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Growing Pains

  • TV Series
  • 1985–19921985–1992
  • TV-GTV-G
  • 30m
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Growing Pains (1985)
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The misadventures of a family with a home business father and a journalist mother.The misadventures of a family with a home business father and a journalist mother.The misadventures of a family with a home business father and a journalist mother.
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    • Creator
      • Neal Marlens
    • Stars
      • Alan Thicke
      • Joanna Kerns
      • Kirk Cameron
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    • Creator
      • Neal Marlens
    • Stars
      • Alan Thicke
      • Joanna Kerns
      • Kirk Cameron
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    • 52User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
    • Won 2 Primetime Emmys
      • 17 wins & 23 nominations total

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    Alan Thicke
    Alan Thicke
    • Dr. Jason Seaver
    167 episodes167 eps • 1985–1992
    Joanna Kerns
    Joanna Kerns
    • Maggie Malone Seaver
    167 episodes167 eps • 1985–1992
    Kirk Cameron
    Kirk Cameron
    • Mike Seaver
    167 episodes167 eps • 1985–1992
    Jeremy Miller
    Jeremy Miller
    • Ben Seaver
    167 episodes167 eps • 1985–1992
    Tracey Gold
    Tracey Gold
    • Carol Seaver
    166 episodes166 eps • 1985–1992
    Ashley Johnson
    Ashley Johnson
    • Chrissy Seaver
    48 episodes48 eps • 1990–1992
    Andrew Koenig
    Andrew Koenig
    • Richard 'Boner' Stabone
    25 episodes25 eps • 1985–1989
    Leonardo DiCaprio
    Leonardo DiCaprio
    • Luke Brower
    24 episodes24 eps • 1991–1992
    Chelsea Noble
    Chelsea Noble
    • Kate MacDonald…
    22 episodes22 eps • 1989–1992
    Jamie Abbott
    • Stinky Sullivan…
    19 episodes19 eps • 1986–1991
    K.C. Martel
    K.C. Martel
    • Eddie
    19 episodes19 eps • 1985–1992
    Kirsten Dohring
    • Christine Ellen 'Chrissy' Seaver
    15 episodes15 eps • 1988–1990
    Kelsey Dohring
    • Christine Ellen 'Chrissy' Seaver
    15 episodes15 eps • 1988–1990
    Oliver Theess
    • Class Friend…
    15 episodes15 eps • 1987–1990
    Sam Anderson
    Sam Anderson
    • Principal Willis Dewitt
    13 episodes13 eps • 1986–1992
    Betty McGuire
    Betty McGuire
    • Kate Malone…
    12 episodes12 eps • 1986–1991
    Lisa Capps
    • Debbie
    12 episodes12 eps • 1986–1988
    Rachel Jacobs
    Rachel Jacobs
    • Shelley
    12 episodes12 eps • 1986–1988
    • Creator
      • Neal Marlens
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    • Trivia
      Alan Thicke and Joanna Kerns were both recently divorced when cast for the series. The two found themselves bonding over their mutual experience, and felt the bond was helpful in developing their working/on-screen relationship.
    • Quotes

      [Vito is handing out invitations]

      Stinky: What does RSVP mean?

      Ben: Don't be an idiot, Stinky, it means Refreshments Served at Vito's Party!

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    User reviews52

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    Good show till I found out what a Jerk Kirk Cameron was
    I used to love this show. Quality programming with some good stories. My favorites were the ones with Mike, and Ben passing down the paper route and another favorite was when Carol was interviewing for college and the Boston College guy comes to their house and they get those bums to play the parents.

    I liked the Julie/Mike storyline.

    However, I have lost a lot of respect for Kirk Cameron after finding out that he screwed the show over in many ways. In fact, i don't respect him at all (not that he cares I'm sure). He got Julie fired just cause she posed in Playboy even though that was a major storyline. They sank that story for no good reason making her disappear which was totally unrealistic. Then I guess they realized what buttholes they were and brought her back for one episode to try and reconcile the whole storyline. She shoulda told Cameron and the producers to 'stick it where the sun don't shine'. Anyway, Cameron reportedly also vetoed a lot of story ideas cause he didn't think they were 'Christian' enough for him and that led to the show demising quicker than it should have. Cameron's a religious zealot by all accounts of people who worked with him on the show, and I've lost respect for him.
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    • Release date
      • September 24, 1985 (United States)
    • Also known as
      • Unser lautes Heim
    • Filming locations
      • Columbia/Warner Bros. Ranch - 411 North Hollywood Way, Burbank, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Guntzelman-Sullivan-Marshall Productions
      • Warner Bros. Television
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      30 minutes
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