Brotherly Love (1995 TV series)

Brotherly Love

Intertitle
Created by Jim Vallely
Jonathan Schmock
Starring Joey Lawrence
Matthew Lawrence
Andrew Lawrence
Liz Vassey
Melinda Culea
Michael McShane
Theme music composer Joey Lawrence, Michael Price, Steve LaGassick, Steve Barri
Opening theme "No Matter Where You Are", performed by Joey Lawrence
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 2
No. of episodes 40 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s) Jonathan Schmock
Jim Vallely
Paul Junger Witt
Tony Thomas
Gary S. Levine
Camera setup Videotape; Multi-camera
Running time approx. 22 minutes (without commercials)
30 minutes (with commercials)
Production company(s) Witt/Thomas Productions
Touchstone Television (season 1)
Walt Disney Television (season 2)
Distributor Buena Vista Television
Release
Original network NBC (1995–1996)
The WB (1996–1997)
Picture format 480i (SDTV)
Original release September 16, 1995 (1995-09-16) – May 18, 1997 (1997-05-18)

Brotherly Love is an American sitcom that ran from September 16, 1995 to April 1, 1996, on NBC, and then moved to The WB, where it aired from September 15, 1996 until May 18, 1997. The series was created by Jonathan Schmock and Jim Vallely, and produced by Witt/Thomas Productions in association with Touchstone Television (season 1) & Walt Disney Television (season 2). The primary focus of the series is on the relationship of three brothers, played by real-life brothers Joey Lawrence, Matthew Lawrence, and Andrew Lawrence.

Characters

Main

Recurring

Episodes

Series overview

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
116September 16, 1995 (1995-09-16)April 1, 1996 (1996-04-01)
224September 15, 1996 (1996-09-15)May 18, 1997 (1997-05-18)

Season 1 (1995–96)

No.
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TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code
11"Pilot"Terry HughesJonathan Schmock & Jim VallelySeptember 16, 1995 (1995-09-16)001

Joe's parents are divorced and he moves away with his mom and his dad starts a new life with his new wife Claire. His dad and Claire have two sons named Matt and Andy, and after their dad dies in a racing accident, Joe goes to them to collect his share of his dad's garage.

Guest starring: Melissa Clayton as Andrea, Jerry Lambert as Mitch
22"Such A Bargain"Terry HughesJim HalkettSeptember 17, 1995 (1995-09-17)003

Lou makes an art sculpture that catches the interest of an art dealer who comes by, but Joe does not trust the man. Meanwhile, Matt becomes so interested in a female classmate that he does everything in his power to impress her, including ordering a limo for the school dance.

Guest starring: Bryan Cranston as Russell, Mike Starr as Gus
33"The Liberty Bell Show"Terry HughesCraig HoffmanSeptember 24, 1995 (1995-09-24)005

Matt has a crush on his forensics teacher, Debbie, and arranges to have her busted car fixed for free at the garage. But, when Joe meets Matt's teacher, Matt and Joe end up having a thing for Debbie and the half-brothers fight over which one should take the teacher out for a date. Meanwhile, Andy visits the Liberty Bell and fears that he accidentally damaged the Liberty Bell.

Guest starring: Hiram Kasten as Tour Guide, Tyler Layton as Debbie
44"A Midsummer's Nightmare"Terry HughesPamela EellsOctober 1, 1995 (1995-10-01)006

Matt gets a part in a school play and Joe keeps teasing Matt about his role in the school's production of William Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream". This ends up hurting Matt's confidence, but Joe needs to build confidence himself when he agrees to be a nude model for Lou's art class.

Guest starring: Justine Johnston as Mrs. Maguire, Jonathan Charles Kaplan as Ira Stoltzer
55"Uptown Girl"Terry HughesMichelle J. WolffOctober 8, 1995 (1995-10-08)002

Andy makes a new friend after taking Joe's advice. Matthew also takes Joe's advice but this makes him uncool at school. Joe deserts his responsibilities when he meets a free-spirited woman.

Guest starring: Terry Bradshaw as Himself, Mathea Webb as Christy, Jonathan Charles Kaplan as Ira Stoltzer, Victor Raider-Wexler as Mr. Levenstein
66"The Comic Con"Terry HughesJohn LevensteinOctober 25, 1995 (1995-10-25)008

Lloyd meets a woman on the internet and he is so interested in her, that he lies about his appearance to make the woman like him. Meanwhile, Matt gets a pimple and tries everything to hide it in time for his first date.

Guest starring: George Takei as Himself, Megan Cavanaugh as Lotus
77"The Sleepover Show"Terry HughesEddie GorodetskyOctober 29, 1995 (1995-10-29)004

An old girlfriend from high school visits Joe and he invites her to spend the night. Matt accidentally sees the girl get out of the shower, causing Claire to tell Joe he is setting a bad example for the younger boys. Andy, meanwhile, can't tell his mom that he isn't ready to go to a sleepover party at a neighbor's house and winds up sneaking downstairs to Joe's room to avoid his mother, ending up spending the evening with Joe's old girlfriend instead.

Guest starring: Wendy Benson as Bridget, Jonathan Charles Kaplan as Ira Stoltzer
88"Witchcraft"Terry HughesJonathan SchmockOctober 30, 1995 (1995-10-30)007

A fortuneteller gives Joe a Halloween scare, as well as Andy's "disappearance"; Claire goes to a party on her own, while Matt endures the taunts of college-age trick-or-treaters. And Lloyd watches the "scariest movie ever made": The Sound of Music.

Special guest star: John Kassir as the Cryptkeeper

Guest starring: Laura Summer as Julie, Brandt Van Hoffman as Missing Sock, Melanie Hutsell as Wilma

Note: While Camille Winbush and Rondell Sheridan guest star in this episode, they are not credited for their appearance in this episode.
99"Bait and Switch"Terry HughesJohn LevensteinNovember 12, 1995 (1995-11-12)010
A conspiratorial Lloyd locks up Joe and Lou in the storeroom on a day that Lou has arranged a blind date to get them to fall in love. But he couldn't have chosen a worse day because Joe has promised to aid Matt in a date with destiny – a fight with a school bully.
1010"Outbreak!"Terry HughesCraig HoffmanNovember 19, 1995 (1995-11-19)011
Claire, Andy, and Lloyd have the chicken pox, because of this Claire can't do her work leaving Joe in charge. Joe makes an executive decision to expand Roman Customizing by signing a new account – one that Claire had turned down.
1111"A Roman Holiday"Terry HughesJim VallelyDecember 18, 1995 (1995-12-18)013

Christmas morning is coming and Andy told Lloyd to tell Santa what he wanted for Christmas. Lloyd promised Andy that Santa would come through for him but finds himself in a bind when he is unable to pull it off.

Note: There are no guest stars in this episode.
1212"Once Around the Block"Terry HughesJonathan SchmockMarch 4, 1996 (1996-03-04)012

Matt hopes to shed his boring image by catching the action at a salsa dance club. When his mom and Lou suddenly show up, as does Lloyd, he doesn't know what to do. Andy is thrilled when Joe works on a car that is oddly similar to the Bat-Mobile.

Guest starring: Jonathan Charles Kaplan as Ira, Gina Gallego as Lupe, Stephen Lee as Cop
1313"Remember"Terry HughesPamela EellsMarch 11, 1996 (1996-03-11)016

Matt gets a job at Lucky Burger as the restaurant's mascot, he only does this for the money. Meanwhile, Claire becomes worried about Joe, when he decides that he wants to race just like his dad.

Guest starring: Nestor Carbonell as Eduardo, Tom Kenny as Doug, Jonathan Charles Kaplan as Ira
1414"Big Brotherly Love"Terry HughesJonathan Schmock & Jim VallelyMarch 18, 1996 (1996-03-18)018

Matt and Andy think that Jack, a man who Claire enlisted to be a mentor to Matt and Andy as part of the Big Brothers program, is great but to Joe, Jack is trying to replace their dad.

Guest starring: Tom Arnold as Jack, Billy West as Billy, Jimmy Briscoe as Jimmy
1515"Bride and Prejudice"Terry HughesMichelle J. WolffMarch 25, 1996 (1996-03-25)015
Lou's boyfriend proposes to her and now she has to make a difficult decision: accept or try to make it work with Joe. Matt's new friends make fun of Lloyd.
1616"Double Date"Jonathan SchmockJohn LevensteinApril 1, 1996 (1996-04-01)014

Joe and Lou are both dating other people when they dislike their dates, they suggest to double date and they hope their dates will fall for each other.

Guest starring: Adam Consolo as Lance, Peter Krause as Tom, Lisa Rieffel as Amy

Season 2 (1996–97)

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TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
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171"Lord of the Guys"Art DielhennMark McClennan & Bill VallelySeptember 15, 1996 (1996-09-15)020202

Lou takes Claire away from the house for a girl's weekend at a spa and the boys have to look after themselves. Luckily for Joe and Andy, Matt knows what to do.

Guest starring: Maya Turley as Annica

Note: Starting with this episode, the series moved to The WB.
182"Joe at 21"Art DielhennEddie GorodetskySeptember 22, 1996 (1996-09-22)019201

It's Joe's 21st birthday, he spends the night in a bar thinking about his dad. The rest are planning a party for him, when Joe gets home he is drunk.

Guest starring: Blake Clark as Mickey
193"Claire's First Date"Art DielhennJohn LevensteinSeptember 29, 1996 (1996-09-29)022204

Claire prepares for her first real date since her husband's death. Ed, a pool buddy of Joe. Matt and Andy dislike him because they think it's a replacement of their father.

Guest starring: Sid Melton as Delivery Man
204"Other People"Art DielhennJim VallelyOctober 6, 1996 (1996-10-06)30212

Joe and Lou agree to be "just friends" and date others, but Joe fumes when Lou's "other person" is someone he doesn't know – and then he unwittingly asks out Lou's best friend.

Guest starring: Marc Weiner as Himself, Jennifer Aspen as Melanie Marcos
215"Viva la Fraternite"Jonathan SchmockJonathan SchmockOctober 13, 1996 (1996-10-13)023205

Both Joey and Matt ask Andy's new baby sitter for a date. Meanwhile Lloyd gets a really big wig which everyone is scared of. Meanwhile, Lou looks forward too seeing her father but once again he does not show up – or would he come after all?

Guest starring: Veena Bidasha as Ava, Neena Bidasha as Eva, Linden Chiles as Chuck
226"Big Mike"Art DielhennCraig HoffmanOctober 20, 1996 (1996-10-20)021203

The boys are really excited when their grandfather comes by for a visit, they all have a great time, but Grandpa Mike makes some promises he can't keep.

Guest starring: Gil Gerard as Big Mike, Blaire Baron as Millie
237"Motherly Love"Art DielhennMark McClennan & Bill VallelyNovember 3, 1996 (1996-11-03)024206

Lloyd's RV-driving mom visits the garage. At the same time, Joe is pushing Andy to enter in a pine-box derby – to prevent a business rival's son from beating Matt's previous winning record.

Special guest star: Estelle Getty as Myrna Burwell

Guest starring: Aron Eisenberg as Little Ricky, Lee Arenberg as Pasternack
248"Kernel of Truth"Art DielhennRicky BlittNovember 10, 1996 (1996-11-10)025207

Andy figures he won't get into any more trouble in school if Joe dates his teacher. Claire meets a potential date at the supermarket and psychology student Matt fears he may have obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Guest starring: Tricia Leigh Fisher as Miss Harper, Tony Carreiro as Jimmy
259"Downtown Girl"Art DielhennNicole Avril & Sue KolinskyNovember 17, 1996 (1996-11-17)025208

Joe meets an old classmate who is heading towards stardom, this makes him think about the decisions he has made.

Guest starring: Jodie Sweetin as Lydia Lump, Andrea Bendewald as Phoebe D.

Note: During the closing credits, the song "Class Act", performed by guest star Andrea Bendewald as Phoebe D. is played.
2610"The Great Indoors"Art DielhennNicole Avril & Sue KolinskyNovember 24, 1996 (1996-11-24)025209

Andy is proud of getting his wilderness badge, he wants to wear this on the camping trip that his pioneers group was planning. Thanks to a storm the trip would be cancelled, but they end up having the camping trip in the garage.

Guest starring: Jennifer Lyons as Patty, Portia Dawson as Suzie
2711"The Driving Lesson"Terry HughesEddie GorodetskyDecember 8, 1996 (1996-12-08)009

A merciless driver's-ed teacher may have Matt's future in mind when he passes out grades, but Joe has only revenge in mind when he rallies Matt, Lloyd, and Lou in playing a prank on the man in order to get back at him.

Guest starring: Keene Curtis as Mr. Hangarter

Note: This episode was originally produced for the first season, but its original broadcast was held over until the second season.
2812"Power of Love"Art DielhennMichelle J. WolffDecember 8, 1996 (1996-12-08)029211

Lloyd sees a self-help video and decides to quit his job at the garage to try and fulfill his dream.

Guest starring: Luigi Amodeo as Eduardo, Sid Melton as Captain Speedy
2913"Party Girl"Jonathan SchmockJim VallelyJanuary 12, 1997 (1997-01-12)029214

There is a new girl in Matt's life. Everyone around him agrees that the girl is out of his league because the girl drinks and goes to rave parties, but Matt protests. While she is drunk, Kristin and Matt kiss on the couch. Awe.

Guest starring: Rebecca Herbst as Kristin, Phil Proctor as Art Dealer
3014"Skin Deep"Paul MillerRicky BlittJanuary 19, 1997 (1997-01-19)029215

Matt and Kirsten are still hanging out together. Matt starts hanging out with a depressive girl who wants Matt to get a tattoo.

Guest starring: Rebecca Herbst as Kristin, Elisabeth Harnois as Carly
3115"Paging Nell"Jonathan SchmockStory by: Liz Sagal
Teleplay by: Anita Michetti & Matt Schmidt
February 2, 1997 (1997-02-02)029213

Joe is reunited with his old friend Nell Bascombe, who needs a new kidney.

Special guest star: Nell Carter as Nell Bascombe

Guest starring: Ivory Ocean as Lenny

Note: Guest star Nell Carter previously co-starred with Joey Lawrence and Matthew Lawrence in the 1980s NBC sitcom Gimme a Break!.
3216"The Comet"Joey LawrenceJonathan Schmock & Jim VallelyFebruary 9, 1997 (1997-02-09)029210

Matt decides to reinvent himself when a new girl, Julia, comes to town to visit her grumpy Grandfather, "Old Man Gibbs". Andy is frightened that they will get hit by the comet. Matt and Julia kiss. EEEK!!!

Guest starring: Al Ruscio as Harry Gibbs, Lauren Woodland as Julia

Note: This episode marked Joey Lawrence's directorial debut.
3317"Stealing Beauty"Paul KreppelNicole Avril & Sue KolinskyFebruary 16, 1997 (1997-02-16)029217

Kristin gets Matt a job at a music store, but his future there looks bleak when the manager collars a shoplifter. Matt later finds out that Kristin stole CDs and stuck them into his backpack. Matt is afraid to tell on her because she could get arrested. In the end, Kristin confesses and Claire pays to bail her out.

Guest starring: Jonathan Schmock as Chip, Rebecca Herbst as Kristen

Note: Series co-creator and executive producer Jonathan Schmock appears as Chip "The Can-Do Plumber".
3418"Art Attack"Jonathan SchmockCraig HoffmanFebruary 23, 1997 (1997-02-23)029218

Lou has some modern art she wants to take to the museum. So Joe helps her carry her work. A woman sees the artwork and thinks Joe did it. So he impresses her by doing some last minute art with help from Andy. Then Joe confesses that the artwork's Lou and not his and that all of these masterpieces were nothing at all. Also, Matt takes up playing the guitar and wants to write a song. Matt tries to find inspiration by his surroundings. When their garbageman Leo pays a visit, Andy tells him he's got a pigeon on his car. Then Matt comes up with a very bad song.

Guest starring: Holly Gagnier as Fiona, Chuck E. Weiss as Leo
3519"Pizza Girl"Terry HughesJim VallelyMarch 30, 1997 (1997-03-30)029219

Romance is in the air at the pizza parlor as Matt's co-worker falls for Joe and Andy falls for a young girl who doesn't think his jokes are funny.

Guest starring: Sarah Silverman as Rosa, Daniella Garcia-Lorida as Marissa

Note: This episode was originally produced for the first season, but its original broadcast was held over until the second season.
3620"Easy Come, Easy Go"Mark CendrowskiEddie GorodetskyApril 20, 1997 (1997-04-20)029216

Andy becomes Joe's good luck charm on a trip to Atlantic City – for a while. Meanwhile, bad luck crashes the scene when Matt throws his first big party.

Guest starring: Rip Taylor as Himself, Rebecca Herbst as Kristen
3721"I Scream, You Scream (Part 1)"Joey LawrenceArthur F. MontmorencyApril 27, 1997 (1997-04-27)029220

Joe moves in for the kill after Matt claims he's "just friends" with Kristin; an ice-cream vendor is a real treat for Andy and for Claire.

Guest starring: Rebecca Herbst as Kristen, Kevin Meaney as Ken, Karl David-Djerf as Silent Jim
3822"We All Scream (Part 2)"Rich CorrellStory by: David Wolf
Teleplay by: Michael Rowe
May 4, 1997 (1997-05-04)029221

Matt and Joe nearly come to fisticuffs over Kristin, who's unable to handle the truth when she hears it; and Lou receives an e-mail message from an admirer.

Guest starring: Rebecca Herbst as Kristen
3923"Mother's Day"Mark CendrowskiCraig HoffmanMay 11, 1997 (1997-05-11)029222

Mother's Day brings a surprise visit from Joe's hippie mom, who's pregnant and married to an "aura-photographer".

Guest starring: Tom Kenny as Lucien, Jane Fleiss as Amber
4024"Girl Crazy"Joey LawrenceEddie GorodetskyMay 18, 1997 (1997-05-18)029219

Julia returns hoping to strike up a relationship with Matt again, but his friends aren't part of her plans. Meanwhile, Andy "sells his childhood" at a garage sale.

Guest starring: Rebecca Herbst as Kristen, Lauren Woodland as Julia

Broadcast

The show was first aired on NBC as part of its 1995–96 schedule and then switched to The WB for the beginning of its 1996–97 lineup. The show also aired in syndication on Disney Channel from 1998 until 2002. It has also previously aired on Family in Canada.

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Recipient Result
1996 Young Artist Award Best Performance by a Young Actor Matthew Lawrence Nominated
Best Performance by a Young Actress – Guest Starring Role Lisa Rieffel Nominated
Best Performance by an Actor Under Ten Andrew Lawrence Nominated
1997 Young Artist Award Best Performance in a TV Comedy – Leading Young Actor Andrew Lawrence Nominated
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