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Writers:
Robert Bruce (writer)
Michael Davidoff (writer)
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Four boisterous Italian brothers, their mom, and...that's about it more (2 total)

Cast

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Ned Eisenberg ... Anthony Fanelli (17 episodes, 1990-1991)
Ann Morgan Guilbert ... Theresa Fanelli (17 episodes, 1990-1991)

Andy Hirsch ... Ronnie Fanelli (17 episodes, 1990-1991)
Richard Libertini ... Father Angelo Lombardi (17 episodes, 1990-1991)

Christopher Meloni ... Frankie Fanelli (17 episodes, 1990-1991)

Joe Pantoliano ... Dominic Fanelli (17 episodes, 1990-1991)
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Four boisterous Italian brothers, their mom, and...that's about it, 28 October 2002
Author: budikavlan from Irving, TX

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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