When Irish Eyes are Smiling
Episode 1
It's 1956 Brooklyn, where Jules and Sophie Berger live in the same apartment as their daughter, son-in-law, and two gran
It's 1956 Brooklyn, where Jules and Sophie Berger live in the same apartment as their daughter, son-in-law, and two gran
For Sophie, the funeral of her Uncle Ira (whom no one really liked) requires total family attendance—on the Sunda
Alan is asked to be on a television show that showcases young baseball players in a competition at Ebbets Field, winning
During the family gathering for Succoth, a Jewish thanksgiving ceremony, free-spirited Aunt Sylvia, who follows the ""be
Katie is so upset that her school science project didn't work out properly that Alan ""fixes"" the results for her, whic
Neither Katie's parents nor Alan's grandparents think they should be dating out of their faith, so the desperate kids ar
While their elders are away at a wedding in Boston for the weekend, Alan and Nathaniel are trusted to stay on their own.
Nathaniel is upset when Jules and Sophie's cousin Myron, once partners in the hatmaking business, have a falling out at
On a ""once in a blue moon"" Saturday, George is off work, so Alan and Nathaniel look forward to having some fun with th
Sid wants to branch out into catering and hires Alan, Warren and Benny to be waiters at his first wedding, but when Benn
The weekly ""Cousins Club"" meeting may survive the devastating news that Jackie Robinson has been traded to the arch-ri
After his beloved fourth-grade teacher Miss McCullough announces at ""Open School"" that she is getting married and leav
Benny is too shy to ask a girl out on a date, so to help him out, Alan asks Karen Frankel, a classmate Benny has always
Benny tells Alan that Katie is now his girlfriend and they can't be friends any longer; meanwhile, Karen Frankel further
Katie finally explains her feelings to Benny and eventually he and Alan resolve their differences--after he makes peace
Phyllis and George allow Aunt Sylvia to take Alan into Manhattan to Nero's Coffeehouse to hear Jack Kerouac recite poetr
The results of the NY Standardized Aptitude Test rattle the boys, especially Benny, whose career profile turns out to be
Alan's reluctance to go to the Bronx High School of Science worries George enough that he has a talk with Mr. Greer abou
On the Sunday they were planning to go to the Statue of Liberty--Nathaniel has been studying it in school--it pours, so
During a crucial basketball game between Rigo Park and the Jewish Community House junior league, Alan wins two free thro