Growing Pains (1985–1992)

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The misadventures of a family with a home business father and a journalist mother.

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Nominated for 3 Golden Globes. Another 16 wins & 16 nominations. See more awards »

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 Dr. Jason Seaver (167 episodes, 1985-1992)
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 Maggie Malone Seaver (167 episodes, 1985-1992)
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 Mike Seaver (167 episodes, 1985-1992)
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 Ben Seaver (167 episodes, 1985-1992)
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 Carol Seaver (166 episodes, 1985-1992)
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It's hard enough to raise a kid nowadays but when you have to cope with THESE kids, things tend to get out of hand! Dr Seaver, a psychologist and his wife Maggie Seaver, a journalist, try to do their best raising their family and although their kids, Mike, Ben, Carol and Crissie, cause them endless problems, they manage to keep the family close together. As long as they got each other, nothing else matters... Written by Xenophon Tsakanikas <ftpadmin@antigoni.med.auth.gr>

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24 September 1985 (USA)  »

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Julie McCullough was unaware of her firing as she was handed the script just moments after showing up on-set. She found it difficult to do a follow-up episode a year later, as her character makes good with Mike, when in real-life she resented Cameron for having her fired. See more »

Quotes

Kate: I don't eat anything with a face.
Dwight: Well, I cut it off.
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Referenced in The Golden Girls: Family Affair (1986) See more »

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"As Long As We Got Each Other"
Written by John Bettis
Performed by B.J. Thomas
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Good show!
15 December 2000 | by (United States) – See all my reviews

I still love the fantastic wit Growing Pains has! Even in reruns, this show still makes me laugh--a lot. With a talented cast like this, I'm surprised none of them made it big in Hollywood (except for you-know-who from Titanic). The Seavers were one of my favorite TV families and I was sad when the show left the air. I also loved the recent reunion movie!


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