Seasons & Episodes
When Irish Eyes are Smiling
It's 1956 Brooklyn, where Jules and Sophie Berger live in the same apartment as their daughter, son-in-law, and two gran
Death in Brooklyn
For Sophie, the funeral of her Uncle Ira (whom no one really liked) requires total family attendance—on the Sunda
Boys of Summer
Alan is asked to be on a television show that showcases young baseball players in a competition at Ebbets Field, winning
Sylvia's Condition
During the family gathering for Succoth, a Jewish thanksgiving ceremony, free-spirited Aunt Sylvia, who follows the ""be
What I Did for Love
Katie is so upset that her school science project didn't work out properly that Alan ""fixes"" the results for her, whic
War of the Worlds
Neither Katie's parents nor Alan's grandparents think they should be dating out of their faith, so the desperate kids ar
Dinner at Six
While their elders are away at a wedding in Boston for the weekend, Alan and Nathaniel are trusted to stay on their own.
Old Fools
Nathaniel is upset when Jules and Sophie's cousin Myron, once partners in the hatmaking business, have a falling out at
Saturday
On a ""once in a blue moon"" Saturday, George is off work, so Alan and Nathaniel look forward to having some fun with th
Get a Job
Sid wants to branch out into catering and hires Alan, Warren and Benny to be waiters at his first wedding, but when Benn
Where Have You Gone, Jackie Robinson?
The weekly ""Cousins Club"" meeting may survive the devastating news that Jackie Robinson has been traded to the arch-ri
The Gift
After his beloved fourth-grade teacher Miss McCullough announces at ""Open School"" that she is getting married and leav
Boys and Girls Together (1)
Benny is too shy to ask a girl out on a date, so to help him out, Alan asks Karen Frankel, a classmate Benny has always
Boys and Girls Apart (2)
Benny tells Alan that Katie is now his girlfriend and they can't be friends any longer; meanwhile, Karen Frankel further
Boys and Girls Together Again (3)
Katie finally explains her feelings to Benny and eventually he and Alan resolve their differences--after he makes peace
On the Road
Phyllis and George allow Aunt Sylvia to take Alan into Manhattan to Nero's Coffeehouse to hear Jack Kerouac recite poetr
Great Expectations (1)
The results of the NY Standardized Aptitude Test rattle the boys, especially Benny, whose career profile turns out to be
A Tale of Two Boroughs (2)
Alan's reluctance to go to the Bronx High School of Science worries George enough that he has a talk with Mr. Greer abou
Rainy Day
On the Sunday they were planning to go to the Statue of Liberty--Nathaniel has been studying it in school--it pours, so
On the Line
During a crucial basketball game between Rigo Park and the Jewish Community House junior league, Alan wins two free thro
Brave New World
The boys' first day at Lafayette High School is momentous in more ways than one (nervous Benny is almost hysterical): go
Plaza Sweet
On Grandpa's birthday, Phyllis and George give him and Grandma a gift, a romantic weekend at the Plaza Hotel--an excursi
Rockette to the Moon
Katie's father, already displeased that his eldest daughter Colleen is earning a living as a Rockette (his dream was for
Nun But the Brave
Guilt is in the air in Brooklyn: Katie prays to be spared from her history exam, then is devastated when her teacher, th
In the Still of the Night
After Glee Club practice, Alan is collared by Jimmy Vinceguera, a Lafayette High School hood who overheard him singing--
The Last Immigrant
The entire family welcomes Sophie's cousin Jacob, the last of her family to arrive in America to start a new life. Every
In a Family Way
When the family learns Katie's sister is pregnant and she and her husband are moving to California where he has a good j
Good as Gold
George takes a second job selling encyclopedias with Uncle Willy to make ends meet after the family refrigerator starts
The Wild Pitch
As she leaves Sid's store after arranging to hold Nathaniel's birthday party there, Sophie breaks his front window while
The Date
While Alan and his friends prepare for their first high school dance, Nathaniel asks questions about dating and George a
Keeping up with the Joneses
Phyllis invites an old school friend and her husband to a dinner party at the Silvers', but as the night progresses she
The Hollywood Country Club
George is upset when his sister Alice arrives for a visit to discuss selling his parents' bungalow at Mountaindale in th
No Time Like the Future
The boys are listening to the World Series when the news comes through that the Russians have launched Sputnik. As the t
