Growing Pains: The Complete Series

The upwardly mobile, suburban Seaver family experiences some growing pains when Maggie Seaver (JOANNA KERNS) returns to work as a newspaper reporter, Jason Seaver (ALAN THICKE) moves his psychiatric practice into the home, and 15-year-old son Mike (KIRK CAMERON) asks for more freedom and gets it.

Mike (KIRK CAMERON) is mercilessly teased by his friends after Jason and he attend a Bruce Springsteen concert and a TV interviewer captures Jason's overzealous show of affection for his son.

Late hours and rapt attention to her newspaper work by Maggie convince her husband Jason that she's having an affair with her handsome co-worker.

Maggie and Jason face the challenge of parenthood when daughter Carol tries to follow her mother's career as a reporter and sons Mike and Ben start gambling.

Working mother Maggie Seaver (JOANNA KERNS) begins to feel edged out of her children's lives and excluded from family affairs by none other than husband Jason (ALAN THICKE)., Teenage daughter Carol (TRACEY GOLD) starts confiding in her father about her boyfriend problems, and son Mike (KIRK CAMERON) tries to trick his girlfriend and replace her dog with another one.

A Madonna-styled teenage seductress (DANA PLATO) wreaks havoc in the Seaver household when she appears at their doorstep in some rather revealing clothing looking for Mike (KIRK CAMERON) and plotting to make him her next seduction.

When Jason and Maggie leave Mike in charge for the weekend while they return to a romantic hide-away they found 15 years ago, they can't stop worrying about their children. Dennis Haysbert guest stars.

Mike tries to convince his parents to provide him karate lessons to impress a girl., Ben attempts to get into a world record book, and Maggie and Jason take a compatibility test.

When the son of a family friend visits, Carol (TRACEY GOLD) becomes enamored of him and learns the meaning of heartache.

Ben (JEREMY MILLER) sells his dreams to his sister Carol (TRACEY GOLD) for a school research project., Mike (KIRK CAMERON) disobeys his parents and rides a dirt bike, but gets injured in an accident.

Jason (ALAN-THICKE) and Maggie (JOANNA KERNS) encounter a case of sibling rivalry between Carol (TRACEY GOLD) and Mike (KIRK CAMERON), who's upset over his sister's higher scholastic achievements.

While the Seaver family prepares for Christmas, one of Jason's (ALAN THICKE) patients contemplates suicide by jumping down the Seaver chimney.

The Seavers are depending on Mike (KIRK CAMERON) for the annual bowling tournament against the Koosman Family, but are let down when Mike, Romeo, Seaver finds his, Juliet, (APRIL LERMAN).

After a fistfight with Ben's (JEREMY MILLER) hockey coach, Jason (ALAN THICKE) is left with the task of explaining that fighting is not the way to get the job done, while Maggie (JOANNA KERNS) endures the hardship of teaching Mike (KIRK CAMERON) ballroom dancing.

Jason (ALAN THICKE) is ecstatic over the news that wife Maggie (JOANNA KERNS) may be having another baby., Ben (JEREMY MILLER) is pleased that brother Mike (KIRK CAMERON) is his slave for the weekend and Carol (TRACEY GOLD) is enchanted with Richie's (EVAN ARNOLD) romanticism.

Jason (ALAN THICKE) and Maggie (JOANNA KERNS) are displeased after being labeled unacceptable parents by prim P.T.A. member June Hinckley (ANNETTE FUNICELLO).

Sibling rivalry in the Seaver household sends Ben (JEREMY MILLER) soliciting money from the neighbors so he can buy Jason (ALAN THICKE) an expensive birthday present.

Mike (KIRK CAMERON) is accused of cheating in school after receiving the highest grade in the class. Given his reputation as a scholar, can he convince Jason (ALAN THICKE), Maggie (JOANNA KERNS) or his teacher of his innocence?

Thanks to their children, Jason and Maggie have a whole day to spend together for their anniversary., But, all their plans end when Maggie is called away on assignment.

While Jason (ALAN THICKE) tries to save Maggie's parents' house from being sold, Mike (KIRK CAMERON) tries to save the Seaver house from the ravages of a wild party.

Maggie (JOANNA KERNS) and Jason (ALAN THICKE) both encounter career decisions that will affect one another; meanwhile, Mike (KIRK CAMERON) makes a philosophical discovery when he's home sick.

Nightmares involving his deceased Uncle Bob (JAMES CALLAHAN) begin haunting Mike (KIRK CAMERON) soon after the man's death.

When Jason (ALAN THICKE) falls into a state of depression because he's feeling old, Maggie (JOANNA KERNS) thinks she has the cure--a reunion with his old college band.

The first day back at school proves to be very educational: Ben (JEREMY MILLER) learns to face fear; Carol (TRACEY GOLD) gets a strange date for the dance; and Mike (KIRK CAMERON) becomes infatuated and learns a big lesson.

Carol is used by her friend Annie (Guest star Katie Boyer) to win Mike's affection., Andrew Koenig appears as recurring character Richard, Boner, Stabone in this episode.

Ben lets his fingers do the walking right into trouble when he passes out a pornographic telephone number at school and then blames it on his best friend.

Mike (KIRK CAMERON) gets an after school job and becomes Employee of the Month. His parents are so proud that they buy him a car. Now, how will he tell them that he's just been fired?

While Carol (TRACEY GOLD) does her best to alter her saintly reputation, Mike (KIRK CAMERON) gets physical to protect his sister's honor.

When Mike (KIRK CAMERON) cons his brother and sister once too often, his entire family decides to get even with a con of their own.

Jason and Maggie (ALAN THICKE and JOANNA KERNS) realize they don't always think alike when they get into an argument over a mandatory dress code in the schools.

When Ben (JEREMY MILLER) invites a runaway street kid home for Christmas, both the Seavers and the runaway learn about charity and the value of family.

After being caught in a lie, Maggie (JOANNA KERNS) grounds herself to teach Mike (KIRK CAMERON) a lesson. But will she change her mind when she learns she is missing out on the Frank Sinatra show?

Carol is given the opportunity to skip a grade in school, while Mike eagerly looks forward to a date with an older woman . . . a 22-year-old stewardess.

When the teacher's student assistant changes Mike's grade from a, D+, to an, A so that she can be his date on a ski trip, Mike must figure out a way to change her mind. Andrew Koenig appears as recurring character Richard, Boner, Stabone in this episode.

It's time for the Spring Formal and Mike (KIRK CAMERON) has his hands full with three different girls pining for his affections and a date to the dance. Carol (TRACEY GOLD), on the other hand, can't seem to get a date even when she asks her boyfriend.

When Carol (TRACEY GOLD) has a slumber party, Ben and Mike (JEREMY MILLER and KIRK CAMERON) can't resist scaring her friends; meanwhile, Maggie (JOANNA KERNS) and Jason (ALAN THICKE) try to keep peace between her parents who've just made a dramatic lifestyle change.

While Maggie (JOANNA KERNS) and Jason (ALAN THICKE) spend the evening at home watching TV, Mike (KIRK CAMERON) is faced with peer pressure and the question of whether or not to use drugs.

Ben (JEREMY MILLER) develops an interest in girls but doesn't understand them., He learns that Mike (KIRK CAMERON) and Jason (ALAN THICKE) are still trying to figure them out too.

Jason and Maggie (ALAN THICKE and JOANNA KERNS) say, no, to a nose job, but Carol (TRACEY GOLD) is determined . . . until Mike (KIRK CAMERON) makes a startling admission.

When Maggie (JOANNA KERNS) submerges herself in a school carnival, Ben (JEREMY MILLER) feels ignored and Jason (ALAN THICKE) finds himself half-drowned, literally.

When Ben (JEREMY MILLER) must research his family's history for a school project, he uncovers evidence that both his mother and father have been divorced.

None of his father's lectures on the value of an education seem to effect Mike until he talks to a distraught expectant father; meanwhile, Jason delivers the baby -30 000 feet up. Dan Lauria ( The Wonder Years ) guest stars.

It's Chore Day at the Seaver house, and while Ben attempts to videotape the day's events for a school project, Maggie and Jason argue over the competency of an elderly handyman to repair their furnace., Candace Cameron Bure guest stars., Andrew Koenig appears as recurring character Richard, Boner, Stabone in this episode.

Jason confronts his professional ethics when Maggie receives a job offer from a big time newspaper editor with ulterior motives, and the Seaver children learn that glue won't fix everything.

Jason (ALAN THICKE) faces a near mutiny situation by his unhappy family when the vacationing Seavers are stranded on a rented boat miles from the shores of Maui. (Part 1 of 2)

Romance and relationships are highlighted as the Seaver family continues their vacation in the tropical paradise of Maui. (Part 2 of 2)

Morals and friendships are tested when Mike (KIRK CAMERON) takes a job at a stereo store managed by a notorious troublemaker from his past.

After being turned down for a job again and again, Maggie (JOANNA KERNS) thinks she wasn't meant to have a career., Maybe, she should just stay home and cook meals for the family.

Scandal erupts at Dewey High School after class clown Mike Seaver (KIRK CAMERON) is nominated for high school student body president.

Mike's (KIRK CAMERON) influence with Ben (JEREMY MILLER) is threatened when Carol (TRACEY GOLD) helps Ben manipulate their parents to help with the cost of a new bike.

When the girl he likes is chosen as leading lady in the high school play, Mike Seaver (KIRK CAMERON) auditions for leading man--and wins the part. He knows nothing about acting and can't recall his lines, but he loves rehearsing the kissing scenes.

Burglars ransack the Seaver home and, more than just material belongings, steal the family's most valuable possession--their sense of safety and security.

The road to romance gets a little rocky for Carol Seaver and her boyfriend Bobby when her head is turned by a handsome new student. BRAD PITT guest stars.

When Jason Seaver (ALAN THICKE) tells Ben (JEREMY MILLER) to face his tonsillectomy like a Seaver, Ben is ready to give up his family membership., Under anesthetic, he dreams that he's been replaced by a new, improved Ben.

After starring in last year's hit play at Dewey High School, Mike Seaver (KIRK CAMERON) decides to skip the auditions for this year's production and head straight for Broadway stardom.

When Carol Seaver (TRACEY GOLD) turns in an exam paper that she bluffed her way through because she didn't study and gets an A+ on it, she has serious doubts about the importance of grades and education.

Jason Seaver (ALAN THICKE) feels dispirited and useless until he meets a sad, scruffy young girl who needs his help.

Mike (KIRK CAMERON) will do anything to put off doing his English paper, so Jason (ALAN THICKE) tries a bit of reverse psychology to motivate his son.

Jason and Maggie (ALAN THICKE and JOANNA KERNS) are shocked when Carol (TRACEY GOLD) announces her engagement to Bobby (KEVIN WIXTED).

Jason and Maggie (ALAN THICKE and JOANNA KERNS) drift further apart when Maggie's new job demands more and more of her time.

Carol (TRACEY GOLD) is furious with Maggie (JOANNA KERNS) after she tells Jason (ALAN THICKE) one of Carol's most intimate secrets.

Without his parents' approval, Mike (KIRK CAMERON) flies to Los Angeles to surprise his Hawaiian girlfriend, Melia (KELLY ANN HU), while Carol (TRACEY GOLD), Ben (JEREMY MILLER), and his pal Boner (ANDREW KOENIG) cover for him.

Jason and Maggie chaperone a high school dance attended by Carol and Mike, and Ben goes in search of his manhood. (Part 1 of 2)

Jason and Maggie compete to see which of them is the better disc jockey at a high school dance; Ben continues his quest for manhood; Mike discovers he has values, and Carol learns to think for herself instead of going along with the crowd. (Part 2 of 2)

Pregnant, tired and overworked, Maggie tries to muster the courage to tell her boss that she's having a baby. Meanwhile, the Seaver children try to understand why they weren't consulted about this baby who's sure to change their lives.

Household objects about to be discarded in a garage sale come to life as they recall their history with the Seaver family., But can the family part with their once prized possessions?, First of a two-part episode. (Part 1 of 2)

Housecleaning turns up things from the family's past, and sparks memories., Second of a two-part episode. (Part 2 of 2)

Coach Lubbock's contract is up at the end of the semester, and Mike decides to help him out by organizing a strike to keep him at Dewey High School. (Part 1 of 2)

After staging a sit-in to protest the firing of his favorite teacher, Coach Lubbock, Mike is suspended from school and the coach refuses to talk to him--blaming him for all his problems. (Part 2 of 2)

Mike's graduation stirs memories from his proud parents, who recall his birth and first day of school. Carol loses her long-standing bet that her brother will never graduate.

Ben goes out on his first date while a pregnant Maggie tests Jason's patience.

Maggie goes into labor on Ben's birthday. Ben's bothered by all the talk about the baby, the usurping of his birthday, and his losing the role of youngest. He leaves the others in the hospital, and talks to another patient, a former bartender.

In a showdown over his rights as an 18-year-old college student who is too old to play by the house rules established when he was a child, Mike moves out of the house and into his car.

Mike converts the storage space above the garage into an apartment. In so doing, he must choose whether he wants to be tenant or family member. Second of a two-part episode.

Jason sends his mother on a cruise to get her mind off her dead husband, but when she returns with a fiancé in tow, Jason finds it hard to accept the man who will, replace, his father.

Carol is nominated for Homecoming Queen but questions if she belongs in the contest.

Mike's embarrassed by the prize-winning picture he took for a photography class. His parents don't understand until they visit the exhibition where the photo's on display. Andrew Koenig appears as recurring character Richard, Boner, Stabone in this episode.

Ben discovers the power of the opposite sex when he throws himself a birthday party just so he can have a certain girl attend--only problem is, it's not his birthday!

When Maggie goes back to work after the birth of her baby, Jason hires a young, pretty co-ed to serve as a nanny. Only problem is, Maggie feels threatened and wants the girl fired.

A trip to Martha's Vineyard goes wrong when Mike and Julie are the only ones who make the ferry, and they end up alone together for the night.

Carol gets away with her late-night return home from the library where she met a guy but the next night, her date with the guy ends poorly when her parents come home early. Matthew Perry guest stars.

Maggie is set to receive a prestigious award from a local women's group only to be called out to cover a garbage strike instead. Meanwhile, Carol tries dating a guy 11 years her senior.

Mike feels abandoned when Boner joins the Marines after failing his first semester at college.

Brad Pitt guest stars as Ben's idol, rock star Jonathan Keith. Keith is giving a concert in New York, and Maggie manages to get Ben backstage to meet him.

Jason and Maggie are in for a surprise when an anniversary party is planned without their knowledge. As things get out of hand, desserts start flying.

Mike gets a part-time job, and is bothered to realize his boss favors him because he's white. Maggie's upset when she learns Mike's volunteered for the night shift as a way of protesting his boss's racism.

Charges of sexism are heard when Jason and Maggie dole out punishments to the kids according to gender. Meanwhile, Mike keeps a new relationship a secret.

Carol tries to fail in her interview for Boston College, her parents' alma mater, because she doesn't want to go there. Mike helps her by hiring someone to play her dad for the interview.

After Jason tries to help Mike with his psychology homework, both are surprised to find that Jason does even worse than his son.

Carol's new boyfriend Sandy doesn't show for a date, and his friend calls to say he's been in an accident and is in the hospital, seriously injured.

Wally and Irma invite everyone to a cruise wedding on the same ship they first met on, but the trip is marred by fighting and arguing. First of a two-part episode.

Jason apologizes to everyone, and Irma and Wally are married. Meanwhile, Mike and Julie reveal their secret relationship and Mike makes a surprise announcement. Second of a two-part episode.

Mike sends shock waves through the Seaver household when he announces his plans to marry the Seaver family's baby-sitter, Julie.

As the big day approaches, Mike (Kirk Cameron) begins to have doubts about getting married to Julie (Julie McCullough). Jane Powell guest stars.

When Carol's college plans are temporarily dashed, she takes an unexpected turn into the work force.

Mike is excited about starting a new acting class only to run into an arrogant teacher with, artistic, ideas about acting. Noah Blake guest stars.

Feeling under pressure from her family to start dating again, Carol pretends that an older man from her office named Big Al is her new boyfriend.

Ben (Jeremy Miller) gets bad advice from Mike (Kirk Cameron) and finds himself in big trouble when he's caught selling Carol's, (Tracey Gold) old term papers to the highest bidder.

Mike gets his first TV role - an ill-fated cop in a primetime drama.

Important new career opportunities force Jason (Alan Thicke) and Maggie (Joanna Kerns) to reconsider their working arrangement: she at the office and he at home.

When Jason (Alan Thicke) and Maggie (Joanna Kerns) decide they want to break their mutual contract regarding their work vs. home arrangement, neither will admit it for fear of disappointing the other. Hank Azaria guest stars.

When Mike Seaver (Kirk Cameron) gets a newspaper route to earn extra money, it isn't long before he figures out how to keep most of the money and have his brother, Ben (Jeremy Miller), deliver all the papers.

When Ed and Kate (Gordon Jump and Betty McGuire) decide to give each Seaver grandchild an early inheritance of $5000 cash, Jason and Maggie (Alan Thicke and Joanna Kerns) can only watch and pray.

Carol's promoted at work, and wants to postpone entering college. Her parents are furious and adamant that she start college right now.

When Ben and Mike (Jeremy Miller and Kirk Cameron) take a drive to the store for school supplies, they meet two girls who lead them on a fantastic adventure around town.

While rehearsing a play for his acting class, Mike (Kirk Cameron) and Kate, his leading lady (Chelsea Noble), fall madly in love, unnoticed by her boyfriend (David Coburn), the director of the play.

The romantic entanglement between Mike (Kirk Cameron), Kate (Chelsea Noble) and David (David Coburn) becomes even more complicated when Mike takes the first step towards expressing his true feelings.

Jason Seaver (Alan Thicke) and his family panic when the guests for their fund-raising party begin arriving 24 hours earlier than expected.

When Ben (Jeremy Miller) asks for permission to have one of his ears pierced, Jason (Alan Thicke) and Maggie (Joanna Kerns) argue over who has the final word in disciplining the children.

When Mike (Kirk Cameron) takes his new girlfriend, Kate (Chelsea Noble), for a romantic Valentine's Day dinner, he never anticipates that their waitress will be his former fiancée.

Mike (Kirk Cameron) suddenly finds himself back at Dewey High School, only this time he's not a student ... he's a teacher.

While test-driving Mike's (Kirk Cameron) old car, Carol (Tracey Gold) gets stopped by a policeman and ends up in jail.

Maggie Seaver (Joanna Kerns) fears that she may have had her youngest daughter too late in life, which causes a nightmare about raising a teenaged Chrissy (Khrystyne Haje).

Ben (Jeremy Miller) is forced to make an important decision when he has to choose between cheating on his upcoming science exam or trying to actually study for it.

Mike (Kirk Cameron) is excited about directing a scene for the college drama festival, but soon begins questioning his own abilities when an actress he finds untalented is highly praised by everyone else.

In search of shelter, while their house is fumigated, the homeless Seavers, Jason (Alan Thicke), Maggie (Joanna Kerns), Carol (Tracey Gold), Ben (Jeremy Miller) and Chrissy (Kirsten/Kelsey Dohring) end up spending the night in Mike's (Kirk Cameron) tiny one-room apartment. Jane Powell guest stars.

Ben (Jeremy Miller) is accused of having ulterior motives for making his girlfriend the star of his amateur movie production.

Jason and Mike (Alan Thicke and Kirk Cameron) travel to Colorado to attend the funeral of Uncle George, the black sheep of the Seaver family. Hoyt Axton guest stars.

When Mike decides to pursue a career in acting instead of going to college, Jason gives him a final ultimatum: get an education or move out.

Mike finds it tough living in New York, but thinks things might improve when his sister Carol joins him.

Mike and Carol have huge arguments with their parents and move to New York, sharing an apartment.

Mike meets a single-parent mother and pretends he's a single parent too, and Chrissy is his son.

In an effort to be more popular, Ben starts dating a girl he doesn't even like.

When Mike sees Jason flirting with a female fitness instructor, he immediately tells Maggie, who responds with a little flirtation of her own.

While trapped at home by a storm, the Seavers take turns telling scary stories. First of a two-part episode.

On a stormy Halloween night, the Seavers gather round to tell scary stories. And the scariest story belongs to Mike.

Mike gives his parents a trip to Paris for their anniversary, but Maggie's appendix bursts in France. Mike also gets to go to Europe, and meets a girl he fights and travels with from Madrid to Paris. First of a three-part episode.

Mike gives his parents a trip to Paris for their anniversary and gets to go to Europe himself as a rep for the travel agency he works for. He meets and fights with a girl named Amy. Second of a three-part episode.

Jason and Maggie are in Paris, thanks to Mike, for their anniversary, but Maggie's appendix has other plans. Mike himself manages to get to Europe, where he fights and travels with a girl named Amy. Third of a three-part episode.

Jason's stepfather and mother are having marital difficulties--and Jason's happy about it.

When Mike doesn't show her enough attention, Chrissy decides to invent an imaginary playmate.

Mike can't stand the thought of his ex-girlfriend, Kate, dating his best friend, Eddie.

A psychiatric session in role reversal brings new understanding between Mike and Jason.

Ben convinces Jason to be his partner in the management of a teenage rap group.

Maggie's father, Ed, arrives suddenly with heartbreaking news--he's dying.

After the death of her father, Maggie questions the meaning of life.

To everyone's astonishment, Mike lands a leading role in a soap opera.

Jason thinks Carol's too distant from poor people, so he takes her along to the clinic where he volunteers. There she befriends an ex-con and helps him with a story he's written, but a man recognizes him as the mugger who robbed him two years ago.

Ben wishes that his family could be as perfect and forgiving as a family on a television show. And he gets his wish.

A blind date leads Carol to a carnival, where she has a magical evening.

Maggie starts tutoring Ben at home when he gets bad grades and is suspended.

Eddie and the girl of his dreams travel to Las Vegas to get married, and Mike and Kate go with them.

Carol moves out of her unfriendly dorm, Mike has a tough first day teaching at the health clinic since the students know more than he does, and Chrissy gets into trouble on her first day of school when she follows Ben's advice. Ben, struggling with new glasses, is aghast when he's nominated to be president of the chess club.

Mike tries to help one of his students, Luke, who's been living in the school basement, but just ends up getting the kid kicked out. His search for Luke makes him miss dinner with Kate and his parents. Maggie realizes too late that Kate's on a strict diet.

Luke stays at the Seavers' until he gets a new host family. Worried that they won't like him, Luke lies about his past. He gets along well with everyone until Maggie and Jason realize a lot of their wine bottles are missing.

Maggie and Jason are in direct competition to write a column for the, Long Island Sentinel.

Luke decides to leave, making Mike jeopardize his soap-opera role.

Jason acts odd at a psychiatric banquet, confusing the boys.

Chrissy gets lice, and Jason, Ben, Mike and Luke have to clean house while Maggie and Carol are away.

Chrissy believes that adults start partying every night after she goes to bed, so Jason lets her stay up one night, as long as she wants, so she can see that doesn't happen. Unfortunately for his ploy, this is the night the neighbors are giving a fancy-dress ball.

Ben uses and hurts the vacuum cleaner Maggie's supposed to test for her column. She doesn't know what he did, so when it runs poorly, she prepares to blast the company for misleading advertising. Meanwhile, Luke lies about his life to a girl he wants to impress.

The Seavers go to Maggie's mom's house to get the place ready to be sold. Kate's moving to Florida, and hasn't seen the house, which is full of memories and her husband's presence, since Ed died.

Mike's skeptical when Luke's dad reappears wanting his son back. Ben pretends to be Luke so Mike can check the man out.

Ben wants to take a college entrance exam, and gets mad when he hears his dad make a disparaging remark about his intelligence. Carol's feelings for Dwight take a blow when she meets the young girl living at his place.

Jealous Mike follows Kate to a Jamaican shoot.

Kate wants to go skiing, and Mike doesn't have the money. He finds a bargain - if twenty rooms are booked, the twenty-first is free. He gets Ben, Carol, Dwight, and Luke to go, and the others are supposed to be Ben's chess club. But, Ben takes the school rowdies instead.

Luke runs into an old friend, Barney, the only honest three-card monte player. The Seavers invite him to Luke's birthday party, where Luke realizes his old pal is only pretending to be honest.

The Seavers ground Luke when he keeps breaking his curfew at night, but Mike lets him out to go to a big party - on the condition he return early. Luke again breaks his curfew. Meanwhile, Ben tests Chrissy's Psi abilities.

Cheryl has a crush on Ben, who's only interested in Sasha. Sasha refuses Ben, who is furious to find that Cheryl's transferred her affection to Luke.

Ben takes karate lessons to deal with a school bully.

Eddie drops by to visit Mike, and he hasn't changed a bit. His irresponsible ways don't exactly mesh with Mike's ideals for raising Luke. Ben makes a home movie for Carol, who's studying in London.

Luke's dad's back acts up, so Mike and Jason take over his tour.

Maggie tries to beat her fears by facing them - and ends up hanging off the side of a mountain.

A blackout traps Carol, Dwight, Kate, and Mike in Dwight's loft amidst the ruins of their banquet. It also ruins Jason's surprise for Maggie.

Maggie is offered a great new job in Washington, which would mean moving. Jason and Carol are enthusiastic, but Ben is against it, and Mike thinks they're all kidding him.

Mike proposes to Kate, realizing he wants someone to cook and clean when his mom moves, but she furiously turns him down. Maggie wants to refuse the job since Ben is against moving, but Mike talks to his little brother and they strike a deal.