Opening Credits

The Opening Credits of Growing Pains.

Intro[]

Unaired Pilot[]

Jason: Hi. I'm Jason Seaver. I'm a psychiatrist and I believe in the infinite potential of the human spirit.

Maggie: And I'm Maggie Seaver. I'm a mother, and the infinite potential of the human spirit scares the hell out of me.

Jason: Don't let her fool you. She's not so tough.

Maggie: Oh, yeah?

Jason: Yeah, well... Anyway, last week, after 15 years of motherhood, Maggie went back to work as a reporter for the local newspaper.

Maggie: And Jason moved his practice into the house so he could be there for the kids.

Jason: They're great kids.

Maggie: Yeah.

Jason: And we have a great relationship with them.

Maggie: Yeah. There's just one problem. Their father trusts them, and they know it.

Ben: Unbelievable.

Episodes 1 & 2[]

Jason: Hi. I'm Jason Seaver. I'm a psychiatrist. I've spent the last 15 years helping people with their problems.

Maggie: And I'm Maggie Seaver. I've spent the last 15 years helping our kids with problems even Jason wouldn't believe.

Jason: Now Maggie has gone back to work as a reporter for the local newspaper.

Maggie: And Jason moved his practice into the house so he could be there for the kids.

Jason: They're great kids.

Maggie: Most of the time.

Jason: And the rest of the time...

Maggie: We love them anyway.

Jason: Yeah.

Ben: Unbelievable.

Season 1[]

Features various works of art and vintage photography depicting family life, closing with a shot of the cast.

Season 2, 3, 4 & 5[]

Features an opening shot of the cast in front of the Seaver house exterior. This is followed by a series of photos of each cast member from their childhood onward ending with a clip from the show.

The credits closed with another shot of the cast in front of the Seaver house before they all run inside.

Starting in the fourth season, several different versions of the opening sequence were filmed. Whoever was the last to go into the house would usually be the focus of that week's episode.

Featured a shot of the mantle over the Seavers' fireplace panning over photos of the cast. The photos of the cast from childhood remained but instead of clips from the show, current still photos were used. Some versions of these credits end with another shot of the mantle while others close with a montage of group shots from the same family photo shoot which the current photos used in the rest of the credits come from.