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Dear John

  • 1988-2021
  • 4 Seasons
  • NBC
  • TVG
  • Watchlist

A recently divorced New York teacher joins a lonely-hearts club after his wife leaves him for his best friend. At the 'One-to-One Club,' a support group for singles, John Lacey consoles and consorts with his lovelorn compatriots. The sitcom was based on a BBC series.

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Awards

  • 1990 - Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy - nominated
  • 1989 - Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy - winner

Cast & Crew See All

Judd Hirsch
John Lacey
Jane Carr
Louise
Billie Bird
Mrs. Philbert

Latest News See All

Alan Kirschenbaum, Co-Creator of Yes, Dear and Friend Me, Dead at 51

Comedy writer Alan Kirschenbaum, who co-created CBS' Yes, Dear as well as the network's midseason comedy Friend Me, has died of an apparent suicide, Deadline.com reports. He was 51. Kirschenbaum, son of comedian...

Sun, Oct 28, 2012
Alan Kirschenbaum, Co-Creator of Yes, Dear and Friend Me, Dead at 51

Ask Matt: Launching Nashville, NBC Comedies, Boardwalk, Dancing With Palin, More

Question: I noticed that there are back-to-back new episodes of Modern Family this Wednesday night leading up to the premiere of the new musical drama series Nashville, while Suburgatory won't have its season premiere episode until the following week! Why did the TPTB at ABC felt the need to air two new episodes of Modern Family instead of premiering the second season of Suburgatory after MF and before Nashville? Was it because the network believes that two new episodes of MF running back-to-back together can make a more powerful lead-in to the series premiere of Nashville ratings-wise than Suburgatory, or is the network just that plain lazy with their programming schedule? — Chris B

Tue, Oct 9, 2012
Ask Matt: Launching Nashville, NBC Comedies, Boardwalk, Dancing With Palin, More

Summer TV Review: A Go On Sneak, Dallas Finale

Maybe you've heard lately — possibly in these last two weeks of Olympics force-feeding — that NBC has some new shows coming this fall. One of them starring an old Friend who's fallen on hard sitcom times. (Remember Mr. Sunshine? No?) Not content to merely barrage us with endless promos and teasers during the Olympics, NBC has now decided to sneak-peek entire pilots of two of its new comedies, commercial-free, beginning tonight with Go On (11/10c), an uneasy collision of snark and sentiment that feels like Community rebooted as a Dear John clone. (Helps if you have a long memory for NBC sitcomedy.)

Wed, Aug 8, 2012
Summer TV Review: A Go On Sneak, Dallas Finale

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