Thirtysomething

Seven tricenarians living in Philadelphia struggle with everyday adult angst.

Cast:Timothy Busfield , Polly Draper , Mel Harris , Peter Horton , Melanie Mayron , Ken Olin , Patricia Wettig , Brittany Craven , Lacey Craven , Luke Rossi , Jordana 'Bink' Shapiro , David Clennon , Patricia Kalember , Andra Millian , Richard Cummings Jr. , Terry Kinney , Richard Gilliland , Erich Anderson

1Season 1

S1.E1 ∙ Thirtysomething

Tue, Sep 29, 1987

Hope and Michael Steadman are still adjusting to parenthood while struggling with money problems and best-friend crises.

2Season 1

S1.E2 ∙ The Parents Are Coming

Tue, Oct 6, 1987

Everyone loves Hope's mother - except Hope who drives Michael and her friends crazy as she anticipates a visit from her parents.

3Season 1

S1.E3 ∙ Housewarming

Tue, Oct 13, 1987

Michael and Hope race to renovate their crumbling mansion for a huge housewarming party.

4Season 1

S1.E4 ∙ Couples

Tue, Oct 27, 1987

A night out with friends degenerates as Nancy and Elliot's marital woes become apparent.

5Season 1

S1.E5 ∙ But Not for Me

Tue, Nov 3, 1987

Gary and Melissa rekindle their affair; Michael and Hope's first date in months is a disaster.

6Season 1

S1.E6 ∙ We Gather Together

Tue, Nov 17, 1987

Hope and Michael plan a quiet Thanksgiving but learn friends are counting on being invited.

7Season 1

S1.E7 ∙ Nice Work If You Can Get It

Tue, Dec 1, 1987

Before a deadline, Michael and Elliot wrestle with a creativity block; Ellyn develops a crush on an associate.

8Season 1

S1.E8 ∙ Weaning

Tue, Dec 8, 1987

Sensing baby Janey's decreasing dependency on her, depressed Hope decides to go back to work.

9Season 1

S1.E9 ∙ I'll Be Home for Christmas

Tue, Dec 15, 1987

Michael and Hope argue about whether their infant's first holiday should be Christmas or Hanukkah. A famous photographer shows interest in Melissa's work.

10Season 1

S1.E10 ∙ South by Southeast

Tue, Jan 5, 1988

Gary is in love, but as things start to get serious he receives a series of threats on his life - and the likely suspect is a jealous psychology professor.

11Season 1

S1.E11 ∙ Therapy

Tue, Jan 12, 1988

Elliot and Nancy seek professional help for their troubled marriage; Michael finds it hard to keep it a secret.

12Season 1

S1.E12 ∙ Competition

Tue, Jan 19, 1988

When an important client makes it clear that he prefers Elliot to Michael, Michael finds himself growing increasingly more envious of his partner.

13Season 1

S1.E13 ∙ Separation

Tue, Jan 26, 1988

Elliot temporarily moves in with Michael and Hope after separating from Nancy.

14Season 1

S1.E14 ∙ I'm in Love, I'm in Love, I'm in Love, I'm in Love, I'm in Love with a Wonderful Gynecologist

Tue, Feb 2, 1988

Competing for the attention of the same man jeopardizes the new found friendship between Ellyn and Melissa.

15Season 1

S1.E15 ∙ Business as Usual

Tue, Feb 9, 1988

Michael's hopes for a joyous reunion with his father are destroyed when he discovers the real reason for the visit.

16Season 1

S1.E16 ∙ Accounts Receivable

Tue, Mar 1, 1988

A rocky relationship between Michael and his brother Brad is further strained when Michael learns the family business is almost bankrupt.

17Season 1

S1.E17 ∙ Whose Forest Is This?

Tue, Mar 15, 1988

Nancy and Elliot's separation takes its toll on their son; Elliot prepares for a blind date with a chiropractor.

18Season 1

S1.E18 ∙ Nancy's First Date

Tue, Mar 22, 1988

Melissa's burgeoning romance slows when she learns he doesn't want any more kids. Nancy has her first date since the separation.

19Season 1

S1.E19 ∙ Undone

Tue, Apr 12, 1988

Michael's best friend from college pays a visit.

20Season 1

S1.E20 ∙ Tenure

Tue, May 3, 1988

Gary evaluates the fate of his academic career as he undergoes tenure review at the college. Ellyn learns her building is going co-op, leaving her to decide whether to buy her apartment.

21Season 1

S1.E21 ∙ Born to Be Mild

Tue, May 10, 1988

Ellyn and Woodman's weekend is ruined when they are forced to babysit Janey.

1Season 2

S2.E1 ∙ We'll Meet Again

Tue, Dec 6, 1988

While cleaning out the house, Hope comes across the World War II era diary of the house's previous owner: a young nurse who was waiting for her husband to return from the war.

2Season 2

S2.E2 ∙ In Re: The Marriage of Weston

Tue, Dec 13, 1988

Elliot and Nancy continue with divorce proceedings as each reflects back on some of the happy times of their relationship.

3Season 2

S2.E3 ∙ The Mike Van Dyke Show

Tue, Dec 20, 1988

Michael struggles with the Christmas season and Hope finds out she's pregnant. Michael views the events similar to the a black and white Dick Van Dyke episode...in this case the 'Mike Van Dyke.'

4Season 2

S2.E4 ∙ Trust Me

Tue, Jan 3, 1989

Melissa and Gary contemplate having a baby together even though Michael, Ellyn and Hope are against.

5Season 2

S2.E5 ∙ No Promises

Tue, Jan 10, 1989

Ellyn must face some difficult truths about herself and her complicated relationship with her parents.

6Season 2

S2.E6 ∙ Politics

Tue, Jan 17, 1989

Michael and Elliot take a job working for a political candidate whose reputation is questionable.

7Season 2

S2.E7 ∙ Success

Tue, Jan 31, 1989

Elliot and Michael's ad agency founders toward bankruptcy as Melissa's career takes off with an assignment to photograph Carly Simon.

8Season 2

S2.E8 ∙ First Day/Last Day

Tue, Feb 7, 1989

Michael and Elliot relive their past while they look for work and close down their company.

9Season 2

S2.E9 ∙ About Last Night

Tue, Feb 14, 1989

Gary and Susannah attempt to come to terms with accidental pregnancy.

10Season 2

S2.E10 ∙ Elliot's Dad

Tue, Feb 28, 1989

Elliot is forced to re-evaluate himself as a man when his father, Charlie, arrives for a visit.

11Season 2

S2.E11 ∙ Payment Due

Tue, Mar 7, 1989

Ellyn is hospitalized for a bleeding ulcer and estranges her friends and lover.

12Season 2

S2.E12 ∙ Deliverance

Tue, Mar 21, 1989

The group discovers some things about themselves when the girls go camping and the men stay home with the children.

13Season 2

S2.E13 ∙ Michael Writes a Story

Tue, Apr 4, 1989

Michael takes a writing class, but the quality of his writing improves only after he deals with some other areas of his life.

14Season 2

S2.E14 ∙ New Job

Tue, Apr 11, 1989

Hope competes with Michael's new job for his attention after the miscarriage of their baby.

15Season 2

S2.E15 ∙ Be a Good Girl

Tue, Apr 25, 1989

Melissa discovers the controlling motivation behind her grandmother's love when she becomes heir to a used clothing store.

16Season 2

S2.E16 ∙ Courting Nancy

Tue, May 2, 1989

Elliot challenges Matt to an unspoken competition for Nancy's love.

17Season 2

S2.E17 ∙ Best of Enemies

Tue, May 16, 1989

Hope writes an article which initially antagonizes, then reconciles Gary and Susannah to the Steadmans.

1Season 3

S3.E1 ∙ Nancy's Mom

Tue, Sep 19, 1989

Nancy's mom comes to visit and she and Elliot vie for Nancy's time, affection and future.

2Season 3

S3.E2 ∙ Love and Sex

Tue, Oct 3, 1989

Michael and Hope temporarily lose sexual attraction for one another but after a series of circumstances, their romance is rekindled.

3Season 3

S3.E3 ∙ Mr. Right

Tue, Oct 10, 1989

When Melissa uses a video-dating service to find the ideal date, she learns that the not-so-ideal date is the one she really wants.

4Season 3

S3.E4 ∙ New Baby

Tue, Oct 24, 1989

Susannah gives birth to a baby girl after struggling with many fears.

5Season 3

S3.E5 ∙ Legacy

Tue, Oct 24, 1989

Michael plans a dinner party for his boss, which does not have the anticipated effect, and Elliot and Nancy get back together.

6Season 3

S3.E6 ∙ Strangers

Tue, Nov 7, 1989

Melissa struggles with her love for a younger man and her embarassment over their age difference.

7Season 3

S3.E7 ∙ Pilgrims

Tue, Nov 21, 1989

Elliot moves back home and Ethan is afraid he will leave again.

8Season 3

S3.E8 ∙ The Burning Bush

Thu, Dec 28, 1989

The long-time friendship Hope and Ellyn share withstands the present conflict between them when Ellyn gets involved with a married man.

9Season 3

S3.E9 ∙ New Parents

Tue, Dec 5, 1989

Gary and Susannah confront issues surrounding her return to work, while Gary decides to stay home to take care of their new baby. Gary's Mom visits.

10Season 3

S3.E10 ∙ Michael's Campaign

Tue, Dec 12, 1989

Michael and Elliot are working on a new account at DAA. Hope is working with a group to protest plans for an incinerator being built in the area.

11Season 3

S3.E11 ∙ Pulling Away

Tue, Jan 9, 1990

When Michael is promoted to Creative Director he doesn't know how to handle his new position and creates some tensions between himself and Elliot.

12Season 3

S3.E12 ∙ Another Country

Sat, Jan 6, 1990

Nancy finds out she ovarian cancer.

13Season 3

S3.E13 ∙ Post-Op

Tue, Jan 23, 1990

After Nancy's surgery, the family is united in their desire to see Nancy conquer cancer, yet they struggle with fear.

14Season 3

S3.E14 ∙ Once a Mermaid

Tue, Feb 6, 1990

Ellyn restarts her affair with Jeffrey, this time in earnest.

15Season 3

S3.E15 ∙ Fathers and Lovers

Tue, Feb 13, 1990

Melissa peruades Lee to take a job at the DAA, while she resists her father's pressure to make a real estate investment.

16Season 3

S3.E16 ∙ Her Cup Runneth Over

Tue, Feb 20, 1990

Jeffrey and his daughter come to live with Ellyn after his marriage breaks up and all threee of them face some rough times.

17Season 3

S3.E17 ∙ Good Sex, Bad Sex, What Sex, No Sex

Tue, Feb 27, 1990

Melissa and Lee are experiencing a high point in their relationship, when things begin to unravel.

18Season 3

S3.E18 ∙ The Other Shoe

Tue, Mar 20, 1990

Nancy gets involved with some new friends who also have cancer and unintentionally ostracizes her family.

19Season 3

S3.E19 ∙ Three Year Itch

Tue, Apr 3, 1990

Michael is so consumed with his career that he is not aware Hope feels drawn towards John Dunaway.

20Season 3

S3.E20 ∙ I'm Nobody, Who Are You?

Tue, Apr 10, 1990

Gary takes a teaching job and both he and Susannah contend with resentment towards their affluent friends, Michael and Hope.

21Season 3

S3.E21 ∙ Arizona

Tue, Apr 17, 1990

Michael and Hope visit her parents and are inspired to come to grips with their drifting relationship.

22Season 3

S3.E22 ∙ Going Limp

Tue, May 1, 1990

Elliot has to overcome self-doubt and the skepticism of others when he directs a television commercial.

23Season 3

S3.E23 ∙ The Go Between

Tue, May 15, 1990

Michael fails as a mediator for a company in their attempt to buy out Miles, and he fires Elliot as part of a new plan to take over the agency.

24Season 3

S3.E24 ∙ Samurai Ad Man

Tue, May 22, 1990

Elliot and Michael secretly help Minnesota Brands take over DAA; Miles fights the move.

1Season 4

S4.E1 ∙ Prelude to a Bris

Tue, Sep 25, 1990

Michael and Hope debate over a bris for Leo; guests Barbara Barrie, Alan King.

2Season 4

S4.E2 ∙ Life Class

Tue, Oct 2, 1990

Nancy's constantly changing sexual feelings affect her marriage, and she feels overwhelmed by Hope's new baby.

3Season 4

S4.E3 ∙ Control

Tue, Oct 9, 1990

A photography assignment brings Melissa and Miles together; Jeffrey and Ellyn look for an apartment.

4Season 4

S4.E4 ∙ The Distance

Tue, Oct 16, 1990

Susannah's New York job offer threatens her relationship with Gary; Ellyn ponders her relationship with Jeffrey.

5Season 4

S4.E5 ∙ The Haunting of DAA

Tue, Oct 30, 1990

A founder haunts Michael after Miles orders him to cut DAA's staff.

6Season 4

S4.E6 ∙ The Guilty Party

Tue, Nov 13, 1990

Hope throws a surprise party for Michael to ease her guilt over attention to the baby; guest Renee Taylor.

7Season 4

S4.E7 ∙ Photo Opportunity

Tue, Nov 27, 1990

Family and career demands pull Melissa in opposite directions; guests Phyllis Newman, Joe Maher.

8Season 4

S4.E8 ∙ Never Better

Tue, Dec 4, 1990

After beginning an unlikely relationship with Gary, Ellyn is attracted to a former date.

9Season 4

S4.E9 ∙ Guns and Roses

Tue, Dec 11, 1990

Nancy's problems with cancer therapy affect her relationships with her children; Elliot is jealous of award-nominee Michael.

10Season 4

S4.E10 ∙ Happy New Year

Tue, Dec 18, 1990

A mysterious phone call changes the Steadmans' reminiscence-filled New Year's Eve party.

11Season 4

S4.E11 ∙ Melissa and Men

Tue, Jan 8, 1991

An art gallery wants to exhibit Melissa's photos about her failed relationships.

12Season 4

S4.E12 ∙ Advanced Beginners

Tue, Jan 22, 1991

The appearance of his ex complicates Ellyn and her new boyfriend's cohabitation.

13Season 4

S4.E13 ∙ Sifting the Ashes

Tue, Feb 5, 1991

Nancy prepares for her last round of chemotherapy; Elliot visits his mother (Eileen Brennan) during a business trip.

14Season 4

S4.E14 ∙ Second Look

Tue, Feb 12, 1991

Nancy's upcoming surgery places great strain on her family and friends.

15Season 4

S4.E15 ∙ Fighting the Cold

Tue, Feb 19, 1991

An incident and the results of Nancy's surgery force everyone to re-evaluate lives and futures.

16Season 4

S4.E16 ∙ The Difference Between Men and Women

Tue, Feb 26, 1991

The men plan a bachelor party for Billy; the women try to think of something different for Ellyn.

17Season 4

S4.E17 ∙ The Wedding

Tue, Apr 9, 1991

Billy and Ellyn experience doubt on the eve of their wedding.

18Season 4

S4.E18 ∙ Closing the Circle

Tue, Apr 16, 1991

Agency crises and administration of Gary's estate pull Michael in opposite directions.

19Season 4

S4.E19 ∙ Out the Door

Tue, Apr 30, 1991

Michael sides with Miles in rejecting Elliot's proposal; directed by Mel Harris.

20Season 4

S4.E20 ∙ Hopeless

Tue, May 7, 1991

Volunteer Hope befriends two homeless-shelter occupants.

21Season 4

S4.E21 ∙ A Stop at Willoughby

Tue, May 14, 1991

Long hours and a demanding client stress Michael to the limit.

22Season 4

S4.E22 ∙ Melissa in Wonderland

Tue, May 21, 1991

In Hollywood to photograph a TV star (Brooke Adams), Melissa gets caught in the bizarre machinations of television.

23Season 4

S4.E23 ∙ California

Tue, May 28, 1991

After returning from California, Michael faces decisions that will affect his personal and professional lives.