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''[[thirtysomething]]'' was a television drama series that aired on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] from September 29, 1987, to May 28, 1991. It details the lives of seven friends in their 30s - former [[The Sixties|Sixties]] counterculture types turned [[Bourgeois Bohemian|Bourgeois Bohemians]] - living in suburban Philadelphia. |
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The main characters are: |
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* Michael Steadman - An advertising executive. |
* Michael Steadman - An advertising executive. |
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* Hope Steadman - Michael's wife, a freelance journalist raising their newborn daughter, Janey. |
* Hope Steadman - Michael's wife, a freelance journalist raising their newborn daughter, Janey. |
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Not to be confused with the Hugh Laurie Britcom ''[[Fortysomething]]''. |
Not to be confused with the Hugh Laurie Britcom ''[[Fortysomething]]''. |
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* [[All Lowercase Letters]]: |
* [[All Lowercase Letters]]: The show's title is officially ''thirtysomething''. |
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* [[Directed by Cast Member]]: Arguably the biggest example of this trope without ''[[Star Trek]]'' in the title (just about the only non-child regulars who ''didn't'' direct episodes were Polly Draper<ref>who got behind the cameras later on, anyway, with ''[[The Naked Brothers Band]]''</ref> and Patricia Wettig) - there were so many episodes that one episode was even about Elliot's directing debut! Well, they say you should write about what you know... |
* [[Directed by Cast Member]]: Arguably the biggest example of this trope without ''[[Star Trek]]'' in the title (just about the only non-child regulars who ''didn't'' direct episodes were Polly Draper<ref>who got behind the cameras later on, anyway, with ''[[The Naked Brothers Band]]''</ref> and Patricia Wettig) - there were so many episodes that one episode was even about Elliot's directing debut! Well, they say you should write about what you know... |
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* [[Loads and Loads of Characters]] |
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Latest revision as of 11:23, 12 September 2021
thirtysomething was a television drama series that aired on ABC from September 29, 1987, to May 28, 1991. It details the lives of seven friends in their 30s - former Sixties counterculture types turned Bourgeois Bohemians - living in suburban Philadelphia.
The main characters are:
- Michael Steadman - An advertising executive.
- Hope Steadman - Michael's wife, a freelance journalist raising their newborn daughter, Janey.
- Elliot Weston - Michael's advertising partner, who, at the beginning of hte series, is having marital problems after an affair with a co-worker.
- Nancy Weston - Elliot's wife, an aspiring artist raising their two children, Ethan and Brittany. Nancy battled ovarian cancer during the last two seasons.
- Melissa Steadman - Michael's photographer cousin.
- Gary Shepherd - An English professor who was Michael's best friend. Gary tragically dies in a car accident a few episodes into the final season.
- Ellyn Warren - Hope's girlhood friend, a career woman.
- Miles Drentell - Michael and Elliot's Bad Boss, who employed them once their ad agency went bankrupt.
- Susannah Hart - Gary's girlfriend and later wife, who eventually bore him a daughter, Emma.
Not to be confused with the Hugh Laurie Britcom Fortysomething.
Tropes used in Thirtysomething include:
- All Lowercase Letters: The show's title is officially thirtysomething.
- Directed by Cast Member: Arguably the biggest example of this trope without Star Trek in the title (just about the only non-child regulars who didn't direct episodes were Polly Draper[1] and Patricia Wettig) - there were so many episodes that one episode was even about Elliot's directing debut! Well, they say you should write about what you know...
- Loads and Loads of Characters
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- ↑ who got behind the cameras later on, anyway, with The Naked Brothers Band
