Budding Heartthrobs Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt and Kirk Cameron Ignite Nick at Nite's Growing Pains Valentine's Marathon February 14 from 9pm-6am

Budding Heartthrobs Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt and Kirk Cameron Ignite Nick at Nite's Growing Pains Valentine's Marathon February 14 from 9pm-6am

NEW YORK, Feb. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Nick at Nite invites viewers to spend Valentine's night with Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt and Kirk Cameron, as the budding heartthrobs ignite romance in a Growing Pains marathon featuring nine love-themed episodes, Wednesday, February 14 from 9 p.m. to 1:30 a.m., repeating 1:30 a.m. to 6 a.m. (ET/PT).

Stealing hearts and scenes, the young actors, then on the threshold of superstardom, lend appeal to the classic family comedy that helped launch their careers. As the oldest kid in his TV family, series star Cameron emerged as a teen idol while his charming Mike Seaver character likewise left girls breathless. DiCaprio quickly captivated audiences at 16, when he joined the show as Luke Brower, the homeless waif taken in by the Seavers (1991-92). And a very young Brad Pitt turned heads in two late-eighties episodes when he guest-starred as a self-centered rock star and as a dreamy student who catches Carol Seaver's (Tracey Gold) eye.

Following are details of the Nick at Nite's Valentine's marathon (All times ET/PT):

9 p.m. -- "Long Days Journey into Night" -- Carol is used by her friend to win Mike's affection.

9:30 p.m. -- "The Love Song of M. Aaron Seaver" -- The Seavers depend on Mike for the annual bowling tournament against the Koosman family but are let down when Mike "Romeo" Seaver finds his Juliet.

10 p.m. -- "Some Enchanted Evening" -- As Spring Formal looms, Mike has his hands full with three girls pining for his affections and a date to the dance. Meanwhile, Carol can't seem to get a date even when she asks her boyfriend.

10:30 p.m. - "Feet of Clay" - When Ben's idol, rock star Jonathan Keith (Brad Pitt), gives a concert in New York, Maggie manages to get a backstage pass to meet him.

11 p.m. -- "Menage a Luke"-- Cheryl has a crush on Ben, who's only interested in Sasha. Sasha refuses Ben, who is furious to find that Cheryl's transferred her affection to Luke (Leonardo DiCaprio).

11:30 p.m. -- "Who's Zoomin' Who" -- The road to romance gets a little rocky for Carol and her boyfriend Bobby when her head is turned by a handsome new student Jeff (Brad Pitt).

12 a.m. -- "Stop, Luke and Listen" -- Mike tries to help one of his students, Luke (Leonardo DiCaprio), who's been living in the school basement, but just ends up getting the kid kicked out. His search for Luke makes him miss dinner with Kate and his parents.

12:30 a.m. -- "Great Expectations" -- Without his parents' approval, Mike flies to Los Angeles to surprise his Hawaiian girlfriend, Melia while Carol, Ben and his pal Boner cover for him.

1 a.m. -- "Carol's Crush" -- When the son of a family friend visits, Carol becomes enamored of him and learns the meaning of heartache.

Growing Pains will premiere on Nick at Nite with a week-long marathon of nothing but Growing Pains, every night from Monday, February 12 through Sunday, February 18 (9 p.m. to 6 a.m.) Subsequently episodes will air Monday through Thursday back-to-back (9-10 p.m.); Fridays & Saturdays (10:30 p.m.) and Sundays (9:30 p.m.; all times ET/PT).

Growing Pains aired from 1985 to 1992 on ABC and revolves around The Seaver family in Long Island, NY. Jason (Alan Thicke) is a psychiatrist married to Maggie (Joanna Kerns), a former newspaper reporter, and the two head up a family of three kids. Mike (Kirk Cameron) is a bit of a slacker and is constantly up to shenanigans; Carol (Tracey Gold) is the brainy middle child and Ben (Jeremy Miller) is the youngest Seaver who idolizes his older brother, Mike. Maggie's desire to go back to work prompts Jason to move his practice back home, allowing him to watch the kids. Most of the stories revolve around standard family issues such as bad grades, dating and missed curfews, though over time the series did address serious topics like drunk driving, teen suicide and peer pressure. In 1988, Maggie gave birth to a daughter, Chrissy (Ashley Johnson), and in 1991, the family took in a homeless teenager -- Luke (a young Leonardo DiCaprio). As the series progressed, Mike found himself taking on more responsibility as a teacher and eventually fell in love, Carol began her studies at Columbia University and Ben began to turn into another version of Mike. Much of the series' success can be attributed to Kirk Cameron's status as a teen heartthrob, gracing the covers of various magazines in the late 1980s.

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