Season 2 • Episode 13
LatestThe boys are listening to the World Series when the news comes through that the Russians have launched Sputnik. As the time comes for Sputnik to pass over the United States, everyone's growing fear that the Russian satellite may somehow attack them leads to revelations and confessions.
Brooklyn Bridge is an American television program which aired on CBS between 1991 and 1993. It is about a Jewish American family living in Brooklyn in the middle 1950s. The premise was partially based on the childhood of executive producer and creator Gary David Goldberg. Brooklyn Bridge won a Golden Globe and was nominated for an Emmy Award as for outstanding television series in 1992, after its first season. The cast was led by Marion Ross; Art Garfunkel performed the theme song, which was titled "Just Over The Brooklyn Bridge." In 1997, "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling" was ranked #46 on TV Guide's 100 Greatest Episodes of All Time.
Acting
Marion Ross as Sophie—career-best warmth and authority.
Score
Art Garfunkel's theme song will live in your head rent-free.
Production
Period detail that actually feels lived-in, not museum-piece.
Creator
Gary David Goldberg
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Gary David Goldberg created this right after Family Ties ended, essentially giving himself the nostalgic prequel he deserved.
The show's premature cancellation made it a cult comfort object—rare for network TV in the '90s.
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