Seven tricenarians living in Philadelphia struggle with everyday adult angst.
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- Won 13 Primetime Emmys. Another 15 wins & 63 nominations.
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Series Cast Summary
| Timothy Busfield | ... |
Elliot Weston
(85 episodes, 1987-1991)
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| Polly Draper | ... |
Ellyn Warren
(85 episodes, 1987-1991)
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| Mel Harris | ... |
Hope Murdoch Steadman
(85 episodes, 1987-1991)
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| Peter Horton | ... |
Gary Shepherd
(85 episodes, 1987-1991)
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| Melanie Mayron | ... |
Melissa Steadman
(85 episodes, 1987-1991)
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| Ken Olin | ... |
Michael Steadman
(85 episodes, 1987-1991)
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| Patricia Wettig | ... |
Nancy Krieger Weston
(85 episodes, 1987-1991)
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Brittany Craven | ... |
Janey
(66 episodes, 1987-1991)
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Lacey Craven | ... |
Janey
(66 episodes, 1987-1991)
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Luke Rossi | ... |
Ethan Weston
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(41 episodes, 1987-1991)
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Jordana 'Bink' Shapiro | ... |
Brittany Weston
(30 episodes, 1987-1990)
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| David Clennon | ... |
Miles Drentell
(22 episodes, 1989-1991)
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| Patricia Kalember | ... |
Susannah Hart
(15 episodes, 1989-1991)
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| Andra Millian | ... |
Angel Wasserman
(12 episodes, 1989-1991)
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| Richard Cummings Jr. | ... |
Mark Harriton
(11 episodes, 1989-1991)
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| Terry Kinney | ... |
Steve Woodman
(7 episodes, 1987-1989)
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| Richard Gilliland | ... |
Jeffrey Milgrom
(7 episodes, 1989-1990)
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| Erich Anderson | ... |
Billy Sidel
(7 episodes, 1990-1991)
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Lyndsay Riddell | ... |
Brittany Weston
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(7 episodes, 1990-1991)
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| Corey Parker | ... |
Lee Owens
(6 episodes, 1989-1991)
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| Patricia Heaton | ... |
Dr. Silverman
(6 episodes, 1989-1991)
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| Lynne Thigpen | ... |
Rosie
(6 episodes, 1989)
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| Elizabeth Hoffman | ... |
Eleanor Krieger
(5 episodes, 1989-1991)
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| Faith Ford | ... |
Janine
(5 episodes, 1987-1988)
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| JD Souther | ... |
John Dunaway
(5 episodes, 1989-1990)
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| Holly Fulger | ... |
Hollis Amato
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(5 episodes, 1989-1990)
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| Courtney Gebhart | ... |
Carla
(5 episodes, 1988-1990)
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| David Marshall Grant | ... |
Russell Weller
(4 episodes, 1989-1990)
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| Peter Frechette | ... |
Peter Montefiore
(4 episodes, 1989-1991)
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| Tyra Ferrell | ... |
Ricky Bianca
(4 episodes, 1989-1990)
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Robin Morse | ... |
Catherine
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(4 episodes, 1990)
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| RaeAnn Emery | ... |
Miles' Assistant
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(4 episodes, 1988-1991)
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Max the Dog | ... |
Grendel
(4 episodes, 1987)
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| Amy Benedict | ... |
Amy
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(3 episodes, 1987-1988)
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| Phyllis Newman | ... |
Elaine Steadman
(3 episodes, 1989-1990)
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| Timothy Carhart | ... |
Matt Enwright
(3 episodes, 1989)
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| Rosalind Cash | ... |
Val Shilladay
(3 episodes, 1987-1989)
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Frank DiElsi | ... |
Referee
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(3 episodes, 1987-1990)
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Jason Nagler | ... |
Ethan Weston
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(3 episodes, 1987-1988)
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Rachel Nagler | ... |
Brittany Weston
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(3 episodes, 1987-1988)
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Felicity LaFortune | ... |
Valerie Milgrom
(3 episodes, 1989-1990)
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| Maura Soden | ... |
Shelly
(3 episodes, 1987-1988)
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Dave Edison | ... |
Ad Person
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(3 episodes, 1990-1991)
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Wendy Rhodes | ... |
Wendy
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(3 episodes, 1990-1991)
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| Barbara Barrie | ... |
Barbara Steadman
(2 episodes, 1988-1990)
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| Paul Dooley | ... |
Bob Spano
(2 episodes, 1990)
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| Shirley Knight | ... |
Ruth Murdoch
(2 episodes, 1987-1990)
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| Lyman Ward | ... |
Jack Bronstein
(2 episodes, 1988-1989)
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| Robin Thomas | ... |
Dr. Bob Kramer
(2 episodes, 1988)
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| George Coe | ... |
Ted Murdoch
(2 episodes, 1987-1990)
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Production Companies
- The Bedford Falls Company
- MGM Television (in association with)
Distributors
- American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1991) (United States) (tv)
- Cuatro (2005) (Spain) (tv)
- Lifetime Television (1997) (United States) (tv)
- Lifetime (1997) (United States) (tv)
- More4 (United Kingdom) (tv)
- Shout! Factory (2009) (United States) (DVD) (season 1)
- Shout! Factory (2010) (United States) (DVD) (season 2)
- Shout! Factory (2010) (United States) (DVD) (season 3)
- Shout! Factory (2010) (United States) (DVD) (season 4)
- Televisi Republik Indonesia (TVRI) (1992) (Indonesia)
Special Effects
- Animal Makers
- Animal Makers (animatronic animals)
Other Companies
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Hope and Michael are a married couple in their thirties, living in Philadelphia and struggling with everyday adult angst. Michael runs an ad agency with his friend Elliot, whose marriage to Nancy is beginning to show the cracks of age, as is the friendship between Hope and her best friend Ellyn. Michael's best friend Gary is trying to get over his mutually-destructive affair with Michael's cousin Melissa and get on with his womanizing life. It sounds like just another soap, but is given a unique atmosphere by the production team (the Bedford Falls company, also responsible for "My So-Called Life") whose intelligent scripts, believable characters, and frequent dips into the slightly-surreal world of the characters' minds places the series as one of the highlights of the late 1980s.
Written by Spiral Lobster |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | The word "thirtysomething" was added to the Oxford English Dictionary as a direct result of its popular usage from this series. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in The 40th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1988). See more » |
| Crazy Credits | Throughout season 1 and season 2 Elliot's and Ellyn's names are spelled incorrectly in the opening credits. Elliot's is spelled with two 't's ("Elliott"), and Ellyn's is spelled with a second 'e' instead of a 'y' ("Ellen"). "Ellyn" is not corrected until the first episode of season 3 (3.1 "Nancy's mom") and "Elliot", not until the fourth episode of season 3 (3.4 "new baby"). See more » |
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Miles Drentell:
Nobody wants to be unpopular. That's why we're here. That's the dance of advertising. We help people become popular. Through popularity comes acceptance. Acceptance leads to assimilation. Assimilation leads to bliss. We calm & reassure. We embrace people with the message that we are all in it together. That our leaders are infallible and there's nothing, absolutely nothing wrong. That's what we do. It's what we've always done... In return for our humanitarian service, we are made rich. See more » |