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The Fanelli Boys

1990
The Fanelli Boys
The Fanelli Boys

The Fanelli Boys

7.5 | en | Comedy

The Fanelli Boys is an American sitcom that aired on NBC as part of its 1990-91 prime time schedule. The series was created by the team of Barry Fanaro, Mort Nathan, Kathy Speer, and Terry Grossman, all of whom previously worked on The Golden Girls.

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EP19  The Wedding (2)
Feb. 16,1991
The Wedding (2)

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EP18  The Wedding (1)
Feb. 09,1991
The Wedding (1)

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EP17  The Undergraduate
Feb. 02,1991
The Undergraduate

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EP16  Rope a Dope
Jan. 19,1991
Rope a Dope

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EP15  Doctor, Doctor
Jan. 12,1991
Doctor, Doctor

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EP14  Accidents Will Happen
Jan. 05,1991
Accidents Will Happen

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EP13  Oh My Papas
Dec. 15,1990
Oh My Papas

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EP12  A Fanelli Christmas
Dec. 08,1990
A Fanelli Christmas

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EP11  An Italian-American Gigolo
Dec. 01,1990
An Italian-American Gigolo

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EP10  The Two Doms
Nov. 14,1990
The Two Doms

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EP9  Tarnished Angel
Nov. 07,1990
Tarnished Angel

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EP8  Father Smoke
Oct. 31,1990
Father Smoke

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EP7  Poetic Justice
Oct. 24,1990
Poetic Justice

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EP6  Take My Ex-Wife, Please
Oct. 10,1990
Take My Ex-Wife, Please

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EP5  Heart Attack
Oct. 03,1990
Heart Attack

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EP4  The Hex
Sep. 26,1990
The Hex

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EP3  Pursued
Sep. 19,1990
Pursued

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EP2  You Can Go Home Again
Sep. 12,1990
You Can Go Home Again

Youngest brother Ronnie announces his intentions to marry Becky, the older woman he is in love with, and Dom says he'll pay for it - sending their mother into a tailspin.

EP1  Pilot
Sep. 08,1990
Pilot

Widow Theresa Fanelli must abandon her plans to move to Miami when she decides the only way to straighten out her sons' lives is to have them home.

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Released: 1990-09-08 | Released Producted By: Touchstone Television , Country: United States of America Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website:
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The Fanelli Boys is an American sitcom that aired on NBC as part of its 1990-91 prime time schedule. The series was created by the team of Barry Fanaro, Mort Nathan, Kathy Speer, and Terry Grossman, all of whom previously worked on The Golden Girls.

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Cast

Christopher Meloni , Joe Pantoliano , Ann Morgan Guilbert

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Cast

Christopher Meloni
Christopher Meloni

as Frankie Fanelli

Dun Dun: A Law & Order Fan Day Event Law & Order: Organized Crime Ley y Orden: Crimen Organizado Almost Friends HAPPY! Snatched Underground I Am Wrath Marauders
Joe Pantoliano
Joe Pantoliano

as Dominic Fanelli

Hide and Seek The Santa Stakeout Eggs Bad Boys for Life The Brawler Feast of the Seven Fishes Happy Anniversary Just Getting Started Random Tropical Paradise
Ann Morgan Guilbert
Ann Morgan Guilbert

as Theresa Fanelli

Please Give The Nanny The Fanelli Boys The New Andy Griffith Show Viva Max! Two for the Seesaw

Reviews

policy134 There probably never was a way to make this work. A film about 4 brother's living under the same roof with their overprotecting mother could have worked as a film but not much more. The idea of this short-lived sitcom was that we were supposed to laugh of the brothers mannerisms and failures.Dominic (Joe Pantoliano) was a failing businessman and all around wise guy, Frankie (christopher Meloni) was the dimwit who was also attractive to women (much like the later character Joey). Anthony (Ned Eisenberg) was the mama's boy who was the complete opposite with the ladies and Ronnie (Andy Hirsch) was the brainy boy who was dating a woman twice his age. Their mother (Ann Guilbert) was of course overprotective and they had an uncle (Richard Libertini) who was a priest.The characters were only mildly interesting and the show was for the most time an excuse for mouthing a lot of catchphrases that didn't catch on like: "Ah, Jeez!". Although, three of the male actors were somewhat successful in other ventures and Ann Guilbert became a mainstay in "The Nanny" it could not have been because of this show. It is funny that Edward Burns was praised for coming up with a somewhat similar project called "The Brothers Mcmullen" replacing Italian for Irish.To put it mildly the show was intensely boring. To see ordinary Italian-Americans in a comedy did not work which is sort of the reason why Italian-Americans have been reduced to being even more stereotypical in both TV and movies than they were before.
budikavlan This short-lived sitcom about the four Fanelli fratelli boasted a good cast, a decent setup, and a dearth of genuine laughs. The actors playing the "boys" were not well-known at the time, though Pantoliano and Meloni have gone on to much greater fame. Pantoliano was a successful character actor already, but not particularly well-known. That description fits Eisenberg, too. Ann Morgan Guilbert played their mom, long after playing Millie on the Dick Van Dyke Show and shortly before playing The Nanny's grandmother. As I said, the show needed more laugh lines, but it also suffered from a lack of a framework on which to hang the laughs. The pitch must have gone something like this: "Let's do a show about some Italian brothers and their mom;" to which the response should've been "What about 'em?"

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