Life Goes On
Synopsis
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 with Down syndrome.
Season 1 Episodes
EP 1
Corky tries to mainstream into the 9th grade, the same grade as Becca. Becca worries that Corky may stop her from getting to the boy she re…
EP 2
Corky runs for freshman class president with the help of an unpopular, smart student,Lester Fishbein. He has a crush on Rona and really bel…
EP 3
Corky gets a babysitting job; his classmates barge in at the house where he is babysitting. The intrusive folks include Tyler, who regrets …
EP 4
An episode showcasing the singing talents of Patti LuPone. A Tony winner for the musical ""Evita"", actually centers around Corky, for whom…
EP 5
Becca falls for the lead singer (Gabe) in a neighborhood band. She stays out with Maxine to listen to the band past curfew. Gabe encourages…
EP 6
Drew sets up Paige with a charmer whose head is in the clouds; unfortunately his sense of responsibility seems to be mired in quicksand.
EP 7
Paige's mom comes back. They have a great time, and make plans for a trip to New England. Paige's mom winds up living without Paige. A lot …
EP 8
Drew works on a construction project at an Indian burial ground. A wolf who mysteriously gaurds the grounds saves Corky from Dobermans purs…
EP 9
Corky tries out for the football team. The footbal coach hits a student, one of his former players, and all the team stands up for the coac…
EP 10
A frustrated Drew decides to quit his construction job and go into the restaurant business; and he joins Libby in counseling a couple whose…
EP 11
Paige goes to work for a veteranarian who is very kind with suffering animals but kind of insufferable with humans. The vet is divorced and…
EP 12
Becca and Corky (in the same class somehow) do a classroom exercise in which paired students must pretend to be married for a week to inves…
EP 13
At the high school football reunion, Drew finally makes peace with his best friend after a falling out over a business deal that caused Dre…
EP 14
Drew's younger brother Richard, a lovable family black sheep, breezes in at a time when Corky is beginning to wonder who'll look after him …
EP 15
The Special Olympics, a time for warmhearted competition and fun, also bring love to Corky and a challenge to Tyler, whose father won't per…
EP 16
At 18, Corky wants out from under his parents' wings-- even if it just means taking the bus to school. Unfortunately, he ends up with the b…
EP 17
Becca enters a Miss Teen contest and finds out that she is sharing a room with none other than Rona Lieberman. Scholarship money is at stak…
EP 18
Drew finally gets a chance to own his own restaurant, but it's Corky who brings home the bacon: a huge runaway porker that hogs Corky's aff…
EP 19
As a reporter for an underground newspaper, Becca zealously pens an expose of the school janitor's criminal past for the that's the truth- …
EP 20
Becca's aged dance teacher (Viveca Lindfors) must enter a nursing home.
EP 21
Drew is sure that his father, who stops by on his way to join the Peace Corps in the Solomon Islands, isn't telling them the whole story.
EP 22
Becca finally gets asked to the dance by Tyler. Only had already accepted an invitation with someone else. She breaks it off with the first…
