Shelley Jensen
Director
Brothers (1984)
Season 2
Two conservative men support their younger brother when he comes out as gay, and help him navigate being openly homosexual in 1980s Philadelphia.
Released July 13, 1984
Episode 26 min
None+
Genres: Comedy
Keywords: imdb.gay, imdb.philadelphia-pennsylvania, imdb.homosexuality, imdb.brother-brother-relationship, imdb.gay-protagonist, imdb.homophobia, imdb.gay-brother + 5 more, imdb.homosexual, imdb.gay-friend, imdb.gay-interest, tmdb.homosexuality, imdb.laugh-track
Production Companies: Gary Nardino Productions, Paramount Television, Showtime Networks
Network: Showtime
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S2E1 - AN AFFAIR TO REMEMBER
Joe and Kelly spend the night together after a night of heavy drinking. They don't remember what happened. Will this lead to a relationship?
April 25, 1985, midnight
S2E2 - YOUR BROTHER'S KEEPER
Lou has an attack of pride when he gets fired from his job and his ensuing personal crisis drives Cliff and Joe crazy, especially he starts working at the restaurant. At a loss for how to help him, Joe decides to fire him to give his wounded pride a boost.
May 2, 1985, midnight
S2E3 - THE FOURTH BALL (aka Lucky Charm)
During a blackout one night at the restaurant a mysterious stranger shows up out of nowhere eating food that the place doesn't serve and waving a trinket that promises magic that everyone is ready to fall for.
May 9, 1985, midnight
S2E4 - LIFE'S TOO SHORT TO BE DELICATE
Cliff is confronted by his former fiancé.
May 16, 1985, midnight
S2E5 - LET THE EAGLE FLY
Lou is humiliated when he suddenly becomes impotent.
June 20, 1985, midnight
S2E6 - THE GIRL MOST LIKELY
Joe offers to pose as Kelly's husband to impress her former classmates at her high school reunion.
June 6, 1985, midnight
S2E7 - DONALD'S DAD
Donald's estranged father arrives in Philadelphia to visit his son, but the reunion is cut short when he suffers a heart attack.
June 13, 1985, midnight
S2E8 - DONALD'S OLD FLAME
Donald considers settling down with a former girlfriend and her daughter, as this offers him a ready-made family.
May 30, 1985, midnight
S2E9 - THE PROOF IS IN THE PJs
Joe feels like a failure when he does not approve of Penny's new boyfriend and she retaliates by moving in with him. Joe is then forced to enlist everybody's help into sprucing up their new apartment.
July 11, 1985, midnight
S2E10 - A HOUSE DIVIDED
Joe's plans to run as city councilman is dampened due to disagreements and tensions within the gang.
July 18, 1985, midnight
S2E11 - THE STING
A crooked detective sets up a sting when he accuses Donald of being a criminal.
Aug. 1, 1985, midnight
S2E12 - HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BABY BROTHER
Cliff find a rich boyfriend (Winston) who quickly gets too serious about his relationship with Cliff. Cliff does not feel the same way about Winston.
Aug. 8, 1985, midnight
S2E13 - TO PLAY OR NOT TO PLAY
Cliff is failing one of his college courses, which will prevent him from playing baseball. His female professor offers him a passing grade in exchange for sex.
Aug. 15, 1985, midnight
S2E14 - THE GREATEST STORY NEVER TOLD
Joe decides to write a book about his memoirs, but decides to bend the truth on certain things, causing a rift between him and his family.
Sept. 4, 1985, midnight
S2E15 - AMONGST MY SOUVENIRS
A young woman shows up from Korea who might possibly be Lou's daughter. Lou was involved with her mother when he was stationed in Korea. Is this his daughter?
Sept. 11, 1985, midnight
S2E16 - RHINO RHAPSODY
Lou feels he needs a way to "be remembered", so he runs for president of the Rhinos. In order to cement the election he recruits three new members: Joe, Cliff, and Donald.
Sept. 18, 1985, midnight
S2E17 - DONALD'S AIR FORCE BLUES
Donald is faced with the possibility of coming out to his former Air Force buddies.
Oct. 2, 1985, midnight
S2E18 - THE STRANGER
Joe's old friend Bubba is back in town, but he does not answer. Joe questions him and learns that Bubba has AIDS.
Oct. 23, 1985, midnight
S2E19 - IT AIN'T OVER TIL IT'S OVER
Joe and his ex-wife Janey begin spending time with each other again and Penny hopes for a reconciliation, but Janey's selfishness jeopardizes their chances.
Oct. 9, 1985, midnight
S2E20 - FATHER, FATHER
Lou is embarrassed and upset when his son Bucky considers leaving the seminary because he cannot take the vow of celibacy.
Oct. 30, 1985, midnight
S2E21 - A GREASEPAINT SMILE
Penny dates an African-American circus clown. Rose Marie and Maury Amsterdam play the clown's parents.
Nov. 6, 1985, midnight
S2E22 - GOBBA, GOBBA
Donald is very secretive about the reason he doesn't want to spend Thanksgiving with the Waters brothers.
Nov. 27, 1985, midnight
S2E23 - GODZILLA MEETS BAMBI (aka Donald's Apartment)
Lou and Donald get the chickenpox. They are quarantined for a fortnight in Donald's apartment. Soon they are annoyed by each other. Penny fears the two are killing each other.
Nov. 13, 1985, midnight
S2E24 - A CARNATION BY ANY OTHER NAME
Joe and Cliff do not want to live together anymore. Everyone feels cramped in their privacy. In order to complete the change, they immediately enter a contact ad. The badge is a red carnation.
Dec. 4, 1985, midnight
S2E25 - THE SHOOP SHOOP SHOP (aka Isle Of Lesbos)
Kelly is turned off by a bad date. She becomes friends with Donald's friend, Annie. When Lou tells the gang that Annie is a lesbian, they begin to read more into their relationship than there is.
Dec. 11, 1985, midnight
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26 min/ep
3016 min
July 13, 1984
April 28, 1989, midnight
Ended
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