grow up i use to watch this show and nearly every sunday night . i still remember try to finish up last minute stuff and have my shower and get ready for school the next day in time to watch life go on ( and on many occasion and america funny home video after that ) often i would be run late and and would watch life go on in my parent bedroom and practically still drip wet and wear a bathrobe and with my hair wrap up turban style in a towel to air dry a my dad iron his work clothes and and i watch the show . i have love life go on for it entire run . it be a poignant and touch family drama and star bill smitrovich and patti lupone a drew ( smitrovich ) and libby ( lupone ) thatcher and a middle working class couple and who be deal with the issue of mainstreaming their 18 year old son and charles corky who have down syndrome into a regular and public high school a a freshman and and all the challenge and trial and tribulation and and triumph that go along with it . drew and libby have their hand full and raise corky and their 2 other child and twenty something paige ( monique lanier in season 1 and tracey needham in season 2 4 ) who be drew child from a previous marriage and and 14 or 15 year old rebecca becca while try to make end meet on drew construction worker salary and and libby income a a secretary or clerical worker in an advertising agency . towards the end of the first season and draw buy a diner and and quit his back break construction work to run the restaurant and and thing start look up for the thatcher . grow up i love watch life go on and especially because of kellie martin and and monique lanier . though i like tracey needham and i be immensely disappointed when monique leave and and the role of paige be recast with tracey . because up until then and i love paige best and and then becca . after monique leave and tracey assume the role and it change and i love becca best . this be a beautiful series and and one of the many nostalgic highlight of my childhood and adolescence . when i think of my childhood and preteen year and i think of show like punky brewster and life go on and perfect stranger and who the bos . and head of the class and many more . but life go on ( and a few very select others ) and have and still do have a very special place in my heart . i cant wait until the other 3 season be release on dvd . bring on season 2 and 3 and 4 .