Brotherly Love
A year after his father's fatal accident, Joe Roman returns to Philadelphia to collect his share of his dad's estate, a car-customizing business. His reunion with his stepmother Claire and his half-brothers is a little rocky. Despite her best efforts, Claire is struggling to keep the business afloat. 15-year-old Matt, tormented by a number of teen crises both real and imagined, harbors much resentment toward Joe; and wildly-imaginative 7-year-old Andy can't quite hide his need for a father figure. It doesn't take Joe long to realize how much he's needed, so he accepts Claire's offer to move in and work in the family business. Downstairs in the garage, Joe works alongside his father's pit-crew chief, the slightly scrambled Lloyd; and Lou, a feisty conceptual artist/mechanic. Romantic tension between Lou and Joe grows as the two try to maintain a working relationship. Upstairs, Joe is becoming a part of the family he never knew, with all of a family's adjustments, responsibilities, joys, and heartache.
- 1995-1997
- 2 seasons
- NBC
- Comedy
- TV-PG
A year after his father's fatal accident, Joe Roman returns to Philadelphia to collect his share of his dad's estate, a car-customizing business. His reunion with his stepmother Claire and his half-brothers is a little rocky. Despite her best efforts, Claire is struggling to keep the business afloat. 15-year-old Matt, tormented by a number of teen crises both real and imagined, harbors much resentment toward Joe; and wildly-imaginative 7-year-old Andy can't quite hide his need for a father figure. It doesn't take Joe long to realize how much he's needed, so he accepts Claire's offer to move in and work in the family business. Downstairs in the garage, Joe works alongside his father's pit-crew chief, the slightly scrambled Lloyd; and Lou, a feisty conceptual artist/mechanic. Romantic tension between Lou and Joe grows as the two try to maintain a working relationship. Upstairs, Joe is becoming a part of the family he never knew, with all of a family's adjustments, responsibilities, joys, and heartache.
Season 2 Episode Guide
24 Episodes 1996 - 1997
Episode 1
Lord of the Guys
Sun, Sep 15, 1996
Left on their own over the weekend as the girls visit a spa, the boys quickly degenerate into anarchy.
Episode 2
Joe at 21
Sun, Sep 22, 1996
It's Joe's 21st birthday and Lloyd takes him to local bar to celebrate while Clarie, Matt, Andy, and Lou prepare a surprise party at home.
Episode 3
Claire's First Date
Sun, Sep 29, 1996
Claire is nervous about her first date since her husband's death and Matt and Andy are worried this new man will try to replace their father.
Episode 4
Other People
Sun, Oct 6, 1996
Joe and Lou agree that dating other people is OK--until Lou's friend Melanie visits and wants to date Joe; Marc Weiner brings his puppet truck to the garage to be customized.
Episode 5
Viva La Fraternite
Sun, Oct 13, 1996
Joe and Matt are both attracted to Andy's new French babysitter. Lloyd's new toupee is horrible, but no one has the heart to tell him.
Episode 6
Big Mike
Sun, Oct 20, 1996
The boys' grandfather, Big Mike, comes to visit, but as usual he makes promises he can't keep. Andy joins a baseball team, but is scared of the ball.
Episode 7
Motherly Love
Sun, Nov 3, 1996
Lloyd's mother, Myrna, bring her RV into the garage and continues to live in it while it's being worked on. A rival garage threatens to break Matt's soap-box derby record, unless the Joe and Matt can convince Andy to compete.
Episode 8
Kernel of Truth
Sun, Nov 10, 1996
Andy hopes that by Joe dating his teacher he'll have an easier time at school. Claire meets a man at the supermarket, but he has mommy issues. Matt worries he may have obsessive compulsive disorder.
Episode 9
Downtown Girl
Sun, Nov 17, 1996
A former classmate of Joe's is now an up-and coming music star. Matt gets stuck with the nerdy girl as his chemistry lab partner. Andy imagines that Claire is a Russian spy.
Episode 10
The Great Indoors
Sun, Nov 24, 1996
Matthew and Andrew are going camping as pioneers so Andy can earn an achievement badge and Joey is not excited about going because there are too many rules of camping as a pioneer and Loyd goes as the pioneer camp master. Unfortunately a storm is happening at the location so they decide to camp indoors in the garage they work in and marking certain parts of the garage to make sure they are completely isolated from civilized luxuries. Claire and Lou decide to stay in to watch tear jerking romance films.
Episode 11
The Driving Lesson
Sun, Dec 8, 1996
After Matt is flunked on his driving test by the same teacher who flunked the boys' father, Claire, Lloyd, and Lou, the gang decides to take revenge.
Episode 12
Power of Love
Sun, Dec 8, 1996
Eduardo returns to town sweeping Lou off her feet, but also gives Matt bad romantic advice. Lloyd quits his job at the garage after listening to self-help tapes.
Episode 13
Party Girl
Sun, Jan 12, 1997
Matt meets a new girl, Kristin, but everyone thinks she parties too hard and is not good for Matt.
Episode 14
Skin Deep
Sun, Jan 19, 1997
Matt changes his normally happy personality to impress a goth girl. Joe and Lou think that Lloyd is going to ask Claire out on a date.
Episode 15
Paging Nell
Sun, Feb 2, 1997
Joe is reunited with a neighbor from his childhood, who is now in dire need of a kidney and is scared to tell Joe.
Episode 16
The Comet
Sun, Feb 9, 1997 30 mins
Matt meets the visiting granddaughter of their grumpy neighbor, "Old Man" Gibbs. Andy is worried that an approaching comet will crash into the earth.
Episode 17
Stealing Beauty
Sun, Feb 16, 1997
Matt gets a job with Kristin at a music store, but Matt gets accused of stealing merchandise when Kristin puts CDs in his bag. Joe and Lloyd must clean the garage's filthy bathroom.
Episode 18
Art Attack
Sun, Feb 23, 1997
An art gallery owner mistakes Joe as the creator of Lou's art pieces and he must quickly create some art of his own, with Andy's help. Matt takes up the guitar and tries to write a song.
Episode 19
Pizza Girl
Sun, Mar 30, 1997
Matt's co-worker at a pizza place falls for Joe while Andy develops a crush on her young cousin. Lloyd steals a pig from outside a Chinese restaurant worried that it will end up on the menu.
Episode 20
Easy Come, Easy Go
Sun, Apr 20, 1997
Joe and Lloyd go to Atlanic City to pick up a car and take Andy along, who wants to gamble despite being too young. Matt throws a party in the garage.
Episode 21
I Scream, You Scream
Sun, Apr 27, 1997
Joe starts to date Kristin after Matt tells him they are "just friends". When an ice-cream vendor brings his truck into the garage for customizing, Andy gets some grand ideas.
Episode 22
We All Scream
Sun, May 4, 1997
Things come to a head between Joe and Matt over Kristin. Lou gets an email message from a secret admirer.
Episode 23
Mother's Day
Sun, May 11, 1997
Joe's mother visits, but didn't tell him ahead of time that she's pregnant and "married" to an aura-photographer.
Episode 24
Girl Crazy
Sun, May 18, 1997
Julia returns to town but isn't a fan of Matt's friends. Andy tries to sells his old childhood belongings at a garage sale to earn some cash.