Brothers (TV series)

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Brothers is an American sitcom that aired in the 1980s, notable for its early and humorous exploration of gay themes within a family setting.

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instanceOf television series
airedOn Showtime
broadcastFormat 30-minute episodes
cameraSetup multi-camera
characterPortrayedBy Cliff Waters portrayed by Paul Regina
Donald Maltby portrayed by Philip Charles MacKenzie
Joe Waters portrayed by Robert Walden
Kelly Hall portrayed by Robin Riker
Lou Waters portrayed by Brandon Maggart
Penny Waters portrayed by Hallie Todd
characterRole Cliff Waters is a gay man who comes out to his family
Joe Waters is a former professional football player
Lou Waters is a conservative, blue-collar brother
countryOfOrigin United States
creator David Lloyd
Greg Antonacci
distributor Paramount Domestic Television
endTime 1989
executiveProducer Gary Nardino
Greg Antonacci
firstAired 1984-07-13
genre comedy
sitcom
hasCastMember Brandon Maggart
Hallie Todd
Paul Regina
Philip Charles MacKenzie
Robert Walden
Robin Riker
hasLGBTTheme yes
LGBTRepresentationType gay male main character
location Los Angeles
mainCharacter Cliff Waters
Joe Waters
Lou Waters
notableFor early depiction of gay themes on American television
humorous exploration of homosexuality within a family setting
numberOfEpisodes 115
numberOfSeasons 5
openingTheme "Brothers"
openingThemePerformer Cynthia Fee
originalChannelType cable television
originalLanguage English
originalNetwork Showtime
pictureFormat NTSC
productionCompany Paramount Television
setting Philadelphia
startTime 1984
timePeriod 1980s American television

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Brandon Maggart notableWork Brothers (TV series)
Brandon Maggart appearedIn Brothers (TV series)
Chris Lemmon notableWork Brothers & Sisters (1980s TV series)
linked to: Brothers (TV series)
Brandon Maggart notableWork Brothers (TV series)
subject linked to: Maggart family
Lou Waters appearsIn Brothers (TV series)
Lou Waters partOf Brothers (American TV series)
linked to: Brothers (TV series)