Home Improvement Television Series 1991 1999
Debuting September 24, 1985, the weekly, half-hour ABC sitcom Growing Pains was set in Long Island, the home of the Seaver family. Alan Thicke starred as Dr. Jason Seaver, a psychiatrist who had moved his apply from New York City into his home in order to spend extra time together with his family. The move was largely the idea of Jason’s wife, Maggie , a reporter for the “Long Island Herald,” who believed that at least one parent ought to be home at all times to control the children. After a couple of seasons in the newspaper world, Maggie landed a job as an area TV reporter, utilizing her maiden name, Maggie Malone. The authentic three Seaver kids have been Mike , 15 years old when the series started; Carol , initially age thirteen; and Ben , aged 9 on the outset.
- Bedford Lloyd

