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Dear John

1988 · 4 seasons · 30m per episode · Comedy

Life after divorce is never easy, but it's easier with friends

Dear John starred Judd Hirsch as easygoing Drake Prep high school teacher John Lacey who is dumped by his wife, Wendy, via a Dear John letter. Wendy ends up with everything in the divorce settlement, including custody of the couple's son, forcing John to move into an apartment in Ozone Park, Queens. John soon joins the One-2-One Club, a self help group for divorced, widowed or lonely people. The group is led by Louise (Jane Carr), a sex-obsessed British woman. Other members of the group include Kate McCarron (Isabella Hofmann), a sweet divorcée; Kirk Morris (Jere Burns), a cocky ladies' man; Ralph Drang (Harry Groener), a shy and neurotic tollbooth collector; Bonnie Philbert (Billie Bird), a feisty senior citizen; and Tom, Mrs. Philbert's quiet boyfriend (Tom Willett).

Seasons

• Season 1 — 22 episodes (October 6, 1988)
• Season 2 — 24 episodes (September 28, 1989)
• Season 3 — 22 episodes (September 19, 1990)
• Season 4 — 22 episodes (September 19, 1991)

Cast

• Judd Hirsch as John Lacey
• Jere Burns as Kirk Morris
• Jane Carr as Louise Mercer
• Isabella Hofmann as Kate McCarron
• Billie Bird as Margie Philbert
• Susan Walters as Mary Beth Sutton
• Tom Willett as Tom
• William O'Leary as Ben Conners

Details

Created by

John Sullivan

First aired

October 6, 1988

Episodes

90

Genres

Comedy

Network

NBC

Status

Ended

TMDB score

5.7 / 10 from 19 votes