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Dear John...

TV·1988–1992·NBC·Comedy·30m·Created by John Sullivan

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John Lacey joins a support group for divorced and widowed people. "Dear John" focuses on a man whose love life has gone sour. He's a New Rochelle teacher whose wife of 10 years left him for his best friend. John (Hirsch) finds depressing new bachelor digs and joins a singles group whose organizer (Jane Carr) is obsessed with other people's sex lives.

Cast

Judd HirschJudd HirschJohn LaceyJere BurnsJere BurnsKirk MorrisIsabella HofmannIsabella HofmannKate McCarronJane CarrJane CarrLouise MercerBillie BirdBillie BirdMrs. Margie PhilbertHarry GroenerHarry GroenerRalph DrangSusan WaltersSusan WaltersMary Beth SuttonWilliam O'LearyWilliam O'LearyBen Connors

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