thirtysomething (1987)

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The '80s never looked so good.

thirtysomething is an American television drama about a group of baby boomers in their late thirties.

• Released: 1987-09-29
• Genres: Drama
• Seasons: 4, 85 episodes
• Episode length: 1h 0m
• Network: ABC
• Status: Ended
• TMDB rating: 6.3/10 from 33 votes

Created by Edward Zwick, Marshall Herskovitz.

Top cast

• Ken Olin as Michael Steadman
• Mel Harris as Hope Steadman
• Timothy Busfield as Elliot Weston
• Patricia Wettig as Nancy Weston
• Peter Horton as Gary Shepherd
• Melanie Mayron as Melissa Steadman
• Polly Draper as Ellyn Warren
• Patricia Kalember

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