TV series

Growing Pains

1992–1993 · 2 seasons

A gentle, good-natured family drama that mixes light laughs with the everyday strains of opening a home to strangers.

Overview: Pat Hollingsworth fancies the idea of fostering. But can she convert her husband Tom and their three teenage children to her way of thinking?
How it feels: Warm, earnest, light and melancholic. Measured and easy to follow.
About: Family, parenthood, found family, coming-of-age
Content: Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.
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Full breakdown

Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 1 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
parenthood
found family
coming-of-age
class
Places: suburbs
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none