Show Info

Status: Ended
First Aired: September 25, 1982
Seasons: 5
Episodes: 116
Networks: NBC
Genres: Comedy

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Silver Spoons(1982)

It's not easy being the man of the house!

TMDB Rating: 6.3 (49 votes)

Overview

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.

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Season 1

22 episodes • 1982

#	Episode	Air Date
1	Pilot	Sep 25, 1982
2	Boys Will Be Boys	Oct 2, 1982
3	Grandfather Stratton	Oct 9, 1982
4	Me & Mr. T	Oct 16, 1982
5	Takin' a Chance on Love	Oct 23, 1982
6	Evelyn Returns	Oct 30, 1982
7	The Great Computer Caper	Nov 6, 1982
8	I'm Just Wild About Harry	Nov 13, 1982
9	Honor Thy Father	Nov 20, 1982
10	Father Nature	Nov 27, 1982
11	A Little Magic	Dec 4, 1982
12	Falling in Love Again	Dec 11, 1982
13	The Best Christmas Ever	Dec 18, 1982
14	The Most Beautiful Girl in the World	Jan 8, 1983
15	Twelve Angry Kids	Jan 15, 1983
16	The Toy Wonder	Jan 22, 1983
17	Popcorn	Feb 5, 1983
18	Junior Businessman	Feb 12, 1983
19	Three's a Crowd	Feb 19, 1983
20	The Empire Strikes Out	Feb 26, 1983
21	Won't You Go Home, Bob Danish?	Mar 5, 1983
22	The 'X'-Team	Apr 30, 1983

Season 2

22 episodes • 1983

#	Episode	Air Date
1	Passports to Pleasure	Oct 15, 1983
2	Attack of the Giant Frog People	Oct 22, 1983
3	A Fair to Remember	Oct 29, 1983
4	Hospital	Nov 12, 1983
5	Mr. President	Nov 19, 1983
6	Driver Ed	Nov 26, 1983
7	Menudo Madness	Dec 3, 1983
8	Happy Birthday	Dec 10, 1983
9	Sounds of Silence	Dec 17, 1983
10	Rick the Greek	Jan 7, 1984
11	Uneasy Rider	Jan 14, 1984
12	The World's Greatest Father	Jan 21, 1984
13	I Want to Be Alone	Jan 28, 1984
14	Mr. Cool	Feb 4, 1984
15	St. Louis Blues	Feb 11, 1984
16	A Hunting We Will Go	Feb 18, 1984
17	Changes	Mar 3, 1984
18	A Summer's Romance (1)	Mar 10, 1984
19	A Summer's Romance (2)	Mar 17, 1984
20	Spare the Rod	Mar 24, 1984
21	Blazing Hotel Rooms	Mar 31, 1984
22	Hi, Mom	Apr 7, 1984

Season 3

24 episodes • 1984

#	Episode	Air Date
1	Best Friends	Sep 16, 1984
2	Survival of the Fittest	Sep 23, 1984
3	Growing Pains (1)	Sep 30, 1984
4	Growing Pains (2)	Oct 7, 1984
5	A Dark and Stormy Night	Oct 28, 1984
6	I Won't Dance	Nov 4, 1984
7	Voyage of the Darned (1)	Nov 11, 1984
8	Voyage of the Darned (2)	Nov 18, 1984
9	The Call of the Wild	Nov 25, 1984
10	Beauties and the Beasts	Dec 9, 1984
11	Twas the Night Before Christmas	Dec 16, 1984
12	Lulu's Back in Town	Dec 30, 1984
13	The Trouble with Grandfather	Jan 6, 1985
14	Special Friend	Jan 13, 1985
15	What's Cookin'?	Jan 27, 1985
16	Marry Me, Marry Me (1)	Feb 3, 1985
17	Marry Me, Marry Me (2)	Feb 10, 1985
18	Rick and the Legend	Feb 17, 1985
19	Trouble with Words	Feb 24, 1985
20	Hot Shot	Mar 3, 1985
21	All the Principal's Men	Mar 10, 1985
22	Return of the Paisley Conspiracy	Mar 17, 1985
23	The Secret Life of Ricky Stratton	Mar 24, 1985
24	The Babysitters	Apr 7, 1985

Season 4

24 episodes • 1985

#	Episode	Air Date
1	Head Over Heels	Sep 15, 1985
2	Mrs. Stratton Builds Her Dreamhouse	Sep 22, 1985
3	Poor Evelyn	Oct 6, 1985
4	Promises, Promises	Oct 13, 1985
5	The Great Baseball Card Scheme	Oct 27, 1985
6	The Trouble with Harry	Nov 3, 1985
7	One Strike and You're Out	Nov 10, 1985
8	Race with Eagles	Nov 17, 1985
9	Magnificent Obsession	Nov 24, 1985
10	Judgment Day	Dec 1, 1985
11	The Barbarians	Dec 8, 1985
12	Three Musketeers	Dec 15, 1985
13	Second Class Parent	Dec 21, 1985
14	The Lady Is a Tramp	Jan 5, 1986
15	Stratton and Stratton	Jan 12, 1986
16	Daddy Rick	Jan 19, 1986
17	One for the Road (1)	Feb 2, 1986
18	One for the Road (2)	Feb 9, 1986
19	Movie Madness	Feb 16, 1986
20	Rick Sings	Feb 23, 1986
21	The Way We Weren't	Mar 2, 1986
22	A Family Affair	Mar 16, 1986
23	Rick at 16	May 4, 1986
24	Second Best	May 11, 1986

Season 5

24 episodes • 1986Avg: 1.0Golden Era

#	Episode	Air Date	Rating
1	Who's the Boss	Sep 15, 1986	0.0
2	Lost and Found	Sep 22, 1986	0.0
3	The Live-In	Sep 29, 1986	1.0
4	Rick Sells His Sole	Oct 6, 1986	0.0
5	The Beach House	Oct 13, 1986	0.0
6	Rick Moves Out	Oct 20, 1986	0.0
7	Man to Man	Oct 27, 1986	0.0
8	Hey, Mrs. Robinson	Nov 3, 1986	0.0
9	Rick's Learning Problem	Nov 10, 1986	0.0
10	The Triangle	Nov 17, 1986	0.0
11	Kate Lassos a Longhorn	Nov 24, 1986	0.0
12	Get the Hook	Jan 26, 1987	0.0
13	Rumors are Flying	Feb 2, 1987	0.0
14	The House Guest	Feb 9, 1987	0.0
15	Band on the Run	Feb 16, 1987	0.0
16	Author, Author	Feb 23, 1987	0.0
17	Mother's Day	Feb 25, 1987	0.0
18	Fallen Idol	Feb 16, 1987	0.0
19	Baby Blues	Feb 17, 1987	0.0
20	Thoroughly Modern Mildred	Feb 26, 1987	0.0
21	Mon Amour	Feb 27, 1987	0.0
22	Educating Rick	Mar 2, 1987	0.0
23	Edward's Big Adventure	Mar 3, 1987	0.0
24	Let It Snow, Let It Snow	Mar 4, 1987	0.0

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