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.
| 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 |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Pilot" | Andrew D. Weyman | Phoef Sutton & Mark Legan | August 2, 1999 | |
| 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 | |
| The townspeople become addicted to tobacco. | |||||
| 3 | "Privacy" | Andrew D. Weyman | Phoef Sutton & Mark Legan | August 23, 1999 | |
| The Winthrops build on a new room for Grammy. | |||||
| 4 | "Marriage" | Brian K. Roberts | Phoef Sutton & Mark Legan | August 23, 1999 | |
| Cotton's mail-order bride arrives. | |||||
| 5 | "Spring" | Jay Sandrich | Phoef Sutton & Mark Legan | August 30, 1999 | |
| Grammy falls in love with a cad. | |||||
| 6 | "Thanksgiving" | Jay Sandrich | Phoef Sutton & Mark Legan | September 6, 1999 | |
| 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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