Seasons & episodes

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 actors Ken Olin, Mel Harris, Timothy Busfield, Melanie Mayron and Polly Draper for a round-table discussion of the show and its effect on the lives of themselves and the viewers, plus lots of reminiscing about favorite moments, etc. The two other principal cast members, Peter Horton and Patricia Wettig, join in via videotape. Film clips from several of the original episodes are also seen.

All the extras from the Season 1 DVD

S1 · E1Pilot 1987-09-29 · 60 min＋

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

S1 · E2The Parents Are Coming, the Parents Are Coming 1987-10-06 · 60 min＋

Hope's anxiety over her parents' impending visit taxes everyone's patience.

S1 · E3Housewarming 1987-10-13 · 60 min＋

Michael and Hope race to renovate their crumbling mansion for a huge housewarming party.

S1 · E4Couples 1987-10-27 · 60 min＋

A night out with friends degenerates as Nancy and Elliot's marital woes become apparent.

S1 · E5But Not for Me 1987-11-03 · 60 min＋

Gary and Melissa rekindle their affair; Michael and Hope's first date in months is a disaster.

S1 · E6We Gather Together 1987-11-17 · 60 min＋

Hope and Michael plan a quiet Thanksgiving but learn friends are counting on being invited.

S1 · E7Nice Work If You Can Get It 1987-12-01 · 60 min＋

Before a deadline, Michael and Elliot wrestle with a creativity block; Ellyn develops a crush on an associate.

S1 · E8Weaning 1987-12-08 · 60 min＋

Sensing baby Janey's decreasing dependency on her, depressed Hope decides to go back to work.

S1 · E9I'll Be Home for Christmas 1987-12-15 · 60 min＋

Michael and Hope argue about whether their infant's first holiday should be Christmas or Hanukkah. A famous photographer shows interest in Melissa's work.

S1 · E10South by Southeast 1988-01-05 · 60 min＋

It's a Hitchcockian nightmare as Gary falls in love; as the romance progresses, he begins receiving a series of threats against his life.

S1 · E11Therapy 1988-01-12 · 60 min＋

Elliot and Nancy seek professional help for their troubled marriage; Michael finds it hard to keep it a secret.

S1 · E12Competition 1988-01-19 · 60 min＋

Michael's jealousy is aroused when an important client make it clear he prefers Elliot. Meanwhile, Hope and Nancy try to come to terms with computers.

S1 · E13Separation 1988-01-26 · 60 min＋

Elliot temporarily moves in with Michael and Hope after separating from Nancy.

S1 · E14I'm in Love, I'm in Love, I'm in Love with a Wonderful Gynecologist 1988-02-02 · 60 min＋

Competing for the attention of the same man jeopardizes the new found friendship between Ellyn and Melissa.

S1 · E15Business as Usual 1988-02-09 · 60 min＋

Michael's hopes for a joyous reunion with his father are destroyed when he discovers the real reason for the visit.

S1 · E16Accounts Receivable 1988-03-01 · 60 min＋

A rocky relationship between Michael and his brother Brad is further strained when Michael learns the family business is almost bankrupt.

S1 · E17Whose Forest Is This? 1988-03-15 · 60 min＋

Nancy and Elliot's separation takes its toll on their son; Elliot prepares for a blind date with a chiropractor.

S1 · E18Nancy's First Date 1988-03-22 · 60 min＋

Melissa's burgeoning romance slows when she learns he doesn't want any more kids. Nancy has her first date since the separation.

S1 · E19Undone 1988-04-12 · 60 min＋

Michael's old girlfriend from college pays a visit.

S1 · E20Tenure 1988-05-03 · 60 min＋

Gary evaluates the fate of his academic career as he undergoes tenure review at the college. Ellyn learns her building is going co-op, leaving her to decide whether to buy her apartment.

S1 · E21Born to Be Mild 1988-05-10 · 60 min＋

Ellyn and Woodman's weekend is ruined when they are forced to babysit Janey.

S2 · E1We'll Meet Again 1988-12-06 · 60 min＋

As she and Michael argue about her working and having another child, Hope learns about some previous tenants of their house. Hope is making tentative moves toward returning to work full-time. Michael suggests, though, that there might be some problems in doing that and muses about having a second child. Hope, Melissa and Gary find an old trunk in the Steadman's basement full of letters and photos of previous residents, Sally and Roy McCauley. Hope gets lost in these, imagining the courtship of Sally Spangler and Roy, who goes to the South Pacific during World War II. Later Hope and Nancy find Sally's journal. There are more fantasy flashbacks about Roy and Sally getting married and him leaving for war. Later that night as Hope works in bed, Michael comes in and begins to get amorous. Hope, not wearing her diaphragm, stops him. Ellyn finds Hope at home crying. Hope has just read about Sally getting a telegram saying Roy is missing in action.