Life Goes On: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

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.

Series details

• Title: Life Goes On
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama
• Premiere date: 1989-09-12
• Final broadcast date listed: 1993-05-23
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ABC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 4915

Cast and credited roles

• Bill Smitrovich — Andrew 'Drew' Thacher
• Chris Burke — Charles 'Corky' Thacher
• Patti LuPone — Elizabeth 'Libby' Thacher
• Kellie Martin — Rebecca 'Becca' Thacher
• Monique Lanier — Paige Thacher
• Chad Lowe — Jesse McKenna
• Tracey Needham — Paige Thacher

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1989-09-12; final listed air date 1990-05-13; episode order: 22.
• Season 2: premiered 1990-09-16; final listed air date 1991-05-05; episode order: 22.
• Season 3: premiered 1991-09-22; final listed air date 1992-05-10; episode order: 22.
• Season 4: premiered 1992-09-20; final listed air date 1993-05-23; episode order: 17.

Source and licence

Adapted from Life Goes On on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.