6.5
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Growing Pains (1985)
Growing Pains (1985)
Overview
Fatherhood has taken on a whole new meaning for Jason Seaver, who has assumed the chores of cooking, cleaning and minding the kids so that his wife, Maggie, can pursue a career in journalism after spending 15 years as a housewife.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Traditional
Political: Leans Right
Diversity: Low
Christianity: Positive
Viewer Rating
6.5
Overview
Fatherhood has taken on a whole new meaning for Jason Seaver, who has assumed the chores of cooking, cleaning and minding the kids so that his wife, Maggie, can pursue a career in journalism after spending 15 years as a housewife.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Traditional
Primary
The film's dominant themes align with conservative cultural values by consistently championing the nuclear family unit, parental guidance, and individual responsibility as solutions to life's challenges, reflecting a traditional societal model.
The movie, a product of its time, features predominantly traditional casting with a white, middle-class family at its core, and does not include explicit race or gender swaps of traditionally white roles. Its narrative focuses on conventional family themes without critiquing traditional identities or explicitly incorporating DEI themes.
Secondary
The show implicitly portrays Christianity in a positive light through the Seaver family's moral compass, celebration of Christian holidays, and general adherence to values often associated with the faith, such as compassion, forgiveness, and community. The narrative consistently reinforces these virtues without critique.
The television show "Growing Pains," a family sitcom from the late 1980s and early 1990s, did not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes throughout its run. Therefore, there is no portrayal to evaluate under the given rubric.
The television series 'Growing Pains' (1985) does not include any discernible transsexual characters or explore related themes. Consequently, there is no portrayal to evaluate, resulting in a net impact of N/A.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Growing Pains is an original sitcom that introduced its own set of characters. It is not an adaptation, reboot, or biopic, meaning there are no pre-existing characters from source material or history whose gender could have been altered.
Growing Pains is an original sitcom from 1985-1992. Its characters were created for the show, meaning there is no prior source material or historical baseline for their race to be compared against. Therefore, no race swaps occurred.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.6
6.5
Critic Ratings
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