Life Goes On
“Obladi, oblada, life goes on, brah, lala, how the life goes on.”
1989•NR•4 Seasons•83 Episodes•6.6•Ended
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Life Goes On is a television series that aired on ABC from September 12, 1989, to May 23, 1993. The show centers on the Thatcher family living in suburban Chicago: Drew, his wife Elizabeth, and their children Paige, Rebecca, and Charles, who is known as Corky. Life Goes On was the first television series to have a major character with Down syndrome.
Creator
Michael Braverman
Network
ABC
Origin
US
Cast
Bill Smitrovich
Andrew "Drew" Thatcher
Patti LuPone
Elizabeth 'Libby' Thacher
Chris Burke
Charles "Corky" Thatcher
Kellie Martin
Rebecca 'Becca' Thacher
Chad Lowe
Jesse McKenna
Tracey Needham
Paige Thatcher
Monique Lanier
Paige Thatcher
Elizabeth Berkley
Selena
Josh Lucas
Dylan
Andrea F. Friedman
Amanda Swanson
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