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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!

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

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Brothers Season 2 Episode 19 - IT AIN'T OVER TIL IT'S OVER
    9.0/10(8 votes)

    S2:E19

    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:Unknown

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  2. Brothers Season 2 Episode 22 - GOBBA, GOBBA
    7.7/10(9 votes)

    S2:E22

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

    Director:Greg Antonacci
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Brothers Season 2 Episode 10 - A HOUSE DIVIDED
    6.6/10(9 votes)

    S2:E10

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

    Director:Shelley Jensen
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Brothers Season 2 Episode 1 - AN AFFAIR TO REMEMBER
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S2:E1

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Brothers Season 2 Episode 2 - YOUR BROTHER'S KEEPER
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S2:E2

    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:Unknown

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  6. Brothers Season 2 Episode 3 - THE FOURTH BALL (aka Lucky Charm)
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S2:E3

    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:Unknown

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  7. Brothers Season 2 Episode 4 - LIFE'S TOO SHORT TO BE DELICATE
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S2:E4

    Cliff is confronted by his former fiancé.

    Director:Linda Day
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Brothers Season 2 Episode 5 - LET THE EAGLE FLY
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S2:E5

    Lou is humiliated when he suddenly becomes impotent.

    Director:Greg Antonacci
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Brothers Season 2 Episode 6 - THE GIRL MOST LIKELY
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S2:E6

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

    Director:Dick Martin
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Brothers Season 2 Episode 7 - DONALD'S DAD
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S2:E7

    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:Unknown

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  11. Brothers Season 2 Episode 8 - DONALD'S OLD FLAME
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S2:E8

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

    Director:Shelley Jensen
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Brothers Season 2 Episode 9 - THE PROOF IS IN THE PJs
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S2:E9

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Brothers Season 2 Episode 11 - THE STING
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S2:E11

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

    Director:Greg Antonacci
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Brothers Season 2 Episode 12 - HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BABY BROTHER
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S2:E12

    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:Unknown

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  15. Brothers Season 2 Episode 13 - TO PLAY OR NOT TO PLAY
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S2:E13

    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:Unknown

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  16. Brothers Season 2 Episode 14 - THE GREATEST STORY NEVER TOLD
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S2:E14

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Brothers Season 2 Episode 15 - AMONGST MY SOUVENIRS
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S2:E15

    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:Unknown

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  18. Brothers Season 2 Episode 16 - RHINO RHAPSODY
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S2:E16

    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:Unknown

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  19. Brothers Season 2 Episode 17 - DONALD'S AIR FORCE BLUES
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S2:E17

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

    Director:Shelley Jensen
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Brothers Season 2 Episode 18 - THE STRANGER
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S2:E18

    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:Unknown

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  21. Brothers Season 2 Episode 20 - FATHER, FATHER
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S2:E20

    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:Unknown

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  22. Brothers Season 2 Episode 21 - A GREASEPAINT SMILE
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S2:E21

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Brothers Season 2 Episode 23 - GODZILLA MEETS BAMBI (aka Donald's Apartment)
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S2:E23

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Brothers Season 2 Episode 24 - A CARNATION BY ANY OTHER NAME
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S2:E24

    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:Unknown

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  25. Brothers Season 2 Episode 25 - THE SHOOP SHOOP SHOP (aka Isle Of Lesbos)
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S2:E25

    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:Unknown

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Season 2 Ratings Summary

"IT AIN'T OVER TIL IT'S OVER" is the best rated episode of "Brothers" season 2. It scored 9/10 based on 8 votes. Directed by Shelley Jensen and written by Unknown, it aired on 10/9/1985. This episode is rated 1.3 points higher than the second-best, "GOBBA, GOBBA".