Show Info

Status: Ended
First Aired: September 12, 1989
Seasons: 4
Episodes: 83
Networks: ABC
Genres: Drama, Family

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Life Goes On(1989)

Obladi, oblada, life goes on, brah, lala, how the life goes on.

TMDB Rating: 6.4 (25 votes)

Overview

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.

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Season 1

22 episodes • 1989

#	Episode	Air Date
1	Pilot	Sep 12, 1989
2	Corky for President	Sep 24, 1989
3	The Baby-Sitter	Oct 1, 1989
4	Break a Leg, Mom	Oct 8, 1989
5	Becca's First Love	Oct 15, 1989
6	Paige's Date	Oct 22, 1989
7	Paige's Mom	Nov 5, 1989
8	Call of the Wild	Nov 12, 1989
9	Corky Witnesses a Crime	Nov 26, 1989
10	Ordinary Heroes	Dec 3, 1989
11	Pets, Guys and Videotape	Dec 10, 1989
12	Corky's Crush	Jan 14, 1990
13	Thacher and Henderson	Jan 21, 1990
14	The Return of Uncle Richard	Feb 4, 1990
15	Brothers	Feb 11, 1990
16	Corky Rebels	Feb 18, 1990
17	It Ain't All It's Cracked up to Be	Mar 4, 1990
18	Pig o' My Heart	Mar 25, 1990
19	Becca and the Underground Newspaper	Apr 1, 1990
20	Save the Last Dance for Me	Apr 15, 1990
21	With a Mighty Heart	Apr 29, 1990
22	The Spring Fling	May 13, 1990

Season 2

22 episodes • 1990

#	Episode	Air Date
1	Honeymoon from Hell	Sep 16, 1990
2	Corky and the Dolphins	Sep 23, 1990
3	The Visitor	Sep 30, 1990
4	Becca and the Band	Oct 7, 1990
5	The Banquet Room Renovation	Oct 14, 1990
6	Halloween	Oct 28, 1990
7	Chicken Pox	Nov 4, 1990
8	La Dolce Becca	Nov 11, 1990
9	A Thacher Thanksgiving	Nov 18, 1990
10	Libby's Sister	Nov 25, 1990
11	The Buddy	Dec 9, 1990
12	The Bicycle Thief	Dec 16, 1990
13	Isn't It Romantic	Jan 6, 1991
14	The Bigger Picture	Jan 13, 1991
15	Last Stand in Glen Brook	Feb 3, 1991
16	Head over Heels	Feb 10, 1991
17	Corky's Travels	Mar 10, 1991
18	Thanks a Bunch, Dr. Lamaze	Mar 17, 1991
19	Ghost of Grandpa Past	Mar 31, 1991
20	Arthur	Apr 7, 1991
21	Lighter Than Air	Apr 28, 1991
22	Proms and Prams	May 5, 1991

Season 3

22 episodes • 1991

#	Episode	Air Date
1	Toast	Sep 22, 1991
2	Hello, Goodbye	Sep 29, 1991
3	Out of the Mainstream	Oct 6, 1991
4	Armageddon	Oct 13, 1991
5	Sweet 16	Oct 20, 1991
6	Life After Death	Nov 3, 1991
7	Dueling Divas	Nov 10, 1991
8	Invasion of the Thacher Snatchers	Nov 17, 1991
9	Loaded Question	Nov 24, 1991
10	Triangles	Dec 1, 1991
11	The Smell of Fear	Dec 15, 1991
12	Struck by Lightning	Jan 5, 1992
13	Jerry's Deli	Jan 19, 1992
14	The Room	Feb 9, 1992
15	The Wall	Feb 16, 1992
16	The Blues	Feb 23, 1992
17	The Fairy Tale	Mar 1, 1992
18	Hearts and Flowers	Mar 15, 1992
19	Corky's Romance	Mar 29, 1992
20	More Than Friends	Apr 26, 1992
21	Confessions	May 3, 1992
22	Consenting Adults	May 10, 1992

Season 4

17 episodes • 1992

#	Episode	Air Date
1	Bec to the Future	Sep 20, 1992
2	Exposed	Sep 27, 1992
3	Premarital Syndrome	Oct 4, 1992
4	The Whole Truth	Oct 18, 1992
5	Love Letters	Nov 8, 1992
6	Windows	Nov 22, 1992
7	Babes in the Woods	Nov 29, 1992
8	Udder Madness	Dec 13, 1992
9	Happy Holidays	Dec 20, 1992
10	Choices	Jan 3, 1993
11	Incident on Main	Jan 10, 1993
12	Lost Weekend	Jan 24, 1993
13	Visions	Feb 14, 1993
14	Five to Midnight	Feb 21, 1993
15	Bedfellows	Feb 28, 1993
16	Last Wish	Mar 7, 1993
17	Life Goes On (and On and On)	May 23, 1993

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