History Trivia / TheBrothersGarcia

** Carlos Lacamara tended to get cast as waiters, valets and bartenders. Ray Garcia by contrast is an educated college professor.

* PlayingGertrude: Minor example. Larry is the younger twin, but Alvin Alvarez is a year older than Vaneza Pitynski. Obviously because TeensAreShort, he passes for the youngest.

* TheCastShowOff: Vaneza Pitynski sings in the ''Mysteries of the Maya'' movie.

* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: Downplayed but there are a few traits that date this to the early 2000s. VHS and cassette tapes are still used, the TV is analog, the teens use the house's landline rather than cell phones and Larry's video camera is quite blocky. An episode features George getting to interview Solange Knowles around the time of her debut album (2002). Larry is a fan of pro wrestling, which was still just about mainstream in the early 2000s. More superficially Carlos's SpikyHair is very much the early 2000s fashion. Lorenna freely references the pop stars of the day - Britney Spears, Janet Jackson, Macie Gray and Mandy Moore. Likewise the video game technology contains {{Bland Name Product}}s of the Playstation 2 and the Game Boy - and an episode has George fantasizing about a Lara Croft {{Expy}} at the height of her presence in pop culture. Overall, despite being made in the 2000s, the ''Wonder Years''-esque narration makes it come across as ThatNostalgiaShow of the time period.

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: Never released on DVD but the series has been uploaded to Youtube.

* WriteWhatYouKnow: Show developer Jeff Valdez based the sitcom on his own experiences growing up.

* YouLookFamiliar: Lupe Ontiveros appeared in the pilot episode playing the star of Lorenna's novela. She later appeared as Abuelita in further episodes.

* PlayingAgainstType: Carlos Lacamara tended to get cast as waiters, valets and bartenders. Ray Garcia by contrast is an educated college professor.

* SeparatedAtBirthCasting: Alvin Alvarez, Bobby Gonzales and Jerry Licon all look as if they could be brothers.

* YouLookFamiliar: Lupe Ontiveros appeared in the pilot episode playing the star of Lorenna's novella. She later appeared as Abuelita in further episodes.

* AdoredByTheNetwork: Nickelodeon constantly ran previews for the show and it was often shown in double bills in the UK.

* RecastAsRegular: Lupe Ontiveros appeared in the pilot episode playing the star of Lorenna's novella. She later appeared as Abuelita in further episodes.

* PlayingGertrude: Minor example. Larry is the younger twin, but Alvin Alvarez is a year older than Vanessa Pitynski. Obviously because TeensAreShort, he passes for the youngest.

* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: Downplayed but there are a few traits that date this to the early 2000s. VHS and cassette tapes are still used, the TV is analog, the teens use the house's landline rather than cell phones and Larry's video camera is quite blocky. An episode features George getting to interview Solange Knowles around the time of her debut album (2002). Larry is a fan of pro wrestling, which was still just about mainstream in the early 2000s. More superficially Carlos's SpikyHair is very much the early 2000s fashion. Lorenna freely references the pop stars of the day - Britney Spears, Janet Jackson, Macie Gray and Mandy Moore. Likewise the video game technology contains {{Bland Name Product}}s of the Playstation 2 and the Game Boy.

* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: Downplayed but there are a few traits that date this to the early 2000s. VHS and cassette tapes are still used, the TV is analog, the teens use the house's landline rather than cell phones and Larry's video camera is quite blocky. An episode features George getting to interview Solange Knowles around the time of her debut album (2002). Larry is a fan of pro wrestling, which was still just about mainstream in the early 2000s. More superficially Carlos's SpikyHair is very much the early 2000s fashion. Lorenna freely references the pop stars of the day - Britney Spears, Janet Jackson, Macie Gray and Mandy Moore.