<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Life Goes On </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> The cast of Life Goes On . Clockwise from left : Kellie Martin , Patti LuPone , Bill Smitrovich , Chris Burke , and Arnold the Semi-Wonder Dog . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Created by </Th> <Td> Michael Braverman </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Starring </Th> <Td> Bill Smitrovich Chris Burke Kellie Martin Patti LuPone Tracey Needham </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Theme music composer </Th> <Td> Lennon -- McCartney </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Opening theme </Th> <Td> `` Ob - La - Di , Ob - La - Da '' Performed by Patti LuPone and the cast of Life Goes On </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Country of origin </Th> <Td> United States </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Original language ( s ) </Th> <Td> English </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> No. of seasons </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> No. of episodes </Th> <Td> 83 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Production </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Running time </Th> <Td> 60 minutes </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Production company ( s ) </Th> <Td> Toots Productions Warner Bros. Television </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Distributor </Th> <Td> Warner Bros. Television Distribution </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Release </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Original network </Th> <Td> ABC </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Original release </Th> <Td> September 12 , 1989 -- May 23 , 1993 </Td> </Tr> </Table>
cast of the tv show life goes on
Bill Smitrovich Chris Burke Kellie Martin Patti LuPone Tracey Needham