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The Best Times

1985 · 1 season

A gentle, earnest 1980s high-school drama that tackles teen issues with warmth and a measured pace.

Genres
Drama
Overview
The Best Times is an American drama series that aired on NBC in 1985.
How it feels
Earnest, warm and melancholic. Measured and easy to follow.
About
Family, coming-of-age, parenthood, identity
Content
Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
Note
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  • KQED
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How it feels

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Full breakdown
Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • coming-of-age
  • parenthood
  • identity
  • friendship
Places
  • school
  • suburbs
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour3
Realism8
Romance3
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

Cast

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  • KQED

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Details

Genres
drama
Created by
Michele Gallery, Seth Freeman
Starring
Tammy Lauren, K.C. Martel, David Packer, Beth Ehlers, Jim Metzler, Melora Hardin, Nadine Van der Velde, Damon Martin
Length
1 seasons, 6 episodes, 60 min each
Network
NBC
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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