Father's Fraternity 

Joe goes to see his retired father, who gives new meaning to the word grumpy. Owen's wife and mother get upset when a commercial for the auto dealership implies that Owen's co-worker, ... See full summary »

Director:

Ed Bianchi

Writers:

Ray Romano (creator), Mike Royce (creator)

Stars:

Ray Romano, Scott Bakula, Andre Braugher

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Ray Romano	...	Joe Tranelli
Scott Bakula	...	Terry Elliott
Andre Braugher	...	Owen Thoreau Jr.
LisaGay Hamilton	...	Melissa
Richard Gant	...	Owen Thoreau Sr.
Brian White	...	Marcus
Lil J.J.	...	DaShaun (as James 'Lil' JJ' Lewis)
Kwesi Boakye	...	Jamie Thoreau
Brittany Curran	...	Lucy
Braeden Lemasters	...	Albert
Isaiah Montgomery	...	Michael Thoreau
Robert Loggia	...	Artie
Lillian Lehman	...	Sharon Thoreau
Michael Hitchcock	...	Dave
Emily Rios	...	Maria

Storyline

Joe goes to see his retired father, who gives new meaning to the word grumpy. Owen's wife and mother get upset when a commercial for the auto dealership implies that Owen's co-worker, Marcus, is actually Owen Sr.'s son. And Terry becomes obsessed over finding out why he has been rejected for a youth mentoring program.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Certificate:

TV-MA

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Quotes

Owen Thoreau Jr.: What happened with that whole, um, Big Brother thing?
Terry Elliott: Not gonna happen.
Owen Thoreau Jr.: Uh-huh. So, do they have a "Big Half-Brother" program, you know, if the regular program is too much of a commitment? Hey, you could always, uh, just timeshare a kid.
[Terry isn't amused]
Owen Thoreau Jr.: Oh, I guess Joe does all the laughing around here, too.
Terry Elliott: They rejected me.
Owen Thoreau Jr.: Really? Do you think it was because maybe they smelled, um...
[he pantomimes smoking a joint]
Owen Thoreau Jr.: ...you know?
Terry Elliott: How much do people think I smoke? Holy shit.

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 January 2010 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Snowpants Productions, Papa Al Productions, TNT Originals

Technical Specs

Runtime:

44 min

Color:

Color