In season five except for the first episode, all subsequent episodes begin with "Previously on Growing Up".
The opening credits changes slightly at the start of each season, but it always have the main cast and including real-life footages of Singapore through the years: Season 1 is in the 1960s, Season 2 is towards the end of the 1960s, Season 3 in the 1970s, Season 4 is where it is in colour for the first time where it first shows the Tay family apartment before it is the mid-1970s, Season 5 is towards the tail-end of the 1970s and also featuring then and future leaders of Singapore: Future president SR Nathan, Singapore's founding prime minister Lee Kuan Yew, his successor Goh Chok Tong; Season 6 is showing Singapore in the 1980s.
What is also included in season 5 opening credits, the main cast seemingly incorporated into the real-life scenes of Singapore towards the tail-end of the 1970s.
Every season before each episode start with the exception of Mother Knows Best (1998), the family photo is always shown, and the family photo started to change in season 4 (due to the death of Mrs. Tay in season 3), season 5 with the inclusion of Karen into the family, season 6 with the inclusion of Mae and Meng, Poh Choo and her family, Gary and Karen's son Elvis included, but Vicky is not included.