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thirtysomething

The '80s never looked so good.

6.3/10(33)
1987
60 min
4 Seasons
85 Episodes
No Trailer
Drama

Overview

Thirtysomething is an American television drama about a group of baby boomers in their late thirties. It was created by Marshall Herskovitz and Edward Zwick for MGM/UA Television Group and The Bedford Falls Company, and aired on ABC. It premiered in the U.S. on September 29, 1987. It lasted four seasons, with the last of its 85 episodes airing on May 28, 1991. The title of the show was designed as thirtysomething by Kathie Broyles, who combined the words of the original title, Thirty Something. In 1997, "The Go Between" and "Samurai Ad Man" were ranked #22 on TV Guide′s 100 Greatest Episodes of All Time. In 2002, Thirtysomething was ranked #19 on TV Guide′s 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time, and in 2013 TV Guide ranked it #10 in its list of The 60 Greatest Dramas of All Time.

Networks

ABCABC

Seasons

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Season 1

21 ep · 1987

Season 2 Poster

Season 2

17 ep · 1988

Season 3 Poster

Season 3

24 ep · 1989

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Season 4

23 ep · 1990

Cast & Characters

Ken Olin as Michael Steadman

Ken Olin

Michael Steadman

Mel Harris as Hope Steadman

Mel Harris

Hope Steadman

Timothy Busfield as Elliot Weston

Timothy Busfield

Elliot Weston

Patricia Wettig as Nancy Weston

Patricia Wettig

Nancy Weston

Peter Horton as Gary Shepherd

Peter Horton

Gary Shepherd

Melanie Mayron as Melissa Steadman

Melanie Mayron

Melissa Steadman

Polly Draper as Ellyn Warren

Polly Draper

Ellyn Warren

Patricia Kalember as

Patricia Kalember

Directors & Crew

L

Lindsley Parsons III

Producer

A

Ann Lewis Hamilton

Producer

P

Paul Haggis

Producer

E

Ellen S. Pressman

Producer

R

Richard Kramer

Producer

J

Joseph Dougherty

Producer

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