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Corky, a 19 year old kid with Downs is admitted to freshman level of high school thanks to a controversial decision made in public schools in the late 80's known as "mainstreaming". There, he wings his way through a world of playful jocks, cynical smart kids and mean-spirited cheerleaders.
Television's first drama series built around a mentally challenged character, "Life Goes On" chronicles the experiences of the Thacher family, particularly Corky, who has Down syndrome. Although ...
Life Goes On: Created by Michael Braverman. With Bill Smitrovich, Patti LuPone, Chris Burke, Kellie Martin. A modern All-American family deals with the struggles of life and love in mid-western suburbia.
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- 1989-09-12
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Life Goes On. Life Goes On is a television series that aired on ABC from September 12, 1989, to May 23, 1993. The show centers on the Thatcher family living in suburban Chicago: Drew, his wife Elizabeth, and their children Paige, Rebecca, and Charles, who is known as Corky. Life Goes On was the first television series to have a major character ...
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The cast of Life Goes On. Clockwise from left: Kellie Martin, Patti LuPone, Bill Smitrovich, Chris Burke, and Arnold the Semi-Wonder Dog. Life Goes On is an American drama television series that aired on ABC from September 12, 1989, to May 23, 1993. The show centers on the Thatcher family living in suburban Chicago: Drew, his wife Libby, and ...
Apr 4, 2007 · 148. Talk about a unique premise: take your standard family drama, but make the main character a young man with Downs Syndrome. The storytelling challenges that arise, and watching the writers try ...
With Bill Smitrovich, Patti LuPone. Cupid's arrow strikes Becca and a classmate, Paige and her beau, Libby's boss and Gina, and Hans the cook. Corky has trouble accepting that his substitute ...
