Kirk Cameron DID NOT get Julie McCullough Fired. Haters Made Up that Lie About Him.

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Does anybody on here feel that the way that Julie was written off was when you get right down to it, a case of hypocrisy at its worse? I mean, the excuse was that she appeared in Playboy while working on Growing Pains, but Julie McCullough appeared nude in Playboy in 1985 but didn't join the cast till 1989.

Well, to clarify, Playboy ran a pictorial of Julie in 1989 in response to her new found fame on the show with old photos from 1985. At the time, Playboy took several pictorials of the centerfolds and ran with one in the magazine while extra photos were used in the newsstand specials or run a pictorial of the several years later. I mean, she did appear in Playboy after that but if she was good enough to join the show after appearing in Playboy, a re-appearance was not important.

One theory that I would have some reason to believe is that the real reason for why Kirk Cameron wanted Julie off of the show was so that he could get his real life girlfriend (Chelsea Noble) a job.

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Originally Posted by Schmo

Kirk’s sister Candace is also a born-again Christian, but she doesn’t seem to attract the dislike that Kirk does.

Lisa Whelchel is also very outspoken about her Christian faith and yet unlike Kirk Cameron, she never used her faith as an excuse to be uncooperative or egocentric during the production or writing of The Facts of Life. The only time that I'm aware of, that Lisa didn't want to partake in something due to her morals was a storyline in which one of the main characters lost their virginity despite not being married.

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I somewhat wonder now, if Kirk was in part, upset over Julie appearing in Playboy because he considered it a betrayal of the wholesome, "girl next door" type of character that she portrayed on the show. I mean, even if you know nothing about Growing Pains and the background of Julie's character, if you saw photos of her from that era, you would probably be hard pressed to not assume that she was a girl who would be posing for Playboy. She just looks like the prototypical girl that you would feel comfortable enough to take her home to meet your parents.

[80s Dude]

Kirk Cameron doesn't act like a Christian.

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Originally Posted by RetroGuy2000

Candace never called the president of ABC to complain that producers at Full House were being "pornographers" by having her kiss someone who wasn't her boyfriend. Candace never had fellow cast-mates fired because they didn't conform to her own moral standards. Candace never alienated or excluded her castmates because they were of a different religion. Candace never posted on social media about sinners getting what they deserved through the wrath of God.

Candace has continually showed both grace and wisdom, and is such a positive example of what a Christian can be, should aspire to be: a good human being who has a deep faith in the Lord, but who abides by Jesus' teachings not to cast stones and treat others as she would like to be treated.

Her brief time on The View was refreshing: she could espouse a conservative point of view with class, and even attract people to Christianity with her poise and dignity.

I remember seeing Candace at the Kids Choice Awards when Fuller House one the award for Favorite TV Show. And during her acceptance speech, many people assumed that she was showing her support for her co-star Lori Loughlin, who was in the mist of the college admissions scandal.



I hate to imagine how a seemingly rigid and judgmental person Kirk Cameron would feel if one of his Growing Pains co-stars like Tracey Gold or Jeremy Miller got involved in some huge scandal.

[80s Dude]

Kirk Cameron is one of the most hated people in Hollywood and it has nothing to do with being a Christian.

[RetroGuy2000]

Originally Posted by 80s Dude

Kirk Cameron is one of the most hated people in Hollywood and it has nothing to do with being a Christian.

Indeed. Candace is a Christian, and has a major following. It's their different approaches which have marginalized Kirk, while Candace remains a major TV star.

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You remember that episode from Season 5, where Mike and Kate go on a date and Julie is the waitress? The only reason why Julie McCullough appeared in the "Mike, Kate and Julie" episode despite recently being given her walking papers was because she was contractually obligated to do so. Kirk Cameron at the time, had the leverage to make the Growing Pains producers kick Julie off the show. His contract was up for renewal and one of his stipulations for signing a new deal was that Julie was no longer part of the show.

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Originally Posted by Mr. Television

Julie went to school in the town I grew up in. I even have a picture of her in my Junior High yearbook although she was a grade or 2 ahead of me. I remember when she was fired because it was the talk of the town. I didn't want her to leave the show. I think that's when GP JTS. But If Kirk didn't have her fired I don't know why this didn't come out then. It was big news. And I remember the E True Hollywood Story. You'd think something would have been said then. I like Kirk. I always have. I think he's grown up a lot since those days. Don't ever remember it being said he used to an atheist though.

Kirk actually knew Julie long before she was hired for Growing Pains:

Evidently both Kirk and Julie were both working a convention and had signing obligations. Kirk for the GP show and Julie for Playboy. In fact, Julie was dressed up as a Playboy bunny at the convention and when Kirk first saw her he was absolutely smitten with her. Evidently Alan Thicke was also at this convention an acted has Kirk's wingman by going back to Julie and attempting to talk her into coming back to the convention the next day to meet up with Kirk and watch a Chubby Checker show together (which she did). During that concert Kirk and Julie actually got on stage together with Chubby to do the "twist."

Later Kirk somehow got Julie's personal contact information and communicated with her multiple times inviting her to visit him on the set of GP (which Julie never went to). In terms of Julie being hired to be on the Show during season 4, I'm not sure how that came to be, but Kirk did absolutely know who she was and had met her in the past. Personally, I wouldn't be stunned if he Kirk had something to do with her being hired.