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Season 1 – Sullivan & Son

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It takes but one visit by Steve Sullivan back to the "town hall," the legendary bar in a working-class Pittsburgh neighborhood, for the successful New York attorney to realize what he's been missing. This "Cheers"-style workplace comedy stars comic Steve Byrne as Sullivan, who returns home and stops by his family-owned bar just as his father and mother are preparing to sell it. After reuniting with his best friend, Owen; his sister, Susan; barfly Hank; and his former girlfriend Melanie, Steve believes his path to happiness involves taking over the bar and renaming it Sullivan & Son, even at the expense of his lucrative Manhattan lifestyle.
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Critics Consensus

Sullivan & Son boasts a strong cast and a genuine sense of warmth, but its writing is a bit too reliant on bawdy, timeworn gags.

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Emily St. James AV Club 06/12/2020
C+
This isn't a great show-or even a show worth recommending, really-but it's a surprise just how bad the pilot is compared to the other two episodes, which are pleasantly mediocre. Go to Full Review
Brian Lowry Variety 07/29/2012
After viewing three episodes, last call couldn't come soon enough. Go to Full Review
Mike Hale New York Times 07/29/2012
Perhaps there will be a point here about growing by reclaiming your cultural heritage, but so far it's not being made. Go to Full Review
Joyce Slaton Common Sense Media 06/12/2020
3/5
Bawdy but genial, Sullivan & Son is miles better than some other workplace comedies, even if it shares the same annoying laugh track. Go to Full Review
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Stephen C @bob25009 Sep 18 10 funny episodes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated TV-14!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See more Marianne P @RT63065792 Jul 23 Real funny show. If you like or have seen Steve Byrnes standup, you’ll enjoy the show. A 3rd season would have gave the show much momentum See more 08/13/2022 I randomly remembered this show being so bad that I had to come back 10 years later and vent about it. The show was paired with "Men at Work" in the TBS lineup which was equally terrible for all the same reasons. It's like the board at TBS thought generic short-lived 90s sitcoms were due for a comeback, and generic uninspired characters/jokes/settings were what people REALLY wanted more of in 2013. See more 05/11/2015 One of the worst tv comedies I've ever seen. It's so bad, it scares me to think that there are people in the world that actually LIKED it. Who are these people? The same people who loved "Meet the Spartans" and don't find Monty Python funny at all. It's a show packed with formula jokes coupled with formula characters that are more offensive than funny: The mean old Asian mother who hated both her children! What a laugh riot! A mother who HATES her son for dropping out of school, and ignores her daughter. Because everyone knows Asian don't love their daughters. (Funny right?) Then you have the 60ish old slut who always has a line about her sexual exploits from the 70's. Don't forget the dad who has a snarky line about what biatch his wife is when she leaves the room. Ans what's a tv show without a sexy girl, who happens to be the UPS driver. (Thus, there's always a sexual joke from one of the 20-30 something idiots who spend all day drinking in a bar. There's the old snarky guy. The young dumb guy. And then there's the even-tempered bar tender who just loves them all. So much that he dropped out of Harvard, just to poor them drinks.... All this comedy needed was Norm, Cliff, Woody and maybe ONE talented writer. Aweful. Aweful show. See more 06/29/2014 I would rather rip off my toenails than watch another episode of this crap. See more 01/06/2014 Just a purely awful show. Dads is more enjoyable than this crap. See more Read all reviews
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Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Jul 19, 2012 Pilot: Last Best and Final Steve decides to buy the bar from his parents when he learns his father is retiring. Details Episode 2 Aired Jul 19, 2012 The Bribe When Steve refuses to pay off the health inspector, the bar is shut down. Details Episode 3 Aired Jul 26, 2012 The Bar Birthday Steve and Melanie uncover a secret about the origins of the bar; Jack and Ok Cha quarrel over the details of their courtship; Owen and Carol act as wingmen for each other with their former high school claasmates. Details Episode 4 Aired Aug 2, 2012 Who's Your Daddy Owen decides to find his real dad while Jack is working out his abandonment issues with Steve; Hank and Carol try to hide an old secret. Details Episode 5 Aired Aug 9, 2012 The Punch An accused panty thief threatens Steve and Melanie's relationship; Owen and Ahmed enter an offbeat business; Carol and Hank share ways to go on dates. Details Episode 6 Aired Aug 16, 2012 Creepy Love Songs The guys try to sell a valuable comic book; Owen and Carol bring a new act to the bar; Steve and Melanie uncover middle school mysteries. Details Episode 7 Aired Aug 23, 2012 The Fifth Musketeer Steve finds himself juggling dates after a fake online dating profile is created for him. Details Episode 8 Aired Aug 30, 2012 How Carol Got Her Groove Back Carol falls into a funk when she learns she's going through menopause. Details Episode 9 Aired Sep 6, 2012 The Prodigal Sister Steve's grifter aunt comes to town and shakes things up at the bar; Doug tries to find his mojo; Susan confronts Ok Cha about her criticizing ways. Details Episode 10 Aired Sep 13, 2012 Hank Speech Steve takes on Hank as one of his clients after Hank's coworker files a complaint; Susan gets her mother a fake ID granting her senior citizen status, and the two spend time together. Details
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Season Info

Director
Gil Junger, Mark Cendrowski, Peter Billingsley, John Whitesell
Screenwriter
F.J. Pratt, Timothy Fall, Howard J. Morris, Dan Cohen
Network
TBS
Rating
TV-14
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date
Jul 19, 2012