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Growing Pains

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• 1985-1992
• 7 Seasons
• ABC
• Comedy, Family
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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. Jason 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 Chrissy--cause them endless problems, they manage to keep the family close together. As long as they got each other, nothing else matters.

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Cast & Crew See All

Alan Thicke

Dr. Jason Seaver

Joanna Kerns

Maggie Malone Seaver

Kirk Cameron

Mike Seaver

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Season 7 Episode Guide See All

Episode 1

Back to School

Wed, Sep 18, 199124 mins

Mike begins teaching remedial at an inner city community center. Chrissy dislikes kindergarten.

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Awards

• 1989 - Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television - nominated
• 1988 - Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical - nominated
• 1988 - Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television - nominated
• 1987 - Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Lighting Direction (Electronic) for a Series - winner

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It only took 18 seasons (and nearly a decade) for me to tune in to even a minute of ABC's Dancing With the Stars. I'll admit that nostalgia for some of my cherished '90s TV stars Candace Cameron Bure and Danica McKellar, combined with a small crush on boy-bander James Maslow, piqued my interest. But halfway through that first episode, I knew right away that I was hooked. What started as unexpected enjoyment has quickly evolved into a mild obsession. I get mad when a team's score seems unjust or excited when a duo nails their performance. I get nervous when one of my favorites is deemed "unsafe." I can't get enough of the behind-the-scenes action, the fun banter and watching the relationships develop between the stars and their pros. 

Sat, May 17, 2014

Blurred Lines: Alan Thicke's Unusually Thicke Is Not Your Average Reality Show

Robin Thicke might hate these blurred lines, but his father sure doesn't. (Not like that!) Alan Thicke, the erstwhile patriarch Jason Seaver on Growing Pains, returns to TV on Wednesday on Unusually Thicke (10/9c, TVGN), his reality-sitcom hybrid that's real, but not really. The series follows Thicke, 67, and his self-professed modern family, 16-year-old son Carter from his second marriage, and his third wife Tanya, who is 28 years his junior. It's authentic in that every interaction and piece of dialogue on the show is unscripted, but not totally legit in that they semi-stage the situations the trio finds themselves in. The most loathed TV characters "It's real with a nudge and a wink," Thicke tells TVGuide.com. "It's part-reality, part-sitcom. I never was so presumptuous to think that we're interesting enough to be followed ...

Wed, Apr 16, 2014

Alan Thicke to Star in TVGN Reality Show Unusually Thicke

Alan Thicke, best known for playing Growing Pains patriarch Jason Seaver, will star in a TVGN reality sitcom showcasing his real-life family, the network announced Wednesday. Unusually Thicke, which will premiere Wednesday, April 16 at 10/9c, will follow Thicke, his "spicy" younger wife Tanya and their 16-year-old son Carter. Though his son Robin Thicke will not be a cast member, the "Blurred Lines" singer will be featured on the series, which blends aspects of reality television and scripted sitcoms.

Wed, Mar 12, 2014

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