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Airs Next: ABC at Sunday 7:00 PM (60 min.)
Status: Ended    Premiered: September 12, 1989    Last Aired: May 23, 1993
Show Category: Drama
Life Goes On
Meet the Thatchers, Drew, Libby, Becca, and Corky. Corky suffers from Down Syndrome. The show dealt with many issues. Some of which included drinking, sex, and HIV in the third season when Becca started dating a man that was HIV positive. Drew also had a daughter from a previous marriage, whose name was Paige.

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Last episode: Life Goes On (and On and On)
The series finale, it leaps 4 years into the future to see Becca and Jesse marry, and then 10 years when Becca, now about 27 (still played by Kellie Martin) tells her son a story about what happened after graduating from high school. Corky doesn't graduate, but says, "I'll be back". Ray was the valedictorian of Becca's class. Jesse leaves for Europe, breaking Becca's heart, but returns four years later. It is not determined whether Becca's son was fathered by Jesse or not, but Becca expresses a desire to have Jesse's baby, saying that new treatments could make it possible. The question of who fathered this child is hard to answer as Becca says the final words of the series: "I love you, Jesse".
Aired: Sunday May 23, 1993
82. Last Wish Mar 7, 1993 0 Reviews 2.59
81. Bedfellows Feb 28, 1993 0 Reviews 1.77
80. Five to Midnight Feb 21, 1993 0 Reviews 6.21
79. Visions Feb 14, 1993 0 Reviews 5.52

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Cast

 
Kellie Martin - Rebecca "Becca" Thacher
Leigh Ann Orsi - Zoe (Season 2)
Monique Lanier - Paige Thatcher (Season 1)
Lance Guest - Michael (Season 3-4)
Christopher Graves - Nick Thatcher
Kevin Graves - Nick Thatcher
Michael Goorjian - Ray Nelson (Season 3)
Andrea Fay Friedman - Amanda Swanson (Season 3-4)
Bill Smitrovich - Andrew 'Drew' Thatcher
David Byrd - Hans (Season 2)
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9.5
Superb
"Bring it back!"
I need to see this show on syndication...
Continue » Posted Jun 27, 2007 5:37 am PST
10.0
Perfect
"Personal favorite"
A show about a teenage boy who happens to have Down Syndrome and the struggles he goes through.
Continue » Posted Mar 15, 2007 6:56 pm PST
9.7
Superb
"Bring it back!"
The show involved the Thatcher family and dealt with many issues, including drinking, sex, and HIV in the third season when Becca started dating a man that was HIV positive. Drew also had a daughter from a previous marriage, Paige.
Continue » Posted Feb 26, 2007 1:41 pm PST
10.0
Perfect
"A decent show"
A very great drama to watch! It's a family drama about the Thatchers. There were a lot of issues the family deals with everyday like drinking, sex, and HIV. It involves with Corky, who suffers from Down Syndrome.
Continue » Posted Aug 22, 2006 5:38 pm PST

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10.0
Perfect
"Bring it back!"
One of the best family shows.
Continue » Posted Jun 23, 2005 4:24 pm PST

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Show: Life Goes On
Popularity Rank: 700 of 17,663
Ratings Rank: 601 of 17,663  ( 14)
Show Reviews: 5
People Tracking: 142
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8.8 Great 315 votes
Rating Statistics:
perfect: 169 (53.7%)
great: 56 (17.8%)
superb: 48 (15.2%)
abysmal: 18 (5.7%)
Other: 24 (7.6%)
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