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The Fanelli Boys

  • TV Series
  • 1990–1991
  • 30m
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
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Joe Pantoliano, Christopher Meloni, Ned Eisenberg, Ann Morgan Guilbert, and Andy Hirsch in The Fanelli Boys (1990)
Comedy

When recently-widowed Teresa Fanelli leaves Brooklyn for Florida, her adult sons move back in. Frankie is a ladies' man, Ronnie is failing in school, and Dom runs scams while Anthony runs th... Read allWhen recently-widowed Teresa Fanelli leaves Brooklyn for Florida, her adult sons move back in. Frankie is a ladies' man, Ronnie is failing in school, and Dom runs scams while Anthony runs the family business. Uncle Angelo is a priest.When recently-widowed Teresa Fanelli leaves Brooklyn for Florida, her adult sons move back in. Frankie is a ladies' man, Ronnie is failing in school, and Dom runs scams while Anthony runs the family business. Uncle Angelo is a priest.

  • Creators
    • Barry Fanaro
    • Terry Grossman
    • Mort Nathan
  • Stars
    • Joe Pantoliano
    • Ann Morgan Guilbert
    • Christopher Meloni
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.6/10
    64
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    • Creators
      • Barry Fanaro
      • Terry Grossman
      • Mort Nathan
    • Stars
      • Joe Pantoliano
      • Ann Morgan Guilbert
      • Christopher Meloni
    • 2User reviews
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    Joe Pantoliano
    Joe Pantoliano
    • Dominic Fanelli
    Ann Morgan Guilbert
    Ann Morgan Guilbert
    • Theresa Fanelli
    Christopher Meloni
    Christopher Meloni
    • Frankie Fanelli
    Ned Eisenberg
    Ned Eisenberg
    • Anthony Fanelli
    Andy Hirsch
    Andy Hirsch
    • Ronnie Fanelli
    Richard Libertini
    Richard Libertini
    • Father Angelo Lombardi
    Nicholas Mele
    Nicholas Mele
    • Pete…
    Nick DeMauro
    • Eddie DeTucci…
    Anthony Russell
    Anthony Russell
    • Moe Dumbrowsky
    Wendie Malick
    Wendie Malick
    • Becky Goldblume
    Fabiana Udenio
    Fabiana Udenio
    • Isabella Palladino
    Shirley Prestia
    Shirley Prestia
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    Robert Stack
    Robert Stack
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    Shelley Morrison
    • Mrs. Goldblume
    Alix Elias
    Alix Elias
    • Christina Ferris…
    Gail Shapiro
    • Denise
    William Windom
    William Windom
    • Ernie
    Jessica Lundy
    Jessica Lundy
    • Lauren Shaw
    • Creators
      • Barry Fanaro
      • Terry Grossman
      • Mort Nathan
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    Four boisterous Italian brothers, their mom, and...that's about it
    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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    • Release date
      • September 8, 1990 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Los Fanelli
    • Production companies
      • KTMB Productions
      • Touchstone Television
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      30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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