Brooklyn Bridge: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

This nostalgic family comedy, which series creator Gary David Goldberg loosely based on his own childhood, chronicles life in 1956 Brooklyn, N.Y., from the perspective of Alan Silver, a middle-class Jewish 14-year-old who shares an apartment with his parents -- George, a postal worker, and Phyllis, who also works outside the home -- and his younger brother, Nathaniel. Phyllis' parents, Jules and Sophie, live in the same building. Alan is dating Katie Monahan, a Catholic girl, which is hard for his grandmother to accept, although in every other respect Sophie is stern but loving and tolerant.

Series details

• Title: Brooklyn Bridge
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Comedy
• Premiere date: 1991-09-20
• Final broadcast date listed: 1993-08-06
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: CBS
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 32022
• IMDb ID: tt0101055
• TVDB ID: 72197

Cast and credited roles

• Marion Ross — Sophie Berger
• Danny Gerard — Alan Silver
• Amy Aquino — Phyllis Berger Silver
• Peter Friedman — George Silver
• Louis Zorich — Jules Berger
• Matthew Louis Siegel — Nathaniel Silver

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1991-09-20; final listed air date 1992-04-20; episode order: 20.
• Season 2: premiered 1992-09-13; final listed air date 1993-08-06; episode order: 13.

Source and licence

Adapted from Brooklyn Bridge on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.