Dear John

About Dear John

Dear John starred Judd Hirsch as easygoing Drake Prep 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 Ozone Park, Queens.

Dear John is a comedy series made for NBC. Its 4 seasons and 90 episodes aired between October 1988 and July 1992. That is around 23 episodes a season.

Judd Hirsch leads the cast as John Lacey, Jere Burns as Kirk Morris, Jane Carr as Louise Mercer, and Isabella Hofmann as Kate McCarron.

Shelv files it under divorce, support group, sitcom, and new york city.

All in the Family, Friends, and The Office make useful companions to Dear John.