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thirtysomething

The '80s never looked so good.
Premiered: Sep 29, 1987 | 4 seasons | 85 episodes

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Thirtysomething is an American television drama about a group of baby boomers in their late thirties. It was created by Marshall Herskovitz and Edward Zwick for MGM/UA Television Group and The Bedford Falls Company, and aired on ABC. It premiered in the U.S. on September 29, 1987. It lasted four seasons, with the last of its 85 episodes airing on May 28, 1991. The title of the show was designed as thirtysomething by Kathie Broyles, who combined the words of the original title, Thirty Something. In 1997, "The Go Between" and "Samurai Ad Man" were ranked #22 on TV Guide′s 100 Greatest Episodes of All Time. In 2002, Thirtysomething was ranked #19 on TV Guide′s 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time, and in 2013 TV Guide ranked it #10 in its list of The 60 Greatest Dramas of All Time.
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Name Character Episodes
Peter Horton Gary Shepherd 85
Patricia Kalember 85
Polly Draper Ellyn Warren 85
Melanie Mayron Melissa Steadman 85
Mel Harris Hope Steadman 85
Timothy Busfield Elliot Weston 85
Ken Olin Michael Steadman 85
Patricia Wettig Nancy Weston 85
David Clennon 22
Terry Kinney 7
Richard Gilliland Jeffrey Milgrom 7
Patricia Heaton 6
Lynne Thigpen 6
Faith Ford 5
Elizabeth Hoffman 5
Tyra Ferrell 4
Peter Frechette 4
Timothy Carhart 3
Rosalind Cash 3
Jack Gilford 3
Phyllis Newman 3
Felicity LaFortune Valerie Milgrom 3
Stanley Tucci 2
Kellie Martin 2
Barbara Barrie 2
Reiner Schöne 2
Talia Balsam 2
Shirley Knight 2
Herb Edelman 2
Jeff Perry 2
Paul Dooley 2
Betsy Blair 2
Lyman Ward 2
Paul Willson 2
Bruce Wright 2
Brad Pitt Bernard 1
Colleen Camp 1
Patricia Arquette 1
Dana Delany 1
Mariska Hargitay 1
Angela Bassett 1
David C. Glasser Young Leonard 1
Rosalind Chao Willa Camden 1
Richard Masur 1
Sheila Kelley 1
Carly Simon 1
Paul Sand 1
Scott Marlowe 1
Bruce Davison 1
Michael Landes 1
Eddie Albert 1
Marg Helgenberger 1
Chris Mulkey 1
Shawn Levy Robert 1
Lauren Tom 1
Chelsea Field 1
Lenny Von Dohlen 1
Brooke Adams 1
Casey Sander 1
Tess Harper 1
Nana Visitor 1
Mary Kay Place 1
Shawn Weatherly 1
Charles Barkley 1
Marianne Muellerleile 1
Charles Cioffi 1
Kevin Pollak 1
Eileen Brennan 1
Ernie Lively 1
Heather McComb 1
Steven Hill 1
L. Scott Caldwell 1
Alan King 1
Earl Boen 1
Sylvia Sidney 1
Bebe Drake 1
Heidi Swedberg 1
Charlotte Stewart 1
Ken Jenkins 1
Shiri Appleby Little Hope 1
Allan Miller 1
Philip Abbott 1
Patty Toy 1
Kimberly Foster 1
Ellen Crawford 1
Millie Perkins 1
John Lafayette 1
Marshall Herskovitz 1
Philip Sterling 1
Courtney B. Vance 1
Andrew Divoff 1
Lois Smith 1
Debra Mooney 1
Barbara Rhoades 1
Diane Delano 1
Meredith Scott Lynn 1
James Eckhouse 1
Kate Hodge 1
Chris Hardwick 1
Cassandra Peterson 1
Joseph Maher 1
Norman Burton 1
Nicolas Coster 1
Roberta Wallach 1
Paul Eiding 1
John Durbin 1
Timothy Stack 1
Grant Heslov 1
Stanley DeSantis 1
Danitza Kingsley 1
Constance Forslund 1
Carrie Hamilton 1
Stephen Lee 1
Dan Shor 1
Paul Feig 1
Phil Fondacaro 1
Meg Wittner 1
Catlin Adams 1
Julie Ariola 1
Rita Wilson 1
Tim Russ 1
Phil Leeds 1
Geraldo Rivera 1
Ellie Cornell 1
Noelle Parker Cindy 1
David Packer 1
Norma Donaldson 1
Chip Zien 1
Dana Stevens 1
Dena Dietrich 1
Robert Symonds 1
Dana Sparks 1
King Moody 1
Tom O'Brien 1
Mark Nelson Leonard Katz 1
Jack Blessing 1
Ken Michelman 1
Leo Fuchs 1
Jeff McCracken 1
Alexondra Lee Melissa (Age 16) 1
Jim Doughan 1
Dan Gilvezan 1
Jeff Altman 1
Douglas Dirkson 1
Norma MacMillan Woman in Elevator 1
Robert Levine 1
Robin Leach 1
Dinah Lenney 1
Estelle Reiner 1
Robert Brian Wilson 1
Crystal Carson 1
Helen Page Camp Mrs. Lerner 1
Cassie Yates 1
Len Lesser 1
Norma Maldonado 1
Cheryl Pollak 1
Jo Anderson 1
S. Scott Bullock 1
Art LaFleur 1