The Fanelli Boys
| The Fanelli Boys | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Sitcom |
| Created by |
Barry Fanaro Terry Grossman Mort Nathan Kathy Speer |
| Written by | Robert Bruce Michael Davidoff Barry Fanaro Howard Gewirtz Terry Grossman Tom Maxwell Mort Nathan Treva Silverman Kathy Speer Martin Weiss Don Woodard |
| Directed by | Gary Brown James Burrows Jim Drake J.D. Lobue Jack Shea David Steinberg Andrew D. Weyman Steve Zuckerman |
| Starring |
Ann Morgan Guilbert Ned Eisenberg Joe Pantoliano Christopher Meloni Andy Hirsch Richard Libertini Vera Lockwood |
| Opening theme | "Why Should I Worry?" |
| Composer(s) | Thomas Pasatieri |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 19 |
| Production | |
| Cinematography | Vincent Contarino |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company(s) | KTMB Productions Touchstone Television |
| Distributor | Buena Vista Television |
| Release | |
| Original network | NBC |
| Original release | September 8, 1990 – February 16, 1991 |
The Fanelli Boys is an American sitcom that aired on NBC as part of its 1990-91 prime time schedule. The series was created by the team of Barry Fanaro, Mort Nathan, Kathy Speer, and Terry Grossman, all of whom previously worked on The Golden Girls.
Following the death of her husband, Theresa Fanelli (Ann Morgan Guilbert) is prepared to sell the family business (a funeral home) to her son Anthony (Ned Eisenberg) and move from Brooklyn to Florida. Thwarting her plans are the arrival of her younger sons Ronnie (Andy Hirsch), who had just dropped out of school, and Frankie (Chris Meloni), whose engagement has just been broken. Another brother, the slightly disreputable Dom (Joe Pantoliano), is between hustles. Anthony learns that the funeral home is about $25,000 in debt, which he had not counted on. Soon, all of the boys are back at home with their mom, just like the old days. Advising the family, somewhat dubiously, are Theresa's brother, a Catholic priest known as "Father Angelo" (Richard Libertini), and fortune teller Philomena (Vera Lockwood).
The Fanelli Boys showed fairly strong Italian-American ethnic stereotyping; there was even an Italian flag in the program's logo. The series garnered low ratings and was cancelled in February 1991 after airing nineteen episodes.
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