Life Goes On - Season 1 - Eps 1: Pilot

Name: Eps 1: Pilot
Released: 1989-09-12
Rating: 3.3

1989-09-12 • 60 min • ⭐ 6.5/10

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 really wants, Tyler Benchfield, a star on the football team. Corky dreams of being King at the homecoming dance with Ron Lieberman. Corky is accused of cheating off Rona's paper but it was exactly the opposite. Tyler introduces the Thatchers to his brother Donny, who also has Down's Syndrome. Doubts arise arise over whether Corky should indeed mainstream as opposed to going into a special-ed program, or a private school (which the Thatcher's can't afford). But at a serious parent-principle meeting, Corky dispels all doubts by reciting ""The Raven"", the famous Edgar Allan Poe poem. Sub-plot: For Libby's 40th birthday, Drew buys her a heart-shaped ring that they can't afford. Paige moves home.

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About Life Goes On

Title: Life Goes On

First Air Date: 1989-09-12

Last Air Date: 1993-05-23

Status: Ended

Rating: 6.5/10 (from 27 votes)

Language: EN

Seasons: 4

Total Episodes: 83

Network: ABC

Genres: Drama, Family

Production Companies: Unknown

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.