X

Join or Sign In

Sign in to customize your TV listings

Continue with Facebook Continue with email

By joining TV Guide, you agree to our Terms of Use and acknowledge the data practices in our Privacy Policy.

Brothers Season 5 Episodes

26 Episodes 1988 - 1989

Episode 1

Sittin' in a Tree

Fri, Jun 24, 1988 30 mins

Joe's reaction to the news that Sam is expecting isn't quite what she hoped for. Sam: Mary Ann Pascal. Joe: Robert Walden. Cliff: Paul Regina. Lou: Brandon Maggart.

Where to Watch

Episode 2

Barney, We Hardly Knew Ye

Fri, Jul 8, 1988 30 mins

When the son of a man Lou served with in Korea visits, Lou avoids him and denies knowing his father very well. Gus Moran: James Keane. Lou: Brandon Maggart. Donald: Philip Charles MacKenzie.

Where to Watch

Episode 3

I'll Know When My Love Comes Along

Fri, Jul 15, 1988 30 mins

Penny starts dating a lawyer hired by Joe's ex-wife to negotiate her share of Joe's pension. Howard Charles: Maurice Hill. Photo Girl: Elise Turner. Penny: Hallie Todd. Joe: Robert Walden.

Where to Watch

Episode 4

L.A. Maltby

Fri, Sep 30, 1988 30 mins

The gang receives a video of Donald's Los Angeles trip that convinces them he's "gone Hollywood." Miss LaPaul: Julie Gregg. Jerry: Sanford Jensen. Nancy: Gracie Harrison. Shawn: Suzanne Slater.

Where to Watch

Episode 5

Hustle Up

Fri, Oct 7, 1988 30 mins

Cliff starts a catering business and his first client is Donald, who's trying to sign a book deal with a baseball umpire (Cliff Bemis). Mike: Timothy Williams. Micky: Peter Iacangelo. Bob Jones: Casey Sander. Cliff: Paul Regina. Donald: Philip Charles MacKenzie

Where to Watch

Episode 6

But I Know What I Like

Fri, Oct 21, 1988 30 mins

Joe is furious when Lou shows him an art magazine that features photographs of Sam posing nude. Joe: Robert Walden. Donald: Philip Charles MacKenzie. Lou: Brandon Maggart.

Where to Watch

Episode 7

Movin Out

Fri, Oct 28, 1988 30 mins

Penny finds out that living by herself isn't as much fun as she thought. Mailman: Steve Mittelman. Plumber: Carol Siskind. Penny: Hallie Todd.

Where to Watch

Episode 8

Job Well Done

Fri, Nov 4, 1988 30 mins

Lou blows the whistle on the new owners of his company when he sees safety violations and a lowering of quality standards. Mr. Carter: Richard Roat. Lou: Brandon Maggart.

Where to Watch

Episode 9

Two for the Seesaw

Fri, Nov 11, 1988 30 mins

Donald proposes that he and Lou become partners and start a remodeling business. Mr. Stoner: Lewis Arquette. Lloyd: Mike Tino. Lou: Brandon Maggart.

Where to Watch

Episode 10

Nothin' Says Lovin'

Fri, Dec 2, 1988 30 mins

The gang decides to throw a surprise baby shower for mother-to-be Sam. Constance: Cornelia Guest. Gary: Gary Nardino. Lily: Stephanie Shroyer. Sam: Mary Ann Pascal. George Christy: Himself.

Where to Watch

Episode 11

Detour

Fri, Dec 16, 1988 30 mins

Penny's plan to make Mike jealous by dating a hunk backfires when Mike turns up with a gorgeous blonde. Doctor: Dennis Holahan. Penny: Hallie Todd.

Where to Watch

Episode 12

Guardian Angels

Fri, Dec 30, 1988 30 mins

When Joe and Sam name Lou as their baby's guardian in the event they could no longer care for her, Penny and Cliff feel slighted. Robert Walden, Mary Ann Pascal. Cliff: Paul Regina. Lou: Brandon Maggart.

Where to Watch

Episode 13

Study in Maltby

Fri, Jan 6, 1989 30 mins

Donald is stricken with insomnia as the 20th anniversary of his coming out nears, and he goes off into the wilderness to find a cure. Donald: Philip Charles MacKenzie. Cliff: Paul Regina. Joe: Robert Walden.

Where to Watch

Episode 14

Nanny From Heaven

Fri, Jan 13, 1989 30 mins

Sam and Joe are overwhelmed with career and family, so they hire an English nanny (Robin Pearson Rose) who turns out to be even more help than they'd hoped for. Olga: Carol Swarbrick. Joe: Robert Walden.

Where to Watch

Episode 15

Point After Bowling Team

Fri, Jan 20, 1989 30 mins

Downcast over their bowling team's winless record, the gang take a wry look at past examples of their imperfections. Flo: Anita Gillette. Stonehand: Ken Foree. Candy: Candy Clark. Thor: Matthias Hues.

Where to Watch

Episode 16

Isn't It Romantic

Fri, Feb 17, 1989 30 mins

Donald fixes Cliff up with a blind date for the Velvet Spike's "Midwinter Night's Luau Week." Warren: Patrick James. Cliff: Paul Regina. Donald: Philip Charles MacKenzie. Lou: Brandon Maggart.

Where to Watch

Episode 17

Three Infants and a Baby

Fri, Feb 24, 1989 30 mins

While Joe and Sam go on a skiing vacation, Donald, Cliff and Lou baby-sit for Caroline amidst an avalanche of work obligations. Paul Regina, Brandon Maggart. Mike: Timothy Williams. Joe: Robert Walden.

Where to Watch

Episode 18

Guarding the Nest

Fri, Mar 3, 1989 30 mins

Lou suffers "empty-nest syndrome" when his youngest daughter has her first date. Kirk: Christian Hoff. Lou: Brandon Maggart. Sam: Mary Ann Pascal.

Where to Watch

Episode 19

Sam's Dad

Fri, Mar 10, 1989 30 mins

Sam tries to be the perfect daughter during a visit from her father, but even her best efforts fall short of his expectations. Sam: Mary Ann Pascal. Joe: Robert Walden. Penny: Hallie Todd.

Where to Watch

Episode 20

Inherit the Bar

Fri, Mar 17, 1989 30 mins

A crooked real-estate developer tricks Joe into selling the Point After by promising to keep the bar open, then announces he's going to raze the place and put up a high-rise. J. Thomas Briggs: Dakin Matthews. Judge: Mike Ross.

Where to Watch

Episode 21

Fantasy in Ebony

Fri, Apr 7, 1989 30 mins

When Donald decides to redo his flat, Sam recommends a decorator, who turns out to be a snob. Benny: Huck Liggett. Donald: Philip Charles MacKenzie. Cliff: Paul Regina. Sam: Mary Ann Pascal.

Where to Watch

Episode 22

Big

Fri, Apr 14, 1989 30 mins

Penny suffers an anxiety attack over the job interviews she's facing and proceeds to gain weight at an alarming rate. Mike: Timothy Williams. Donald: Philip Charles MacKenzie.

Where to Watch

Episode 23

Something Old, Something New

Fri, Apr 21, 1989 30 mins

When Donald takes up again with his college sweetheart, Cliff suffers pangs of jealousy. Paul Regina, Philip Charles MacKenzie. Lou: Brandon Maggart.

Where to Watch

Episode 24

Wouldn't It Be Nice

Fri, Apr 28, 1989 30 mins

The gang throw Sam and Joe a first-anniversary party, but the occasion is marred by the couple's bickering, and the two return home to dream of marriage---to different partners. Walter Cavanaugh: John Sanderford. Sam: Mary Ann Pascal.

Where to Watch

Episode 25

Road Yet Taken

Fri, May 5, 1989 30 mins

As Lou nears the age at which his father died, he enlists the help of a medium to contact Pop Waters' spirit. Gary: Gary Nardino. Woman: Leslie Hall. Lou: Brandon Maggart. Donald: Philip Charles MacKenzie.

Where to Watch

Episode 26

I Remember But I Don't Like It

Thu, Jun 1, 1989 30 mins

Donald and Lou have a serious falling-out, but they refuse to reveal the cause and all efforts to reconcile them are in vain. Bubba: James Avery. Annie: Alison LaPlaca. Joe Don: Tim Rossovich. Lou: Brandon Maggart.

Where to Watch