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| 3 | ''Brooklyn Bridge'' was an American comedy-drama series that aired for two seasons (1991–93) on Creator/{{CBS}}, about a Jewish family living in [[BigApplesauce Brooklyn]] in the middle [[TheFifties 1950s]]. It's loosely based on the life of series creator Gary David Goldberg, who produced this show after a long run as executive producer of the popular sitcom ''Series/FamilyTies''. |
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| 5 | The main character is 14-year-old Alan Silver (Danny Gerard), whose life revolves around his family, the synagogue, and the Brooklyn Dodgers. His immigrant grandparents Jules (Creator/LouisZorich) and Sophie (Creator/MarionRoss) live in the same brownstone as Alan, his brother Nate (Matthew Louis Siegel), and their parents George (Creator/PeterFriedman) and Phyllis (Creator/AmyAquino). Alan's life is further complicated by his relationship with his first girlfriend Katie Monahan (Music/JennyLewis), a red-haired Irish Catholic girl. Alan cares for her but is certain his parents wouldn't approve. |
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| 8 | !!Provides examples of: |
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| 10 | * NiceJewishBoy: Alan, usually, except for a few occasions where he's insensitive to Katie's side of the situation (her family is just as uncomfortable about her dating a Jewish boy). |
| 11 | * ShiksaGoddess: Alan dating the Irish Catholic Katie is an ongoing plot point in the series. |
| 12 | * ThatNostalgiaShow: Think of it as a Jewish, East Coast answer to ''Series/TheWonderYears'' set a decade earlier. |
| 13 | * ThematicThemeTune: "Just Over the Brooklyn Bridge", written by Music/MarvinHamlisch (music) and Alan & Marilyn Bergman (lyrics) and performed by [[Music/SimonAndGarfunkel Art Garfunkel]]. |
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