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This girl ruined Growing Pains


GP was one of the best shows back in the 80s, until this chick showed up as a cute annoying kid that suddenly came out of nowhere.

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neither leo or ashely ruined the show. the show was already dying....people get bored after a couple of years so they brought in "luke" and "crissy" to make it a little more fresh. i also agree with the other post about the brady bunch...thats the whole reason why they brought cousin oliver in.... the ratings started to drop and they needed something new. in my opinion tho...cousin olivers character wasnt a good addition to the brady bunch but crissy and luke being added into growing pains was a nice addition. i personally like watching the later episodes better because the older ones seem a little more corny. but yeah... people were getting bored with the show and to add on top of that, the cast themselves were having personal issues...i know that kirk cameron had his religious issues and tracey gold was having an eatting disorder. actually....if im not mistaken...thats the reason why the show was cancelled....because it was at that moment around 1992 where tracey gold went in for treatment to her eatting disorder. so i dont think u should all blame ashley johnson. its just a series of events.

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