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A Year in the Life

A Year in the Life

1987 NR ★ 7.2 1 Seasons Drama

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Overview

Following the success of the three-part miniseries of the same name, the drama series follows the daily lives of Seattle's Gardner family. Joe Gardner is the owner of a successful plastics business and the father of four adult children. The Gardner family includes twice-divorced daughter Anne, who returns home with her two teenaged children; daughter Lindley and husband Jim, parents of a newborn baby daughter; black sheep son Jack; and conservative youngest son Sam, newly married to free-spirited Kay.

Episodes

Seasons 1

Seasons 1

Don't I Know You From Somewhere?

A Year in the Life

S01E01 1987-09-16

Don't I Know You From Somewhere?

As her divorce proceedings draw near, Anne accepts a date with a co-worker. Lindley and Jim conside...

Things You Should Know Before and After

A Year in the Life

S01E02 1987-09-23

Things You Should Know Before and After

Sunny is embarrassed about her lack of experience with boys. Joe and a neighbor have an unneighborl...

What Do You Think Love Is?

A Year in the Life

S01E03 1987-09-30

What Do You Think Love Is?

A baby-naming ceremony for Ruthie causes dissension. Lindley seems overwhelmed by the commitment to...

What Do People Do All Day?

A Year in the Life

S01E04 1987-10-21

What Do People Do All Day?

Joe assembles his family after mustering the courage to propose to Alice. Anne is a bundle of nerve...

Dixie Chicken

A Year in the Life

S01E05 1987-10-28

Dixie Chicken

Anne's college boyfriend reenters her life. Guilt takes its toll on working mother Lindley. Sam ask...

E.M. 7 Grizzlies Minus 3 1/2 for a Nickel

A Year in the Life

S01E06 1987-11-04

E.M. 7 Grizzlies Minus 3 1/2 for a Nickel

Jim's flimflam artist father visits, bringing back feelings of embarrassment and resentment for Jim...

Acts of Faith

A Year in the Life

S01E07 1987-11-11

Acts of Faith

Joe believes David's social studies teacher has gone overboard to instill a fear of nuclear disaste...

In Dreams Begin Responsibilities

A Year in the Life

S01E08 1987-11-18

In Dreams Begin Responsibilities

Tempers flare during tryouts for a football team that Jack is coaching. A lonely Anne gives in to t...

So Much Water, So Close to Home

A Year in the Life

S01E09 1987-11-25

So Much Water, So Close to Home

Sunny becomes a vegetarian after a visit to a turkey farm. Anne and Sam are stuck in Spokane after...

I Think You Know Something I Don't Know

A Year in the Life

S01E10 1987-12-02

I Think You Know Something I Don't Know

Lindley and Jim's efforts to market the baby walker meet with stumbling blocks. Joe is protective o...

While Someone Else is Eating or Opening a Window

A Year in the Life

S01E11 1987-12-16

While Someone Else is Eating or Opening a Window

Sunny's behavior around the house annoys Joe. Billy Putzi becomes a disruptive force in the Eisenbe...

The Little Disturbance of Man

A Year in the Life

S01E12 1988-01-06

The Little Disturbance of Man

Marketing plans for Jim and Lindley's baby walker take a new turn, with the help of Billy. Anne fai...

Sometimes It's Hard to Remember

A Year in the Life

S01E13 1988-01-13

Sometimes It's Hard to Remember

Jack encounters racism on the job. Joe vows to beat an arrogant neighbor in a tennis match. Anne st...

At the Last Moment, Enormous Changes

A Year in the Life

S01E14 1988-01-20

At the Last Moment, Enormous Changes

Joe agonizes over a sudden decrease in company profits. Sunny agonizes over a good friend's hostili...

Goodbye to All That

A Year in the Life

S01E15 1988-02-03

Goodbye to All That

Jack may have discovered "the real thing" when he and his wife receive $1000 in prize money. Joe lo...

The Go-Between

A Year in the Life

S01E16 1988-02-10

The Go-Between

Sunny realizes the consequences of her actions too late when she asks a friend to flirt with David....

Fathers and Other Strangers

A Year in the Life

S01E17 1988-02-17

Fathers and Other Strangers

David tries to be civil around his visiting father. Anne reflects on the bitterness of her first di...

Common Ground

A Year in the Life

S01E18 1988-03-09

Common Ground

A strike breaks out at Joe's ailing plastics plant. David's school play causes stress for Anne and...

Glory Days

A Year in the Life

S01E19 1988-03-16

Glory Days

A friend's death causes Jim to worry about his own mortality. A fallen chandelier prompts Joe and A...

The Politics of Being

A Year in the Life

S01E20 1988-03-23

The Politics of Being

Anne risks being fired when she stands her ground before an important ad presentation. Joe's quick...

Peter Creek Road

A Year in the Life

S01E21 1988-04-06

Peter Creek Road

Sunny accepts a date with a boy, unaware of the effect it has on his former girlfriend. Joe's plans...

Love Mother

A Year in the Life

S01E22 1988-04-13

Love Mother

A journey to visit her ailing mother is a painful one for Alice. Anne refuses to celebrate her thir...

Cast

Richard Kiley

Richard Kiley

Joe Gardner

Trey Ames

David Sisk

Adam Arkin

Jim Eisenberg

Jayne Atkinson

Jayne Atkinson

Lindley Gardner Eisenberg

David Oliver

David Oliver

Sam Gardner

Sarah Jessica Parker

Sarah Jessica Parker

Kay Erickson

Amanda Peterson

Amanda Peterson

Sunny Sisk

Wendy Phillips

Wendy Phillips

Anne Gardner Maxwell

Morgan Stevens

Morgan Stevens

Jack Gardner

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