Life Goes On

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Series 1989 60 min/ep.

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.

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Provisional estimate — not yet fully analyzed. NR (US)

Likely present: Family themesHeavy emotional content

The series' description as centering on a family and being the first to feature a main character with Down syndrome suggests family and emotional themes.

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