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Mood:
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- Couple RelationsParents and ChildrenSiblings RelationsAdolescence Vs AdulthoodFamily LifeSuburban LifeYouthFamily Relations more...
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- ComedyFamilySitcom
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Growing Pains, 1985 - 1992
English
USA
Profile of Growing Pains
The mood of Growing Pains is feel good, sentimental, and humorous. The plot centers around suburban life, adolescence vs. adulthood, and sibling relations. It is a comedy and family TV show. Stylistically, Growing Pains is a sitcom. In approach, it is realistic. It takes place, at least partly, in the suburbs. Growing Pains is set in New York. It happens in the 1980s. The TV show is known for being an award winner.
Summary of Growing Pains
When Maggie Seaver takes a job as a journalist for the Long Island Herald, her husband, Dr. Jason Seaver, moves his psychiatric business home to keep an eye on their three problematic children: rebellious Mike (the role turned actor Kirck Cameron into a teen heartthrob), social misfit Carol, and the devious little Ben. The popular sitcom debuted in 1985 and followed the comic complications of the Seaver family as the children grew up and Jason and Maggie's careers took various twists and turns.
Details
| Language: | English |
| Country: | USA |
| Release date: | 24 September 1985 |
| Runtime: | 30 min |
| Seasons: | 7 |
Cast and Crew
as Dr. Jason Seaver 122 episodes, 1985-1992
as Maggie Malone Seaver 122 episodes, 1985-1992
as Mike Seaver 124 episodes, 1985-1992
as Carol Seaver 121 episodes, 1985-1992
as Ben Seaver 122 episodes, 1985-1992
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