Brooklyn Bridge is an American sitcom television series that aired on CBS from September 20, 1991, to August 6, 1993. The show follows a Jewish American family living in Brooklyn during the mid-1950s. Its idea was inspired by the childhood experiences of executive producer and creator Gary David Goldberg.
Brooklyn Bridge won a Golden Globe Award for Best Television Comedy or Musical. It was also nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series in 1992. In 1997, the episode "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling" was listed as number 46 on TV Guide's 100 Greatest Episodes of All Time.
Although the show received praise, it had low viewership from the beginning. By November 1992, CBS paused the series, which Goldberg believed was an attempt to end the show quietly. Despite efforts by viewers and groups like Viewers for Quality Television, the show was cancelled at the end of 1993.
DVD release
Gary David Goldberg shared on his official website that CBS Home Entertainment, with help from Paramount Home Entertainment, would release all episodes of the show Brooklyn Bridge on DVD in Region 1 by mid-May 2010. However, the DVD release was later postponed without a set date. Goldberg passed away in 2013. At one time, unauthorized copies of some episodes in lower quality (similar to older VHS tapes) were shared on YouTube.
Cast
- Marion Ross as Sophie Berger (appeared in all episodes)
- Danny Gerard as Alan Silver (appeared in all episodes)
- Louis Zorich as Jules Berger (appeared in all episodes)
- Amy Aquino as Phyllis Berger Silver (appeared in 32 episodes)
- Peter Friedman as George Silver (appeared in 32 episodes)
- Matthew Louis Siegel as Nathaniel Silver (appeared in all episodes)
- David Wohl as Sid Elgart
- Jenny Lewis as Katie Monahan (appeared in 18 episodes)
- Constance McCashin as Rosemary Monahan (appeared in 6 episodes)
- James Naughton as Lt. Patrick Monahan (recurring role)
- Joel Grey as Jacob, Sophie Berger's cousin, a Holocaust survivor from Poland (appeared in 2 episodes)