History Series / TheBrothersGarcia

** One Lent episode had the kids giving up their favorite things (George's video games, Lorena's flirting, and Larry's sweets), and eventually succumbing to temptation. At the dinner table, each child stands up and announces their "crime"...followed by Sonia declaring "And I bought a pair of really expensive shoes today." They all stare at her blankly--especially considering she hadn't given up shopping, or anything, for Lent in the first place--and she follows up: "Well, I feel bad about it."

** In a similar vein, the Aesop that God is not someone to bargain with or to fear punishment gets broken by the fact that: a) Sonia immediately felt better when Lorena promised to stop watching her novellas, and b) she fell back ill as soon as Lorena broke the promise. That's one hell of a cosmic coincidence.

** The actress playing Abuelita appears as the star of Lorena's in-universe novella. This before the RunningGag of Lorena worshiping the much younger Maria de los Ojos Verdes y Grandes.

* LatinoIsBrown: Most of the Hispanic characters on the show fit the mold of 'black hair, light brown skin' - although Lorena's skin is slightly darker than her family's. But the trope is subverted with Samantha, the daughter of Sandy, who is fair-skinned and blonde haired.

* BrotherChuck: The Bauer family move in next door to the Garcias and Larry starts a romance with Carrie. She is never seen nor mentioned after this episode.

** One Lent episode had the kids giving up their favorite things (George's video games, Lorena's telenovas, etc.), and eventually succumbing to temptation. At the dinner table, each child stands up and announces their "crime"...followed by Sonia declaring "And I bought a pair of really expensive shoes." They all stare at her blankly--especially considering she hadn't given up shopping, or anything, for Lent in the first place--and she follows up: "Well, I feel bad about it."

** During a Lent episode that had the kids giving up various things, they all dramatically confessed to their parents at the table and Sonia adds "and I bought a really expensive pair of shoes today". When they look at her blankly she replies "well I felt bad about it".

* AerithAndBob: A strange example considering that it's set in the present day, but we have Spanish names such as Lorena, Carlos and Sonia as well as English names like George, Ray and Larry. Justified for the last two, being shortened forms of "Raimundo" and "Lorenzo".

** When Ray goes behind Sonia's back to get Abuelita to pick chilli peppers with them, Abuelita runs through a LongList of what they'll need for the day. When she gets to Ray, she says he'll need warm blankets.

--> '''Abuelita:''' That's for tonight, [[SleepingSingle when you'll be sleeping on the couch]].
* UsefulNotes/AustralianAccent: The girls at school swoon over an Australian exchange student.
* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: Larry and Lorena in one episode, the two grudgingly say they love each other and hug.

** In the same episode Ray demands that his children become more knowledgeable about the world around them. Cue them taking all the sections of the newspaper from him at breakfast.
* TheBeautifulElite: Lorena realises the novellas are all about beautiful rich people.
* BeAWhoreToGetYourMan: Okay it's a family sitcom so all Lorena does is wear a tube top and don '''lots''' of makeup to try and get a boy to notice her. Deconstructed then when he shows interest in another girl who isn't wearing makeup at all. Sonia gives Lorena a BeYourself speech and suggests the boy went for the other girl because she was more confident in her own skin.
* BigBrotherBully: Carlos does not bully George but they both bully Larry. Ray's brother Ed does the same.

* BrattyTeenageDaughter: Lorena fits this to a tee.

* BrokenPedestal: Lorena gets to visit the set of her favourite novella and meet the star. Turns out the star is a hammy diva.

** The pilot episode portrayed Sonia as especially embarrassing, out of touch with her kids and particularly smothering towards Larry - also with a slightly gossipy, ditzy way of speaking. These traits were toned down considerably in the series.

* HalfIdenticalTwins: Averted when it comes to Larry and Lorena. The two have drastically different skin tones (Lorena is much darker skinned) and hair colours. As the show goes on, Lorena is also visibly taller than Larry.

* ImagineSpot: Larry has a RomeoAndJuliet inspired one only for the girl to snap him out of it and ask if he was listening.

* NeverWinTheLottery: The family legitimately win the lottery but it turns out that a hundred other people also won it so they only win about $1400 which is '''after''' they've gone wild with the spending.

* ThePrimadonna: Maria de los Ojos Verdes y Grandes is proved to be this when Lorena visits the set of her novella.

* RealMenWearPink:
** Carlos learns AnAesop about this when he is forced to take a job as a perfume boy (which involves wearing a pink smock). A girl he likes stops by the shop and says she doesn't mind it at all.
** Elsewhere, when he mistakenly thinks Sonia is pregnant, he realises that the girls will love him even more when he shows off that he can take care of a baby.

* StarCrossedLovers: Parodied when another family moves in next door and a big feud starts with each of the family members having a rival, except Larry who was in love with the family's youngest daughter. It even gets a RomeoAndJuliet ImagineSpot.

* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: For Sonia it's rodents. And ants.

The show revolves around the Garcias, a Hispanic family of six living in San Antonio. There are three brothers: Carlos, the popular one who's most likely to get into trouble; George, the slightly nerdy one, and Larry, the youngest (who narrates every episode). There's also a sister, Lorenna, and of course, the parents.

* AerithAndBob: A strange example considering that it's set in the present day, but we have Spanish names such as Lorenna, Carlos and Sonia as well as English names like George, Ray and Larry. Justified for the last two, being shortened forms of "Raimundo" and "Lorenzo".

* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: Larry and Lorenna in one episode, the two grudgingly say they love each other and hug.

** Lorenna wishes for a sister. So she gets Alex - who is a lazy manipulator that Lorenna herself has to call out.

* TheBeautifulElite: Lorenna realises the novellas are all about beautiful rich people.
* BeAWhoreToGetYourMan: Okay it's a family sitcom so all Lorenna does is wear a tube top and don '''lots''' of makeup to try and get a boy to notice her. Deconstructed then when he shows interest in another girl who isn't wearing makeup at all. Sonia gives Lorenna a BeYourself speech and suggests the boy went for the other girl because she was more confident in her own skin.

* BigNO: When Lorenna finds out the make-up she's trying to wash off is waterproof.

* BrattyTeenageDaughter: Lorenna fits this to a tee.

** Lorenna wins a competition that gives her a lifetime supply of lettuce and a trip to LA to meet her favourite soap star, which is the focus of that episode's plot. At the end of the episode, they find several crates of lettuce outside the front door.

** "You Go Girl" - Lorenna feels excluded by her brothers due to being the only girl in the family. The moral is sadly broken by the fact that the boys don't exclude Lorenna because of her gender - they exclude her because she's constantly trying to get them into trouble. What's more is that she clearly doesn't want equality; she just wants to cause mischief. For example, she makes Ray miss a hockey game in the name of equality[[note]]He bought four tickets - for himself and the boys - because they all like going to games together. He points out that he didn't buy Lorenna a ticket because he took her to a game before and she hated it. So she makes her father miss a game he was looking forward to just to be a {{Troll}}.[[/note]] The boys' low moment - causing Lorenna's friends to storm out of an activity - is ''exactly'' the same as what Lorenna had done earlier in the episode. It's pointed out that the boys were wrong to behave that way, but Lorenna gets a free pass because she claims she just wanted to be included.

* BrokenPedestal: Lorenna gets to visit the set of her favourite novella and meet the star. Turns out the star is a hammy diva.

* CoolAndUnusualPunishment: When Carlos fails a Spanish test he is forced to watch novellas with Lorenna for the whole day and must report to the family in Spanish at dinner.

** Lorenna dons a lot of make-up against Sonia's wishes and has to rush home and clean it off before dinner.

* DialogueReversal: Sonia tells Ray to not be annoyed with George's new look, saying he's just expressing himself. When she flips out at what Lorenna is wearing to school Larry sarcastically says "isn't she expressing herself?".

** The actress playing Abuelita appears as the star of Lorenna's in-universe novella. This before the RunningGag of Lorenna worshiping the much younger Maria de los Ojos Verdes y Grandes.

--> '''Lorenna:''' Remember when I used to pluck your grey hairs out, mommy?

* FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling: Carlos and Lorenna are the foolish ones, while George and Larry are the responsible ones (to an extent).

* TheFriendNobodyLikes: Lorenna is disliked by her siblings due to her smug attitude and tendency to snitch on them.

* GoGetterGirl: Discussed by Lorenna in one episode where she takes a personality quiz to see if she qualifies for one.

* GracefulLadiesLikePurple: Lorenna the wannabe pop star/actress wears a lot of purple.
* HalfIdenticalTwins: Averted when it comes to Larry and Lorenna. The two have drastically different skin tones (Lorenna is much darker skinned) and hair colours. As the show goes on, Lorenna is also visibly taller than Larry.
* HiddenDepths: Carlos and Lorenna are the two shallowest characters but get episodes showing their depths.
* HollywoodToneDeaf: Averted. Lorenna aspires to be a singer and her singing is fairly passable.

* {{Irony}}: Lorenna makes a deal with God that she'll stop watching novellas for a month if Sonia recovers from her flu. Sonia recovers - but then reveals that she got really into the novellas that she had previously despised, because she watched it while she was sick.
* LatinoIsBrown: Most of the Hispanic characters on the show fit the mold of 'black hair, light brown skin' - although Lorenna's skin is slightly darker than her family's. But the trope is subverted with Samantha, the daughter of Sandy, who is fair-skinned and blonde haired.
* LaserGuidedKarma: Lorenna prays to God that she will stop watching novellas for a whole month if Sonia recovers from her flu (yes seriously). Sonia recovers but immediately relapses when Lorenna watches the show.

* MetaphoricallyTrue: Lorenna selling candy bars to help kids at risk. Sonia gives the actual truth.

* MirrorMonologue: Lorenna when preparing for an audition.

* NeverASelfMadeWoman: Averted. While everyone is known as a member of Larry's family (it's from his perspective), Lorenna and Sonia do get plenty of plots for themselves that don't revolve around their relationships with men.

** And in another episode there is a girl called Loretta at the house (similar sounding to Lorenna and Sonia says it so quickly it's easy to mistake it for something else).
** There's a set of twins where one is called Mario, and one of Lorenna's love interests is also called Mario.

* SiblingSenioritySquabble: Larry and Lorenna do this quite a bit since Lorenna is one minute older than Larry.
* SlapstickKnowsNoGender: Lorenna does get some slapstick, notably in one episode where the kids have a water fight.

* SoapboxSadie: Lorenna decides to become one at the end of one episode. She launches into a spiel about how processed foods are covered with pesticides that harm animals. Sonia promptly tells her the food is free-range and she shuts up and starts eating.

* TheSmurfettePrinciple: One episode deals with this and Lorenna eventually confesses how hard it is being the only girl in the family. However the show is '''not''' actually an example of the trope as while Lorenna and Sonia are the only women in the family, the show has plenty of recurring female characters such as Sandy, Samantha, Lindsey, Nicole and all of Carlos's love interests.
* ThemeTwinNaming: Lorenna and Lorenzo. Also two side characters Mario and Dario.

** One where the haircut is traumatic for the hairdresser too. Thanks to Lorenna spilling some tea while Sonia is working on a famous talent scout, this happens to the woman in question. Oddly enough the haircut proves traumatic for Sonia - as she loses her confidence afterwards.
* UncannyValleyMakeup: Lorenna tries to look like a famous model visiting her mother's salon. The result is... slightly creepy (especially considering she's fourteen).

* YouGoGirl: Deconstructed in an episode with the same title. Lorenna decides she's sick of being overlooked for being a girl and tries to get involved in what the boys do. Except she doesn't like their activities and just causes mischief. It's pointed out at the end that equality means that men and women get the ''chance'' to do the same things. Simply doing them for the sake of it doesn't really accomplish anything.

** Invoked by Larry and Lorenna. When giving group punishments, the parents usually go in order of age. As this leaves the twins last, they're able to give Sonia a "but we're your ''babies''" look to get lesser punishments. What's more is that the parents know they're doing this, but can't resist it anyway.
** Larry is also the youngest of the family (a minute younger than Lorenna) and is the main protagonist. He also seems to be the most moral and responsible of the kids, and he's also the only one who doesn't go mad in the lottery episode.

* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: During a Lent episode that had the kids giving up various things, they all dramatically confessed to their parents at the table and Sonia adds "and I bought a really expensive pair of shoes today". When they look at her blankly she replies "well I felt bad about it".

* HypocriticalHumour: Sonia's mother lectures the family on how much they've changed since winning the Lottery but when she goes mad tearing up the house when she hears the Lottery ticket is missing.

* BrokenAesop: The show did an episode about how Lorenna feels excluded by her brothers due to being the only girl in the family. The moral is sadly broken by the fact that the boys don't exclude Lorenna because of her gender - they exclude her because she's constantly trying to get them into trouble. What's more is that she clearly doesn't want equality; she just wants to cause mischief. For example, she makes Ray miss a hockey game in the name of equality[[note]]He bought four tickets - for himself and the boys - because they all like going to games together. He points out that he didn't buy Lorenna a ticket because he took her to a game before and she hated it. So she makes her father miss a game he was looking forward to just to be a {{Troll}}.[[/note]] The boys' low moment - causing Lorenna's friends to storm out of an activity - is ''exactly'' the same as what Lorenna had done earlier in the episode. It's pointed out that the boys were wrong to behave that way, but Lorenna gets a free pass because she claims she just wanted to be included.

* BigThinAndShortTrio: The eponymous brothers. There's the chubby George, the skinny Carlos and the short Larry.

* YoungestChildWins: Invoked by Larry and Lorenna. When giving group punishments, the parents usually go in order of age. As this leaves the twins last, they're able to give Sonia a "but we're your ''babies''" look to get lesser punishments. What's more is that the parents know they're doing this, but can't resist it anyway.

* BrickJoke: Lorenna wins a competition that gives her a lifetime supply of lettuce and a trip to LA to meet her favourite soap star, which is the focus of that episode's plot. At the end of the episode, they find several crates of lettuce outside the front door.

* DysfunctionJunction

''The Brothers García'' is an American sitcom that premiered in 2000 on {{Nickelodeon}} and ended in 2004. It was among the first projects of Sí TV, an effort to produce programming featuring Latino characters, but aiming it at a diverse audience. (Sí TV have since launched its own cable television network, which later became known as [=nuvoTV=], and is now the Fuse sister channel [=FM=].)

''The Brothers García'' is an American sitcom that premiered in 2000 on {{Nickelodeon}} and ended in 2004. It was among the first projects of Sí TV, an effort to produce programming featuring Latino characters, but aiming it at a diverse audience. (Sí TV has since launched its own cable television network, which is now known as [=nuvoTV=].)

* CosmeticCatastrophe: One episode has Sonia rushed off her feet trying to fix the hair of women who were unfortunate enough to be subjects at Annabelle's Beauty School. One girl wanted her hair bleached and the hairdresser in question used actual bleach.

* HalfIdenticalTwins: Averted when it comes to Larry and Lorenna. The two have drastically different skin tones (Lorenna is much darker complected) and hair colours. As the show goes on, Lorenna is also visibly taller than Larry.

* ImportantHaircut: The plot point of an episode revolves around Larry getting a haircut from someone other than his mother. The same episode has Sonia deciding to do the same (see TheMakeover below).

* OneSteveLimit: Subverted when Ray acts as a substitute teacher at the school. Carlos and George simply pretend they're not related.

* RealMenWearPink: Carlos learns AnAesop about this when he is forced to take a job as a perfume boy (which involves wearing a pink smock). A girl he likes stops by the shop and says she doesn't mind it at all.

* SpikyHair: Carlos has this style. One episode shows him charging his mother's customers $1 to spike it for them after she cuts it.

* TraumaticHaircut: Larry's attempted ImportantHaircut turns into this after his siblings scare him about the barber in question cutting people's ears off.

'''''The Brothers García''''' is an American sitcom that premiered in 2000 on {{Nickelodeon}} and ended in 2004. It was among the first projects of Sí TV, an effort to produce programming featuring Latino characters, but aiming it at a diverse audience. (Sí TV has since launched its own cable television network, which is now known as [=nuvoTV=].)

''The Brothers García'' is an American sitcom that premiered in 2000 on {{Nickelodeon}} and ended in 2004. It was among the first projects of Sí TV, an effort to produce programming featuring Latino characters, but aiming it at a diverse audience. (Sí TV has since launched its own cable television network.)

* AustralianAccent: The girls at school swoon over an Australian exchange student.

* UncannyValleyMakeup: Lorenna tries to look like a famous model visiting her mother's salon. The result is...slightly creepy (especially considering she's fourteen).

The series aired on the programming block Nick on CBS from March 14 to September 11, 2004, where the series ended its initial run. Reruns on The N started on April 7, 2008, and ended in June 2008. This series has some similarities to the style of ''TheWonderYears'' and ''EverybodyHatesChris'', with an older version of the main character narrating each episode in a witty and sarcastic manner.

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

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* HardDrinkingPartyGirl: Ray's sister, Tia Gabbi.

* ThemeTwinNaming: Lorenna and Lorenzo.

* LotteryTicket: The family legitimately win the lottery but it turns out that a hundred other people also won it so they only win about $1400 which is '''after''' they've gone wild with the spending.

* {{Casanova}}: Carlos is a sixteen-year-old version.