Series synopsis
Sullivan & Son is an American comedy television series that premiered on TBS on July 19, 2012. It ended on September 9, 2014. It was created by Steve Byrne, Rob Long. It stars Steve Byrne, Christine Ebersole, Dan Lauria and Brian Doyle-Murray.
A New York lawyer returns home to Pittsburgh and reclaims his family’s bar, finding laughter, chaos, and purpose in the community he left behind.
Premise
A New York lawyer returns home to Pittsburgh and reclaims his family’s bar, finding laughter, chaos, and purpose in the community he left behind.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Steve Byrne as Steve Sullivan
- Christine Ebersole as Carol Walsh
- Dan Lauria as Jack Sullivan
- Brian Doyle-Murray as Hank Murphy
- Valerie Azlynn as Melanie Sutton
- Jodi Long as Ok Cha Sullivan
- Owen Benjamin as Owen Walsh
- Vivian Bang as Susan Sullivan
Supporting cast
- Ahmed Ahmed as Ahmed Nassar
Guest cast
- Ken Jeong
- Kim DeJesus as Pepper
- Heidi Hamilton as Heidi
- Leslie Jones as Bobbie
- Robbie Tucker as Josh
- Richa Shukla Moorjani as Girl #1
- Jesus Trejo
- Brian Huskey
- Rico E. Anderson
- Ryan Dalton
- John Michael Higgins
- Roy Wood Jr.
Episodes
This series spans 3 seasons with 33 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 10 | July 19, 2012 | September 13, 2012 |
| Season 2 | 10 | June 13, 2013 | August 22, 2013 |
| Season 3 | 13 | June 24, 2014 | September 9, 2014 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Last, Best, and Final Steve Sullivan returns home to Pittsburgh to celebrate his father, Jack Sullivan's birthday. He quickly learns that Jack is retiring and selling the family bar Sullivan & Son. Steve contemplates leaving his New York corporate life behind to buy the bar from his parents. |
July 19, 2012 |
| 2 |
The Bribe Now that Steve owns the bar he needs to set boundaries with his parents. When the health inspector shows up Ok Cha wants to pay him off, but Steve refuses and the bar is shut down for the first time ever. Without the bar, everyone seems lost except for Owen who discovers surprisingly productive ways to spend his time. |
July 19, 2012 |
| 3 |
The Bar Birthday Steve hosts a party for the 50th anniversary of the bar bringing back a lot of people and memories, not all good. Steve and Melanie uncover a secret about the origins of the bar. Jack and Ok Cha quarrel over the unearthed details of their courtship. Owen and Carol act as wingmen for each other with their former high school classmates. |
July 26, 2012 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Pilot, One More Time A visit to the bar from Susan’s overachieving husband Jason leads to a life decision mirroring Steve’s – leaving a successful career for following your bliss. Melanie starts a support group for confused sports fans. |
June 13, 2013 |
| 2 |
Acceptance Convinced that he should be dating from a wider pool, Steve goes out with a woman of questionable morality, while Melanie dates an annoying nicknamer, and Owen dates someone just a little too close to home. |
June 20, 2013 |
| 3 | Running Mates | June 27, 2013 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Big O Susan and Jason's marriage is tested. Jack and Hank are on opposing sides in a Civil War reenactment. |
June 24, 2014 |
| 2 |
Everybody Loved Frank A widow shows up at the bar informing the gang that a regular has recently died but the group doesn't remember the dead person. |
June 24, 2014 |
| 3 |
About a Boy, His Mother, and the Man They're Dating Carol manages to reconnects with a sightly man, but complications soon follow after her son Owen wants to spend time with him. Ok Cha battles it out against Roy in an eating contest. |
July 1, 2014 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | TBS |
|---|---|
| First aired | July 19, 2012 |
| Last aired | September 9, 2014 |
| Runtime | 22 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Tuesday at 22:00:00 |