Life Goes On

"Obladi, oblada, life goes on, brah, lala, how the life goes on."

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.

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Created By	Michael Braverman
Status	Ended
Original Name	Life Goes On
First Air Date	September 12, 1989
Last Air Date	May 23, 1993
Seasons	4
Episodes	83
Episode Runtime	1h 0min
Language	English
Original Language	English
Production Countries	United States of America
Production Companies
Networks	ABC

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Life Goes On (and On and On)

The series finale, it leaps 4 years into the future to see Becca and Jesse marry, and 10 years when Becca, now about 27 ( and still played by Kellie Martin) tells her son a story about what happened after graduating from high school. Corky doesn't graduate, but says, ""I'll be back."" Ray was the valedictorian of Becca's class. Jesse leaves for Europe, breaking Becca's heart, but returns four years later. It is not determined whether Becca's son was fathered by Jesse or not, but Becca expresses a desire to have Jesse's baby, saying that new treatments could make it possible. The question of who fathered this child is hard to answer as Becca says the final words of the series: "" I love you, Jesse.""

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