Brooklyn Bridge is an American sitcom television series which aired on CBS between September 20, 1991, to August 6, 1993. It is about a Jewish American family living in Brooklyn in the mid-1950s. The premise was partially based on the childhood of executive producer and creator Gary David Goldberg.[1]
| Brooklyn Bridge | |
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.jpg) Brooklyn Bridge cast photo | |
| Genre | Sitcom/Comedy drama |
| Created by | Gary David Goldberg |
| Starring |
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| Theme music composer | |
| Opening theme | "Just Over the Brooklyn Bridge" performed by Art Garfunkel |
| Composer | David McHugh |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 35 (includes 2 two-part episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers |
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| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production companies | |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBS |
| Release | September 20, 1991 – August 6, 1993 |
Brooklyn Bridge won a Golden Globe for Best Television Comedy or Musical and was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series in 1992. In 1997, "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling" was ranked number 46 on TV Guide's 100 Greatest Episodes of All Time.[2] While the show received acclaim, low ratings were present from the get-go. By November of 1992, CBS put the show on hiatus, which Goldberg believed was a lie done to quietly kill the show off.[3] Despite a grassroots viewer campaign by the Viewers for Quality Television and others, the show was cancelled at the end of the following year.
DVD release
editGary David Goldberg had announced on his official website that CBS Home Entertainment (with distribution by Paramount Home Entertainment) would release the complete series of Brooklyn Bridge on DVD in Region 1 in the middle of May 2010.[4] However, the DVD was later delayed indefinitely; Goldberg died in 2013.[5] Bootleg copies of select episodes in VHS quality were once available on YouTube.[6]
Cast
edit- Marion Ross as Sophie Berger (all)
- Danny Gerard as Alan Silver (all)
- Louis Zorich as Jules Berger (all)
- Amy Aquino as Phyllis Berger Silver (32 episodes)
- Peter Friedman as George Silver (32 episodes)
- Matthew Louis Siegel as Nathaniel Silver (all)
- David Wohl (actor) as Sid Elgart
- Jenny Lewis as Katie Monahan (18 episodes)
- Constance McCashin as Rosemary Monahan (6 episodes)
Episodes
editSeries overview
edit| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | |||
| 1 | 22 | September 20, 1991 | April 20, 1992 | |
| 2 | 13 | September 13, 1992 | August 6, 1993 | |
Season 1 (1991–92)
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling" | Sam Weisman | Gary David Goldberg | September 20, 1991 | 15.5[7] |
| 2 | 2 | |||||
| 3 | 3 | "Death in Brooklyn" | Sam Weisman | Brad Hall | September 27, 1991 | 14.0[8] |
| 4 | 4 | "Boys of Summer" | Bradley Silberling | John Masius | October 4, 1991 | 12.9[9] |
| 5 | 5 | "Sylvia's Condition" | Sam Weisman | Peter Schneider & Ben Cardinale | October 18, 1991 | 7.6[10] |
| 6 | 6 | "What I Did for Love" | Donald Reiker | Theresa Rebeck | October 25, 1991 | 8.3[11] |
| 7 | 7 | "War of the Worlds" | Sam Weisman | S : Peter Schneider & Ben Cardinale T : Gary David Goldberg and Brad Hall | November 6, 1991 | 13.4[12] |
| 8 | 8 | |||||
| 9 | 9 | "Dinner at Six" | Sam Weisman | Gary David Goldberg & Brad Hall | November 13, 1991 | 13.1[13] |
| 10 | 10 | "Old Fools" | Kristoffer Tabori | Peter Schneider & Ben Cardinale | November 20, 1991 | 13.4[14] |
| 11 | 11 | "Saturday" | Donald Reiker | Brad Hall & John Masius | November 27, 1991 | 12.9[15] |
| 12 | 12 | "Get a Job" | Sam Weisman | Brad Hall | December 8, 1991 | 14.5[16] |
| 13 | 13 | "Where Have You Gone, Jackie Robinson?" | Sam Weisman | Gary David Goldberg & Brad Hall | December 11, 1991 | 12.6[17] |
| 14 | 14 | "The Gift" | Seth Freeman | Seth Freeman & Brad Hall | January 1, 1992 | 21.1[18] |
| 15 | 15 | "Boys and Girls Together" | Sam Weisman | Gary David Goldberg & Brad Hall | January 15, 1992 | 12.3[19] |
| 16 | 16 | "Boys and Girls Apart" | Sam Weisman | Gary David Goldberg & Brad Hall | January 22, 1992 | 13.0[20] |
| 17 | 17 | "Boys and Girls Together Again" | Sam Weisman | Gary David Goldberg & Brad Hall | January 29, 1992 | 13.8[21] |
| 18 | 18 | "On the Road" | Sam Weisman | Theresa Rebeck | February 5, 1992 | 12.0[22] |
| 19 | 19 | "Great Expectations" | Brad Silberling | Lisa Melamed | March 4, 1992 | 11.8[23] |
| 20 | 20 | "A Tale of Two Boroughs" | Brad Silberling | Gary David Goldberg and Brad Hall | March 11, 1992 | 11.7[24] |
| 21 | 21 | "Rainy Day" | Michael J. Fox | Brad Hall & John Masius | April 13, 1992 | 15.4[25] |
| 22 | 22 | "On the Line" | Kenneth Zunder | Peter Schneider & Ben Cardinale | April 20, 1992 | 16.4[26] |
Season 2 (1992–93)
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | 1 | "Brave New Worlds" | Sam Weisman | Seth Freeman, Gary David Goldberg, and Brad Hall | September 13, 1992 | 14.4[27] |
| 24 | 2 | "Plaza Sweet" | Donald Reiker | Brad Hall | September 19, 1992 | 8.0[28] |
| 25 | 3 | "Rockette to the Moon" | Sam Weisman | Patricia Jones and Donald Reiker | September 26, 1992 | 8.5[29] |
| 26 | 4 | "Nun But the Brave" | Sandy Smolan | Bud Wiser | October 3, 1992 | 8.4[30] |
| 27 | 5 | "In the Still of the Night" | Sam Weisman | Brad Hall | November 7, 1992 | 8.9[31] |
| 28 | 6 | "The Last Immigrant" | Sam Weisman | Peter Schneider & Ben Cardinale | November 14, 1992 | 9.7[32] |
| 29 | 7 | "In a Family Way" | Sam Weisman | Brad Hall | April 10, 1993 | 11.0[33] |
| 30 | 8 | "Good as Gold" | Sam Weisman | S : Joyce Maynard T : Gary David Goldberg & Brad Hall | April 17, 1993 | 10.1[34] |
| 31 | 9 | "The Wild Pitch" | Craig Zisk | Patricia Jones and Donald Reiker | April 24, 1993 | 8.8[35] |
| 32 | 10 | "The Date" | Brad Hall | Joseph Purdy | July 16, 1993 | 6.0[36] |
| 33 | 11 | "Keeping Up with the Joneses" | Sam Weisman | Brad Hall | July 23, 1993 | 5.3[37] |
| 34 | 12 | "The Hollywood Country Club" | Kenneth Zunder | Peter Schneider | July 30, 1993 | 6.4[38] |
| 35 | 13 | "No Time Like the Future" | James Simons | S : Ben Cardinale S/T : Peter Schneider | August 6, 1993 | 6.2[39] |
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | American Cinema Editors' Eddie Award | Best Edited Episode from a Television Series | Roger Bondelli, Jerry U. Frizell and Ron Volk (For episode "War of the Worlds") | Won |
| 1993 | Best Edited Half Hour Series for Television | Roger Bondelli (For episode "Brave New World") | Won | |
| American Society of Cinematographers Award | Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Regular Series | Kenneth Zunder | Nominated | |
| American Television Awards[40] | Best Actress, Situation Comedy | Marion Ross | Nominated | |
| 1992 | Golden Globe Award | Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy | Won | |
| 1993 | Nominated | |||
| 1992 | Humanitas Prize | 30 Minute Category | John Masius | Won |
| 60 Minute Category | Gary David Goldberg (For episode "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling") | Nominated | ||
| Primetime Emmy Award | Outstanding Comedy Series | Gary David Goldberg, Sam Weisman, Seth Freeman, Brad Hall, Alice West and Craig Zisk | Nominated | |
| Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series | Marion Ross | Nominated | ||
| Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series | Sam Weisman (For episode "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling") | Nominated | ||
| Outstanding Main Title Design | Ed Sullivan and Judy Korin | Nominated | ||
| Outstanding Main Title Theme Music | Marvin Hamlisch, Alan Bergman and Marilyn Bergman (For episode "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling") | Nominated | ||
| Outstanding Editing for a Series - Single Camera Production | Roger Bondelli, Jerry U. Frizell and Ron Volk (For episode "War of the Worlds") | Nominated | ||
| Outstanding Costumes for a Series | Linda M. Bass (For episode "War of the Worlds") | Nominated | ||
| Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy Series or a Special | David Schneiderman, Jim Fitzpatrick, Bruce P. Michaels and Gary Montgomery (For episode "Get a Job") | Nominated | ||
| 1993 | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series | Marion Ross | Nominated | |
| Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series | Joel Grey | Nominated | ||
| Outstanding Editing for a Series - Single Camera Production | Ron Volk (For episode "In the Still of the Night") | Nominated | ||
| Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy Series or a Special | David M. Ronne, Bruce P. Michaels, Gary Montgomery and Jim Fitzpatrick (For episode "The Wild Pitch") | Nominated | ||
| 1992 | Producers Guild of America Award | Outstanding Producer of Television | Gary David Goldberg | Won |
| Television Critics Association Award | Program of the Year | Nominated | ||
| Outstanding Achievement in Comedy | Nominated | |||
| Viewers for Quality Television Award | Best Quality Comedy Series | Won | ||
| Best Actress in a Quality Comedy Series | Marion Ross | Won | ||
| 1993 | Best Quality Comedy Series | Won | ||
| Best Actress in a Quality Comedy Series | Marion Ross | Won | ||
| Best Specialty Player | Joel Grey | Nominated | ||
| Writers Guild of America Award | Episodic Comedy | Gary David Goldberg (For episode "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling") | Nominated | |
| 1992 | Young Artist Award | Best New Family Television Series | Won | |
| Best Young Actor Starring in a New Television Series | Danny Gerard | Nominated | ||
| Exceptional Performance by a Young Actor Under 10 | Matthew Louis Seigel | Nominated | ||
| 1993 | Best Young Actor Starring in a Television Series | Danny Gerard | Nominated | |
| Best Young Actor Co-Starring in a Television Series | Adam LaVorgna | Won | ||
| Best Young Actress Co-Starring in a Television Series | Jenny Lewis | Nominated | ||
| Best Young Actor Recurring in a Television Series | Aeryk Egan | Won | ||
| Best Young Actress Guest-Starring in a Television Series | Lisa Paige Robinson | Nominated | ||
| Outstanding Actor Under 10 in a Television Series | Matthew Louis Seigel | Nominated |
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- ^ "Special Collectors' Issue: 100 Greatest Episodes of All Time". TV Guide (June 28 – July 4). 1997.
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