This show became immensely popular in China in the early 90s. Millions of kids watched this show and it was how my friends and I first got to know, despite from a sitcom, how American family related to one other. I idolized Seaver family. The parental style portrayed in the show stood in stark contrast to how my parents raised me and I wish they could be as fun as Jason and Maggie. Now watching the show again as an adult, I still love it as much as when I was a kid. It's sad to see how many shows today resort to violence, anger, anti-heroism to attract viewership. Growing Pains is one of the shows that reinforces traditional value in that family is the most important thing in the world, and watching it makes me feel warm and fuzzy inside. We need more shows like this for kids today.
Review of Growing Pains
