Brooklyn Bridge (TV series)

Brooklyn Bridge
Format Comedy
Created by Gary David Goldberg
Starring Marion Ross
Jenny Lewis
Jake Jundef
Aeryk Egan
Amy Aquino
David Wohl
Louis Zorich
Adam LaVorgna
Danny Gerard
Matthew Louis Siegel
Peter Friedman
Opening theme Brooklyn Bridge Theme by Art Garfunkel
Country of origin United States
No. of seasons 2
No. of episodes 34
Production
Executive producer(s) Gary David Goldberg
Sam Weisman
Running time 30 min.
Broadcast
Original channel CBS
Original run September 20, 1991 – April 6, 1993

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 (comedy/musical) in 1992, after its first season.

The cast was led by Marion Ross; Art Garfunkel performed the theme song.

In 1997, "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling" was ranked #46 on TV Guide's 100 Greatest Episodes of All Time.[1]

DVD release

Gary David Goldberg announced on his official website that CBS Home Entertainment will be releasing the complete series of Brooklyn Bridge on DVD in Region 1 in the middle of May 2010[1] but was later delayed indefinitely.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Special Collectors' Issue: 100 Greatest Episodes of All Time". TV Guide (June 28-July 4). 1997. 

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