The Yard (2011–2011)

TV ShowEndedHBOComedy1 season, 6 episodes
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Plot

Eleven-year-old Nick and his crew: idealistic younger brother J.J. – the brains of the outfit, weird pal Johnny – his lieutenant, big girl Suzi – the muscle, and their six-year-old sidekick Adam, jockey for school yard supremacy with the bully Frankie and his henchmen as a film crew documents the proceedings. Nick stepped in to end their reign of terror and restore the natural order – but it's tough staying on top – and Frankie will stop at nothing to regain power. The rival gangs make their own rules in a skewed world that reflects and refracts the reality we live in. The Yard is the world in microcosm, run by and for the kids; it is a funny fast paced Goodfellas in a school playground with a Romeo and Juliet twist.

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Episodes by season

Season016Episodes2011Aired—Season avg
  1. S01E01The Yard S01E01The EconomyJuly 8, 2011—A new trading card game hits the yard and a financial crisis starts.
  2. S01E02The Yard S01E02Girls vs. BoysJuly 8, 2011—Johnny is kicked in the testicles by Patti. Nick tries to find out why Johnny was kicked and how to deal with it.
  3. S01E03The Yard S01E03The TerritoriesJuly 15, 2011—North Africa would love to play football, but Frankie and his crew will not have them on his pitch and war starts.
  4. S01E04The Yard S01E04The Black MarketJuly 22, 2011—Frankie and his crew work the peanut butter and jelly sandwich rack. Johnny is talked into the black market by Patti as a catcher and become
  5. S01E05The Yard S01E05The Great CompromiseJuly 29, 2011—Nick is overworked. But time off makes more trouble and chaos in The Yard.
  6. S01E06The Yard S01E06Big BusinessAugust 5, 2011—Stink bombs are big business in the Yard and Frankie and his crew are at the top. But Mary Miladic starts to complain, Nick works out a plan

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