Episode
thirtysomething: Hopeless
Overview
Hopr volunteers at a shelter for the homeless and gets personally involved in the life of a woman and her daughter there. She accuses Michael of having lost his social conscience.
Details
- Series
- thirtysomething
- Season
- Season 4
- Episode
- Episode 20
- Air date
- 1991-05-07
- Runtime
- 60 min
Episode context
Hopeless is Episode 20 in Season 4 of thirtysomething. It aired on 1991-05-07. The runtime is 60 min.
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