Life Goes On - The Complete First Season



Life Goes On, a fondly remembered family
drama that began in the late 1980s, was groundbreaking for two reasons in that
it was the first drama to prominently feature a character with Down Syndrome,
and in later seasons, a character with HIV. The Thatcher family is comprised of
parents Libby and Drew, Paige, Drew's adult daughter from a former marriage,
18-year-old son Corky, and daughter Becca. The first season is marked by Corky's
entry into mainstream high school and the trouble he faces as he attempts to
keep up with his school work and blend in with his peers. Becca is going through
growing pains of her own, fending off the barbs of popular girl Rona Lieberman,
and dealing with a big crush on the big man on campus, Tyler Benchfield. Libby
is balancing the demands of career and motherhood, while everyman Drew, who
decides to leave the construction business, is trying to g...
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