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Brother's Keeper

Season 1 1998 - 1999

  • 1998-09-25T01:30:00Z on ABC
  • 22m
  • 8h 26m (23 episodes)
  • United States
  • English
  • Comedy
Widower and professor Porter Waide has his life turned upside down with the arrival of his football player brother, Bobby, who's gotten into so much trouble that he's been contracted to live with a responsible relative. This move also disrupts the lives of Porter's impressionable son, Oscar, and Bobby's perpetually annoyed agent, Dena.

23 episodes

Series Premiere

1998-09-25T01:30:00Z

1x01 Pilot

Series Premiere

1x01 Pilot

  • 1998-09-25T01:30:00Z22m

Porter is blindsided by the arrival of his football player brother and certainly unprepared to tackle the concept that Bobby's new million-dollar contract requires him to move into Porter's responsible household.

1998-10-03T01:30:00Z

1x02 Who's Your Daddy?

1x02 Who's Your Daddy?

  • 1998-10-03T01:30:00Z22m

After taking Uncle Bobby's advice, Oscar ends up in the vice-principal's office. But it's Porter and Bobby who are punished when the vice principal sends them to a parenting class.

1998-10-10T01:30:00Z

1x03 Since You Came Here

1x03 Since You Came Here

  • 1998-10-10T01:30:00Z22m

Porter's worried about Bobby's influence when Oscar decides he wants to be a bus driver instead of going to college. Since Oscar's been spending so much time with Bobby, Porter has been left with gaps in his day so Bobby suggests he get a hobby.

1998-10-17T01:30:00Z

1x04 Sneaking Into The Movies

1x04 Sneaking Into The Movies

  • 1998-10-17T01:30:00Z22m

When Oscar and Rose are allowed to go to the movies by themselves, Rose persuades Oscar to sneak into an extra film without paying; and when Oscar inadvertently confesses, Porter decides to teach his son a lesson.

1998-10-24T01:30:00Z

1x05 Cleaning Lessons

1x05 Cleaning Lessons

  • 1998-10-24T01:30:00Z22m

When Porter berates Bobby for not cleaning up after himself, Bobby reacts in a typical fashion: he hires a maid; Oscar pays Rose to do his chores.

1998-10-31T02:30:00Z

1x06 Trick or Treat

1x06 Trick or Treat

  • 1998-10-31T02:30:00Z22m

Bobby's gross costume frightens Oscar more than he wants to let on, ruining his favorite holiday of the year. Bobby tries to comfort Oscar after a particularly bad nightmare.

1998-11-07T02:30:00Z

1x07 Kick Ball, Get Check

1x07 Kick Ball, Get Check

  • 1998-11-07T02:30:00Z22m

Bobby finds himself in a football-kicking slump after he promises to make a field goal for Oscar during a Monday Night Football game. ABC's NFL Monday Night Football commentators Al Michaels, Dan Dierdorf and Boomer Esiason guest star as themselves.

1998-11-14T02:30:00Z

1x08 You're in Trouble

1x08 You're in Trouble

  • 1998-11-14T02:30:00Z22m

Bobby is shocked when he fails his mandatory drug test, which leaves Oscar doubting the integrity of his football-playing uncle. The strictly drug-free Bobby is determined to clear his good name with the help of Porter and Dena. Guest star: Karl Malone.

1998-11-21T02:30:00Z

1x09 The Boss of Me

1x09 The Boss of Me

  • 1998-11-21T02:30:00Z22m

Porter puts his foot down when Bobby attempts to decorate and lavish Oscar with enormous birthday gifts, so Bobby buys the family a larger house.

1998-12-05T02:30:00Z

1x10 Note

1x10 Note

  • 1998-12-05T02:30:00Z22m

When Bobby mocks Porter for putting encouraging notes in Oscar's school lunches just as their mother did to him, Porter realizes that his parents treated their sons very differently and had very different expectations of them.

1998-12-12T02:30:00Z

1x11 Pillow Talk

1x11 Pillow Talk

  • 1998-12-12T02:30:00Z22m

Porter becomes depressed after he gives a talk on Abraham Lincoln to Oscar's class and literally bores the students to sleep; Bobby hopes to shine up his brother's image in class.

1999-01-09T02:30:00Z

1x12 Date

1x12 Date

  • 1999-01-09T02:30:00Z22m

Porter scares off his blind date Gretchen; Bobby, Oscar and Rose try to convince Porter to ask Rose's mother Marilyn out.

1999-01-21T02:30:00Z

1x13 You Are Me

1x13 You Are Me

  • 1999-01-21T02:30:00Z22m

Porter is very proud of his trophy date, gorgeous model Amy, who has a thing for sensitive intellectuals. Trouble is, she fancies herself a brain herself, even though her head is obviously mostly air. Porter claims he is interested in her for her mind.

1999-01-23T02:30:00Z

1x14 Box of Stuff

1x14 Box of Stuff

  • 1999-01-23T02:30:00Z22m

The brothers' mother sends them a box of stuff from their childhood, reviving ancient rivalries; The box also contains a sweater which belonged to Laura, Porter's first girlfriend.

1999-02-06T02:30:00Z

1x15 Game Ball

1x15 Game Ball

  • 1999-02-06T02:30:00Z22m

Porter accidentally ruins Bobby's priceless championship-game football; Bobby gets kicked out and moves in with Dena.

1999-02-13T02:30:00Z

1x16 Dating the Teacher

1x16 Dating the Teacher

  • 1999-02-13T02:30:00Z22m

Porter discovers that Bobby is dating Oscar's teacher Ginny, he orders him to put a stop to the relationship; Porter inadvertently asks Ginny out on a date.

1999-02-20T02:30:00Z

1x17 An Odd Couple of Days

1x17 An Odd Couple of Days

  • 1999-02-20T02:30:00Z22m

After impulsively setting out on the road Porter, Bobby and Dena find themselves broken down at a garage with a couple of feuding brothers-in-law whose relationship strangely reflects on their own.

1999-02-27T02:30:00Z

1x18 Everybody Says I Love You

1x18 Everybody Says I Love You

  • 1999-02-27T02:30:00Z22m

The Waide men seek their mother's advice when they can't say "I love you;" Their mothers off-the-wall revelations only make matters more complicated.

1999-03-20T02:30:00Z

1x19 Security Farce

1x19 Security Farce

  • 1999-03-20T02:30:00Z22m

When Bobby tries his hand at being a shock jock while hosting a sports radio talk show, he ends up insulting his listeners and prodding an irate caller to meet him at home to settle a score -- inadvertently giving out Porter's address over the air.

1999-04-10T01:30:00Z

1x20 With Friends Like Porter

1x20 With Friends Like Porter

  • 1999-04-10T01:30:00Z22m

After realizing that he has no friends, Porter tries unsuccessfully to become pals with a group of construction workers who are fixing his home.

1999-04-24T01:30:00Z

1x21 Politically Impolite

1x21 Politically Impolite

  • 1999-04-24T01:30:00Z22m

When Porter and Bobby are both scheduled to appear on "Politically Incorrect With Bill Maher" on the same episode, Bobby humiliates Porter by stealing his notes. But Bobby finds himself in a desperate search for intelligence when he's invited back to the show, which includes political legend Dr. Henry Kissinger.

1999-05-08T01:30:00Z

1x22 The New Client (1)

1x22 The New Client (1)

  • 1999-05-08T01:30:00Z22m

While a jealous Bobby pouts over the attention Dena is giving to her new client, Gino, a race car driver, Porter humors Oscar by letting him punish his father for a high school prank that happened years ago.

1999-05-15T01:30:00Z

1x23 The Duel (2)

1x23 The Duel (2)

  • 1999-05-15T01:30:00Z22m

Porter's scheme to win Dena's heart by trying to outwit Gino begins to backfire on the lovesick professor. A small earthquake shakes up the usually unflappable Bobby, he demands to be traded.

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