Brian O'Brian
{{other people|Brian O'Brien}}
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{{Infobox television
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| creator = Danny Kaplan and Brian Stepanek
| executive_producer = Danny Kaplan
| starring = Brian Stepanek
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| country = Italy
United States
| language = English
| num_seasons = 1
| network = Disney Channel
| first_aired = {{start date|2008|10|3}}
| last_aired = {{end date|2009|4|3}}
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Brian O'Brian is an Italian-American series of television shorts airing on Disney Channel. The series is co-written and directed by Danny Kaplan and stars Brian Stepanek,{{cite news |author=Mark Dawidziak |url=http://www.cleveland.com/movies/index.ssf/2008/11/brian_stepanek_cleveland_nativ.html |title=Brian Stepanek, Cleveland native and Disney Channel regular, voices character in 'Bolt' |work=The Plain Dealer |location=Cleveland, Ohio |date=November 6, 2008 |accessdate=2016-04-22 |quote=[Stepanek] also stars in the "Brian O'Brian" shorts that have been airing on the cable channel since early October.
Filmed in Milan, Italy, these 40 vignettes are two- to four-minute films inspired by the physical comedy of such silent-screen greats as Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton and Harold Lloyd.}} who also co-writes; original score by Stuart Balcomb, and produced in Cologno Monzese near Milan, Italy. Individual episodes are quick comedy sketches, 2–4 minutes in length. The series is non-verbal, with no dialogue from the characters, and there are no written words on the signs. Much like almost all of Disney's modern-day television comedy programming, the show uses a laugh track. The main character Brian is inspired by the physical comedy of such silent-screen greats as Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton.{{cite web |url=http://www.lastampa.it/_web/cmstp/tmplrubriche/cinematv/grubrica.asp?ID_blog%3D33%26ID_articolo%3D844%26ID_sezione%3D260%26sezione%3D |title=DisneyChannel: Il nuovo Pippo si chiama Brian - LASTAMPA.it |accessdate=2016-05-23 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080928081717/http://www.lastampa.it/_web/cmstp/tmplrubriche/cinematv/grubrica.asp?ID_blog=33&ID_articolo=844&ID_sezione=260&sezione= |archivedate=2008-09-28 }}
An ad promoting the premiere of Brian O'Brian was shown during the premiere of The Suite Life on Deck on September 26, 2008, on Disney Channel, and the series premiered on October 3, 2008. In Latin America, it premiered on February 16, 2009 on Disney Channel Latin America. The season started on September 16, 2008 on Disney Channel Italy.
Episodes
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber= 1
|Title= Operaman
|DirectedBy=Danny Kaplan
|WrittenBy=Danny Kaplan, Brian Stepanek
|OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|2008|10|3}}
|ShortSummary= In Italy, Brian impersonates a famous opera singer in an opera house who is singing Largo al factotum.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber= 2
|Title= The Pool
|DirectedBy=Danny Kaplan
|WrittenBy=Danny Kaplan, Brian Stepanek
|OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|2008|10|3}}
|ShortSummary= Brian plays around with different swimming pool toys in a swimming pool, which a strict lifeguard forbids.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber= 3
|Title= Assembly Required
|DirectedBy=Danny Kaplan
|WrittenBy=Danny Kaplan, Brian Stepanek
|OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|2008|10|10}}
|ShortSummary= Brian attempts to build a coffee table out of a tree log, but ends up with a lot of weird creations, including a birdhouse and a toothpick (which he literally uses to try to pick a food bit stuck in between his teeth!).
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber= 4
|Title= Basketball
|DirectedBy=Danny Kaplan
|WrittenBy=Danny Kaplan, Brian Stepanek
|OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|2008|10|10}}
|ShortSummary= Brian plays basketball at the gym.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber= 5
|Title= Band
|DirectedBy=Danny Kaplan
|WrittenBy=Danny Kaplan, Brian Stepanek
|OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|2008|10|17}}
|ShortSummary= Brian plays all the instruments in an imaginary band in his house, including an air guitar.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber= 6
|Title= Babysitter
|DirectedBy=Danny Kaplan
|WrittenBy=Danny Kaplan, Brian Stepanek
|OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|2008|10|17}}
|ShortSummary= Brian tries to take care of a baby.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber= 7
|Title= Dancing
|DirectedBy=Danny Kaplan
|WrittenBy=Danny Kaplan, Brian Stepanek
|OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|2008|10|24}}
|ShortSummary= Brian shows off his dance moves in a small dance club.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber= 8
|Title= Doubles
|DirectedBy=Danny Kaplan
|WrittenBy=Danny Kaplan, Brian Stepanek
|OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|2008|10|24}}
|ShortSummary= Brian tries to impress his girlfriend Veronica on the tennis court.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber= 9
|Title= Bones
|DirectedBy=Danny Kaplan
|WrittenBy=Danny Kaplan, Brian Stepanek
|OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|2008|10|31}}
|ShortSummary= Brian visits the museum of natural history. He eventually breaks some dinosaur bones but manages to escape trouble.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber= 10
|Title= Up and Away!
|DirectedBy=Danny Kaplan
|WrittenBy=Danny Kaplan, Brian Stepanek
|OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|2008|10|31}}
|ShortSummary= When Lucy falls off her bike, Brian tries to cheer her up by giving her a few balloons. However, when he gives her too many balloons, her bike starts to fly away. This leads Brian on a comic chase through the park.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber= 11
|Title= Flower Power
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|WrittenBy=
|OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|2008|11|7}}
|ShortSummary= Brian tries to shop for flowers.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber= 12
|Title= Date O'Date
|DirectedBy=Danny Kaplan
|WrittenBy=Danny Kaplan, Brian Stepanek
|OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|2008|11|8}}
|ShortSummary= Brian tries on various outfits for his date, many of them looking ridiculous or embarrassing. In the end, he decides to stick to his usual outfit (a blue checkered jumper and a pair of brown pants).
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber= 13
|Title= Cookin'
|DirectedBy=Danny Kaplan
|WrittenBy=Danny Kaplan, Brian Stepanek
|OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|2008|11|14}}
|ShortSummary= Brian works at a restaurant and nearly gets fired because of his clumsiness.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber= 14
|Title= Veronica
|DirectedBy=Danny Kaplan
|WrittenBy=Danny Kaplan, Brian Stepanek
|OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|2008|11|15}}
|ShortSummary= Brian's girlfriend Veronica is on her way to his house and Brian has not cleaned. Thinking that cleaning his house is a time-consuming process, Brian lazily shoves almost everything into his small wardrobe. Later, Veronica comes but unfortunately, when Brian greets her, the wardrobe door bursts, creating a huge mess in his living-room. Although Veronica is upset at Brian for not cleaning his house properly, in the end the two of them clean Brian's house together.
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See also
References
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External links
- [http://tv.disney.go.com/disneychannel/brianobrian/ Official Site] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110114065704/http://tv.disney.go.com/disneychannel/brianobrian/ |date=2011-01-14 }}
- {{IMDb title|tt1332066}}
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Category:Disney Channel original programming
Category:Italian comedy television series
Category:2000s American comedy television series
Category:2008 American television series debuts