Ben Starr
Director
Silver Spoons (1982)
Season 1
Wealthy, young-at-heart business owner Edward Stratton III is stunned to discover his brief marriage several years ago produced a son, Richard Bluedhorn-Stratton, now 12 and standing in Edward's living room, wanting to live with the father he never knew. Although Edward's first impulse is to send Ricky to boarding school, he soon relents and let his son move in with him and Kate, his love-struck secretary.
Released Sept. 25, 1982
Episode 29 min
10+
Keywords: tmdb.wealthy, tmdb.sitcom, imdb.long-island-new-york, tmdb.man-child, tmdb.biological-parents, imdb.coming-of-age, imdb.father-son-relationship + 11 more, imdb.wealth, imdb.dating, imdb.teenager, imdb.sitcom, imdb.mansion, imdb.single-father, imdb.1980s, imdb.20th-century, imdb.sitcom-comedy, imdb.laugh-track, awards.emmy-award-nominated
Watch Providers: Tubi TV, The Roku Channel
Production Companies: Embassy Television, Lightkeeper Productions
Network: NBC
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S1E1 - Pilot
Edward Stratton III is the epitome of the overgrown child. His lawyer Leonard Rollins has just informed him that his business manager Lou says he is broke and Edward is more interested in playing a game of PacMan. The Stratton mansion looks more like an arcade with video games lining the walls and a scale model train in the middle of the room that actually goes all over the property. Edward is totally taken by surprise when a blonde 12 year old boy arrives and introduces himself as Edward's son Ricky. Edward had been married to Ricky's mother Evelyn for seven days and until that moment he had no clue that he was a father. We meet Edward's assistant Kate Summers during a thoughtful moment of her mentioning that perhaps Edward should hold off on a charity donation until his finances were back in shape. After discovering and proving that Lou had really embezzled Edward's money, Ricky tries to convince his father to let him move in with him instead of making him return to military school.
Sept. 25, 1982, midnight
S1E2 - Boys Will Be Boys
Rickys friend Derrick moves into the neighborhood and convinces him that the only reason Edward dosent punish him is because he dosent love him.
Oct. 2, 1982, midnight
S1E3 - Grandfather Stratton
Ricky wants to meet his grandfather.
Oct. 9, 1982, midnight
S1E4 - Me & Mr. T
When Ricky is bullied at school, Edward hires a bodyguard to make sure the problem never happens again.
Oct. 16, 1982, midnight
S1E5 - Takin' a Chance on Love
Ricky gets his first taste of puppy love when a new girl named Sally Frumble transfers to his school.
Oct. 23, 1982, midnight
S1E6 - Evelyn Returns
Rick's mother Evelyn arrives to challenge Edward for custody.
Oct. 30, 1982, midnight
S1E7 - The Great Computer Caper
Ricky is interviewed by a school reporter and goes on the run after hacking into a top secret government file.
Nov. 6, 1982, midnight
S1E8 - I'm Just Wild About Harry
Ricky and Derek find a lost orangutan and Ricky wants to keep him.
Nov. 13, 1982, midnight
S1E9 - Honor Thy Father
Ricky forces Edward to attend a banquet honoring Edward II.
Nov. 20, 1982, midnight
S1E10 - Father Nature
Ricky convinces Edward to take him camping so he can earn his badger paws.
Nov. 27, 1982, midnight
S1E11 - A Little Magic
Convinced that Kate is in love with him, Ricky decides to set her up with Edward.
Dec. 4, 1982, midnight
S1E12 - Falling in Love Again
Kate goes on a grudge date to make Edward jealous. It works and the two admit their feelings for each other in the middle of Carnegie Hall.
Dec. 11, 1982, midnight
S1E13 - The Best Christmas Ever
Edward and Ricky play Santa to a family living in a cave on their property.
Dec. 18, 1982, midnight
S1E14 - The Most Beautiful Girl in the World
After Derek saves his life Ricky is forced to pose as his date at a co-ed party.
Jan. 8, 1983, midnight
S1E15 - Twelve Angry Kids
Ox,the bully,(see Me and Mr.T)takes Ricky to court for whiplash and is in a wheelchair. Ricky insists that the jury be made up of twelve kids.
Jan. 15, 1983, midnight
S1E16 - The Toy Wonder
Ricky pretends to like an obnoxious girl so Edward can hire her as a toy consultant.
Jan. 22, 1983, midnight
S1E17 - Popcorn
Ricky volunteers Edward to buy 1000 bags of popcorn to send the band to Washington.
Feb. 5, 1983, midnight
S1E18 - Junior Businessman
Edward gives Ricky an ice cream parlor to run for a week as a school assignment.
Feb. 12, 1983, midnight
S1E19 - Three's a Crowd
Ricky feels left out when Kate joins them on a ski trip.
Feb. 19, 1983, midnight
S1E20 - The Empire Strikes Out
Edward II tries to get Kate to move to California so Edward will marry someone to expand the family fortune.
Feb. 26, 1983, midnight
S1E21 - Won't You Go Home, Bob Danish?
The man Kate used to make Edward jealous (*see Falling In Love Again) crashes his airplane in the Stratton's backyard to impress her.
March 5, 1983, midnight
S1E22 - The 'X'-Team
Kate catches Ricky, JT and Freddy watching an X-rated movie while Edward is sleeping.
April 30, 1983, midnight
Network: NBC
Episode Runtime: 29 min.
Season Runtime: 3364 min.
Released: Sept. 25, 1982
Last Air Date: March 4, 1987, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
Common sense age: 10+
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