Thanks (TV series)
Thanks is an American television sitcom that debuted on CBS on August 2, 1999, and ran for six episodes from 8:30 to 9:00pm ET on Monday nights until September 6, 1999. The program explores the trials and tribulations of the Winthrops, a 17th-century Puritan family, in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Characters take their names from John Winthrop, the famed governor of the original Bostonian Puritan community, and John Cotton, another prominent Puritan religious leader.
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Created by | Phoef Sutton Mark Legan |
Starring | Tim Dutton Kirsten Nelson Cloris Leachman Jim Rash Erika Christensen Amy Centner Andrew Ducote |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 6 |
Production | |
Executive producer(s) | Phoef Sutton Mark Legan |
Running time | 30 minutes |
Production company(s) | Mauretania Productions Touchstone Television |
Distributor | Disney-ABC Domestic Television |
Release | |
Original network | CBS |
Original release | August 2 – September 6, 1999 |
Cast
In alphabetical order:
- Amy Centner as Elizabeth Winthrop
- Erika Christensen as Abigail Winthrop
- Andrew Ducote as William Winthrop
- Tim Dutton as James Winthrop
- Cloris Leachman as Grammy Winthrop
- Robert Machray as Magistrate
- Kirsten Nelson as Polly Winthrop
- Jim Rash as John Cotton
Episodes
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
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1 | "Pilot" | Andrew D. Weyman | Phoef Sutton & Mark Legan | August 2, 1999 |
2 | "Tobacco" | Andrew D. Weyman | Phoef Sutton & Mark Legan | August 9, 1999 |
3 | "Privacy" | Andrew D. Weyman | Phoef Sutton & Mark Legan | August 23, 1999 |
4 | "Marriage" | Brian K. Roberts | Phoef Sutton & Mark Legan | August 23, 1999 |
5 | "Spring" | Jay Sandrich | Phoef Sutton & Mark Legan | August 30, 1999 |
6 | "Thanksgiving" | Jay Sandrich | Phoef Sutton & Mark Legan | September 6, 1999 |
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External links
- Thanks on IMDb
- Thanks at TV.com
- Sarah Vowell essay on Thanks at Salon.com, published on August 25, 1999.
- Sarah Vowell additional commentary on This American Life from WBEZ Chicago on Chicago Public Radio distributed by Public Radio International (PRI): Episode 328 – What I Learned From TV, originally aired on March 16, 2007.
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