Thanks (TV series)
1999 American TV series or program
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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.
Created byPhoef Sutton
Mark Legan
Mark Legan
StarringTim Dutton
Kirsten Nelson
Cloris Leachman
Jim Rash
Erika Christensen
Amy Centner
Andrew Ducote
Kirsten Nelson
Cloris Leachman
Jim Rash
Erika Christensen
Amy Centner
Andrew Ducote
ComposerRandy Hale
Country of originUnited States
| Thanks | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Phoef Sutton Mark Legan |
| Starring | Tim Dutton Kirsten Nelson Cloris Leachman Jim Rash Erika Christensen Amy Centner Andrew Ducote |
| Composer | Randy Hale |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Phoef Sutton Mark Legan |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production companies | Mauretania Productions Touchstone Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBS |
| Release | August 2 – September 6, 1999 |
Cast
- Tim Dutton as James Winthrop
- Kirsten Nelson as Polly Winthrop, the wife of James
- Jim Rash as John Cotton
- Erika Christensen as Abigail Winthrop, the first daughter of James & Polly
- Amy Centner as Elizabeth Winthrop, the second daughter of James & Polly
- Andrew Ducote as William Winthrop, the son of James & Polly
- Cloris Leachman as Grammy Winthrop, the mother of James
- Robert Machray as Magistrate
Episodes
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Pilot" | Andrew D. Weyman | Phoef Sutton & Mark Legan | August 2, 1999 | |
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The Puritans must decide whether to stay in America or go back to England. | |||||
| 2 | "Tobacco" | Andrew D. Weyman | Phoef Sutton & Mark Legan | August 9, 1999 | |
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The townspeople become addicted to tobacco. | |||||
| 3 | "Privacy" | Andrew D. Weyman | Phoef Sutton & Mark Legan | August 16, 1999 | |
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The Winthrops build on a new room for Grammy. | |||||
| 4 | "Marriage" | Brian K. Roberts | Phoef Sutton & Mark Legan | August 23, 1999 | |
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Cotton's mail-order bride arrives. | |||||
| 5 | "Spring" | Jay Sandrich | Phoef Sutton & Mark Legan | August 30, 1999 | |
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Grammy falls in love with a cad. | |||||
| 6 | "Thanksgiving" | Jay Sandrich | Phoef Sutton & Mark Legan | September 6, 1999 | |
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The Winthrops prepare for the Thanksgiving with the help of Squanto. | |||||
External links
- Thanks at IMDb
- 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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