Growing Pains

Season 4

Episode 17: Double Standard

When Ben and Carol are both caught breaking the same rule- sneaking out of the house to go on a date, Carol discovers unfair treatment when she is punished far more severely than Ben just because she is a girl. When Maggie finds out, she decides to listen to both cases and do the punishing herself. However, this time around Ben is the one to get the bigger punishment, while Carol gets off easy.