ABC | Release Date: May 1, 1990
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Mixed or average reviews based on 9 Critic Reviews
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Los Angeles TimesHoward RosenbergJul 23, 2014
Season 1 Review: Winfrey ... displays some of the appealing humanity that also characterizes her work on her syndicated talk show. ... But "Brewster Place" is so saccharine and enervating and [Winfrey's] Mattie so sorrowful and subdued that you feel weary just watching. Not too weary to change channels, however. [1 May 1990]
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Miami HeraldHal BoedekerJul 23, 2014
Season 1 Review: The show reduces some of its actors, notably Cole, to stereotypical shtick. There are too many characters and too many emotional shifts, but not enough depth. Viewers who visit the neighborhood of Brewster Place won't get close to its people. [1 May 1990]
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San Diego Union-TribuneRobert P. LaurenceJul 23, 2014
Season 1 Review: "Brewster Place" is dominated by a feeling of softness. A sweet gentleness pervades the air and issues are avoided, rather than confronted head-on. The characters that gave the original drama its sharpest bite, including the desperate welfare mother and the lesbian couple, have been dropped entirely. [1 May 1990]
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USA TodayMatt RoushJul 23, 2014
Season 1 Review: It could as easily be Sesame Street as Brewster Place, the way everyone has become so doggone lovable and earnest in this transformation from dark- edged 1989 miniseries to sunny weekly half-hour drama. [1 May 1990]