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Growing Pains was notable for self-referential humor as early in its history as Season 3, Episode 10. While being administered general anesthesia for a tonsillectomy, Ben listed his favorite TV shows as Who's the Boss?, Moonlighting, and that one that comes between them. The little kid is really good. At the time, Growing Pains ran on ABC in the time slot between Who's The Boss and Moonlighting. During one other episode, Maggie and Jason have an argument in Mike's car, and as the first one storms in, Maggie asks Have you seen your father? , with Mike's reply Tall guy, looks like a talk show host? (Alan Thicke used to host American night time talk show, Thicke of the Night and Canadian show The Alan Thicke Show). Enter Jason, who asks Have you seen your mother? , with Mike's reply Blonde lady, has a sister named Donna de Varona? Donna de Varona was an Olympic swimmer and is Joanna Kerns' sister.
A soundtrack was released in 1988 titled Steve Dorff and Friends: Growing Pains and Other Hit TV Themes. The soundtrack contains songs penned by Steve Dorff from his other television series theme songs and 3 tracks from Growing Pains 1- Theme Song As Long As We Got Each Other (BJ Thomas and Dusty Springfield) 2. Aloha Episode - Swept Away by Christopher Cross 3. Graduation Day Episode - This Is The Day performed by BJ Thomas
DVD Release Dates and Info for Growing Pains Series02/07/2006 - Complete 1st Season TV Show Plot For Growing PainsThe Growing Pains child characters included: The scheming underachiever Mike, his super smart overachieving sister Carol and younger brother Ben. The parents were father Jason Seaver, a psychiatrist, who ran his practice from the Seaver home and mother Maggie who was a journalist and worked for a Long Island newspaper. Other notable series guest stars included Matthew Perry, Brad Pitt and Dana Plato.
Trivia for the TV Show Growing PainsThe Growing Pains theme song was As Long As We Got Each Other, which was performed by B.J. Thomas and Jennifer Warnes. During the last season of Growing Pains, then unknown actor Leonardo DiCaprio was tapped to play a new character, Luke Brower. Julie McCullough was fired from Growing Pains after nude photos of her were published in Playboy. The last episode of Growing Pains ran on the same night as the the final episodes of Who's the Boss? and MacGyver on ABC. Top 20 Ratings Info for Growing Pains Series1985-86 - 1st Season - Ranked #181986-87 - 2nd Season - Ranked #81987-88 - 3rd Season - Ranked #51988-89 - 4th Season - Ranked #141989-90 - 5th Season - Ranked #21 80's TV Show Facts: The TV Show Growing Pains was televised from 09/24/1985 to 08/27/1992, on the ABC network.