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The series details the lives of the Walker family. Patriarch William Walker runs his family fruit business, Ojai Foods, with one son and daughter and his brother-in-law. Another daughter works in politics, one son is a vet from Afghanistan with an addiction problem, and the other is a gay attorney. William's wife, Nora, is the heart of the family. When William dies, his family not only loses their patriarch, but finds themselves suddenly privy to secrets they wish had never been exposed...
The series was produced by [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] and can be ''extremely'' funny. The show could switch from high drama to high comedy within the same episode, or even the same scene.
The Walker family, [[Brothers and Sisters/Characters|are detailed here]].
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{{tropelist}}
* [[Almighty Mom]]:
* [[Apron Matron]]:
* [[Always Camp]]:
* [[Bad Dreams]]:
* [[Berserk Button]]:
* [[Blonde Republican Sex Kitten]]:
** Rob Lowe was initially a guest star- the ratings went up so much he became a regular.
* [[Brother-Sister Incest]]:
* [[But Not Too Gay]]: Averted with Kevin (and Scotty), who makes out as much as his siblings. Played straight with Saul, who rarely has an onscreen kiss, which could be tied to [[Nobody Over 50 Is Gay]].
* [[But We Used a Condom]]:
* [[Candlelit Bath]]:
* [[Cat Fight]]:
* [[Chekhov's Skill]]:
* [[Commuting on a Bus]]:
* [[Convenient Miscarriage]]
* [[Daddy's Girl]]:
** Also Sarah, who was the heir apparent to Ojai.
* [[Dinner and a Show]]:
* [[Dysfunctional Family]]:
** Walker family dinners are massive arguments waiting to happen. Just see the above two tropes.
* [[Easy Amnesia]]:
* [[Embarrassing Slide]]: A [[Home Porn Movie]] among a collection of clips for a birthday video.
* [[Family Business]]:
** When an investment decision went badly, Holly Harper stepped in to bail the company out in return for a controlling interest.
** Then she got cleaned out via a [[Ponzi]] scheme.
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** Then we had the {{spoiler|pile-up}}.
* [[Family Drama]]
* [[Family Versus Career]]:
* [[Flamboyant Gay]]:
* [[Food Fight]]:
* [[Former Teen Rebel]]:
* [[Geeky Turn On]]:
* [[Home Porn Movie]]:
* [[How We Got Here]]:
** The St. Valentine episode of
* [[In Vino Veritas]]:
* [[Invisible to Gaydar]]:
* [[Jerkass Facade]]:
* [[Lampshade Hanging]]:
* [[Law of Inverse Fertility]]
* [[Luke, I Am Your Father]]:
* [[Meaningful Name]]:
* [[Mistaken for Cheating]]:
* [[Nobody Over 50 Is Gay]]:
* [[Not Blood Siblings]]: Justin and Rebecca.
* [[Overly Narrow Superlative]]:
* [[Personal Effects Reveal]]:
* [[Put on a Bus]]:
** Ryan Lafferty, a main character in Season 4, disappeared with [[Chuck Cunningham Syndrome|no onscreen explanation]]. [[The Scrappy|Not that most of the audience cared.]]
* [[Real Life Writes the Plot]]: In real life, the actors playing Rebecca and Justin used to date, and apparently had [[Reality Subtext|so much sexual chemistry onscreen]] that [[Brother-Sister Incest]] was heavily implied. The writers eventually gave up and put in a [[Retcon]] that Rebecca was not a Walker to deal with this issue.
** Part of the reason we don't see Tommy any more is because Balthazar Getty would show up late to tapings, or not at all, making life difficult for the rest of the cast.
* [[Running Gag]]:
* [[Sexy Shirt Switch]]:
* [[Sibling Triangle]]:
** And then Justin vs. Ryan over Rebecca. An interesting variation since Rebecca was once thought to be Justin's sibling.
* [[Slap Slap Kiss]]:
** In a variation, Robert and Kitty once had sex in their office after a policy discussion.
* [[Suspiciously Similar Substitute]]:
* [[Switch to English]]: Sarah is in France and attempts to ask for directions from a Frenchman. After much struggling, the Frenchman casually reveals he can speak English and the rest of their conversations stays in English.
* [[Tangled Family Tree]]:
* [[Token Minority]]:
* [[Truth-Telling Session]]:
* [[Wedding Day]]:
* [[Your Cheating Heart]]:
** Plus Tommy and Julia both played around on the side while they were separated.
** And Kevin is heavily implied to have had issues with this in the past.
** While married, both Sara and Joe came close to doing so.
** Not to mention Kitty having an (emotional) affair with a guy in the park.
** And in an episode where Sara wonders if Luke cheated on her, we find out it was really
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[[Category:American Series]]
[[Category:Brothers and Sisters]]
[[Category:Live-Action TV of the 2000s]]
[[Category:Live-Action TV of the 2010s]]
[[Category:TV Series]]
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