20th Century Fox Film Corp./Courtesy Everett Collection; (C)CBS/Courtesy Everett Collection Share on Facebook Share on X Share to Flipboard Send an Email Show additional share options Share on Reddit Post a Comment Share on Whats App Share on Pinterest Share on LinkedIn Print the Article Share on Tumblr 'Thicke of the Night' Image Credit: Screenshot YEAR: 1983-84 EPISODES: 49 A year before he became known as the dad from Growing Pains, Alan Thicke was tapped to headline a late show after hosting a daytime talk show in Canada.