thirtysomething

thirtysomething (1987)

The '80s never looked so good.

  • Genre: Drama
  • Creator: Edward Zwick, Marshall Herskovitz
  • First Air Date: 1987-09-29
  • Last Air Date: 1991-05-28
  • Total Seasons: 4
  • Total Episodes: 85
  • Status: Ended
  • Episode Runtime: 60 min.
  • Network: ABC
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Summary

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.

  • Keywords: philadelphia, pennsylvania, yuppie, parenthood, parenting, baby boomer
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    thirtysomething Seasons

    Season 0

    First Air Date: 2001-07-16
    2 Episodes

    Season 1

    First Air Date: 1987-09-29
    21 Episodes

    Season 2

    First Air Date: 1988-12-06
    17 Episodes

    Season 3

    First Air Date: 1989-09-19
    24 Episodes

    Season 4

    First Air Date: 1990-09-22
    23 Episodes

    thirtysomething Episodes

    Title Air Date Duration
    Season 1Episode 1Pilot60 min
    Season 1Episode 2The Parents Are Coming60 min
    Season 1Episode 3Housewarming60 min
    Season 1Episode 4Couples60 min
    Season 1Episode 5But Not for Me60 min
    Season 1Episode 6We Gather Together60 min
    Season 1Episode 7Nice Work If You Can Get It60 min
    Season 1Episode 8Weaning60 min
    Season 1Episode 9I'll Be Home for Christmas60 min
    Season 1Episode 10South by Southeast60 min
    Season 1Episode 11Therapy60 min
    Season 1Episode 12Competition60 min
    Season 1Episode 13Separation60 min
    Season 1Episode 14I'm in Love, I'm in Love, I'm in Love with a Wonderful Gynecologist60 min
    Season 1Episode 15Business as Usual60 min
    Season 1Episode 16Accounts Receivable60 min
    Season 1Episode 17Whose Forest Is This?60 min
    Season 1Episode 18Nancy's First Date60 min
    Season 1Episode 19Undone60 min
    Season 1Episode 20Tenure60 min
    Season 1Episode 21Born to Be Mild60 min
    Season 2Episode 1We'll Meet Again60 min
    Season 2Episode 2In Re: the Marriage of Weston60 min
    Season 2Episode 3The Mike Van Dyke Show60 min
    Season 2Episode 4Trust Me60 min
    Season 2Episode 5No Promises60 min
    Season 2Episode 6Politics60 min
    Season 2Episode 7Success60 min
    Season 2Episode 8First Day / Last Day60 min
    Season 2Episode 9About Last Night60 min
    Season 2Episode 10Elliot's Dad60 min
    Season 2Episode 11Payment Due60 min
    Season 2Episode 12Deliverance60 min
    Season 2Episode 13Michael Writes a Story60 min
    Season 2Episode 14New Job60 min
    Season 2Episode 15Be a Good Girl60 min
    Season 2Episode 16Courting Nancy60 min
    Season 2Episode 17Best of Enemies60 min
    Season 3Episode 1Nancy's Mom60 min
    Season 3Episode 2Love and Sex60 min
    Season 3Episode 3Mr. Right60 min
    Season 3Episode 4New Baby60 min
    Season 3Episode 5Legacy60 min
    Season 3Episode 6Strangers60 min
    Season 3Episode 7Pilgrims60 min
    Season 3Episode 8The Burning Bush60 min
    Season 3Episode 9New Parents60 min
    Season 3Episode 10Michael's Campaign60 min
    Season 3Episode 11Pulling Away60 min
    Season 3Episode 12Another Country60 min
    Season 3Episode 13Post-Op60 min
    Season 3Episode 14Once a Mermaid60 min
    Season 3Episode 15Fathers and Lovers60 min
    Season 3Episode 16Her Cup Runneth Over60 min
    Season 3Episode 17Good Sex, Bad Sex, What Sex, No Sex60 min
    Season 3Episode 18The Other Shoe60 min
    Season 3Episode 19The Three Year Itch60 min
    Season 3Episode 20I'm Nobody, Who Are You?60 min
    Season 3Episode 21Arizona60 min
    Season 3Episode 22Going Limp60 min
    Season 3Episode 23Towers of Zenith Part 1: The Go-Between60 min
    Season 3Episode 24Towers of Zenith Part 2: Samurai Adman60 min
    Season 4Episode 1Prelude to a Bris60 min
    Season 4Episode 2Life Class60 min
    Season 4Episode 3Control60 min
    Season 4Episode 4The Distance60 min
    Season 4Episode 5The Haunting of DAA60 min
    Season 4Episode 6The Guilty Party60 min
    Season 4Episode 7Photo Opportunity60 min
    Season 4Episode 8Never Better60 min
    Season 4Episode 9Guns & Roses60 min
    Season 4Episode 10Happy New Year60 min
    Season 4Episode 11Melissa and Men60 min
    Season 4Episode 12Advanced Beginners60 min
    Season 4Episode 13Sifting the Ashes60 min
    Season 4Episode 14A Second Look60 min
    Season 4Episode 15Fighting the Cold60 min
    Season 4Episode 16The Difference Between Men and Women60 min
    Season 4Episode 17The Wedding60 min
    Season 4Episode 18Closing the Circle60 min
    Season 4Episode 19Out the Door60 min
    Season 4Episode 20Hopeless60 min
    Season 4Episode 21A Stop at Willoughby60 min
    Season 4Episode 22Melissa in Wonderland60 min
    Season 4Episode 23California60 min
    • Ken Olin

      as Michael Steadman
    • Mel Harris

      as Hope Steadman
    • Timothy Busfield

      as Elliot Weston
    • Patricia Wettig

      as Nancy Weston
    • Peter Horton

      as Gary Shepherd
    • Melanie Mayron

      as Melissa Steadman
    • Polly Draper

      as Ellyn Warren
    • Patricia Kalember

      as
    Production Edward Zwick Executive Producer
    Production Marshall Herskovitz Executive Producer
    Production Joseph Dougherty Producer
    Production Ann Lewis Hamilton Producer
    Production Richard Kramer Producer
    Production Lindsley Parsons III Producer
    Production Scott Winant Producer
    Production Paul Haggis Producer
    Production Ellen S. Pressman Producer

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