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The Best Episodes of Brothers Season 2

Every episode of Brothers Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Brothers Season 2!

Two conservative men support their younger brother when he comes out as gay, and help him navigate being openly homosexual in 1980s Philadelphia.
Genre:Comedy
Network:Showtime

Season 2 Ratings Summary

"AN AFFAIR TO REMEMBER" is the best rated episode of "Brothers" season 2. It scored N/A/10 based on 0 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 4/25/1985. This episode is rated NaN points higher than the second-best, "YOUR BROTHER'S KEEPER".

  • AN AFFAIR TO REMEMBER
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    #1 - AN AFFAIR TO REMEMBER

    Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 4/25/1985

    Joe and Kelly spend the night together after a night of heavy drinking. They don't remember what happened. Will this lead to a relationship?

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • YOUR BROTHER'S KEEPER
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    #2 - YOUR BROTHER'S KEEPER

    Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 5/2/1985

    Lou has an attack of pride when he gets fired from his job and his ensuing personal crisis drives Cliff and Joe crazy, especially he starts working at the restaurant. At a loss for how to help him, Joe decides to fire him to give his wounded pride a boost.

    Director: Tom Trbovich

    Writer: N/A

  • THE FOURTH BALL (aka Lucky Charm)
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    #3 - THE FOURTH BALL (aka Lucky Charm)

    Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 5/9/1985

    During a blackout one night at the restaurant a mysterious stranger shows up out of nowhere eating food that the place doesn't serve and waving a trinket that promises magic that everyone is ready to fall for.

    Director: Tom Trbovich

    Writer: N/A

  • LIFE'S TOO SHORT TO BE DELICATE
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    #4 - LIFE'S TOO SHORT TO BE DELICATE

    Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 5/16/1985

    Cliff is confronted by his former fiancé.

    Director: Linda Day

    Writer: N/A

  • LET THE EAGLE FLY
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    #5 - LET THE EAGLE FLY

    Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 6/20/1985

    Lou is humiliated when he suddenly becomes impotent.

    Director: Greg Antonacci

    Writer: N/A

  • THE GIRL MOST LIKELY
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    #6 - THE GIRL MOST LIKELY

    Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 6/6/1985

    Joe offers to pose as Kelly's husband to impress her former classmates at her high school reunion.

    Director: Dick Martin

    Writer: N/A

  • DONALD'S DAD
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    #7 - DONALD'S DAD

    Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 6/13/1985

    Donald's estranged father arrives in Philadelphia to visit his son, but the reunion is cut short when he suffers a heart attack.

    Director: Jerry Lewis

    Writer: N/A

  • DONALD'S OLD FLAME
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    #8 - DONALD'S OLD FLAME

    Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 5/30/1985

    Donald considers settling down with a former girlfriend and her daughter, as this offers him a ready-made family.

    Director: Shelley Jensen

    Writer: N/A

  • THE PROOF IS IN THE PJs
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    #9 - THE PROOF IS IN THE PJs

    Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 7/11/1985

    Joe feels like a failure when he does not approve of Penny's new boyfriend and she retaliates by moving in with him. Joe is then forced to enlist everybody's help into sprucing up their new apartment.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • A HOUSE DIVIDED
    6.6/108 votes

    #10 - A HOUSE DIVIDED

    Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 7/18/1985

    Joe's plans to run as city councilman is dampened due to disagreements and tensions within the gang.

    Director: Shelley Jensen

    Writer: N/A

  • THE STING
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    #11 - THE STING

    Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 8/1/1985

    A crooked detective sets up a sting when he accuses Donald of being a criminal.

    Director: Greg Antonacci

    Writer: N/A

  • HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BABY BROTHER
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    #12 - HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BABY BROTHER

    Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 8/8/1985

    Cliff find a rich boyfriend (Winston) who quickly gets too serious about his relationship with Cliff. Cliff does not feel the same way about Winston.

    Director: Shelley Jensen

    Writer: N/A

  • TO PLAY OR NOT TO PLAY
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    #13 - TO PLAY OR NOT TO PLAY

    Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 8/15/1985

    Cliff is failing one of his college courses, which will prevent him from playing baseball. His female professor offers him a passing grade in exchange for sex.

    Director: Shelley Jensen

    Writer: N/A

  • THE GREATEST STORY NEVER TOLD
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    #14 - THE GREATEST STORY NEVER TOLD

    Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 9/4/1985

    Joe decides to write a book about his memoirs, but decides to bend the truth on certain things, causing a rift between him and his family.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • AMONGST MY SOUVENIRS
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    #15 - AMONGST MY SOUVENIRS

    Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 9/11/1985

    A young woman shows up from Korea who might possibly be Lou's daughter. Lou was involved with her mother when he was stationed in Korea. Is this his daughter?

    Director: Greg Antonacci

    Writer: N/A

  • RHINO RHAPSODY
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    #16 - RHINO RHAPSODY

    Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 9/18/1985

    Lou feels he needs a way to "be remembered", so he runs for president of the Rhinos. In order to cement the election he recruits three new members: Joe, Cliff, and Donald.

    Director: Greg Antonacci

    Writer: N/A

  • DONALD'S AIR FORCE BLUES
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    #17 - DONALD'S AIR FORCE BLUES

    Season 2 Episode 17 - Aired 10/2/1985

    Donald is faced with the possibility of coming out to his former Air Force buddies.

    Director: Shelley Jensen

    Writer: N/A

  • THE STRANGER
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    #18 - THE STRANGER

    Season 2 Episode 18 - Aired 10/23/1985

    Joe's old friend Bubba is back in town, but he does not answer. Joe questions him and learns that Bubba has AIDS.

    Director: Greg Antonacci

    Writer: N/A

  • IT AIN'T OVER TIL IT'S OVER
    8.4/107 votes

    #19 - IT AIN'T OVER TIL IT'S OVER

    Season 2 Episode 19 - Aired 10/9/1985

    Joe and his ex-wife Janey begin spending time with each other again and Penny hopes for a reconciliation, but Janey's selfishness jeopardizes their chances.

    Director: Shelley Jensen

    Writer: N/A

  • FATHER, FATHER
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    #20 - FATHER, FATHER

    Season 2 Episode 20 - Aired 10/30/1985

    Lou is embarrassed and upset when his son Bucky considers leaving the seminary because he cannot take the vow of celibacy.

    Director: Dick Martin

    Writer: N/A

  • A GREASEPAINT SMILE
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    #21 - A GREASEPAINT SMILE

    Season 2 Episode 21 - Aired 11/6/1985

    Penny dates an African-American circus clown. Rose Marie and Maury Amsterdam play the clown's parents.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • GOBBA, GOBBA
    7.2/107 votes

    #22 - GOBBA, GOBBA

    Season 2 Episode 22 - Aired 11/27/1985

    Donald is very secretive about the reason he doesn't want to spend Thanksgiving with the Waters brothers.

    Director: Greg Antonacci

    Writer: N/A

  • GODZILLA MEETS BAMBI (aka Donald's Apartment)
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    #23 - GODZILLA MEETS BAMBI (aka Donald's Apartment)

    Season 2 Episode 23 - Aired 11/13/1985

    Lou and Donald get the chickenpox. They are quarantined for a fortnight in Donald's apartment. Soon they are annoyed by each other. Penny fears the two are killing each other.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • A CARNATION BY ANY OTHER NAME
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    #24 - A CARNATION BY ANY OTHER NAME

    Season 2 Episode 24 - Aired 12/4/1985

    Joe and Cliff do not want to live together anymore. Everyone feels cramped in their privacy. In order to complete the change, they immediately enter a contact ad. The badge is a red carnation.

    Director: Shelley Jensen

    Writer: N/A

  • THE SHOOP SHOOP SHOP (aka Isle Of Lesbos)
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    #25 - THE SHOOP SHOOP SHOP (aka Isle Of Lesbos)

    Season 2 Episode 25 - Aired 12/11/1985

    Kelly is turned off by a bad date. She becomes friends with Donald's friend, Annie. When Lou tells the gang that Annie is a lesbian, they begin to read more into their relationship than there is.

    Director: Greg Antonacci

    Writer: N/A