Growing Pains vs. Full House - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

interceptor · 02-21-2007, 10:02 PM

I am a huge Growing Pains fan and would love to have every season on DVD. I heard that no more seasons are going to be released on DVD. That would be a shame. I really liked the episodes that aired in the middle of the series. I saw that seasons of Full House are on DVD up through like season 5! What the heck!? I guess Full House was okay, seeming as it was an 80s sit-com and all, but so many of the episodes were very goofy...in a bad way. I thought Growing Pains was a much better sit-com; better acting, stories, themes, etc. Why the heck is Full House getting so much re-run time and so many DVD releases when Growing Pains, a much better show in my opinion, isn't getting anywhere near the same treatment? Anyone else seeing this trend, too? Any news on whether or not there will be other seasons of Growing Pains on DVD? Also, anyone know a website where the Growing Pains theme songs in their various incarnations can be downloaded? Thanks in advance!

FueledByParamore · 02-25-2007, 03:46 AM

i guess full house was more popular or the dvds did better then the growing pains 1

Scoobiedoo30 · 03-14-2007, 12:13 AM

Growings Pains

Brian Damage · 03-14-2007, 12:15 AM

Growing Pains was better on so many different levels.

AB · 03-14-2007, 03:12 PM

Growing Pains was a good show.

freshprinceofLA · 03-15-2007, 02:20 AM

Growing Pains is a much better show. The seaver kids are more realistic than those fake full house kids.

actingbug92 · 03-28-2007, 02:52 PM

Weelllll, I like both shows, so here are my point of views;

Kirk Cameron and Candance Cameron are siblings (obviously!) so the shows had sort of a hate-hate relationship with each other, each trying to out-do each other. And since Full House was two years newer, and the Olsens were cuter than Ashley Johnson (okay, maybe just as cute), Full House won out. Big deal. I have nothing against FH being successful, but I have plenty on making Growing Pains successful, even though its been cancelled for 15 years!

MikeLutton · 03-28-2007, 02:54 PM

Full house makes me sick Growing pains all the way

actingbug92 · 03-28-2007, 02:59 PM

Well, I like 'em both, though FH is way cheesier.

ILuvZackMorris · 04-01-2007, 11:55 AM

I like the Growing Pains theme song more. And at least Maggie and Jason weren't clean freaks.

jennyjenq · 04-02-2007, 03:30 AM

I love Growing Pains. Full House just always annoyed me. It's just soooo cheesy. Growing Pains is just so much more realistic. It focused more on problems that actually do occur. I dunno. That's just my opinion though. I didn't mean to insult anybody if I did though.

actingbug92 · 04-03-2007, 03:00 PM

Full House was less realistic and more cheesy, but hey, you have to give 'em credit; they ran a season longer than Growing Pains, I think.

NotMyNewsChannel3 · 04-05-2007, 11:52 AM

I'm with the last few posters. I like both shows, but I think FH has been in the overkill arena for several years now.

actingbug92 · 04-05-2007, 03:13 PM

Doesn't WB own the DVD rights to both?

Buffyboy323 · 04-06-2007, 05:05 AM

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Originally Posted by actingbug92

Doesn't WB own the DVD rights to both?

Yep, they do! Full House has gotten more seasons released because that series sells much better than the season 1 Growing Pains DVD set did. Its a shame, really. I want all the seasons of BOTH shows released on DVD!

02-21-2007, 10:02 PM	#1
interceptor Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Feb 26, 2005 Posts: 6	Growing Pains vs. Full House I am a huge Growing Pains fan and would love to have every season on DVD. I heard that no more seasons are going to be released on DVD. That would be a shame. I really liked the episodes that aired in the middle of the series. I saw that seasons of Full House are on DVD up through like season 5! What the heck!? I guess Full House was okay, seeming as it was an 80s sit-com and all, but so many of the episodes were very goofy...in a bad way. I thought Growing Pains was a much better sit-com; better acting, stories, themes, etc. Why the heck is Full House getting so much re-run time and so many DVD releases when Growing Pains, a much better show in my opinion, isn't getting anywhere near the same treatment? Anyone else seeing this trend, too? Any news on whether or not there will be other seasons of Growing Pains on DVD? Also, anyone know a website where the Growing Pains theme songs in their various incarnations can be downloaded? Thanks in advance!

03-14-2007, 12:13 AM	#3
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03-14-2007, 12:15 AM	#4
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03-15-2007, 02:20 AM	#6
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04-05-2007, 11:52 AM	#13
NotMyNewsChannel3 Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Apr 05, 2007 Location: Hertford, NC Posts: 84	Personally... I'm with the last few posters. I like both shows, but I think FH has been in the overkill arena for several years now.

02-25-2007, 03:46 AM	#2
FueledByParamore Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Sep 05, 2006 Posts: 92	i guess full house was more popular or the dvds did better then the growing pains 1

03-14-2007, 03:12 PM	#5
AB Member Eternal Member Forum Icon Join Date: Dec 26, 2006 Location: The South Posts: 59,428	Growing Pains was a good show.

03-28-2007, 02:52 PM	#7
actingbug92 Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Mar 28, 2007 Posts: 58	Weelllll, I like both shows, so here are my point of views; Kirk Cameron and Candance Cameron are siblings (obviously!) so the shows had sort of a hate-hate relationship with each other, each trying to out-do each other. And since Full House was two years newer, and the Olsens were cuter than Ashley Johnson (okay, maybe just as cute), Full House won out. Big deal. I have nothing against FH being successful, but I have plenty on making Growing Pains successful, even though its been cancelled for 15 years!

03-28-2007, 02:54 PM	#8
MikeLutton Mike Lutton DVD Legend! Forum Veteran Join Date: Jan 05, 2005 Location: usa pennsyvania Posts: 6,886	Full house makes me sick Growing pains all the way

03-28-2007, 02:59 PM	#9
actingbug92 Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Mar 28, 2007 Posts: 58	Well, I like 'em both, though FH is way cheesier.

04-01-2007, 11:55 AM	#10
ILuvZackMorris Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Mar 31, 2004 Posts: 214	I like the Growing Pains theme song more. And at least Maggie and Jason weren't clean freaks.

04-02-2007, 03:30 AM	#11
jennyjenq Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Mar 26, 2007 Location: Clarkesville, GA Posts: 27	I love Growing Pains. Full House just always annoyed me. It's just soooo cheesy. Growing Pains is just so much more realistic. It focused more on problems that actually do occur. I dunno. That's just my opinion though. I didn't mean to insult anybody if I did though.

04-03-2007, 03:00 PM	#12
actingbug92 Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Mar 28, 2007 Posts: 58	Full House was less realistic and more cheesy, but hey, you have to give 'em credit; they ran a season longer than Growing Pains, I think.

04-05-2007, 03:13 PM	#14
actingbug92 Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Mar 28, 2007 Posts: 58	Doesn't WB own the DVD rights to both?