Growing Pains (1985 - 1992)
Series Info
Easy-to-take sitcom about a mild-mannered psychiatrist keeping an eye on his precocious kids from his home office while his wife is off at work as a reporter. Belying its innocent appearance, `Pains' did occasionally address teen social issues, but mostly it stuck to the Seaver kids' growing pains (and the youngest, Chrissy, literally shot up: growing from toddler to 6-year-old in two seasons). Leonardo DiCaprio (then 16) joined the cast in the final season as a homeless teenager.
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Alan Thicke
Dr. Jason Seaver
Dr. Jason Seaver

Joanna Kerns
Maggie Seaver
Maggie Seaver

Kirk Cameron
Mike Seaver
Mike Seaver

Tracey Gold
Carol Seaver
Carol Seaver

Jeremy Miller
Ben Seaver
Ben Seaver

Ashley Johnson
Chrissy Seaver
Chrissy Seaver
Series Details
TV Network: | ABC |
Premiere Date: | Sep 24, 1985 |
Genre: | Comedy |
Executive Producers: | Mike Sullivan, Dan Guntzelman, Dan Wilcox, Steve Marshall, Neal Marlens |
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