In the series premiere, Charles "Corky" Thatcher tries to mainstream in a regular high school with his sister, Becca. But his first few days in Grade 9 take a serious turn when he is accused of ...
Encouraged by Rona Liberman, Corky runs for freshman class president with the help of smart, but very unpopular classmate, Lester. Thinking that Rona likes him, Corky doesn't know he was only ...
In the series finale, Becca, now about 27, tells her son a story about what happened after graduating from high school. Corky doesn't graduate, but says, "I'll be back" while Jesse leaves for Europe,...
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Title: Life Goes On (1989–1993)
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| Complete series cast summary: | |||
| Bill Smitrovich | ... | Drew Thatcher 83 episodes, 1989-1993 | |
| Patti LuPone | ... | Libby Thatcher 83 episodes, 1989-1993 | |
| Chris Burke | ... | Corky Thatcher 83 episodes, 1989-1993 | |
| Kellie Martin | ... | Becca Thatcher 83 episodes, 1989-1993 | |
| Tracey Needham | ... | Paige Thatcher 40 episodes, 1990-1993 | |
| Chad Lowe | ... | Jesse McKenna 35 episodes, 1991-1993 | |
A modern All-American family deals with the struggles of life and love in mid-western suburbia.
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I remember watching my first prime time drama at the age of six years old with my mother and younger brother. My mother was a huge fan of "Life Goes On", the show which focuses on the Thatcher Family. She somehow got me so interested in the show that it became the first program I watched on a regularl basis. The story revolves around the two parents who guide their wayward daughter Paige, the blossoming Becca, and Charles, or Corky, their first and only downs-syndrome child. The breakout star of the show became Kellie Martin, whose portrayal of Becca captured the hearts of many awe-struck spectators every Sunday night on ABC. Her first boyfriend, Tyler, dies in a car crash and her second boyfriend was HIV positive. Words (and especially not mine) can not do this show justice. The emotion is just to pure and real that you feel Becca's pain over Jesse and vice versa. It was an incredible show. ABC, of course cancelled it in it's fourth season. "Life Goes On" and "My So-Called Life" will always be my favorite dramas for the 90's and I suppose I will always hate ABC for cutting them down in their prime. You can check out re-runs of the show if you get PAX and see a very different (and blond) Kellie Martin scrubbing for surgery on ER.