wtd BROTHERS Showtime sitcom 1984-89

[Smilings]

I’d love to trade for this witty sitcom BROTHERS. Not out on DVD.
Created by David Lloyd, who wrote the famous Chuckles Bites The Dust ep of Mary Tyler Moore.
The premise… Joe Waters is an ex-place kicker for the Philadelphia Eagles. Now retired, he's opened up a restaurant. Lou is his older brother, a gruff construction worker. Both Joe and Lou receive the shock of their lives when their kid brother Cliff reveals that he's gay. Humorous situations follow as Joe and Lou alternately try to accept Cliff's gayness or cure him of it.
This was the first original sitcom to air on cable television.
After the first season, Showtime renewed it for two more seasons. This was the first time a television series got a two-season renewal.
The series was originally offered to ABC and NBC who turned it down due to concerns about one character being openly gay.
Showtime planned to air the series in syndication during the second season. But this plan received criticism from HBO who felt that airing a pay-cable show on broadcast TV would diminish subscription rates.

aired from: July 1984 to: July 1989
116 eps Showtime (US) 30 min

Philip Charles MacKenzie as Donald Maulpey
Brandon Maggart as Lou Waters
Robert Walden as Joe Waters
Paul Regina as Cliff Waters
Hallie Todd as Penny Waters

• Pilot

S1 13/Jul/84 The Wedding

• Season 1

2 1-02 16/Aug/84 You Brought a New Kind of Love To Me
3 1-03 23/Aug/84 Lizards Ain't Snakes
4 1-04 30/Aug/84 Mindless Passion
5 1-05 06/Sep/84 Fear of Flying
6 1-06 13/Sep/84 Monte Carlo Night
7 1-07 20/Sep/84 He Ain't Witty, He's My Brother
8 1-08 27/Sep/84 And Baby Makes Two
9 1-09 04/Oct/84 Fools Russian
10 1-10 11/Oct/84 Standards and Practices
11 1-11 18/Oct/84 Liza
12 1-12 25/Oct/84 It Only Hurts When I'm Gay
13 1-13 01/Nov/84 I Remember Papa
14 1-14 16/Dec/84 Happy Birthday Mel

• Season 2

16 2-01 25/Apr/85 An Affair to Remember
17 2-02 02/May/85 Your Brother's Keeper
18 2-03 09/May/85 The Fourth Ball
19 2-04 16/May/85 Life's Too Short to be Delicate
20 2-05 20/Jun/85 Let the Eagle Fly
21 2-06 06/Jun/85 The Girl Most Likely
22 2-07 13/Jun/85 Donald's Dad
23 2-08 30/May/85 Donald's Old Flame
24 2-09 11/Jul/85 The Proof is in the PJs
25 2-10 18/Jul/85 A House Divided
26 2-11 01/Aug/85 The Sting
27 2-12 08/Aug/85 Happy Birthday, Baby Brother
28 2-13 15/Aug/85 To Play or Not to Play
29 2-14 04/Sep/85 The Greatest Story Never Told
30 2-15 11/Sep/85 Amongst My Souvenirs
31 2-16 18/Sep/85 Rhino Rhapsody
32 2-17 02/Oct/85 Donald's Air Force Blues
33 2-18 23/Oct/85 The Stranger
34 2-19 09/Oct/85 It Ain't Over Till It's Over
35 2-20 30/Oct/85 Father, Father
36 2-21 06/Nov/85 A Greasepaint Smile
37 2-22 13/Nov/85 Godzilla Meets Bambi
38 2-23 27/Nov/85 Gobba, Gobba
39 2-24 04/Dec/85 A Carnation By Any Other Name
40 2-25 11/Dec/85 The Shoop Shoop Shop

• Season 3

41 3-01 23/Apr/86 Hairball Blues
42 3-02 30/Apr/86 Take Me Out of the Ball Game
43 3-03 07/May/86 Donald's Half Sister
44 3-04 14/May/86 The Seduction of Lou
45 3-05 28/May/86 A Penny A Dance
46 3-06 04/Jun/86 Wake Me Up Before You Go Go
47 3-07 11/Jun/86 Blind Love
48 3-08 25/Jun/86 Brothers Three
49 3-09 18/Jun/86 The Song Remains the Same
50 3-10 09/Jul/86 The Play's the Thing
51 3-11 15/Jul/86 Harry and the Ogre of Ock
52 3-12 30/Jul/86 Mother's Day
53 3-13 06/Aug/86 Two-Timin' Man
54 3-14 20/Aug/86 If I Only Had a Watchamacallit
55 3-15 03/Sep/86 Goodbye, Cliffie
56 3-16 10/Sep/86 Joe Leaves This Old World Behind
57 3-17 17/Sep/86 Whose "Golden Years" Is It, Anyway? (Part 1)
58 3-18 24/Sep/86 Whose "Golden Years" Is It, Anyway? (Part 2)
59 3-19 15/Oct/86 THE BOXER
60 3-20 08/Oct/86 LAY THE POINTS
61 3-21 29/Oct/86 THE GANG WHO COULD SHOOT STRAIGHT
62 3-22 05/Nov/86 A PENNY FOR YOUR DREAMS
63 3-23 12/Nov/86 ICEMAN
64 3-24 19/Nov/86 STILL MARRIED AFTER ALL THESE YEARS
65 3-25 03/Dec/86 MI CASA ES SEWER CASA

• Season 4

66 4-01 08/May/87 WEDDING BELL BLUES
67 4-02 15/May/87 WHAT?
68 4-03 29/May/87 CHEZ CLIFF
69 4-04 05/Jun/87 LOVE AND LEARN
70 4-05 12/Jun/87 LEAVE IT TO CLEAVAGE
71 4-06 19/Jun/87 FEAR OF HEIGHTS
72 4-07 26/Jun/87 CLIFF'S MAGIC RECIPE
73 4-08 17/Jul/87 OLD MAN WATERS
74 4-09 24/Jul/87 Home is Where the Heart Is
75 4-10 10/Jul/87 ON THE REBOUND
76 4-11 19/Jul/87 MAN'S CHOICE
77 4-12 21/Aug/87 STARRY, STARRY NIGHTMARE
78 4-13 28/Aug/87 PENNY AND THE HARD HAT
79 4-14 04/Sep/87 The Point After No More?
80 4-15 11/Sep/87 LAS VEGAS SERENADE (PART 1)
81 4-16 18/Sep/87 LAS VEGAS SERENADE (PART 2)
82 4-17 25/Sep/87 ONE ON ONE
83 4-18 02/Oct/87 THE FARMER ALWAYS RINGS TWICE
84 4-19 09/Oct/87 BACHELOR FATHER
85 4-20 30/Oct/87 MASQUERADE
86 4-21 11/Dec/87 STOLEN PLEASURES
87 4-22 06/Nov/87 IS THE CALLER THERE?
88 4-23 13/Nov/87 THE WINDSOR WAR
89 4-24 04/Dec/87 THERE'S A LID FOR EVERY POT
90 4-25 20/Nov/87 Thanksgiving

• Season 5

91 5-01 24/Jun/88 Sittin' in a Tree
92 5-02 08/Jul/88 Barney, We Hardly Knew Ye
93 5-03 15/Jul/88 I'll Know When My Love Comes Along
94 5-04 30/Sep/88 L. A. Maltby
95 5-05 07/Oct/88 Hustle Up
96 5-06 21/Oct/88 BUT I KNOW WHAT I LIKE
97 5-07 28/Oct/88 MOVING OUT
98 5-08 04/Nov/88 A JOB WELL DONE
99 5-09 11/Nov/88 TWO FOR THE SEESAW
100 5-10 02/Dec/88 NOTHIN' SAYS LOVIN'
101 5-11 16/Dec/88 THE DETOUR
102 5-12 30/Dec/88 GUARDIAN ANGELS
103 5-13 06/Jan/89 A STUDY IN MALTBY
104 5-14 13/Jan/89 NANNY FROM HEAVEN
105 5-15 20/Jan/89 THE POINT AFTER BOWLING TEAM
106 5-16 17/Feb/89 ISN'T IT ROMANTIC?
107 5-17 24/Feb/89 Three Infants and a Baby
108 5-18 03/Mar/89 GUARDING THE NEST
109 5-19 17/Mar/89 SAM'S DAD
110 5-20 10/Mar/89 INHERIT THE BAR
111 5-21 07/Apr/89 FANTASY IN EBONY
112 5-22 14/Apr/89 BIG
113 5-23 21/Apr/89 SOMETHING OLD, SOMETHING NEW
114 5-24 28/Apr/89 Wouldn't It Be Nice
115 5-25 05/May/89 The Road Yet Taken

[wiseguy182]

I don't have this, but it sounds interesting. Please let me know if you ever come across any episodes. I'm surprised ABC didn't air it though. They had aired Soap, which had a gay character, and were just coming off a 7 year run of the very popular Three's Company, where the Jack Tripper character was played as gay half the time.

[Smilings]

Will let you know if I find it.
Some episodes were on YouTube.
It's a funny 3 camera show shot before a live audience. Not graphic in any way. You'd never know it was cable.

[RickyRick]

Hi there!
Have you found any episodes of Brothers?
I have over 100 episodes but am missing several and looking for trade partners,
Best,
Richard
Go4itIL@aol.com

[Smilings]

I'd love to trade for these 15 eps of Brothers
Anyone?

Season 2

15. A House Divided (7/18/1985)

Season 3

Hairball Blues (4/23/1986)
The Song Remains the Same (6/18/1986)
A Penny for Your Dreams (11/5/1986)

Season 4

Las Vegas Serenade - Part 2 (9/18/1987)

Season 5

98. Two For The Seesaw (11/11/88)

101. Guardian Angels (12/30/1988)

102. A Study in Maltby (1/6/1989)

103. Nanny From Heaven (1/13/1989)

105. Isn't It Romantic? (2/17/1989)

108. Inherit The Bar (3/17/1989)

109. Sam's Dad (3/10/1989)

110. Fantasy In Ebony (4/17/1989)

113. Wouldn’t It Be Nice (4/28/89)

114. The Road Yet Taken (5/5/1989)

[wiseguy182]

Was anyone able to trade with RickyRick, who had over 100 episodes? I e-mailed him, but didn't get an answer. Would love to trade for that collection, or anyone else that has any episodes in general. I've never seen this show.

thanks.

[emjeb]

I am missing episodes from season 2:
13-To Play or Not to Play
15-Amongst My Souvenirs
and from season 3
7-Blind Love
Pm me if you got this...

[RickyRick]

Hi there!
I have Episodes 15 and 7 on your list and need episode 13

[RickyRick]

Here's what I have with "Brothers" and then what I need IN CAPS.
Let me know if you have any of those eps as well.
Thanks!
Richard

BROTHERS (1984)
DISC
1 EPS 1-4
2 EPS 5-9
3 EPS 10-13
4 EPS 14-17
5 EPS 18-21
6 EPS 22, 23, 25, 26 (MISSING EP 24: A HOUSE DIVIDED)
7 EPS 28-32 (MISSING EP 27: TO PLAY OR NOT TO PLAY)
8 EPS 33-37
9 EPS 38, 39, 41, 43 (MISSING EP 40: HAIRBALL BLUES)
10 EPS 43-47
11 EPS 49-53 (MISSING EP 48: THE SONG REMAINS THE SAME)
12 EPS 54-58
13 EPS 59, 60, 62, 63, 64 (MISSING EP 61: A PENNY FOR YOUR DREAMS)
14 EPS 65-68
15 EPS 69-73
16 EPS 74-78
17 EPS 79, 81, 82, 83 (MISSING EP 80: LAS VEGAS SERENADE, PT. 2)
18 EPS 84-88
19 EPS 89-91
20 EPS 92-95
21 EPS 96-99
22 EPS 100, 104, 106, 107 (MISSING EPS 101: GUARDIAN ANGELS, EP 102: A STUDY IN MALTBY, EP 103: NANNY FROM HEAVEN AND EP 105:ISN’T IT ROMANTIC?)
23 EPS 112, 113, 115 (MISSING EPS: 108: SAM’S DAD, EP 109: INHERIT THE BAR, EP 110: FANTASY IN EBONY, EP 111: BIG AND EP 114: THE ROAD YET TAKEN)

[KyleThaddeus2015]

I'm just looking for all the episodes already available on DVD-R.

[RickyRick]

Hi there!
I just found someone with the missing episodes on video tapes and in the process of compiling them in episode order.
I am willing to trade this rare set but would need to get shows equally as rare in return. Please send me your list of rare TV shows for trade.
Thanks!
Richard
Go4itIL@aol.com

[wiseguy182]

if anyone acquires this set, please let me know! Thanks!

[KyleThaddeus2015]

Please let me know, too.