In 1990, the producers chose to "leap" the character of Chrissy five years, and she suddenly became seven years-old. Jeremy Miller's character Ben Seaver has the middle names, "Hubert Horatio Humphrey" in honor of the famous senator from Minnesota. The Family's last name was Seaver and they had neighbors named Koosman. Tom Seaver and Jerry Koosman were teammates on the New York Mets during the '60s and '70s. The show takes place on Long Island so it's likely that the creat ...[Read Story ]