerren Keith	Kate Boutilier	April 4, 1992	187221

Maggie wants to fulfill a dream by climbing a mountain. Note: Tracey Gold does not appear in this episode.

164	22	"The Wrath of Con Ed"	Nancy Heydorn	Liz Sage	April 11, 1992	187222

A power failure hampers Jason and Maggie's romantic evening.

165	23	"The Last Picture Show (Part 1)"	Jonathan Weiss	Bob Burris, Wendy Braff, Jerry Colker, Leilani Downer, Cathy Jung, Rich Reinhart, Liz Sage, Michael Ware & Dan Wilcox	April 25, 1992	187223

In Part 1 of the series finale, a senator offers Maggie a job in Washington, D.C.: should she accept?

166	24	"The Last Picture Show (Part 2)"	Jonathan Weiss	Bob Burris & Michael Ware	April 25, 1992	187224

In Part 2 of the series finale, Mike proposes to Kate and the family reminisces about good times in their home.

Sentence(s)

Growing Pains aired until April 25, 1992, with 166 episodes spanning seven seasons.

final_sentence: Growing Pains aired until April 25, 1992, with 166 episodes spanning seven seasons.