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 relavent in the mid 1980's as women going to work was becoming more and more common, as were stay at home dads.
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
Minor Recurring Characters
- Josh Andrew Koenig as Richard "Boner" Stabone
- K.C. Martel as Eddie
- Gordon Jump as Ed Maolone
- Betty McGuire as Kate Malone
- Chelsea Noble as Kate MacDonald
- Leonardo DiCaprio as Luke Bower
- Jamie Abbot as Stinky Sullivan
External link
For the medical phenomenon, see growing pains
