Brooklyn Bridge

1. S01E01When Irish Eyes are SmilingSeptember 20, 1991—It's 1956 Brooklyn, where Jules and Sophie Berger live in the same apartment as their daughter, son-in-law, and two grandchildren, who exper
2. S01E02Death in BrooklynSeptember 27, 1991—For Sophie, the funeral of her Uncle Ira (whom no one really liked) requires total family attendance—on the Sunday of Alan's Dodger game d
3. S01E03Boys of SummerOctober 4, 1991—Alan is asked to be on a television show that showcases young baseball players in a competition at Ebbets Field, winning him the chance to m
4. S01E04Sylvia's ConditionOctober 18, 1991—During the family gathering for Succoth, a Jewish thanksgiving ceremony, free-spirited Aunt Sylvia, who follows the ""beat"" movement, annou
5. S01E05What I Did for LoveOctober 25, 1991—Katie is so upset that her school science project didn't work out properly that Alan ""fixes"" the results for her, which only serves to mak
6. S01E06War of the WorldsNovember 6, 1991—Neither Katie's parents nor Alan's grandparents think they should be dating out of their faith, so the desperate kids arrange a meeting betw
7. S01E07Dinner at SixNovember 13, 1991—While their elders are away at a wedding in Boston for the weekend, Alan and Nathaniel are trusted to stay on their own. Then Warren, inspir
8. S01E08Old FoolsNovember 20, 1991—Nathaniel is upset when Jules and Sophie's cousin Myron, once partners in the hatmaking business, have a falling out at the weekly Friday ni
9. S01E09SaturdayNovember 27, 1991—On a ""once in a blue moon"" Saturday, George is off work, so Alan and Nathaniel look forward to having some fun with their dad--but the adu
10. S01E10Get a JobDecember 8, 1991—Sid wants to branch out into catering and hires Alan, Warren and Benny to be waiters at his first wedding, but when Benny makes himself sick
11. S01E11Where Have You Gone, Jackie Robinson?December 11, 1991—The weekly ""Cousins Club"" meeting may survive the devastating news that Jackie Robinson has been traded to the arch-rival New York Giants
12. S01E12The GiftJanuary 1, 1992—After his beloved fourth-grade teacher Miss McCullough announces at ""Open School"" that she is getting married and leaving for Japan with h
13. S01E13Boys and Girls Together (1)January 15, 1992—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-
14. S01E14Boys and Girls Apart (2)January 22, 1992—Benny tells Alan that Katie is now his girlfriend and they can't be friends any longer; meanwhile, Karen Frankel further misunderstands her
15. S01E15Boys and Girls Together Again (3)January 29, 1992—Katie finally explains her feelings to Benny and eventually he and Alan resolve their differences--after he makes peace with Karen and Benny
16. S01E16On the RoadFebruary 5, 1992—Phyllis and George allow Aunt Sylvia to take Alan into Manhattan to Nero's Coffeehouse to hear Jack Kerouac recite poetry, but when they are
17. S01E17Great Expectations (1)March 4, 1992—The results of the NY Standardized Aptitude Test rattle the boys, especially Benny, whose career profile turns out to be ""forest ranger,""
18. S01E18A Tale of Two Boroughs (2)March 11, 1992—Alan's reluctance to go to the Bronx High School of Science worries George enough that he has a talk with Mr. Greer about the pros and cons
19. S01E19Rainy DayApril 13, 1992—On the Sunday they were planning to go to the Statue of Liberty--Nathaniel has been studying it in school--it pours, so George proposes that
20. S01E20On the LineApril 20, 1992—During a crucial basketball game between Rigo Park and the Jewish Community House junior league, Alan wins two free throws after one of the

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1. S02E01Brave New WorldSeptember 13, 1992—The boys' first day at Lafayette High School is momentous in more ways than one (nervous Benny is almost hysterical): gorgeous Melinda Dean,
2. S02E02Plaza SweetSeptember 19, 1992—On Grandpa's birthday, Phyllis and George give him and Grandma a gift, a romantic weekend at the Plaza Hotel--an excursion the Bergers consi
3. S02E03Rockette to the MoonSeptember 26, 1992—Katie's father, already displeased that his eldest daughter Colleen is earning a living as a Rockette (his dream was for her to become a nun
4. S02E04Nun But the BraveOctober 3, 1992—Guilt is in the air in Brooklyn: Katie prays to be spared from her history exam, then is devastated when her teacher, the tough Sister Rafae
5. S02E05In the Still of the NightNovember 7, 1992—After Glee Club practice, Alan is collared by Jimmy Vinceguera, a Lafayette High School hood who overheard him singing--apparently Bruno Maz
6. S02E06The Last ImmigrantNovember 14, 1992—The entire family welcomes Sophie's cousin Jacob, the last of her family to arrive in America to start a new life. Everyone pitches in to sh
7. S02E07In a Family WayApril 10, 1993—When the family learns Katie's sister is pregnant and she and her husband are moving to California where he has a good job, they help Katie
8. S02E08Good as GoldApril 17, 1993—George takes a second job selling encyclopedias with Uncle Willy to make ends meet after the family refrigerator starts failing. After an ab
9. S02E09The Wild PitchApril 24, 1993—As she leaves Sid's store after arranging to hold Nathaniel's birthday party there, Sophie breaks his front window while tossing a ball to B
10. S02E10The DateJuly 16, 1993—While Alan and his friends prepare for their first high school dance, Nathaniel asks questions about dating and George and Phyllis make arra
11. S02E11Keeping up with the JonesesJuly 23, 1993—Phyllis invites an old school friend and her husband to a dinner party at the Silvers', but as the night progresses she and George are left
12. S02E12The Hollywood Country ClubJuly 30, 1993—George is upset when his sister Alice arrives for a visit to discuss selling his parents' bungalow at Mountaindale in the Catskills, remembe
13. S02E13No Time Like the FutureAugust 6, 1993—The boys are listening to the World Series when the news comes through that the Russians have launched Sputnik. As the time comes for Sputni

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