Joyce Brothers

Born: 1927-10-20

Joyce Diane Brothers (née Bauer; October 20, 1927 – May 13, 2013) was an American psychologist, television personality, advice columnist, and writer. She first became famous in 1955 for winning the top prize on the American game show The $64,000 Question. Her fame from the game show allowed her to go on to host various advice columns and television shows, which established her as a pioneer in the field of "pop (popular) psychology". Brothers is often credited as the first to normalize psychological concepts to the American mainstream. Her syndicated columns were featured in newspapers and magazines, including a monthly column for Good Housekeeping, in which she contributed for nearly 40 years. As Brothers quickly became the "face of psychology" for American audiences, she often appeared in various television roles, usually as herself. From the 1970s onward, she also began to accept fictional roles that parodied her "woman psychologist" persona. She is noted for working continuously for five decades across various genres. Numerous groups recognized Brothers for her strong leadership as a woman in the psychological field and for helping to destigmatize the profession overall. Description above from the Wikipedia article Joyce Brothers, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.


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Oh, God! Book II

as Herself on NBC
Released: 1980-10-03

God appears before 11-year-old Tracy Richards to ask for her help to spread his word and...

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The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!

as Baseball Announcer
Released: 1988-12-02

When the incompetent Lieutenant Frank Drebin seeks the ruthless killer of his partner, he...

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National Lampoon's Van Wilder

as Dr. Joyce Brothers
Released: 2002-03-29

Van Wilder has been attending college for far too many years and is scared to graduate, but...

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The King of Comedy

as Herself
Released: 1982-12-18

Aspiring comic Rupert Pupkin attempts to achieve success in show business by stalking his idol,...

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Troop Beverly Hills

as Dr. Joyce Brothers
Released: 1989-03-22

A Beverly Hills housewife in the middle of a divorce tries to find focus in her life by taking...

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Analyze That

as Dr. Joyce Brothers
Released: 2002-12-06

The mafia's Paul Vitti is back in prison and will need some serious counseling when he gets out....

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Spy Hard

as Steele's Tag Team Member
Released: 1996-05-24

The evil Gen. Rancor has his sights set on world domination, and only one man can stop him: Dick...

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Dear God

as Dr. Joyce Brothers
Released: 1996-11-01

A judge gives con-man Tom Turner a choice—a jail sentence, or a year of honest work. But when he...

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National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1

as Coroner
Released: 1993-02-04

An LA detective is murdered because she has microfilm with the recipe to make cocaine cookies....

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The Lonely Guy

as Herself
Released: 1984-01-27

A writer for a greeting card company learns the true meaning of loneliness when he comes home to...

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Dorm Daze 2

as Celebrity Judge #1
Released: 2006-09-05

The gang from Dorm Daze is back, but this time they're on a cruise ship on a tropical voyage...

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Hero at Large

as Self
Released: 1980-02-08

An idealistic but struggling actor finds his life unexpectedly complicated when he stops a...

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Exit to Eden

as Dr. Joyce Brothers
Released: 1994-10-14

Photographer Elliot Slater has inadvertently snapped the only existing photos of elusive jewel...

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Animal Behavior

as Herself
Released: 1989-10-27

Biologist Alex Brisco develops a new method to communicate with chimpanzees. Instead of using...

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Glory Years

as uncredited
Released: 1987-01-01

A group of former high-school buddies have a reunion in Las Vegas. Thinking to increase their...

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A Night to Die For

as Herself
Released: 1995-05-18

TV special worth watching if only for the incongruous interviews with Wayne Newton, Wayne...

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Beggarman, Thief

as Dr. Moira O'Dell (as Dr. Joyce Brothers)
Released: 1979-11-26

In this sequel to "Rich Man, Poor Man," moviemaker Gretchen Jordache, the until-now unseen...

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Desperate Lives

as Mrs. Watson
Released: 1982-03-03

A brother and sister get caught up in the drug scene in their local high school, with tragic...

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The Misery Brothers

as Dr. Joyce Brothers
Released: 1995-01-01

Screwball sex comedy focusing on two brothers.

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More Wild Wild West

as The Bystander
Released: 1980-10-07

Robert Conrad and Ross Martin reprise their roles as Secret Service agents of the 1890s.

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Charlie Barnett's Terms of Enrollment

as uncredited
Released: 1986-12-31

Charlie Barnett shows you how to succeed in college without trying.

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The War Between Men and Women

as Herself
Released: 1972-06-01

A sarcastic near-sighted cartoonist, averse to commitment, falls for a single mother of three —...

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Dick Clark's Good Old Days

as uncredited
Released: 1977-10-11

Dick Clark reviews popular music of the '50s and '60s.

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Last of the Great Survivors

as Dr. Joyce Brothers
Released: 1984-01-03

A dedicated social worker joins forces with a group of senior citizens fighting City Hall to...

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Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz

as uncredited
Released: 1988-08-16

Fictional character, Heidi Abromowitz, is the butt of everyone's jokes.

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Age Isn't Everything

as Self
Released: 1991-01-02

Young man gives up his dream of becoming an astronaut to go into business — and finds himself...

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Stand Up and Be Counted

as Dr. Joyce Brothers
Released: 1972-05-01

Sheila is a newspaper reporter who returns to her home town in order to write an article about...

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Love at Stake

as uncredited
Released: 1987-08-01

Salem, 1692. The mayor and judge are accusing land owner of witchery in order to grab their...

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A Shot at the Top: The Making of 'The King of Comedy'

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2002-12-17

Documentary about the making of Martin Scorsese's story of a man willing to go to any length for...

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Elvis Is Alive! I Swear I Saw Him Eating Ding Dongs Outside the Piggly Wiggly's

as uncredited
Released: 2001-01-15

A filmmaker makes a documentary about Elvis sightings

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For Love of Angela

as Dr. Joyce Brothers
Released: 1982-01-01

Angela, a beautiful and high spirited girl, has found her true love at last in the dashing...

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Married... with Children

as The Judge
First aired: 1987-04-05

Al Bundy is an unsuccessful middle aged shoe salesman with a miserable life and an equally...

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Saturday Night Live

as Self (uncredited)
First aired: 1975-10-11

A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The...

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The Mike Douglas Show

as Self
First aired: 1961-12-11

The Mike Douglas Show is an American daytime television talk show hosted by Mike Douglas that...

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Melrose Place

as Dr. Joyce Brothers (voice)
First aired: 1992-07-08

Follow the lives of a group of young adults living in a brownstone apartment complex on Melrose...

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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self
First aired: 1962-10-01

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight...

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V.I.P.

as Dr. Joyce Brothers
First aired: 1998-09-26

While attending a Hollywood premiere with a famous action star, a crazed fan pulls a gun—but her...

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The Love Boat

as Mrs. Magwich
First aired: 1977-09-24

Passengers who search for romantic nights aboard a beautiful ship travelling to tropical or...

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The Nanny

as Dr. Joyce Brothers
First aired: 1993-11-03

Fran, fresh out of her job as a bridal consultant in her boyfriend’s shop, first appears on the...

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The Simpsons

as Joyce Brothers (voice)
First aired: 1989-12-17

Set in Springfield, the average American town, the show focuses on the antics and everyday...

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The Dick Cavett Show

as Self - Guest
First aired: 1968-06-06

The Dick Cavett Show has been the title of several talk shows hosted by Dick Cavett on various...

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Charlie's Angels

as Dr. Lantry
First aired: 1976-09-22

Beautiful, intelligent, and ultra-sophisticated, Charlie's Angels are everything a man could...

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Baywatch

as uncredited
First aired: 1989-04-23

Join the Baywatch lifeguards on their thrilling adventures filled with beautiful beaches and...

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Frasier

as Joyce Brothers
First aired: 1993-09-16

After many years spent at the “Cheers” bar, Frasier moves back home to Seattle to work as a...

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ALF

as Dr. Joyce Brothers
First aired: 1986-09-22

A furry alien wiseguy comes to live with a terran family after crashing into their garage.

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Moonlighting

as Dr. Joyce Brothers (as Dr. Joyce Brothers)
First aired: 1985-03-03

After being duped and going bankrupt, model Maddie is convinced by David to become a partner in...

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Ally McBeal

as Dr. Joyce Brothers
First aired: 1997-09-08

Ally McBeal is a young lawyer working at the Boston law firm Cage and Fish. Ally's lives and...

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Space Ghost Coast to Coast

as Self
First aired: 1994-04-15

A cartoon superhero interacts with live guests via his television set in this parody talk show...

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Felicity

as Judge
First aired: 1998-09-29

Felicity Porter, a sensitive and intelligent girl from the San Francisco Bay Area, decides to...

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WKRP in Cincinnati

as Vicky Von Vickey
First aired: 1978-09-18

When a Cincinnati radio station switches from sedate music to top-40 rock 'n' roll, its staff of...

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Late Night with Conan O'Brien

as Self - Guest
First aired: 1993-09-13

Late Night with Conan O'Brien is an American late-night talk show hosted by Conan O'Brien that...

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Mama's Family

as uncredited
First aired: 1983-01-22

Thelma Harper and her spinster sister Fran open their home to Thelma's recently divorced son...

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Madame's Place

as Self
First aired: 1982-09-20

Madame's Place is an American sitcom that featured the misadventures of Madame, a puppet in the...

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Hope and Gloria

as Dr. Joyce Brothers
First aired: 1995-03-09

Hope and Gloria is an American sitcom produced by Warner Bros. Television and aired on NBC from...

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Taxi

as Dr. Joyce Brothers
First aired: 1978-09-12

Louie De Palma is a cantankerous, acerbic taxi dispatcher in New York City. He tries to maintain...

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Diagnosis: Murder

as Dr. Joyce Brothers
First aired: 1993-10-29

Dr. Mark Sloan is a good-natured, offbeat physician who is called upon to solve murders.

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Diagnosis: Murder

as Dr. Hazeltine
First aired: 1993-10-29

Dr. Mark Sloan is a good-natured, offbeat physician who is called upon to solve murders.

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Pinky and the Brain

as uncredited
First aired: 1995-09-09

Pinky and Brain are genetically enhanced laboratory mice who reside in a cage in the Acme Labs...

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Happy Days

as uncredited
First aired: 1974-01-15

In 1950s Milwaukee the Cunningham family must contend with Fonzie, a motorcycle riding Casanova.

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The Sonny & Cher Show

as uncredited
First aired: 1976-02-01

Cher and Sonny Bono starred in this quintessentially '70's TV comedy/variety show. Sonny and...

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Entourage

as uncredited
First aired: 2004-07-18

Film star Vince Chase navigates the vapid terrain of Los Angeles with a close circle of friends...

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Perversions of Science

as Therapist Bethany Wolf
First aired: 1997-06-07

Perversions of Science is a science fiction/horror television series that ran on the cable...

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Mike Hammer, Private Eye

as uncredited
First aired: 1997-09-28

Mike Hammer, Private Eye is an American syndicated television program based on the adventures of...

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Night Court

as Dr. Joyce Brothers (as Dr. Joyce Brothers)
First aired: 1984-01-04

Night Court is an American television situation comedy that aired on NBC from January 4, 1984 to...

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Simon & Simon

as uncredited
First aired: 1981-11-24

Simon & Simon is an American detective television series that originally ran from November 24,...

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Police Woman

as uncredited
First aired: 1974-09-13

Sergeant “Pepper"” Anderson, an undercover cop for the Criminal Conspiracy Unit of the Los...

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All That

as Self
First aired: 1994-04-16

The new kids of comedy bring the funny as All That, America’s #1 kid’s sketch comedy show,...

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Kenan & Kel

as Dr. Joyce Brothers
First aired: 1996-08-17

Set in Chicago, the show follows the kid-friendly misadventures of two high-school friends who...

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Just Our Luck

as uncredited
First aired: 1983-09-20

Just Our Luck is a short-lived American sitcom which aired on the American Broadcasting Company...

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Police Squad!

as Dr. Joyce Brother
First aired: 1982-03-04

In this cult parody of cop dramas, replete with farce and sight gags, Lieutenant Frank Drebin...

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Ellery Queen

as uncredited
First aired: 1975-09-11

Ellery Queen is an American television detective mystery series based on the fictional character...

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Dream On

as uncredited
First aired: 1990-07-08

The family life, romantic life, and career of Martin Tupper, a divorced New York City book...

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TV 101

as Joyce Brothers
First aired: 1988-11-29

TV 101 is an American drama series that aired on CBS from 1988 until 1989. The series stars Sam...

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Style & Substance

as uncredited
First aired: 1998-01-05

Style & Substance was a television situation comedy that premiered on CBS July 22, 1998. The...

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Flying High

as uncredited
First aired: 1978-09-29

Flying High is an American comedy-drama series that aired on CBS from August 28, 1978 until...

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CHiPs

as Herself
First aired: 1977-09-15

Lighthearted look at the adventures of two Highway Patrol officers in Los Angeles. The main...

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