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mickeymouseclubfan · 10-23-2013, 06:18 PM

What are some of your favorite episodes of Growing Pains, and why?

To answer my own question, my favorite episodes include the following:

1. Reason to Live (Original airdate: December 8, 1987) -- A favorite of mine because it features a topic I can completely relate to: Suicide. I dont condone or would EVER encourage this drastic decision in ANY WAY, need I mind you, but if you want to help prevent someone from making such a drastic decision, show your friend this episode (or Cousin/Son/Brother/Parents or other close relative).

2. This Is Your Life (Original airdate: November 17, 1987) -- This episode is a crossover between Growing Pains & Gilligans Island, and also features one of the final on-camera appearances of Alan Hale, Jr., who in this episode played his Gilligan character, Jonas Grumby, in a dream sequence while youngest son Ben has his tonsils removed (which I did in real life when I was very young). His Gilligan character, I should mention, became a cabbie, per the dream sequence in this episode, after getting off the island.

3. Menage-a-Luke (Original airdate: February 8, 1992) -- One of the last original episodes in this series dealt with a very young Leonardo DiCaprio (as Luke Brower, a homeless teenager taken in by the Seaver family in Fall 1991) in a love triangle between himself and youngest Seaver son Ben over a girl.

MacLeaper · 10-23-2013, 07:59 PM

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2. This Is Your Life (Original airdate: November 17, 1987) -- This episode is a crossover between Growing Pains & Gilligans Island, and also features one of the final on-camera appearances of Alan Hale, Jr., who in this episode played his Gilligan character, Jonas Grumby, in a dream sequence while youngest son Ben has his tonsils removed (which I did in real life when I was very young). His Gilligan character, I should mention, became a cabbie, per the dream sequence in this episode, after getting off the island.

That's awesome! I'll have to look for this episode. I seem to recall seeing it some years ago, if it's the same one I'm thinking of- but I didn't realize The Skipper was in it!

noman · 11-05-2013, 04:11 PM

Too young to grow with it..saw reruns..My favorite epsiodes?
When Gilligan really goofs rescues up!
trying to fly ""Wrongway Feldman" 1/5
defuseing a missle? "'X' Marks the Spot" 1/18
Become a human lightbulb "Physical Fatness" 1/32
became a human kukucoo Bird "Smile your on Mars Camera 2/40
part of a mob after Howell in a dream "The Sweepstakes" 2/41
reuins rescue "Nyet, Nyet -- Not Yet" 2/45
Messes up robot message "Gilligan's Living doll" 2/57
again not rescued '"The Friendly Physician" 2/65
Thinks he is a vampire "Up a Bat" 3/69
Finds strange vegtables "Pass the Vegtavles please" 3/71
A secret Agent "The Invasion" 3/79
Doopy Sherriff "Gilligan goes gung ho" 3/83
reuins rescue "Splashdown" 3/90
in a duel for his life! "Slave Girl" 3/94
ruins rescue again! ""It's a Bird, It's a Plane" 3/95

Although the series had 3 sequel movies-pity they didnt have a last epsiode where the castaways find they go to the other side of the island opposite the lagoon and find they are only 1 mile offshore! {That would explain how visotors such as Ericka Tiffany Smith and Eva grubb goes to their island in motor boats or how Jonathan Kincaid goes in a helicopter!} as the show was on longer the storylines became more dated-for example how can a imposters of Mr Howell and ginger grant keep up the deceptions without explaining the fate of the other castaways....?

10-23-2013, 06:18 PM	#1
mickeymouseclubfan Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Aug 05, 2013 Posts: 145	Favorite Episodes What are some of your favorite episodes of Growing Pains, and why? To answer my own question, my favorite episodes include the following: 1. Reason to Live (Original airdate: December 8, 1987) -- A favorite of mine because it features a topic I can completely relate to: Suicide. I dont condone or would EVER encourage this drastic decision in ANY WAY, need I mind you, but if you want to help prevent someone from making such a drastic decision, show your friend this episode (or Cousin/Son/Brother/Parents or other close relative). 2. This Is Your Life (Original airdate: November 17, 1987) -- This episode is a crossover between Growing Pains & Gilligans Island, and also features one of the final on-camera appearances of Alan Hale, Jr., who in this episode played his Gilligan character, Jonas Grumby, in a dream sequence while youngest son Ben has his tonsils removed (which I did in real life when I was very young). His Gilligan character, I should mention, became a cabbie, per the dream sequence in this episode, after getting off the island. 3. Menage-a-Luke (Original airdate: February 8, 1992) -- One of the last original episodes in this series dealt with a very young Leonardo DiCaprio (as Luke Brower, a homeless teenager taken in by the Seaver family in Fall 1991) in a love triangle between himself and youngest Seaver son Ben over a girl.

11-05-2013, 04:11 PM	#3
noman Member First Time Poster Join Date: Nov 05, 2013 Posts: 1	Favorite Gilligan Island Too young to grow with it..saw reruns..My favorite epsiodes? When Gilligan really goofs rescues up! trying to fly ""Wrongway Feldman" 1/5 defuseing a missle? "'X' Marks the Spot" 1/18 Become a human lightbulb "Physical Fatness" 1/32 became a human kukucoo Bird "Smile your on Mars Camera 2/40 part of a mob after Howell in a dream "The Sweepstakes" 2/41 reuins rescue "Nyet, Nyet -- Not Yet" 2/45 Messes up robot message "Gilligan's Living doll" 2/57 again not rescued '"The Friendly Physician" 2/65 Thinks he is a vampire "Up a Bat" 3/69 Finds strange vegtables "Pass the Vegtavles please" 3/71 A secret Agent "The Invasion" 3/79 Doopy Sherriff "Gilligan goes gung ho" 3/83 reuins rescue "Splashdown" 3/90 in a duel for his life! "Slave Girl" 3/94 ruins rescue again! ""It's a Bird, It's a Plane" 3/95 Although the series had 3 sequel movies-pity they didnt have a last epsiode where the castaways find they go to the other side of the island opposite the lagoon and find they are only 1 mile offshore! {That would explain how visotors such as Ericka Tiffany Smith and Eva grubb goes to their island in motor boats or how Jonathan Kincaid goes in a helicopter!} as the show was on longer the storylines became more dated-for example how can a imposters of Mr Howell and ginger grant keep up the deceptions without explaining the fate of the other castaways....?