A modern All-American family deals with the struggles of life and love in mid-western suburbia.
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Michael Braverman
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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 ...
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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 ...
S4.E17
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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| 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 | |
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A modern All-American family deals with the struggles of life and love in mid-western suburbia.
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12 September 1989 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Blondie Street, Columbia/Warner Bros. Ranch - 411 North Hollywood Way, Burbank, California, USA See more »Edit
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(opening theme)
Written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney
Performed by Patti LuPone and cast
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Monique Lanier left the role of Paige so she could have a baby she was replaced by Tracy Needham See more »Alternate Versions
The Season 1 DVD omits the Beatles' "Ob La Di" as the theme song -- replaced with an original song written for the DVD release -- to avoid the high licensing fees. The one exception is the pilot episode. See more »Soundtracks
Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da(opening theme)
Written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney
Performed by Patti LuPone and cast
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When I saw Chris Burke's smiling face on the screen for the very first time, I knew that I was seeing a barrier being broken down. At last someone had gotten the great idea of portraying the life of the Developmentally Disabled on screen and the sacrifices that parents all over the world make daily to keep children in their families and try to give them as normal a life as possible.
The only thing that I didn't like as the series moved on was that it left the focus of life with Corky Thatcher to life with Becca Thatcher, portrayed by the more popular actor. It lost out on what could have been some very interesting story lines by doing that. The only thing that rather redeemed that switch was the storyline that dealt with Corky getting married.
Otherwise, the producers of this show are to be congratulated. Without this series there may not have been movies like "The Other Sister" or a hero for so many of the Developmentally Disabled named Chris Burke, who proved that what so many of them want could be done.