"thirtysomething" episode one

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"thirtysomething"
[pilot]

Written by: Marshall Herskovitz & Edward Zwick
Directed by: Marshall Herskovitz
Airdate: 9/29/87 (series premiere)

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

In this episode only, Janey Steadman is played by Jade and Lauren Mortimer. In this episode and "south by southwest" (1-10), Ethan and Brittany Weston are played by Jason and Rachel Nagler.

NOTE: The information in this guide is based largely upon sources found on the Internet, primarily the program breakdown compiled by Eric R. Jorgensen, Jon Conrad, and Loring S. Holden.