Dear John starred Judd Hirsch as easy going high school teacher John Lacey who is dumped by his wife, Wendy, via a Dear John letter. Wendy ends up with everything in the divorce settlement, including custody of the couple's son, forcing John to move into an apartment in Queens.

John soon joins the One Two One Club, a self help group for divorced, widowed or lonely people. The group is led by Louise (Jane Carr), a sex obsessed British woman. Other members of the group include Kate McCarron (Isabella Hofmann), a sweet divorcée, Kirk Morris (Jere Burns), a cocky ladies' man, Ralph Drang (Harry Groener), a shy and neurotic tollbooth collector, and Margie Philbert (Billie Bird), a feisty senior citizen.

Cast and Characters

• Judd Hirsch as John Lacey
• Isabella Hofmann as Kate McCarron
• Jere Burns as Kirk Morris
• Billie Bird as Mrs. Margie Philbert
• Harry Groener as Ralph Drang (1988-1991)
• Jane Carr as Louise Mercer
• Susan Walters as Mary Beth Sutton (1990-1992)
• William O'Leary as Ben (1991-1992)
• Olivia Brown as Denise (1990-1991)
• Ben Savage as Matthew Lacey (1988-1990)
• Billy Cohen as Matthew Lacey (1990)
• Carlene Watkins as Wendy Lacey (1988-1989)
• Deborah Harmon as Wendy Lacey (1990-1991)
• Marietta DePrima as Annie Marino (1991-1992)

Broadcast History, Episode Guide & TV Schedule

First Telecast: October 6, 1988
Last Telecast: July 22, 1992
Number of Seasons: 4
Number of Episodes: 90
Original Network: NBC
Original Primetime TV Schedule:

• October 1988, NBC, Thursday 9:00-9:30
• October 1988- January 1990, NBC, Wednesday 9:30-10:00pm
• January 1990- March 1990, NBC, Wednesday 9:30-10:00pm
• May 1990- October 1990, NBC, Wednesday 9:30-10:00pm
• October 1990- December 1990, NBC, Wednesday 9:00-9:30pm
• December 1990- March 1991, NBC, Saturday 10:30-11:00pm
• March 1991- June 1991, NBC, Wednesday 9:30-10:00pm
• July 1991, NBC, Saturday 10:00-10:30pm
• August 1991- September 1991, NBC, Saturday 9:30-10:00
• September 1991- October 1991, NBC, Friday 9:30-10:00
• October 1991- January 1992, NBC, Friday 9:30-10:00
• April 1992, NBC, Saturday 10:00-10:30pm
• July 1992, NBC, Saturday 10:00-10:30pm

Theme Song Lyrics and Intro

Theme by John Sullivan and performed by Wendy Talbot

Dear John. Dear John. By the time you read these lines I'll be gone. Life goes on, right or wrong Now the sun is dead and gone. Dear John. Since we've sung love's last song. Dear John. Since we've sung love's last song. Poor John. Since we've sung love's last song. Dear John

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