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thirtysomething (TV Series 1987–1991)
Hope and Michael are a married couple in their thirties, living in Philadelphia, and struggling with everyday adult angst... See full summary » |
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| 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
(41 episodes, 1987-1991)
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Storyline
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, on the other hand, is trying to get on with his womanising life, and get over the mutually-destructive affair he had with Michael's cousin, Melissa. It all 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 character's minds places the series as one of the highlights of the late 1980s. Written by Spiral Lobster <discordia@tanagra.demon.co.uk>
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Best Friend | Marriage | Friendship | Advertising | Family Relationships | See more »Parents Guide:
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Dertigers See more »Filming Locations:
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA See more »Company Credits
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Runtime:
(85 episodes)Sound Mix:
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Michael Steadman: [who wasn't gotten actual sleep in days] Like a top.
[Exits]
Miles Drentell: [to himself] "Like a top"...
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"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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A scene included in the episode "Strangers" showing Russell (David Marshall Grant) and Peter (Peter Frechette) in a post-coital conversation is widely believed to be the first time gay male characters were ever shown in bed together in a sexual context on American network television. Although the other (heterosexual) couples on the show were frequently shown kissing and having sex scenes, and despite the fact that the scene contained no revealing nudity, no kiss, or even any physical contact at all between between Grant and Frechette, just the fact that the two men were implied to have just had sex was enough to prompt the loss of about US$1.5 million worth of advertising revenue when many of the show's advertisers withdrew their commercials. ABC responded by pulling the episode out of the rerun and syndication lineup, so it was only seen again once the show was released on DVD. See more »Quotes
Miles Drentell: You don't look well. Have you been sleeping properly?Michael Steadman: [who wasn't gotten actual sleep in days] Like a top.
[Exits]
Miles Drentell: [to himself] "Like a top"...
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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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