Lets be honest here. After the success of Family Ties there was an attempt to match what Micheal J. Fox did on that show. Michael brought charm to the part he played and was funny as the young Republican. Kirk Cameron brought nothing to the role as Mike Seaver except as some jerky bonehead. The show pretty much followed the same lines as Family ties with kids growing up and dealing with family issues by trying to be funny at the same time. Family Ties was able to do this where as Growing Pains was not. None of the characters in this show never really gelled in my view and it just flat lined to boredom. Tracy Gold also brought nothing to the part with Alan Thicke at least somewhat interesting.So where are they all now? What has Tracy Gold been doing these days? Last I heard Kirk Cameron is some bible thumping TV infomercial preacher. Yeah good career move Kirk!!
Review of Growing Pains
