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TMC
06-21-2022, 12:26 AM
I found these while digging through the TV Tattle (https://web.archive.org/web/20001109053900/http://www.tvtattle.com/) archives:
"Growing Pains" — sans Leonardo DiCaprio — reunites (https://web.archive.org/web/20001109053900/http://www.desnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,225006837,00.html)

The ABC reunion is "a chance to check in with one of the last TV families that real-life families could sit down and watch together, laugh with together and not have to worry about being embarrassed by the content of the show," says critic Scott Pierce. "In a way, 'Growing Pains' (1985-92) has become like 'The Brady Bunch' — a show that plays perpetually in reruns and makes new fans of younger generations."

The reunion is "inoffensive and mildly amusing. (https://web.archive.org/web/20001109053900/http://www.post-gazette.com/tv/20001103owen.asp) To expect more would be ludicrous," says critic Rob Owen
Alan Thicke: "We're huge in Shanghai" (https://web.archive.org/web/20001109053900/http://www0.mercurycenter.com/tv/center/tv110500.htm)
Was there conflict between Kirk Cameron and the rest of the Seaver clan? (https://web.archive.org/web/20001109053900/http://www.calendarlive.com/top/1,1419,L-LATimes-Search-0!ArticleDetail-9382,00.html)