Thirtysomething

  • Premiered: Sep 1987
  • Episodes: 86
  • Followers: 13
  • Ended
  • ABC (US)
  • Tuesday at 22
  • Drama Romance

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Season 4
4x1
Prelude to a Bris
Episode overview
Air date
Sep 22, 1990
CAPSULE: The decision whether or not to circumcise the newborn Leo brings up larger questions: is he Jewish and what does that mean? Hope gives birth to her and Michael's new son Leo. .. show full overview
4x2
Life Class
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Air date
Oct 02, 1990
CAPSULE: Nancy feels that the hysterectomy has adversely affected her sex drive. Shots of Nancy teaching a class at the art center are intercut with her being examined by Dr. Eilertson. .. show full overview
4x3
Control
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 09, 1990
CAPSULE: Melissa starts a fledgling relationship with Miles. Ellyn and Jeffrey look for a new apartment. Melissa gets a job photographing five notable Philadelphians for a magazine. .. show full overview
4x4
The Distance
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Air date
Oct 16, 1990
CAPSULE: An offer of a new job for Susannah leads to her and Gary taking a bold and unexpected step in their relationship. Ellyn finds out that Jeffrey is going back to his first .. show full overview
4x5
The Haunting of DAA
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Air date
Oct 30, 1990
CAPSULE: Amidst a big company layoff, Michael is visited by a mystery man. It's Halloween time and Ethan is fighting with his mother. He wants to be Freddy Krueger; Nancy says no. At .. show full overview
4x6
The Guilty Party
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Air date
Nov 13, 1990
CAPSULE: Hope tries to do it all, including throwing a surprise birthday party for Michael. Her relentless perfectionism might be rubbing off on Janey. Contractors and repairmen are .. show full overview
4x7
Photo Opportunity
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Air date
Nov 27, 1990
CAPSULE: Melissa gets a big photo assignment at the same time that her mother breaks her leg. Melissa is ecstatic about a job she's up for, doing a photo shoot in New York for Vanity .. show full overview
4x8
Never Better
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Air date
Dec 04, 1990
CAPSULE: The "friends of friends" Gary and Ellyn become closer, but it's Billy Sidel that Ellyn is really interested in. Ellyn haltingly tells her therapist that she wants to terminate .. show full overview
4x9
Guns & Roses
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Air date
Dec 11, 1990
CAPSULE: Nancy's continuing treatment for her cancer places more and more of a strain on her and her family. Nancy gets a phone call one morning about exhibiting her paintings at a .. show full overview
4x10
Happy New Year
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Air date
Dec 18, 1990
CAPSULE: Everyone gathers at the Steadman house for a New Year celebration. Gary and Melissa help Hope prepare for the night's New Year's Eve party. Ellyn is worried because she didn't .. show full overview
4x11
Melissa and Men
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Air date
Jan 08, 1991
As she prepare for a gallery exhibit devoted to her work, Melissa examines her past relationships with the men in her life and wonders why they have been such failures.
4x12
Advanced Beginners
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Air date
Jan 22, 1991
While Ellyn and Billy are living together temporarily, an old girlfriend of Billy's arrives upon the scene, causing some problems.
4x13
Sifting the Ashes
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Air date
Feb 05, 1991
On a business trip to Baltimore, Elliot confronts issues with his mother and with his religious faith. Ethan too is wondering if religious faith can help his own mother.
4x14
A Second Look
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Air date
Feb 12, 1991
Amidst the celebration over the success of Nancy's cancer surgery, a terrible and unexpected tragedy strikes another member of the group.
4x15
Fighting the Cold
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Air date
Feb 19, 1991
Susannah returns for Gary's funeral. Melissa is an emotional wreck in the aftermath. She and Susannah come to terms with each other.
4x16
The Difference Between Men and Women
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Air date
Feb 26, 1991
Bachelor and bachelorette parties for Billy and Ellyn provide the backdrop for a look at the various couples' relationships with each other and their fideliity.
4x17
The Wedding
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Air date
Apr 09, 1991
Ellyn and Billy get married. Predictably, all does not go smoothly, as Ellyn gets a bad case of pre-wedding jitters.
4x18
Closing the Circle
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Air date
Apr 16, 1991
Michael tries to come to terms with Gary's passing. Among the living, he has problems with Susannah and with Miles and Peter at work.
4x19
Out the Door
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Air date
Apr 30, 1991
Michael's fortunes seem to be rising at DAA, but Elliot is more dissatisfied than ever and is ready to quit the job, leading to conflict between the two.
4x20
Hopeless
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Air date
May 07, 1991
Hope volunteers at a shelter for the homeless and gets personally involved in the life of a woman and her daughter there. She accuses Michael of having lost his social conscience.
4x21
A Stop at Willoughby
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Air date
May 14, 1991
The stress of working at DAA becomes too much for Michael.
4x22
Melissa in Wonderland
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Air date
May 21, 1991
Melissa goes to Hollywood to photograph a sitcom star who comes to rely on her advice.
4x23
California
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Air date
May 28, 1991
Michael gets a job offer in California. While out there, he runs into Elliot and they talk about forming another partnership. But Hope is adamantly against the move, so much so that her and Michael's marriage is threatened.
4x24 Show finale
Inside thirtysomething Seminar
Episode overview
Air date
Jul 16, 2001
To commemorate the showing of the series on the Bravo Channel, the Inside thirtysomething Seminar brought together the show's creators, Edward Zwick and Marshall Herskovitz, along with .. show full overview

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