| Thanks | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Phoef Sutton Mark Legan |
| Starring | Tim Dutton Kirsten Nelson Cloris Leachman Jim Rash Erika Christensen Amy Centner Andrew Ducote |
| 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 |
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.
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 | |
| 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 | |
External links
- Thanks at IMDb
- Thanks at TV.com
- 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.