Growing Pains was a great, wholesome family show. Hearthrobs like Kirk Cameron and Leonardo DiCaprio found their fanbase acting side-by-side with Lifetime channel's star Tracy Gold. The father played by Alan Thicke wrote the theme song, along with many other theme songs for popular television shows of that decade. Some of his work can be listened to on re-runs of Diff'rent Strokes, The Facts of Life, or Wheel of Fortune. So much greatness came out of this show! Families across the country tuned in to watch this sitcom. As soon as you heard, "Show me that smile again..." you knew it was time to get to the couch.
But the strangest part of the entire show can be summed up with one character, "Boner". Mike's best friend's name was Boner. Looking back, Carol (Mike's mom) would always emphasize his name. Why is it that we didn't make the connection? I mean, as kids we were all okayed to watch certain shows and asked to refrain from others...all for small reasons. Was this a reason to not watch the show? Did our parents not care? Why did the king of Left Behind have a best friend named Boner on primetime television? I am stumped.
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