Thicke said the two flirted and , before realizing how potentially bad their working relationship could become if their romance fizzled.
Thicke's long and bizarre journey to fame began in earnest on Growing Pains.
However, the show's writers quickly downplayed its adult characters and focused on the teens, particularly the four oldest Lubbock daughters.
By 1991, Growing Pains was entering its seventh season and running on fumes.
Ratings continued to drop, and DiCaprio left Growing Pains before the end of the season, which would turn out to be the series' last.
In his 2008 autobiography Still Growing, Cameron states that he did not call for her to be fired.