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
Original release
Network	CBS
Release	August 2 (1999-08-02) – September 6, 1999 (1999-09-06)

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 (1999-08-02)
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 (1999-08-09)
The townspeople become addicted to tobacco.
3	"Privacy"	Andrew D. Weyman	Phoef Sutton & Mark Legan	August 16, 1999 (1999-08-16)
The Winthrops build on a new room for Grammy.
4	"Marriage"	Brian K. Roberts	Phoef Sutton & Mark Legan	August 23, 1999 (1999-08-23)
Cotton's mail-order bride arrives.
5	"Spring"	Jay Sandrich	Phoef Sutton & Mark Legan	August 30, 1999 (1999-08-30)
Grammy falls in love with a cad.
6	"Thanksgiving"	Jay Sandrich	Phoef Sutton & Mark Legan	September 6, 1999 (1999-09-06)
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.