Kirk Cameron Returns to His TV Roots

The actor and filmmaker encourages parents to ‘lean in’ to ‘nourish hearts and minds.’

Kirk Cameron on the set of "Iggy and Mr. Kirk." Courtesy of Christine Tonkin/DigiSmiles Photography

As a kid in the 1970s and ’80s, Kirk Cameron, the teenage star of the television sitcom “Growing Pains” (1985–1992) remembers waking up early on weekend mornings and turning on the TV to watch magic shows on PBS and animated cartoons, including “Felix the Cat.”

Weekday viewing was “Sesame Street” and evening TV watching with the family included “Little House on the Prairie” and “Happy Days.”