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A Year in the Life

Show Info

  • Status: Ended
  • First Aired: September 16, 1987
  • Seasons: 1
  • Episodes: 22
  • Networks: NBC
  • Genres: Drama
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A Year in the Life(1987)

TMDB Rating: 6.8 (5 votes)

Overview

Following the success of the three-part miniseries of the same name, the drama series follows the daily lives of Seattle's Gardner family. Joe Gardner is the owner of a successful plastics business and the father of four adult children. The Gardner family includes twice-divorced daughter Anne, who returns home with her two teenaged children; daughter Lindley and husband Jim, parents of a newborn baby daughter; black sheep son Jack; and conservative youngest son Sam, newly married to free-spirited Kay.

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Season 1

22 episodes • 1987

#EpisodeAir DateRating
1Don't I Know You From Somewhere?Sep 16, 19870.0
2Things You Should Know Before and AfterSep 23, 19870.0
3What Do You Think Love Is?Sep 30, 19870.0
4What Do People Do All Day?Oct 21, 19870.0
5Dixie ChickenOct 28, 19870.0
6E.M. 7 Grizzlies Minus 3 1/2 for a NickelNov 4, 19870.0
7Acts of FaithNov 11, 19870.0
8In Dreams Begin ResponsibilitiesNov 18, 19870.0
9So Much Water, So Close to HomeNov 25, 19870.0
10I Think You Know Something I Don't KnowDec 2, 19870.0
11While Someone Else is Eating or Opening a WindowDec 16, 19870.0
12The Little Disturbance of ManJan 6, 19880.0
13Sometimes It's Hard to RememberJan 13, 19880.0
14At the Last Moment, Enormous ChangesJan 20, 19880.0
15Goodbye to All ThatFeb 3, 19880.0
16The Go-BetweenFeb 10, 19880.0
17Fathers and Other StrangersFeb 17, 19880.0
18Common GroundMar 9, 19880.0
19Glory DaysMar 16, 19880.0
20The Politics of BeingMar 23, 19880.0
21Peter Creek RoadApr 6, 19880.0
22Love MotherApr 13, 19880.0

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