publication date: Friday, November 13, 2015 (part of Fall 2015)

category: Television

clue: Her harrowing story has become the gold standard for young actresses struggling with anorexia.

explanation: Gold, star of Growing Pains, brought her struggle with anorexia to public attention to help other teenagers struggling with the disease. more…

intended difficulty: medium

solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Justin Woods, Matthew Preston, Joanna Woods, Mike Rothstein, Mike Eberhart, and Stan Iwanchuk

trivia: This goo originally appeared in GooCon: Villa Ridge in 2011 with a different clue.


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