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She is the kid of "thirtysomething" actors Ken Olin and Patricia Wettig -- who are now both on "Brothers & Sisters" -- and the high school friend of Whitney Port of "The Hills" and "The City" fame.

For actors Ken Olin and Patricia Wettig, life began at thirtysomething . Now at fiftysomething, after 27 years of marriage, they are still figuratively joined at the hip, professionally and personally.

It was the show that redefined what it means to be 30, and gave us the shorthand we use to refer to that generation.

Pictured, from left: Peter Horton , Melanie Mayron , Ken Olin , Mel Harris , Brittany/Lacey Craven , Polly Draper , Luke Rossi , Patricia Wettig , Timothy Busfield and Jordana Bink Shapiro .

Although "thirtysomething" was in many ways a pioneer of dialogue-heavy dramas with introspective characters, Peter Horton says he's not sure the show could be made the same way today.

In this image released by ABC, The cast of "thirtysomething", from left, Peter Horton, Melanie Mayron, Ken Olin, Mel Harris, Polly Draper, Patricia Wettig and Timothy Busfield, poses for a photo on ABC's "Good Morning America," Tuesday, Aug.

Although "thirtysomething" was in many ways a pioneer of dialogue-heavy dramas with introspective characters, Peter Horton says he's not sure the show could be made the same way today.

In 1987, the cast of 'thirtysomething" included, from left, Mel Harris, Ken Olin, Peter Horton, Polly Draper, Melanie Mayron, Patricia Wettig and Timothy Busfield.

ABC The adult cast of 'Thirtysomething' in 1987: from left on the top row, Polly Draper, Peter Horton, Ken Olin, Mel Harris and Melanie Mayron; bottom row from left, Timothy Busfield and Patricia Wettig.

"Thirtysomething" arrived on network television in September 1987, 20 days before Black Monday, when the Dow Jones industrial average dropped nearly 23 percent, and the culture of yuppiedom, put to the series's meticulous dramatic scrutiny, seemed threatened with dissolution.

It's been more than 20 years since the hit television series "Thirtysomething" debuted on ABC in 1987, and the cast is coming together for a reunion on "Good Morning America!" Send in your questions for the cast of Thirtysomething.

And I can't forget evil, evil Miles Drentell. If you don't know these names, you are too young to live, honestly.

Those yuppies some of us wanted to grow up to be - Michael, Hope, Elliot, Nancy, Melissa, Ellyn and Gary - are back.They were the cool Philadelphia baby-boomers on the 1980s ABC drama 'Thirtysomething," which ran September 1987 through May 1991.Now, after 18 years, the season's first season will be released on DVD Aug.

Timothy Busfield and Ken Olin starred in the 1980s hit television show. Michael 'n' Hope.