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Brothers and Sisters

Comedy

Brothers and Sisters is an American sitcom that aired on NBC from January to April 1979. The series attempted to capitalize on the success of the 1978 motion picture National Lampoon's Animal House. It was the second of three frat-house comedy series to air in early 1979.

Jan 21, 19791 seasons12 episodesEndedEN

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William Windom

Larry Krandall

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Chris Lemmon

Milos 'Checko' Sabolcik

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Randy Brooks

Ronald Holmes III

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Mary Crosby

Suzy Cooper

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Larry Anderson

Harlan Ramsey

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Seasons

Season 1

12 episodes

Premiered Jan 21, 1979

Episodes

1–6 of 12

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Ep 1

Pilot

Jan 21, 1979

Accepting a wager from snooty Pi Nu president Harlan, Zipper unwisely bets his entire tuition that he can lure beautiful sorority girl Suzi Cooper into his bedroom by midnight. As the deadline approaches, Zipper's buddy Checko devises a plan to help his friend win the bet.

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Ep 2

High Time

Jan 26, 1979

Checko, Ronald and Zipper find themselves saddled with the college president's tipsy daughter, and try to sneak her back to her room.

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Ep 3

Man in Chains

Feb 2, 1979

The angry sisters of Gamma Iota kidnap Zipper after suspecting him of stealing their diaries.

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Ep 4

Mirror Image

Feb 9, 1979

Scrambling to find Zipper a date for the Valentine's Day dance, the Pi Nu brothers settle on Seymour's overweight sister Marilyn, who is visiting for the weekend. As a prank, Harlan arranges for Zipper to be crowned "King of Hearts" at the dance.

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Ep 5

Made in Japan

Feb 16, 1979

After seeing his pals Checko and Ronald split up over a beautiful Asian student, Zipper tries to force a truce by locking them in the same room together - unaware that the fraternity house is on fire.

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Ep 6

A Wrenching Problem

Feb 23, 1979

When Zipper's father arrives on campus for a visit, Checko and Ronald conspire to trick him into believing that his son is a model student. Since Harlan is out of town, Zipper attempts to pose as president of the fraternity.

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