Title from container. Originally broadcast on television during the 1989-1990 season. Contains all 22 episodes from the first season. Special features: Bill Smitrovich/Patti LuPone screen test; pilot edisode commentary by Chris Burke and series creator Michael Braverman; Laughs go on: a mini gag reel. Bill Smitrovich, Kellie Martin, Patti LuPone, Chris Burke, Monique Lanier.
Contents:
Disc 1: Pilot ; Corky for president ; The baby-sitter ; Break a leg, Mom -- Disc 2: Becca's first love ; Paige's date ; Paige's mom ; Call of the wild -- Disc 3: Corky witnesses a crime ; Ordinary heroes ; Pets, guys and videotape -- Disc 4: Corky's crush -- Thacher and Henderson ; The return of Uncle Richard ; Brothers -- Disc 5: Corky rebels ; It ain't all it's cracked up to be ; Pig o' my heart ; Becca and the underground newspaper -- Disc 6: Save the last dance for me ; With a mighty heart ; The spring fling.
Summary:
A series about a loving family facing the problems we all face--growing up and growing old, fitting in and finding our way--may not at first glance seem like a TV breakthrough. But look again. The second child in the family, Corky, has Downs Syndrome. The first season follows the entire family as 18-year-old Corky enters high school as a freshman, knowing that he may find friends, but that he may also find classmates who will never see beyond his disability.
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