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.
Cast Tim Dutton as James Winthrop Kirsten Nelson as Polly Winthrop, the wife of James Jim Rash as John Cotton Erika Christensen as Abigail Winthrop, the first daughter of James & Polly Amy Centner as Elizabeth Winthrop, the second daughter of James & Polly Andrew Ducote as William Winthrop, the son of James & Polly Cloris Leachman as Grammy Winthrop, the mother of James Robert Machray as Magistrate
Episodes
External links
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.