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Thirtysomething (1987 – 1991) was a ground-breaking and award-winning American evening television drama, of the type popularly labeled a soap opera when broadcast during the daytime. It premiered on ABC September 29, 1987. The last of its 85 episodes aired on May 28, 1991.

It was created by Marshall Herskovitz and Edward Zwick and reflected the angst felt by baby boomers and yuppies of the late 1980s. These issues were also reflected in other works of popular culture which appeared during the same year, Baby Boom, Fatal Attraction
and Wall Street
. This is also true of the popular 1986 television drama L.A. Law and the 1988 film Working Girl
. Thirtysomething became a cultural icon and was discussed in articles such as those listed in the reference section below.

Cast

The Steadmans

Ken Olin
— Michael Steadman
Mel Harris
— Hope Murdoch Steadman
Brittany Craven — Janey Steadman
Lacey Craven — Janey Steadman
?? — Leo Steadman
Melanie Mayron
— Melissa Steadman
Barbara Barrie
— Barbara Steadman
Danton Stone — Brad Steadman

The Westons

Timothy Busfield
— Elliot Weston
Patricia Wettig
— Nancy Krieger Weston
Luke Rossi — Ethan Weston
Jordana Shapiro — Brittany Weston

The Shepherds

Peter Horton
— Prof. Gary Shepherd
Patricia Kalember
— Susannah Hart Shepherd
?? — Emma Shepherd

Other characters

Polly Draper
— Ellyn Warren
David Clennon
— Miles Drentell
Faith Ford
— Janine
Rosalind Cash
— Val Shilliday
Peter Frechette
— Peter Montefiore
Terry Kinney
— Steve Woodman
Erich Anderson
— Billy Sidel
Richard Gilliland — Jeffrey Milgrom
Corey Parker — Lee Owens
David Marshall Grant — Russell Weller
Richard Cummings Jr. — Mark Harriton
Holly Fulger — Hollis Amato
Andra Millian — Angel Wasserman
J.D. Souther — John Dunaway

Story line

Thirtysomething depicts the lives of a married couple, Michael and Hope Steadman, and their friends (Gary, Melissa, Ellyn, Elliot, and Nancy) all of whom are in their thirties (hence the title) and living in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Michael and Elliot work in the advertising business. Although the series began with them running their own agency, they eventually went to work for Miles Drentell, the head of DAA (a character who would reappear on the ABC show Once and Again). Hope, Michael's wife, is a writer who struggles with her desire to be at home with her daughter, Janey, and her need to work. Michael and Hope are also an interfaith couple, a fact which was referenced throughout the series. Nancy is Elliot's wife, an artist, and stay-at-home mother to Ethan and Brittany. She struggled with, and overcame, cancer during the last two seasons. Melissa is Michael's cousin and Gary's former girlfriend. She is a photographer whose career includes an album by Carly Simon and photos in the magazine Vanity Fair. Ellyn is Hope's childhood friend and works for the city government. Gary, a free-spirited professor of English literature, is Michael's college roommate, who marries Susannah, a social worker. He dies in a traffic accident in 1991 (in order to allow Horton to pursue his love of directing).

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