- "I'm just a singer. I mean, I do have a cousin who's a security guard in Vero Beach, Florida but that is as close to law enforcement as I get."
- ―Rembrandt Brown
| "Greatfellas" | |
|---|---|
| Series Sliders Season 2, Episode 10 | |
| |
| Air date | May 31st, 1996 |
| Writers | Sean Clark; Scott Smith Miller |
| Director | Allan Eastman |
| Producers | Alan Barnette; Tony Blake; Jacob Epstein; Bruce Golin; George Grieve; Tim Iacofano; Paul Jackson; Jon Povill; Tracy Tormé |
| Starring | Jerry O'Connell; Sabrina Lloyd; Cleavant Derricks; John Rhys-Davies |
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"Greatfellas" is the tenth episode of season two of the sci-fi series Sliders and the nineteenth episode of the series overall. It was directed by Allan Eastman with a teleplay written by Sean Clark and Scott Smith Miller. It first aired on the FOX Network on Friday, May 31st, 1996. In this episode, the Sliders jump from a world ruled by rampant litigation to one where prohibition was never repealed and Northern California has become a den of gambling and lawlessness. After crashing the wedding of two powerful crime families, the group comes to find that this reality's version of Rembrandt Brown is a veritable Elliott Ness - a Federal agent and part of a group colloquially referred to as the "Incorruptables".
Synopsis[]
Cast[]
Principal Cast[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Jerry O'Connell | Quinn Mallory |
| Sabrina Lloyd | Wade Welles |
| Cleavant Derricks | Rembrandt Brown |
| John Rhys-Davies | Maximilian Arturo |
Guest Stars[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Donnelly Rhodes | Ben Greenfeld |
| Sarah Strange | Leah Greenfeld |
| Benjamin Ratner | Tommy Greenfeld |
| Venus Terzo | June |
| Mel Tormé | Himself |
| Clinton Derricks-Carroll | Rembrandt Brown #2 |
| Byron Lucas | John |
| William Sasso | Gomez Calhoun |
| Jano Frandsen | Joseph Biacchi |
| Ted Cole | Agent Reid |
| Joe Maffei | Dabello patriarch |
| Russell Ferrier | Bartender |
| Aurelio di Nunzio | Pit poss |
| Doug Cameron | Maitre d' |
| Hrothgar Mathews | Mister Gale |
Notes & Trivia[]
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- This episode is available on the Sliders: The Second Season DVD collection.
- Production code number: K0804
- The title of this episode is taken from the 1990 Martin Scorsese film Goodfellas. The movie starred Ray Liotta, Robert De Niro and Jose Pesci and focused on the rise and fall of an ambitious modern-day gangster.
- Guest stars performer Mel Tormé, father of producer Tracy Tormé.
- Clinton Derricks-Carroll, who plays Rembrandt Brown #2 is the twin brother of actor Cleavant Derricks.
- The "Incorruptables" is a tongue-in-cheek reference to the "Untouchables", a nickname attributed to Al Capone and other members of organized crime during the 1930s.