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Production Credits
Executive Producer ................. Steve Marshall
Dan Guntzelman
Mike Sullivan
Co-Executive Producer .............. David Kendall
Producer .......................... Henry Johnson
Tim O'Donnell
Associate Producer ................. Joey Scott
Created By ......................... Neal Marlens
Director of Photography ............ Bob Berry
Production Supervisor .............. Marc Solakian
Music by ........................... Steve Dorff
'As Long As We Got Each Other':
Sung by ........................ B.J. Thomas
Jennifer Warnes
Lyrics by ...................... John Bettis
Casting ............................ Dianne Young
Videotaped at ...................... The Burbank Studios
Copyright........................... 1989/90 Warner Bros. Inc.
Cast:
Alan Thicke ........................ Dr. Jason Seaver
Joanna Kerns ....................... Maggie Seaver
Kirk Cameron ....................... Mike Seaver
Tracey Gold ........................ Carol Seaver
Jeremy Miller ...................... Ben Seaver
Kristen & Kelsey Dohring ........... Chrissy Seaver
093 [5.01-89] Anger with Love / Mike auf Freiersfuessen
After returning home from the cruise both Jason and Maggie are still
upset about Mike and Julie's wedding plans. They try to talk them out
of this but without success. Then, as she wants to fire Julie, Maggie
calls her parents to take care of the baby. But this wasn't very
supportive for reaching her goal - it even backfires when Kate and Ed
turn to Mike and Julie's point of view.
Directed by : John Tracy
Written by : David Kendall & Tim O'Donnell
Guest Cast : Julie McCullough ............. Julie Costello
Betty McGuire ................ Kate Malone
Gordon Jump .................. Ed Malone
094 [5.02-89] Mike and Julie's Wedding / Hochzeitsglocken
The wedding day for Mike and Julie is coming closer and closer and
Mike starts thinking whether he's doing the right thing or not. He's
seeking advice from people he knows (and also doesn't know) why people
marry. Also Julie isn't sure about it ...
[Note: Mike calls Coach Lubbock at his new Californian home, sort of
crossover with 'Growing Pain's' spin-off 'Just The Ten Of Us'. See
also trivia section below.]
Directed by : John Tracy
Written by : David Kendall
Guest Cast : Julie McCullough ............. Julie Costello
Bill Kirchenbauer ............ Coach Lubbock
Robert Rockwell .............. Wally
Jane Powell .................. Irma
Archie Lang .................. Minister
K.C. Martel .................. Eddie
Bill Erwin ................... tailor
??? .......................... Bartender
??? .......................... Man #1
??? .......................... Man #2
095 [5.03-89] Carol Meets the Real World / Die Schule des Lebens
Carol didn't make it for the summer-semester and so follows her
dad's advice and joins the 'University of Life' - she takes on a
job. Thrilled about it, Carol goes to work only to find out it's
not a thrilling life after all.
Directed by : John Tracy
Written by : David Kendall
Guest Cast : Susan Diol ................... Ms. Sanders
Robert Benedetti ............. Ike
Beans Morocco ................ Big Al
??? .......................... Woman
096 [5.04-89] Fish Bait / Schein und Sein
Since his success with 'Our Town' back in high school he wants to
become an actor and enrolling in an acting class in the first step.
But it's tough as it seems the others have quite a better knowledge
of this subject than he has - so (maybe for the first time) he starts
studying really hard. Also in this course are Kate McDonald and her
boyfriend Tony.
Directed by : John Tracy
Written by : Rob Bragin
Guest Cast : ??? .......................... Prof. Peter Torn
Noah Blake ................... Tony
Chelsea Noble ................ Kate
??? .......................... Student
Jim Marshall ................. Lenny
097 [5.05-89] Teach Me / Der Mann mit der Salami
Irma and Wally want to pair off Carol with their investment counselor
Ken. Also Maggie and Jason are a little bit worried about Carol who,
since the death of Sandy, refuses to go out and date others. Now Carol,
for interfering, wants to teach them a lesson and takes along Big Al,
a much older man from work, to the party Irma and Wally are throwing.
Directed by : John Tracy
Written by : Tim O'Donnell
Guest Cast : Beans Morocco ................ Big Al
Jane Powell .................. Irma
Robert Rockwell .............. Wally
Jodi Peterson ................ Laura
Chelsea Noble ................ Kate
Daren Powell ................. Ken
??? .......................... Estelle
??? .......................... Chuck
098 [5.06-89] Carol's Papers / Die verkauften Klassenarbeiten
A - what should have been - one-time help, turns into big business
when Ben, encouraged by Mike, sells Carol's old assignments at Dewey
High. With the big money Ben also gets a date with an eighteen year
old girl. But luck turns when Mr. DeWitt finds out ...
Directed by : John Tracy
Written by : Tim O'Donnell
Guest Cast : Sam Anderson ................. Mr. DeWitt
Tracy Wells .................. Marlene
??? .......................... Louie
099 [5.07-89] Coughing Boy / Wenn Bukowski zweimal hustet
Mike lands the role of a police officer who dies on 'New York Heat',
a primetime series starring Morgan Chase. Totally excited, he already
flies high but comes down fast when most of his scene is cut.
Directed by : John Tracy
Written by : Mindy Schneider
Guest Cast : Beth Toussaint ............... Morgan Chase
William Denis ................ Director
Jamie Abbot .................. Stinky
Jodi Peterson ................ Laura Lynn
100 [5.08-89] The New Deal (1) / Oefter mal was Neues (1)
Things change: A PR-team scrutinizes Channel 19 closely and most
are afraid of getting fired after the news director Sid Sidlevich
gets the boot. Maggie (after lots of fear) however gets a promotion
and is now the head of the news team, with a seven year contract.
Jason helps out at a friend's clinic while his office is renovated.
There he also gets a great offer, working there full time. A dream
has come true for him. But there's the deal with Maggie that one
parent always should stay at home ...
Directed by : John Tracy
Written by : Shelly Landau
Guest Cast : ??? .......................... Paul
Justin Williams .............. Frank
Ken Tigar .................... Sid Sidlevich
Joe Reale .................... Mr. Lepepke
??? .......................... Kevin
Pamela Brull ................. Thelma
??? .......................... Mr. Carlov
101 [5.09-89] The New Deal (2) / Oefter mal was Neues (2)
Jason wants to tell Maggie about his offer and is very optimistic
that she will agree that the deal is no longer needed because the
kids are old enough to look for themselves. Returning home, the
minute he opens the door he knows that it will stay a dream: Ben's
throwing a party with Mike's help and Carol's flirting with Frank,
who's doing Jason's office. Maggie on the other side comes down
again, when the PR team shoots a commercial full of lies.
Directed by : John Tracy
Written by : Shelly Landau
Guest Cast : Hugh Maguire ................. Dick
Hank Azaria .................. Steve
Pamela Brull ................. Thelma
Justin Williams .............. Frank
Jamie Abbot .................. Stinky
??? .......................... Girl
??? .......................... Stage Manager
??? .......................... Actor (Jason)
102 [5.10-89] Paper Route / Die Kettenreaktion
Mike takes on a job as paper boy. Later, he follows an idea (well,
sort of) of Carol's and passes on the job for half the money to Ben,
who himself hands it over to his friend Gary for even less money.
And Gary forwards (the originally worth fifty dollars) job to Stinky
who does it for just one. And then the chain reaction starts going
backwards, from Stinky up to Mike ...
Directed by : John Tracy
Written by : David Kendall
Guest Cast : ??? .......................... Phillie
Jamie Abbot .................. Stinky
??? .......................... Gary
??? .......................... Mrs. Sullivan
??? .......................... Mr. Sullivan
103 [5.11-89] Five Grand / Fuenf Riesen
Maggie's parents give each one of the kids 5.000 dollars, a part of
their heir, for use of their own right now. Ben uses the money to go
with friends 'on tour' through the town and teaches himself a lesson.
Mike buys a car and helps Fred, a tramp and friend, and Carol returns
the money in a special way.
Directed by : John Tracy
Written by : Tim O'Donnell
Guest Cast : Gordon Jump .................. Ed Malone
Betty McGuire................. Kate Malone
Jamie Abbot .................. Stinky
??? .......................... Gary
Carmen Filpi ................. Fred
??? .......................... Manny
??? .......................... John
??? .......................... Restaurant Owner
??? .......................... Waitress
104 [5.12-89] Carol's Promotion / Carols Aufstieg
Due to her excellent work Carol is promoted and now head of the
punctuation department. With this promotion and the big responsibility
connected to this she wants to postpone her college education. But this
doesn't fit into her parents' plans who want to see her attending
college.
Directed by : John Tracy
Written by : Mindy Schneider
Guest Cast : Robert Benedette ............. Mr. Scalfancerio
??? .......................... Leslie
Peter Hansen ................. Mr. Warren Littlefield
Kevin Brophy ................. Ray
105 [5.13-89] Ben and Mike's Excellent Adventure / Eine Nacht in der Stadt
Ben needs glue to complete a school project. So Mike drives him
to town to buy some. But there two girls catch the eye of them
(and also Eddie who has joined them later on). Together, the boys
follow the girls ... and that's the start for an exciting night full
of surprises and experiences.
[Note: Robin Thicke is Alan Thicke's son]
Directed by : John Tracy
Written by : Rob Bragin
Guest Cast : K.C. Martel .................. Eddie
Jennie Garth ................. Denise
Kim Valentine ................ Shauna
Ivory Ocean .................. Cop
Sam Anderson ................. Mr. DeWitt
Jean Kasem ................... Dede
Jamie Abbot .................. Stinky
Robin Thicke ................. Ralph
106 [5.14-90] The Triangle / Die Freundin meines Freundes
Mike, Kate and her boyfriend David are preparing a short play. The
problem is that the actors, Mike and Kate, share a heated kiss and
David, the director, even encourages them to give their best.
Unfortunately, Mike and Kate catch fire ...
Directed by : John Tracy
Written by : Shelley Landau
Guest Cast : Chelsea Noble ................ Kate
David Coburn ................. David
??? .......................... Prof. Torn
107 [5.15-90] The Return of the Triangle / Veilchen der Liebe
David asks Mike for help to find out what's going on with Kate.
Mike, inbetween, tries his best to forget Kate and even dates an
other girl - but it doesn't help. So when David once again asks
Mike he can't stand and tells David about him and Kate. Here Mike
gets his first black eye, and after he told Kate that David knows,
he gets his second ...
Directed by : John Tracy
Written by : Shelley Landau
Guest Cast : Chelsea Noble ................ Kate
David Coburn ................. David
??? .......................... Prof. Torn
??? .......................... Cindy
??? .......................... Stanislavsky
108 [5.16-90] The Home Show / Der Zweck heiligt die Mittel
The Seavers host a charity party to raise money for a new clinic
center. But in the middle of preparing tomorrow's party it turns out
the party is today! Totally shocked they try to set up the party in
the 23 minutes left ...
Directed by : John Tracy
Written by : Tim O'Donnell & David Kendall
Guest Cast : ??? .......................... Norma
Jamie Abbot .................. Stinky
??? .......................... Pizza Man
??? .......................... Mr. Rich
??? .......................... Mrs. Rich
109 [5.17-90] Jason vs. Maggie / Das Ohrloch
Ben simply wants his ears pierced - which ends in a fight between
Jason and Maggie who's now responsible (in the first place) for raising
the kids. Maggie (after years of intermission) uses different methods
than Jason (who has done this the recent years). Ben also uses this new
situation to try out tricks which would never work with his dad but now,
with Maggie in charge, could succeed ...
Directed by : John Tracy
Written by : Tim O'Donnell
Guest Cast : [no guest cast]
110 [5.18-90] Mike, Kate and Julie / Mike, Kate und Julie
On Valentine's Day, Mike takes out Kate to a very posh restaurant.
But the evening is ruined the minute the both learn that Julie is
their waitress. Mike finally gets the chance to talk with Julie
about the 'incident'. Ben is out with Laura and Jason with Maggie.
Directed by : John Tracy
Written by : David Kendall
Guest Cast : Chelsea Noble ................ Kate
Julie McCullough ............. Julie Costello
Jodi Peterson ................ Laura
Beans Morocco ................ Big Al
??? .......................... Al's Mom
??? .......................... Guest #3
??? .......................... Maitre D'
??? .......................... Ray
111 [5.19-90] Mike the Teacher / Mike als Lehrer
The flu rages through town and teachers aren't spared, either. Kate
suggests Mike to take on the job as a substitute teacher. He agrees
(because of the money and not the teaching fact) and is assigned to
his old High School, Dewey High, where Mr. DeWitt isn't very delighted
to see him return. He assigns Mike a problem class - and, in fact, it
seems to be a problem for Mike, too. At home Chrissy has learned a
new, but nasty word - and her parents are not very pleased that she
keeps on saying it.
Directed by : John Tracy
Written by : Mindy Schneider
Guest Cast : Chelsea Noble ................ Kate McDonald
Sam Anderson ................. Mr. DeWitt
Patrika Darbo ................ Estelle
??? .......................... Substitute #1
??? .......................... Substitute #2
??? .......................... Scuss
??? .......................... Student #1
??? .......................... Student #2
??? .......................... Student #3
Abraham Benrubi .............. Student #4
??? .......................... Student #5
112 [5.20-90] Carol in Jail / Carol im Gefaengnis
Mike wants to sell his car and persuades Carol to go on a test drive.
Driving down the street Carol is stopped by a police officer who took
notice of this mobile wreck. After seeing the unpaid tickets and being
hit by the door (due to the fact that Carol doesn't know of the car's
strange behaviors) the officer arrests her. As Ben ignores her phone
call (and later is out with Laura) and her parents aren't at home,
either, she has to spend several hours in the cell in unpleasant
company.
Directed by : John Tracy
Written by : Mindy Schneider
Guest Cast : Jamie Abbot .................. Stinky
??? .......................... Officer
??? .......................... Warden
??? .......................... Sid
??? .......................... Judge Herman
113 [5.21-90] Maggie's Dream / Maggie's Alptraum
When Ben violates curfew once again, Maggie has to deal with the
fact that, now with Chrissy, they have to go through all this once
again - and as they aren't the youngest any more the future doesn't
seem that bright.
Directed by : John Tracy
Written by : Todd Thicke
Guest Cast : ??? .......................... Laurie McNeil
??? .......................... Nurse
??? .......................... Man #1
Krystine Haje ................ Grown-up Chrissy
??? .......................... Jim
114 [5.22-90] Ben Cheats / Der Spickzettel
Ben must deliver a good grade in an upcoming biology test unless
he doesn't want to clash with his parents. Then Vito, a friend,
offers help - with the test answers. But Ben doesn't want - or
can't - use them after his parents found out. Cheating doesn't
pay off anyway, right ?
Directed by : John Tracy
Written by : Tim O'Donnell
Guest Cast : Jamie Abbot .................. Stinky
Kenny Morrison ............... Vito
??? .......................... Teacher
115 [5.23-90] Mike the Director / Mike als Regisseur
The final class project, directing a play, is approaching. Mike
and Kate clash as each one wants Courtney Preston, an experienced
actress, in their team. Finally, Mike can win her over. During the
rehearsals he notices that she's awfully bad. The others, however,
think she did a great job after the performance. Now Mike faces
heavy doubts as it seems he doesn't know what's making a good actor
and asks himself where people get their conviction that they are
good in what they are doing.
Directed by : John Tracy
Written by : Rob Bragin
Guest Cast : Chelsea Noble ................ Kate McDonald
??? .......................... Prof. Torn
??? .......................... Courtney Preston
116 [5.24-90] Weekend at Mike's / Der Stadtstreicher
After Carol breaks through the floor during her training, a handyman
tells the Seavers that their house is full with termites. So, during
the extermination, they have to move out for the weekend - they
don't move into a hotel (Jason reported his creditcards lost after
he thought his wallet was stolen), they don't move in with his
mother (a Jerry Vale fan-club party is going on), so they move
in with a now frustrated Mike!
Directed by : John Tracy
Teleplay by : Shelly Landau
Story by : Tim O'Donnell & David Kendall
Guest Cast : Chelsea Noble ................ Kate
Jane Powell .................. Irma
Robert Rockwell .............. Wally
Jerry Vale ................... himself
K.C. Martel .................. Eddie
Bill Erwin ................... Lloyd
??? .......................... Receptionist
117 [5.25-90] Ben's Movie / Die Rache der Alligatoren
For a school project Ben shoots a movie. When his parents see what
he's shooting in the backyard (that is girls in swimsuits) they want
to watch his so-far work. The film starts some years ago, in Florida
1978, when a young couple buys a baby alligator. Later, they flushed
it down the toilet and 'never thought of it since then'. Ben's role
is that of a young, neglected boy. Watching the movie Maggie thinks
this is a cry for help, but Jason can imagine what the real goal of
this movie is.
[Note: The credits of Ben's movie:
THIS MOVIE IS RATED 'R'
and we all know what that means
BEN SEAVER presents
'THE HORROR'
A Film by BEN SEAVER
Starring BEN SEAVER
Produced by BEN SEAVER
Directed by BEN SEAVER
Screenplay by BEN SEAVER
Based on an original concept by BEN SEAVER
Original music by some other dude, chosen by BEN SEAVER
Entirely shot at Seaver Studios by BEN SEAVER
In Association with BEN SEAVER PRODUCTIONS
with:
Chrissy Seaver
Carol Seaver
Bernard 'Stinky' Sullivan
Mike Seaver
]
Directed by : John Tracy
Written by : Shelly Landau
Guest Cast : Jamie Abbot .................. Stinky
Jodi Peterson ................ Laura Lynn
Becky Phelps ................. Girl
118 [5.26-90] If There's a Will / Der letze Wille
Uncle George died and designated Jason as executor for his last will.
So he and Mike fly to his last home, a mountain cabin in Colorado.
Jason, who wants to return as soon as possible, learns that he was
George's favorite nephew because he was the only one who stood behind
him fifteen years earlier ('follow your dreams') when he left his wife
and moved to Colorado. Jason inherits the cabin.
Directed by : John Tracy
Written by : David Kendall
Guest Cast : Hoyt Axton ................... Claver Jackson
Arlene Golonka ............... Nancy Ashton
??? .......................... Kevin
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