Episode
Growing Pains: Mike the Director
Overview
In a moment of introspection as he prepares to graduate, Mike wrestles with self-doubt about his ability as a director.
Details
- Series
- Growing Pains
- Season
- Season 5
- Episode
- Episode 23
- Air date
- 1990-03-21
- Runtime
- 22 min
Episode context
Mike the Director is Episode 23 in Season 5 of Growing Pains. It aired on 1990-03-21. The runtime is 22 min.
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