Episode
Growing Pains: The Scarlet Letter
Overview
An unearned "A" makes Carol doubt her academic record.
Details
- Series
- Growing Pains
- Season
- Season 3
- Episode
- Episode 11
- Air date
- 1987-12-01
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
The Scarlet Letter is Episode 11 in Season 3 of Growing Pains. It aired on 1987-12-01. The runtime is 30 min.
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Episode 10: Broadway Bound
After their success in the school play, Mike and Monica set their sights on a Broadway audition for ""Our Town.""
Episode 12: A Reason to Live
A troubled student named Jill volunteers to work on a school project with Mike and Boner. 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. But as it turns out, Jason is presently weighed down with a few self-pity issues of his own.
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Episode 13: Nasty Habits
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Episode 8: Who's Zoomin' Who?
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Episode 14: The Marrying Kind
Reason flies out the window when Bobby and his parents arrive at the Seavers' for dinner and a special announcement -- that Bobby and Carol are engaged.
Episode 7: Gone But Not Forgotten
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Episode 15: State of the Union
Maggie fumes over the many irritants that seem to be driving her and Jason apart -- until unexpected news sheds light on the situation.
Episode 6: A Star is Born
A star is born when Mike lands a leading role in the school play opposite the lovely Monica.
Episode 16: The Mom Who Knew Too Much
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Episode 5: Big Brother is Not Watching
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Episode 17: Great Expectations
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