Life Goes On

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Life Goes On is an American television drama series best known for being one of the first network shows to prominently feature a major character with Down syndrome.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf television series
airedInThe1980s true
airedInThe1990s true
characterHasCondition Corky Thatcher – Down syndrome
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
creator Michael Braverman NERFINISHED
ended 1993
executiveProducer Michael Braverman NERFINISHED
featuresCharacterWithDisability Corky Thatcher NERFINISHED
firstAired 1989
follows the Thatcher family NERFINISHED
genre drama
hasMajorCastMember Bill Smitrovich NERFINISHED
Chris Burke NERFINISHED
Kellie Martin NERFINISHED
Monique Lanier NERFINISHED
Patti LuPone NERFINISHED
Tracey Needham NERFINISHED
hasTheme coming of age
disability representation
family life
mainCharacter Corky Thatcher NERFINISHED
medium television
network American Broadcasting Company NERFINISHED
notableFor early network television representation of a character with Down syndrome
featuring a major character with Down syndrome
numberOfSeasons 4
originalLanguage English
originallyAiredOnDay Sunday
originalNetwork ABC
originalRunEndYear 1993
originalRunStartYear 1989
portrayedBy Corky Thatcher – Chris Burke NERFINISHED
productionCompany Warner Bros. Television
setIn suburban Chicago

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Chad Lowe awardForWork Life Goes On
Chad Lowe notableWork Life Goes On
Janet Leahy notableWork Life Goes On
Patti LuPone notableWork Life Goes On
Chad Lowe televisionSeries Life Goes On