Growing Pains
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Growing Pains was a television sitcom that ran on the American ABC network from 1985 until 1992.
The show was about Dr. Jason Seaver, a psychiatrist that works from home because his wife, Maggie, has gone back to work as a reporter. Jason has to take care of his kids Mike, Carol, and Ben. The show was quite relevant in the mid-1980s as women going to work was becoming more and more common, as were stay-at-home dads. At the beginning of the last season, a new character was introduced, Luke Bower, in an attempt to salvage ratings. The show, however was cancelled at the end of the season.
Main Cast
- Alan Thicke ... Dr. Jason Seaver
- Joanna Kerns ... Margaret "Maggie" Malone Seaver
- Kirk Cameron ... Michael Aaron "Mike" Seaver
- Tracey Gold ... Carol Anne Seaver
- Jeremy Miller ... Benjamin Hubert Horatio "Ben" Seaver
- Kirsten Dohring, Kelsey Dohring and Ashley Johnson ... Christine Ellen "Chrissy" Seaver
- Leonardo DiCaprio ... Luke Bower
Minor Recurring Characters
- Josh Andrew Koenig as Richard "Boner" Stabone
- K.C. Martel as Eddie
- Gordon Jump as Ed Malone
- Betty McGuire as Kate Malone
- Chelsea Noble as Kate MacDonald
- Jamie Abbot as Stinky Sullivan
External link
For the medical phenomenon, see growing pains
