Episode
Growing Pains: The Mom Who Knew Too Much
Overview
Maggie and Carol share confidences at the beauty salon, but later Carol learns to her chagrin that a secret isn't safe with Maggie.
Details
- Series
- Growing Pains
- Season
- Season 3
- Episode
- Episode 16
- Air date
- 1988-01-26
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
The Mom Who Knew Too Much is Episode 16 in Season 3 of Growing Pains. It aired on 1988-01-26. The runtime is 30 min.
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