Fatherhood has taken on a whole new meaning for Jason Seaver, who has assumed the chores of cooking, cleaning and minding the kids so that his wife, Maggie, can pursue a career in journalism after spending 15 years as a housewife.
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Alan Thicke
Jason Seaver
Joanna Kerns
Maggie Seaver
Kirk Cameron
Mike Seaver
Tracey Gold
Carol Seaver
Jeremy Miller
Ben Seaver
Ashley Johnson
Chrissy Seaver
Leonardo DiCaprio
Luke Brower
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22 episodes • 1985
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pilot | Sep 24, 1985 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Springsteen | Oct 1, 1985 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Jealousy | Oct 8, 1985 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Carol's Article | Oct 15, 1985 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Superdad! | Oct 29, 1985 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Mike's Madonna Story | Nov 5, 1985 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Weekend Fantasy | Nov 12, 1985 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Slice of Life | Nov 19, 1985 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Carol's Crush | Nov 26, 1985 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Dirt Bike | Dec 3, 1985 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Standardized Test | Dec 10, 1985 | 0.0 |
| 12 | A Christmas Story | Dec 17, 1985 | 0.0 |
| 13 | The Love Song of M. Aaron Seaver | Jan 7, 1986 | 0.0 |
| 14 | First Blood | Jan 14, 1986 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Slice of Life II | Jan 21, 1986 | 0.0 |
| 16 | The Seavers vs. the Cleavers | Jan 28, 1986 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Charity Begins at Home | Feb 18, 1986 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Reputation | Feb 25, 1986 | 0.0 |
| 19 | The Anniversary That Never Was | Mar 4, 1986 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Be a Man | Mar 11, 1986 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Career Decision | May 6, 1986 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Extra Lap | May 13, 1986 | 0.0 |
22 episodes • 1986
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jason and the Cruisers | Sep 30, 1986 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Fast Times at Dewey High | Oct 21, 1986 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Long Day's Journey Into Night | Oct 28, 1986 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Call Me | Nov 11, 1986 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Employee of the Month | Nov 18, 1986 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Dream Lover | Nov 25, 1986 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Do You Believe in Magic? | Dec 2, 1986 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Jason's Rib | Dec 9, 1986 | 0.0 |
| 9 | The Kid | Dec 16, 1986 | 0.0 |
| 10 | The Breakfast Club | Jan 6, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Choices | Jan 13, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Higher Education | Jan 20, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Some Enchanted Evening | Jan 27, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Thank You, Willie Nelson | Feb 3, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Thank God It's Friday | Feb 10, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 16 | My Brother, Myself | Feb 24, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Jimmy Durante Died for Your Sins | Mar 3, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Carnival | Mar 10, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 19 | The Awful Truth | Mar 17, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Born Free | Mar 31, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 21 | The Long Goodbye | May 5, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Confidentially Yours | May 19, 1987 | 0.0 |
24 episodes • 1987
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aloha | Sep 18, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Taking Care of Business | Sep 22, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Not Necessarily the News | Sep 29, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Michaelgate | Oct 6, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Big Brother is Not Watching | Oct 13, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 6 | A Star is Born | Oct 27, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Gone But Not Forgotten | Nov 3, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Who's Zoomin' Who? | Nov 10, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 9 | This is Your Life | Nov 17, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Broadway Bound | Nov 24, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 11 | The Scarlet Letter | Dec 1, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 12 | A Reason to Live | Dec 8, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Nasty Habits | Dec 15, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 14 | The Marrying Kind | Jan 5, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 15 | State of the Union | Jan 12, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 16 | The Mom Who Knew Too Much | Jan 26, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Great Expectations | Feb 9, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Dance Fever (1) | Mar 1, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Dance Fever (2) | Mar 2, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Bringing Up Baby | Mar 9, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 21 | The Obscure Objects of Our Desire | Mar 30, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 22 | How the West Was Won (1) | Apr 20, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 23 | How the West Was Won (2) | Apr 26, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Graduation Day | May 4, 1988 | 0.0 |
22 episodes • 1988Avg: 7.8Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fool for Love | Oct 19, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Birth of a Seaver | Oct 26, 1988 | 10.0 |
| 3 | Family Ties (1) | Nov 2, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Family Ties (2) | Nov 9, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Guess Who's Coming to Dinner? | Nov 16, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Homecoming Queen | Nov 23, 1988 | 10.0 |
| 7 | Nude Photos | Nov 30, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Ben's First Kiss | Dec 7, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 9 | The Nanny | Jan 4, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Mandingo | Jan 11, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 11 | In Carol We Trust | Jan 18, 1989 | 10.0 |
| 12 | Mom of the Year | Jan 25, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Semper Fidelis | Feb 1, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Feet of Clay | Feb 8, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Anniversary from Hell | Feb 15, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Fortunate Son | Feb 22, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Double Standard | Mar 1, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 18 | The Recruiter | Mar 15, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Show Ninety -- Who Knew? | Mar 22, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Second Chance | Apr 12, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 21 | The Looooove Boat (1) | Apr 26, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 22 | The Looooove Boat (2) | May 3, 1989 | 1.0 |
26 episodes • 1989
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anger With Love | Sep 20, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Mike and Julie's Wedding | Sep 27, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Carol Meets the Real World | Oct 4, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Fish Bait | Oct 11, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Teach Me | Oct 18, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Carol's Papers | Oct 25, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Coughing Boy | Nov 1, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 8 | The New Deal (1) | Nov 8, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 9 | The New Deal (2) | Nov 15, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Paper Route | Nov 22, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Five Grand | Nov 29, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Carol's Promotion | Dec 6, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Ben and Mike's Excellent Adventure | Dec 13, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 14 | The Triangle | Jan 3, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 15 | The Return of the Triangle | Jan 10, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 16 | The Home Show | Jan 17, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Jason vs. Maggie | Jan 24, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Mike, Kate and Julie | Jan 31, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Mike, the Teacher | Feb 7, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Carol in Jail | Feb 14, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Future Shock | Feb 21, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Cheating | Mar 14, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Mike the Director | Mar 21, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Weekend at Mike's | Apr 4, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Ben's Movie | Apr 25, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Where There's a Will | May 2, 1990 | 0.0 |
23 episodes • 1990
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike's Choice | Sep 19, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Midnight Cowboy | Sep 26, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Roommates | Oct 3, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Daddy Mike | Oct 10, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Ben's Sure Thing | Oct 17, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Jason Flirts, Maggie Hurts | Oct 24, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Happy Halloween | Oct 31, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Let's Go Europe (1) | Nov 7, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Let's Go Europe (2) | Nov 14, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Let's Go Europe (3) | Nov 28, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Divorce Story | Dec 5, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 12 | The World According to Chrissy | Dec 19, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 13 | How Could I Leave Her Behind? | Jan 2, 1991 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Like Father, Like Son | Jan 9, 1991 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Ben's Rap Group | Jan 23, 1991 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Eddie, We Hardly Knew Ye | Jan 30, 1991 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Maggie Seaver's: The Meaning of Life | Feb 6, 1991 | 0.0 |
| 18 | All the World is a Stage | Feb 13, 1991 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Not With My Carol You Don't | Feb 20, 1991 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Meet the Seavers | Mar 6, 1991 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Carol's Carnival | Mar 27, 1991 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Home Schooling | Apr 17, 1991 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Viva Las Vegas | Apr 24, 1991 | 0.0 |
23 episodes • 1991
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Back to School | Sep 18, 1991 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Stop, Luke, and Listen | Sep 25, 1991 | 0.0 |
| 3 | In Vino Veritas | Sep 28, 1991 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Paper Tigers | Oct 5, 1991 | 0.0 |
| 5 | The Young and the Homeless | Oct 12, 1991 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Jason Sings the Blues | Oct 19, 1991 | 0.0 |
| 7 | The Kid's Still Got It | Oct 26, 1991 | 0.0 |
| 8 | There Must Be a Pony | Nov 2, 1991 | 0.0 |
| 9 | The Big Fix | Nov 9, 1991 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Home Malone | Nov 14, 1991 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Bad Day Cafe | Nov 23, 1991 | 0.0 |
| 12 | B=MC² | Nov 30, 1991 | 0.0 |
| 13 | It's Not Easy Being Green | Dec 21, 1991 | 0.0 |
| 14 | The Call of the Wild | Jan 4, 1992 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Honest Abe | Jan 17, 1992 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Vicious Cycle | Feb 1, 1992 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Ménage à Luke | Feb 8, 1992 | 0.0 |
| 18 | The Five Fingers of Ben | Feb 22, 1992 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Don't Go Changin' | Feb 29, 1992 | 0.0 |
| 20 | The Truck Stops Here | Mar 21, 1992 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Maggie's Brilliant Career | Apr 4, 1992 | 0.0 |
| 22 | The Wrath of Con Ed | Apr 11, 1992 | 0.0 |
| 23 | The Last Picture Show | Apr 25, 1992 | 0.0 |
