| ABC | Season Premiere Date: May 1, 1990 |
Starring:
Oprah Winfrey, John Beasley, Olivia Cole
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Genre(s):
Drama
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Season 1 Episodes
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S1:E11. County General
Air Date: November 30, -0001
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S1:E10. Say it Loud
Air Date: July 11, 1990
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S1:E9. Family Album
Air Date: July 4, 1990
Jul 23, 2014
Wonderful. ... It is a realistic drama, the sort of thing you might see occasionally on experimental "American Playhouses" on public TV. But nobody does realistic drama on commercial TV today. [1 May 1990]
Jul 23, 2014
"Brewster" improves on the original and has the look of a warmhearted winner. ... It's corny, it's old-fashioned, it's predictable, and it works. [1 May 1990]
Jul 23, 2014
Winfrey's appeal is considerable and should, for a time, guarantee curiosity-fueled high ratings. It's a warm and serious show, a television time capsule that takes us to a quieter, safer and better place. [1 May 1990]
Jul 23, 2014
Jul 23, 2014
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]
Jul 23, 2014
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]
Jul 23, 2014
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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Seasons & Episodes
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Season 1
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Season 1 Overview
Air Date: May 1, 1990
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S1:E11. County General
Air Date: November 30, -0001
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S1:E10. Say it Loud
Air Date: July 11, 1990
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S1:E9. Family Album
Air Date: July 4, 1990
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S1:E8. The Poet
Air Date: June 27, 1990
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S1:E7. Bernice Sands Comes Home
Air Date: June 20, 1990
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S1:E6. Gone Fishing
Air Date: June 13, 1990
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S1:E5. Whatever Happened to Patience Jones?
Air Date: May 30, 1990
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S1:E4. Spring Fever
Air Date: May 16, 1990
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S1:E3. One Small Step at a Time
Air Date: May 9, 1990
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S1:E2. Open for Business
Air Date: May 8, 1990
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S1:E1. Partners
Air Date: May 1, 1990
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Season 1 Overview