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Episode

Growing Pains: A Reason to Live

Growing PainsSeason 31987-12-08

Overview

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.

Details

Series
Growing Pains
Season
Season 3
Episode
Episode 12
Air date
1987-12-08
Runtime
30 min

Episode context

A Reason to Live is Episode 12 in Season 3 of Growing Pains. It aired on 1987-12-08. The runtime is 30 min.

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Episode 11: The Scarlet Letter 1987-12-01 | 30 min An unearned "A" makes Carol doubt her academic record. Episode 13: Nasty Habits 1987-12-15 | 30 min Maggie and Jason try to keep Mike in his room to complete an English paper, but Mike's mind is of course elsewhere.

More episodes from this season

Episode 10: Broadway Bound 1987-11-24 | 30 min After their success in the school play, Mike and Monica set their sights on a Broadway audition for ""Our Town."" Episode 14: The Marrying Kind 1988-01-05 | 30 min 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 9: This is Your Life 1987-11-17 | 30 min During a tonsillectomy, Ben has an out-of-body experience, dreaming that he escapes with a friendly cabbie, only to find a new Ben has replaced him at home. Episode 15: State of the Union 1988-01-12 | 30 min Maggie fumes over the many irritants that seem to be driving her and Jason apart -- until unexpected news sheds light on the situation. Episode 8: Who's Zoomin' Who? 1987-11-10 | 30 min Bobby's annoying habits make Carol look elsewhere for the man of her dreams -- just in time for her to notice a new student. Episode 16: The Mom Who Knew Too Much 1988-01-26 | 30 min Maggie and Carol share confidences at the beauty salon, but later Carol learns to her chagrin that a secret isn't safe with Maggie. Episode 7: Gone But Not Forgotten 1987-11-03 | 30 min Burglars hit the Seaver home. Episode 17: Great Expectations 1988-02-09 | 30 min A letter from the girl he met in Hawaii has Mike scheming to fly to Los Angeles to see her without his parents' knowing. Episode 6: A Star is Born 1987-10-27 | 30 min A star is born when Mike lands a leading role in the school play opposite the lovely Monica. Episode 18: Dance Fever (1) 1988-03-01 | 30 min At the school dance, Mike gets a girl and Carol gets raked over the coals. Meanwhile, Ben's adventure goes awry.

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