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Life Goes On

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

★ 6.7 TMDB Rating · 29 votes

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.

Created by
Michael Braverman
Seasons
4
Episodes
83
Episode length
~1h
First aired
Sep 12, 1989
Networks
ABC
Original language
English
Origin
United States

Cast of Life Goes On

  • Portrait of Bill Smitrovich

    Bill Smitrovich

    Andrew "Drew" Thatcher

  • Portrait of Patti LuPone

    Patti LuPone

    Elizabeth 'Libby' Thacher

  • Portrait of Chris Burke

    Chris Burke

    Charles "Corky" Thatcher

  • Portrait of Kellie Martin

    Kellie Martin

    Rebecca 'Becca' Thacher

  • Portrait of Chad Lowe

    Chad Lowe

    Jesse McKenna

  • Portrait of Tracey Needham

    Tracey Needham

    Paige Thatcher

  • Monique Lanier

    Paige Thatcher

  • Portrait of Elizabeth Berkley

    Elizabeth Berkley

    Selena

  • Portrait of Josh Lucas

    Josh Lucas

    Dylan

  • Andrea F. Friedman

    Amanda Swanson

Seasons

  • Poster for Season 1 of Life Goes On

    Season 1

    Sep 12, 1989

    22 episodes

  • Poster for Season 2 of Life Goes On

    Season 2

    Sep 16, 1990

    22 episodes

  • Poster for Season 3 of Life Goes On

    Season 3

    Sep 22, 1991

    22 episodes

  • Poster for Season 4 of Life Goes On

    Season 4

    Sep 20, 1992

    17 episodes

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