Season 7

1991 · 23 episodes

Episodes

1Back to SchoolMike teaches at an urban high school.
2Stop, Luke, and ListenMike gets involved when he learns his prize pupil Luke is homeless.
3In Vino VeritasMike persuades Jason and Maggie to let Luke stay with them temporarily; then Jason's wine cellar goes missing.
4Paper TigersJason and Maggie compete to write a newspaper column; Ben hates his glasses.
5The Young and the HomelessMike gears up for his big day as a TV soap opera star just as Luke gears up to move out of the Seavers'.
6Jason Sings the BluesLuke is afraid to visit the doctor, so Jason accompanies him -- but it's Jason who turns out to need surgery.
7The Kid's Still Got ItCarol accompanies Maggie to a resort, which turns out to be hosting a singles convention; meanwhile, the all-male weekend planned at home is ruined when Chrissy is set home with head lice.
8There Must Be a PonyNouveau riche neighbors move in next door; Ben is forced to look after Luke on his first day of high school; Jason's scheme to let Chrissie stay up late backfires when the neighbors throw a lavish party.
9The Big FixConsumer advocate Maggie raps a vacuum cleaner that Ben broke without telling her.
10Home MaloneThe ghost of Maggie's father oversees the Seavers' visit to her childhood home.
11Bad Day CafeWhile Jason and Maggie are away, the principal informs Mike that Luke's birth father is back in town -- and wants him back.
12B=MC²Ben crams for a college entrance exam, but gets no help from Jason.
13It's Not Easy Being GreenChristmas brings anger and angst to the Seavers.
14The Call of the WildPenniless Mike schemes to give Kate a skiing trip.
15Honest AbeLuke's homeless friend steals a Seaver momento.
16Vicious CycleMaggie and Jason put Mike on the spot for Luke's curfew problems.
17Ménage à LukeA love triangle involves Ben, Luke and a classmate.
18The Five Fingers of BenTired of being bullies, Ben takes karate lessons.
19Don't Go Changin'Mike thinks his friend is a bad influence on Luke.
20The Truck Stops HereLuke's father George visits the Seavers hoping that Luke has mellowed a little and would like to spend some time with him but Luke doesn't. He was about to leave when he collapses outside the door. He says that can't move, so they take him in. Jason and Ben offer to deliver his load, and they experience all sorts of chaos on the way. Mike thinks that George is faking his injury so that he could stay and Luke would have to talk to him. But the doctor tells Maggie who tells Mike that unless George stops driving trucks, he could become paralyzed. Mike talks to George and tells him to tell Luke but doesn't want Luke to pity him and doesn't anything else to do but be a trucker. Mike suggests that maybe he could open a truck stop. Luke finds George struggling to get up and they finally talk. The next day after Jason and Ben return, George tells them that he is giving up trucking and will open a truck stop and Luke's going with him. Luke says goodbye to the Seavers.
21Maggie's Brilliant CareerMaggie wants to fulfill a dream by climbing a mountain.
22The Wrath of Con EdA power failure causes dissensions in the Seaver household.
23The Last Picture ShowMaggie is offered a plum job in Washington, D.C. The Seavers move to Washington, D.C., but share a final meal and memories in the empty house.