Teach You a Lesson
2026 · Action & adventure · Drama
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TV series / 1987
A Year in the Life
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 …
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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.
Cast
Richard KileyJoe Gardner
Trey AmesDavid Sisk
Adam ArkinJim Eisenberg
Jayne AtkinsonLindley Gardner Eisenberg
David OliverSam Gardner
Sarah Jessica ParkerKay Erickson
Amanda PetersonSunny Sisk
Wendy PhillipsAnne Gardner Maxwell
Morgan StevensJack Gardner
Diana MuldaurDr. Alice Foley
Brian BenbenBilly Putzi
Janet CarrollJoanne
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Jay UnderwoodGus
Paula IrvinePam
Philip BrunsBob McCrone
Billy Jayne
Darren PowellRick Windsor
Bette FordJackie
James SutoriusMichael Harrington
Scott PaulinGlenn
Fran BennettMrs. Caldwell
Jason BernardRichard Caldwell
J.C. Quinn
Bruce SolomonBen
Stan Ivarman in bar
Millie SlavinSally
Robin ThomasBrian
Jay ThomasScott Spencer
Melanie Manos
Chelsea FieldKaren
Michael ChampionJim Scully
Raymond GarciaLuis Morales
Bibi BeschMrs. Marilla
Amy LynneHillary
Dan ZiskieMitch Russell
Mary-Margaret HumesKathleen
Nicholas MeleEddie
Leo RossiMel
Philip SterlingNed
Terry O'QuinnKeith
Milton SelzerMax
William SchallertLarry
Pepe SernaCarlos
Betsy BrantleyCynthia
Camilla CarrLaura
Linden Chiles
Stuart GillardGene
Peter TomarkenHarding
Lee WilkofCalvin
Noelle ParkerMary
Geraldine FitzgeraldMrs. Wilbourne
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