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How Much Do You Know About Mrs. Brown's Boys?

Deepa Kartha
A popular sitcom, Mrs. Brown's Boys became quite popular in Ireland, Britain, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. Take this quick test to know whether you are the #1 fan of this comedy.
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Apart from playing the role of the main character, Mrs. Agnes Brown, Brendan is also the creator and writer of Mrs. Brown's Boys. Most of the characters of the sitcom are played by O'Carroll's family and friends.
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Although only 5 of Mrs. Simon's children are seen on the show, she is known to have 6 children: 5 boys and 1 girl.
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Brendan O'Carrol's real-life sister Eilish O'Carroll plays the role of Winifred or Winnie McGoogan, Agnes Brown's neighbor and lifelong friend.
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Harold Brown or Grandad, in reality, is Mrs. Brown's father-in-law, and they share a deep animosity between each other, with Grandad calling her names and Agnes doing nasty things to him.
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Named after the lead singer of U2 (an Irish rock band), Bono is the only son of Mrs. Brown's eldest son Mark and his wife Betty. Bono is played by O'Carrol's real-life grandson, Jamie O'Carroll.
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Rory Brown is Agnes' third son, who is a hairdresser. The fact that Rory is a homosexual is not known to Agnes till the episode 'Mammy of the Groom', although the rest of the family tries to hint at her several times. Rory marries Dino Doyle, his fellow hairdresser at the end of Season 3.
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Mrs. Brown's Boys is set in Dublin, Ireland, but the recordings are done in Britain. The show is produced by BBC Scotland along with BocPix and RTE.
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Foley's Bar is the watering hole that Agnes and Winnie are usually seen chatting while having a drink. Several of the family parties are also held here. It is owned by Mr. Foley although he hardly has any role or dialogues in the show.
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Mrs. Brown's Boys D'Movie was released in 2014 and was produced by Penalty Kick Films, That's Nice Films, BocFlix, and RTE.
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Dermot Brown and Maria's triplets are named after The Beatles' John Lennon, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr.
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Agnes and Cathy (mother and daughter) are played by Brendan O'Carroll and Jennifer Gibney, respectively, who are husband and wife in real life.
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The television series of Mrs. Brown's Boys began in November 2009; however, its radio play version was first released in 1992. It was adapted into a movie titled Agnes Browne, after which O'Carroll also released several books and DVD adaptations on the same theme.
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