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Season 1 – Brooklyn Bridge

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This nostalgic family comedy, which series creator Gary David Goldberg loosely based on his own childhood, chronicles life in 1956 Brooklyn, N.Y., from the perspective of Alan Silver, a middle-class Jewish 14-year-old who shares an apartment with his parents -- George, a postal worker, and Phyllis, who also works outside the home -- and his younger brother, Nathaniel. Phyllis' parents, Jules and Sophie, live in the same building. Alan is dating Katie Monahan, a Catholic girl, which is hard for his grandmother to accept, although in every other respect Sophie is stern but loving and tolerant.
Brooklyn Bridge — Season 1

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Critics Consensus

Shaded with autobiographical detail and the warmth of formative memories, Brooklyn Bridge finds universal appeal through its highly personal take on the sitcom.

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Richard Zoglin TIME Magazine 06/06/2019
At its best, which is very good, Brooklyn Bridge rings with fresh and funny childhood observations. Go to Full Review Rick Kogan Chicago Tribune 06/06/2019
If it is possible to experience love at first TV show sight, I'm smitten. Go to Full Review Tom Shales Washington Post 06/06/2019
It's the most savory new series of the season, the one most likely to engage the emotions, stir the heart, touch the soul -- a comedy with tears that celebrates family and memory and the rich ingredients that make up the American melting pot. Go to Full Review Michael Hill Baltimore Sun 06/06/2019
Brooklyn Bridge proves that the truth is in the details. In its specificity of time and place, of religion and class, of baseball team and classroom desks, the show finds its universality. Go to Full Review David Zurawik Baltimore Sun 06/06/2019
It's sweet, sad, nostalgic and hopeful. It's a coming-of-age novel for the age of television. It's a winner. Go to Full Review Tom Jicha South Florida Sun-Sentinel 06/06/2019
Do you know what a meshugeneh is?... If you do, Brooklyn Bridge quickly could become your favorite television series ever. If not, you'll have to settle for merely appreciating it as one of the most captivating, charming shows to come along in years. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Holden Jun 2 I love this show and I found out after doing some research that they were just about to release it on DVD when Gary David Goldberg passed and then it was scrapped is there any way his wife would consider reissuing it on DVD because it's such a wonderful series it's so wholesome down to earth and about real topics and it's a great throwback to the early days in New York and the way the Irish Italian and Jewish families all came together and made a life for themselves in America...👍👍👍🍺 See more Read all reviews
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Danny Gerard

Alan Silver

Marion Ross

Sophie Berger

Louis Zorich

Jules Berger

Amy Aquino

Phyllis Berger Silver

Peter Friedman

George Silver

Matthew Louis Siegel

Nathaniel Silver

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Sep 20, 1991 When Irish Eyes Are Smiling 14 year old Alan is infatuated by a girl in a Catholic school uniform named Kattie Monihan; Alan's immature friend is jeopardizing his chance of meeting her. Nathaniel gets to meet his idol Gil Hodges. Details Episode 2 Aired Sep 27, 1991 Death in Brooklyn Alan wins tickets to a Dodgers game and plans to bring Kattie; Alan's attendance is required at a funeral for an uncle no one liked. Details Episode 3 Aired Oct 4, 1991 Boys of Summer Alan vies with other young ballplayers on a TV show to meet Pee Wee Reese of the Brooklyn Dodgers; Alan visits his dad at work. Details Episode 4 Aired Oct 18, 1991 Sylvia's Condition During the family gathering for Succoth, a Jewish thanksgiving ceremony, free-spirited Aunt Sylvia, who follows the beat movement, announces that she is getting a divorce from her husband. Details Episode 5 Aired Oct 25, 1991 What I Did for Love Katie is so upset that her school science project didn't work out properly that Alan fixes the results for her. Details Episode 6 Aired Nov 6, 1991 War of the Worlds Neither Katie's parents nor Alan's grandparents think they should be dating out of their faith, so the desperate kids arrange a meeting between the two families. Details Episode 7 Aired Nov 13, 1991 Dinner at Six Alone for the weekend while there parents are out of town to a wedding, the boys throw a dinner party for friends; Nathaniel gets sick. Details Episode 8 Aired Nov 20, 1991 Old Fools Nathaniel is upset when Jules and Myron have a falling out at the weekly Friday night poker game and stop speaking to each other. Uncle Joel is helping George and Phyllis get through an income tax audit. Details Episode 9 Aired Nov 27, 1991 Saturday The family ditches Saturday duties and goes to Coney Island; Grandpa, George and the boys test drive a red Buick. Details Episode 10 Aired Dec 8, 1991 Get a Job Sid wants to branch out into catering and hires Alan, Warren and Benny to be waiters at his first wedding. Details Episode 11 Aired Dec 11, 1991 Where Have You Gone, Jackie Robinson? The weekly Cousins Club meeting; Jackie Robinson has been traded to the arch-rival New York Giants; Aunt Miriam chooses that time to reveal that Uncle Willy cheated on her with a model named Cookie LaBarbera. Details Episode 12 Aired Jan 1, 1992 Ovaltine and Sympathy A teacher whom Nathaniel worships marries and moves to Japan; Benny's conscience bothers him after he forges a note from his mother. Details Episode 13 Aired Jan 15, 1992 Boys and Girls Together Benny is too shy to ask a girl out on a date, so to help him out, Alan asks Karen Frankel, a classmate Benny has always liked, to a couples-only party, and asks Katie to go with Benny, then they will trade later on. Details Episode 14 Aired Jan 22, 1992 Boys and Girls Apart Benny tells Alan that Katie is now his girlfriend and they can't be friends any longer; Aunt Sylvia and Sid seem to be hitting it off. Details Episode 15 Aired Jan 29, 1992 Boys and Girls Together Again Alan and Benny resolve their differences over Kattie; Sid invites Aunt Sylvia back to the store for champagne. Details Episode 16 Aired Feb 5, 1992 On the Road Phyllis and George allow Aunt Sylvia to take Alan into Manhattan to Nero's Coffeehouse to hear Jack Kerouac recite poetry. Details Episode 17 Aired Mar 4, 1992 Great Expectations Alan is shocked when he's accepted at the Bronx High School of Science; Cousins Club has agreed to finance Sylvia's new poetry magazine. Details Episode 18 Aired Mar 11, 1992 A Tale of Two Boroughs Alan's reluctance to change schools causes tension; Benny seems to be reconciled to being a forest ranger, in a big way. Details Episode 19 Aired Apr 13, 1992 Rainy Day Restlessness abounds on a rainy day; Bernard awaits news of his fiancee, on the Number 63 bus and never shows up. Details Episode 20 Aired Apr 20, 1992 On the Line The big game hinges on Alan's foul shots, and his life passes before him. Details

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Season Info

Network
CBS
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date
Sep 20, 1991