Series synopsis
Silver Spoons is an American comedy television series that premiered on NBC on September 25, 1982. It ended on March 4, 1987. It was created by Ben Starr. It stars Rick Schroder, Joel Higgins, Erin Gray and Franklyn Seales.
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.
Premise
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.
Premise: It's not easy being the man of the house!
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Rick Schroder as Ricky Stratton
- Joel Higgins as Edward Stratton III
- Erin Gray as Kate Summers Stratton
- Franklyn Seales as Dexter Stuffins
- Alfonso Ribeiro as Alfonso Spears
- Leonard Lightfoot as Leonard Rollins
- Amanda Peterson as Sally Frumbel
- Helene Udy
Supporting cast
- Frank De Vol as Bernie
- Tommy Lasorda
- John P. Navin Jr. as Hobart 'Ox' Doyle
- John Reilly as Bob Danish
- Sal Viscuso as Bailiff
- Norman Alden
- Robert Tessier as Jack Emish
- Charlie Dell
- Rick Lenz as Jack Thompson
- Al Fann as Mailman
- Jason Bateman as Derek Taylor
- Robert Picardo as Louis Morgan
Guest cast
- Amanda Peterson as Sally Frumbel
- Helene Udy
- Frank De Vol as Bernie
- Tommy Lasorda
- John P. Navin Jr. as Hobart 'Ox' Doyle
- John Reilly as Bob Danish
- Sal Viscuso as Bailiff
- Norman Alden
- Robert Tessier as Jack Emish
- Charlie Dell
- Rick Lenz as Jack Thompson
- Al Fann as Mailman
Episodes
This series spans 5 seasons with 116 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 22 | September 25, 1982 | April 30, 1983 |
| Season 2 | 22 | October 15, 1983 | April 7, 1984 |
| Season 3 | 24 | September 16, 1984 | April 7, 1985 |
| Season 4 | 24 | September 15, 1985 | May 11, 1986 |
| Season 5 | 24 | September 15, 1986 | March 4, 1987 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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. |
September 25, 1982 |
| 2 |
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. |
October 2, 1982 |
| 3 |
Grandfather Stratton Ricky wants to meet his grandfather. |
October 9, 1982 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Passports to Pleasure Derek and Ricky pick up cheerleaders while in Chicago for a Badger Patrol convention. |
October 15, 1983 |
| 2 |
Attack of the Giant Frog People Derek and JT put frogs in Freddy's sleeping bag during a slumber party. Ricky hurts Freddy by saying that he isn't his friend. |
October 22, 1983 |
| 3 |
A Fair to Remember Ricky impresses his science teacher by doing a project with laser beams. Kate is promoted to Vice President of Eddie Toys. |
October 29, 1983 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Best Friends Ricky meets Alfonso, Dexters nephew. |
September 16, 1984 |
| 2 |
Survival of the Fittest Ricky starts his first day in high school. |
September 23, 1984 |
| 3 |
Growing Pains (1) Rick is outraged by being treated like a ""child"" when Edward becomes furious with him for breaking his curfew, in part one of a special two-part story. |
September 30, 1984 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Head Over Heels Whitney Houston gets more than she expects during a visit to the Stratton household when Dexter decides to move to Los Angeles with the singing star. |
September 15, 1985 |
| 2 |
Mrs. Stratton Builds Her Dreamhouse As new wife and mother, Late begins making changes in the Stratton household that Edward supports and Rick resents. |
September 22, 1985 |
| 3 |
Poor Evelyn Rick coerces Edward into offering his mom a job, after an embezzler takes all her money. |
October 6, 1985 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Who's the Boss | September 15, 1986 |
| 2 |
Lost and Found Kate's grandmother gets lost in New York City. |
September 22, 1986 |
| 3 |
The Live-In A new housekeeper from Sweden steals Rickys heart. |
September 29, 1986 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | NBC |
|---|---|
| First aired | September 25, 1982 |
| Last aired | March 4, 1987 |
| Runtime | 22 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Monday |