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Release Date:
29 September 1987 (USA)
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Plot:
Hope and Michael are a married couple in their thirties, living in Philadelphia, and struggling with everyday adult angst...
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Awards:
Won 2 Golden Globes.
Another 26 wins
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45 nominations
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User Comments:
My fave show
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 | Timothy Busfield | ... | Elliot Weston (85 episodes, 1987-1991) |

| Polly Draper | ... | Ellyn Warren (85 episodes, 1987-1991) |
 | Mel Harris | ... | Hope Murdoch Steadman (85 episodes, 1987-1991) |
 | Peter Horton | ... | Gary Shepherd (85 episodes, 1987-1991) |
 | Melanie Mayron | ... | Melissa Steadman (85 episodes, 1987-1991) |
 | Ken Olin | ... | Michael Steadman (85 episodes, 1987-1991) |
 | Patricia Wettig | ... | Nancy Krieger Weston (85 episodes, 1987-1991) |
 | Brittany Craven | ... | Janey (66 episodes, 1987-1991) |
 | Lacey Craven | ... | Janey (66 episodes, 1987-1991) |
 | Luke Rossi | ... | Ethan Weston / ... (41 episodes, 1987-1991) |
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| Scott Winant | | (9 episodes, 1988-1991) |
| Ron Lagomarsino | | (7 episodes, 1988-1990) |
| Peter Horton | | (6 episodes, 1988-1990) |
| Ken Olin | | (6 episodes, 1989-1991) |
| Marshall Herskovitz | | (5 episodes, 1987-1989) |
| Joseph Dougherty | | (5 episodes, 1989-1991) |
| Richard Kramer | | (4 episodes, 1989-1991) |
| Ellen S. Pressman | | (4 episodes, 1990-1991) |
| Edward Zwick | | (3 episodes, 1987-1990) |
| Claudia Weill | | (3 episodes, 1987-1989) |
| Dan Lerner | | (3 episodes, 1988-1989) |
| Timothy Busfield | | (3 episodes, 1990-1991) |
| Tom Moore | | (2 episodes, 1987-1989) |
| John Pasquin | | (2 episodes, 1987) |
| Rob Cohen | | (2 episodes, 1988-1990) |
| Peter O'Fallon | | (2 episodes, 1989-1990) |
| Gary Sinise | | (2 episodes, 1989) |
| Victor Du Bois | | (2 episodes, 1990) |
| Melanie Mayron | | (2 episodes, 1990) |
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| Richard Kramer | | (15 episodes, 1987-1991) |
| Joseph Dougherty | | (15 episodes, 1988-1991) |
| Ann Lewis Hamilton | | (15 episodes, 1988-1991) |
| Marshall Herskovitz | | (9 episodes, 1987-1991) |
| Susan Shilliday | | (9 episodes, 1988-1990) |
| Winnie Holzman | | (9 episodes, 1990-1991) |
| Edward Zwick | | (8 episodes, 1987-1991) |
| Liberty Godshall | | (6 episodes, 1987-1991) |
| Paul Haggis | | (3 episodes, 1987-1988) |
| Jill Gordon | | (3 episodes, 1989-1991) |
| Jerry Stahl | | (2 episodes, 1988-1989) |
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| Marshall Herskovitz | .... | executive producer (85 episodes, 1987-1991) |
| Scott Winant | .... | supervising producer / producer (85 episodes, 1987-1991) |
| Edward Zwick | .... | executive producer / producer (85 episodes, 1987-1991) |
| Ellen S. Pressman | .... | co-producer / producer / ... (84 episodes, 1987-1991) |
| Richard Kramer | .... | producer (64 episodes, 1988-1991) |
| Lindsley Parsons III | .... | coordinating producer (64 episodes, 1988-1991) |
| Jeanne Byrd | .... | associate producer (60 episodes, 1989-1991) |
| Joseph Dougherty | .... | producer (23 episodes, 1990-1991) |
| Ann Lewis Hamilton | .... | producer (23 episodes, 1990-1991) |
| Paul Haggis | .... | supervising producer (20 episodes, 1987-1988) |
| Victor Du Bois | .... | associate producer (4 episodes, 1988-1989) |
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| Michael Amundson | .... | second assistant director (52 episodes, 1989-1991) |
| Jack Philbrick | .... | first assistant director (32 episodes, 1988-1991) |
| Sara Fischer | .... | first assistant director (22 episodes, 1989-1991) |
| Mitchell Bock | .... | first assistant director / second assistant director (20 episodes, 1987-1989) |
| Catherine Schlesinger | .... | second assistant director (12 episodes, 1988-1989) |
| Roger Mills | .... | second assistant director (10 episodes, 1988) |
| Craig Beaudine | .... | first assistant director (9 episodes, 1987-1988) |
| Lisa Marmon | .... | second assistant director (4 episodes, 1987-1988) |
| Gene Marum | .... | first assistant director (3 episodes, 1987) |
| Paul Samuelson | .... | first assistant director (3 episodes, 1989) |
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| Ken Speed | .... | special effects technician (1 episode, 1987) |
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| Joe White | .... | visual effects (1 episode, 1991) |
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| Wes Irwin | .... | post production associate (24 episodes, 1990-1991) |
| John Potter | .... | colorist (4 episodes, 1987-1991) |
| Bernice Kenton | .... | post-production coordinator / post production associate (4 episodes, 1990-1991) |
| Andrea Harnick | .... | assistant editor (2 episodes, 1987) |
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| Bill Myers | .... | transportation coordinator (4 episodes, 1987) |
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| RaeAnn Emery | .... | stand-in (85 episodes, 1987-1991) |
| Ann Lewis Hamilton | .... | story editor / executive story consultant (49 episodes, 1988-1990) |
| Joseph Dougherty | .... | executive story consultant / story editor (41 episodes, 1988-1990) |
| Susan Shilliday | .... | executive story consultant / story editor (41 episodes, 1988-1990) |
| Liberty Godshall | .... | story editor (22 episodes, 1990-1991) |
| Winnie Holzman | .... | story editor / executive story editor (22 episodes, 1990-1991) |
| Karen L. Gannon | .... | assistant to producers (21 episodes, 1987-1988) |
| Richard Kramer | .... | story editor / executive story consultant (20 episodes, 1987-1988) |
| Kenneth Gilbert | .... | script supervisor (5 episodes, 1987) |
| Donna Freed | .... | production coordinator (4 episodes, 1987) |
| Susan Miller | .... | story editor (4 episodes, 1987) |
| Peter M. Tobyansen | .... | location manager (4 episodes, 1987) |
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Additional Details
Runtime:
60 min (85 episodes)
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1
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Fun Stuff
Trivia:
The character 'Michael Steadman' was ranked #46 in TV Guide's list of the "50 Greatest TV Dads of All Time" (20 June 2004 issue).
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Ellyn's wedding episode was the best ever. This show was my favorite and this episode was the perfect example of why. It was the perfect mix of poignant and realistic. This episode has some of the funniest scenes from the series that morph into the most bittersweet. I think this show's effects are still being felt in programming today.