Silver Spoons

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

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.

Comedy

Seasons

1. Pilot

Air Date: 1982-09-25

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.

2. Boys Will Be Boys

Air Date: 1982-10-02

Rickys friend Derrick moves into the neighborhood and convinces him that the only reason Edward dosent punish him is because he dosent love him.

3. Grandfather Stratton

Air Date: 1982-10-09

Ricky wants to meet his grandfather.

4. Me & Mr. T

Air Date: 1982-10-16

When Ricky is bullied at school, Edward hires a bodyguard to make sure the problem never happens again.

5. Takin' a Chance on Love

Air Date: 1982-10-23

Ricky gets his first taste of puppy love when a new girl named Sally Frumble transfers to his school.

6. Evelyn Returns

Air Date: 1982-10-30

Rick's mother Evelyn arrives to challenge Edward for custody.

7. The Great Computer Caper

Air Date: 1982-11-06

Ricky is interviewed by a school reporter and goes on the run after hacking into a top secret government file.

8. I'm Just Wild About Harry

Air Date: 1982-11-13

Ricky and Derek find a lost orangutan and Ricky wants to keep him.

9. Honor Thy Father

Air Date: 1982-11-20

Ricky forces Edward to attend a banquet honoring Edward II.

10. Father Nature

Air Date: 1982-11-27

Ricky convinces Edward to take him camping so he can earn his badger paws.

11. A Little Magic

Air Date: 1982-12-04

Convinced that Kate is in love with him, Ricky decides to set her up with Edward.

12. Falling in Love Again

Air Date: 1982-12-11

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.

13. The Best Christmas Ever

Air Date: 1982-12-18

Edward and Ricky play Santa to a family living in a cave on their property.

14. The Most Beautiful Girl in the World

Air Date: 1983-01-08

After Derek saves his life Ricky is forced to pose as his date at a co-ed party.

15. Twelve Angry Kids

Air Date: 1983-01-15

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.

16. The Toy Wonder

Air Date: 1983-01-22

Ricky pretends to like an obnoxious girl so Edward can hire her as a toy consultant.

17. Popcorn

Air Date: 1983-02-05

Ricky volunteers Edward to buy 1000 bags of popcorn to send the band to Washington.

18. Junior Businessman

Air Date: 1983-02-12

Edward gives Ricky an ice cream parlor to run for a week as a school assignment.

19. Three's a Crowd

Air Date: 1983-02-19

Ricky feels left out when Kate joins them on a ski trip.

20. The Empire Strikes Out

Air Date: 1983-02-26

Edward II tries to get Kate to move to California so Edward will marry someone to expand the family fortune.

21. Won't You Go Home, Bob Danish?

Air Date: 1983-03-05

The man Kate used to make Edward jealous (*see Falling In Love Again) crashes his airplane in the Stratton's backyard to impress her.

22. The `X' Team

Air Date: 1983-04-30

Kate catches Ricky, JT and Freddy watching an X-rated movie while Edward is sleeping.

1. Passports to Pleasure

Air Date: 1983-10-15

Derek and Ricky pick up cheerleaders while in Chicago for a Badger Patrol convention.

2. Attack of the Giant Frog People

Air Date: 1983-10-22

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.

3. A Fair to Remember

Air Date: 1983-10-29

Ricky impresses his science teacher by doing a project with laser beams. Kate is promoted to Vice President of Eddie Toys.

4. Hospital

Air Date: 1983-11-12

Edward is hospitalized when he has a gallstone attack.

5. Mr. President

Air Date: 1983-11-19

Ricky daydreams that he is the President of the United States.

6. Driver Ed

Air Date: 1983-11-26

While Edward and Kate are away Grandfather tries to teach Ricky to drive.

7. Menudo Madness

Air Date: 1983-12-03

To impress a girl, Ricky promises to have the pop group Menudo play at his private party.

8. Happy Birthday

Air Date: 1983-12-10

The family celebrates Ricky's 13th birthday with an evening of arguments.

9. Sounds of Silence

Air Date: 1983-12-17

Ricky pretends to play in the school orchestra's production of Peter and the Wolf so Edward won't be disappointed that he isn't musical.

10. Rick the Greek

Air Date: 1984-01-07

Ricky gets in over his head when he, Derek and Freddy bet on football games.

11. Uneasy Rider

Air Date: 1984-01-14

Ricky manipulates Evelyn into buying him a motor bike after Edward said he couldn't have one.

12. The World's Greatest Father

Air Date: 1984-01-21

JT's father is offended by how much time Edward is spending with his son.

13. I Want to Be Alone

Air Date: 1984-01-28

Dexter gets dragged to the country for a camping trip by the family.

14. Mr. Cool

Air Date: 1984-02-04

Ricky turns punk rocker to try to impress a girl.

15. St. Louis Blues

Air Date: 1984-02-11

After his parents have an argument, Derek hides out at Ricky's. His mother arrives to take him to St. Louis. ** This is Jason Bateman's final appearance.

16. A Hunting We Will Go

Air Date: 1984-02-18

Against his better judgment Edward agrees to let Ricky go hunting with Grandfather.

17. Changes

Air Date: 1984-03-03

Ricky thinks that a fellow baseball player likes him when in all actuality it's Edward that she wants.

18. A Summer's Romance (1)

Air Date: 1984-03-10

Edward's former girlfriend decides she wants him back.

19. A Summer's Romance (2)

Air Date: 1984-03-17

Edward is forced to choose between Kate and Veronica.

20. Spare the Rod

Air Date: 1984-03-24

Ricky discovers that a friend is being beaten by his father.

21. Blazing Hotel Rooms

Air Date: 1984-03-31

Edward, Ricky and Dexter are trapped as their hotel catches on fire during a toy convention.

22. Hi, Mom

Air Date: 1984-04-07

Kate's mom arrives for a surprise visit and discovers that Kate and Edward are involved.

1. Best Friends

Air Date: 1984-09-16

Ricky meets Alfonso, Dexters nephew.

2. Survival of the Fittest

Air Date: 1984-09-23

Ricky starts his first day in high school.

3. Growing Pains (1)

Air Date: 1984-09-30

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.

4. Growing Pains (2)

Air Date: 1984-10-07

Rick exhibits his independence by running away, but he soon begins to appreciate what he's left, in the conclusion of a special two-part story.

5. A Dark and Stormy Night

Air Date: 1984-10-28

When the television goes out on a stormy Halloween night, Rick, Alfonso and Freddy use their imaginations to create their own late-night horror story.

6. I Won't Dance

Air Date: 1984-11-04

Rick plays Cupid by introducing Grandfather Stratton to his history teacher, played by Barbara Billingsley of ""Leave It To Beaver.""

7. Voyage of the Darned (1)

Air Date: 1984-11-11

Edward, Rick, Dexter, Alfonso and Kate are faced with one small detour on their way to the Caribbean when Kate pilots the plane through the Bermuda Triangle, in part one of a two-part story.

8. Voyage of the Darned (2)

Air Date: 1984-11-18

After their plane crashes on a deserted island, Rick Alfonso, Dexter, Edward and Kate must battle Mother Nature to survive, in the conclusion of a two-part story.

9. The Call of the Wild

Air Date: 1984-11-25

Rick's mom shows up with an ex-pro football player as a boyfriend and a ""new"" outlook on life.

10. Beauties and the Beasts

Air Date: 1984-12-09

In an effort to save the freshman newspaper, Rick, Alfonso and Freddy create a freshman beauty pageant, hoping everyone will ""read all about it.""

11. Twas the Night Before Christmas

Air Date: 1984-12-16

Edward's true Christmas spirit is tested when the Strattons welcome Freddy and his family after a tragedy leaves them homeless.

12. Lulu's Back in Town

Air Date: 1984-12-30

Pearl Bailey as Lula Baker, Edward's former governess returns to the Stratton household and becomes the foil in Rick and Alfonso's secret scheme.

13. The Trouble with Grandfather

Air Date: 1985-01-06

Edward, Kate and Rick have their hands full when Grandfather Stratton trades his empire for a beautiful blonde and a powerful Porsche.

14. Special Friend

Air Date: 1985-01-13

Rick finds out that he can't ""save the world"" when he gets involved with a peer-counseling program.

15. What's Cookin'?

Air Date: 1985-01-27

Lulu holds the key to solving a rift between Rick and his grandfather.

16. Marry Me, Marry Me (1)

Air Date: 1985-02-03

Edward pops the question to Kate when she receives a job offer, in the first of a special two-part story.

17. Marry Me, Marry Me (2)

Air Date: 1985-02-10

Edward and Rick successfully persuade Kate to change her mind, bringing long-awaited wedding bells to the Stratton household, in the conclusion of a special two-part story.

18. Rick and the Legend

Air Date: 1985-02-03

Rick is estatic when a hip 16-year-old wants to hang around him, but Edward is suspect of his motives - especially when his gold pen suddenly disappears.

19. Trouble with Words

Air Date: 1985-02-24

Bruce Jenner helps solve the puzzle of Alfonso's poor school performance - the missing piece is the learning disorder dyslexia.

20. Hot Shot

Air Date: 1985-03-03

Consumer advocate, David Horowitz helps Rick ""fight back"" against a crooked mail order camera company.

21. Return of the Paisley Conspiracy

Air Date: 1985-02-10

Rick surprises his dad for his 40th birthday with a reunion of his college singer partner, which prompts Edward to take the old act on the road again.

22. All the Principal's Men

Air Date: 1985-03-10

Rick must choose between getting suspended or revealing his source when he exposes a cafeteria scandal on his school's cable news show.

23. The Secret Life of Ricky Stratton

Air Date: 1985-03-24

A blind date with a computer pen pal panics Rick after they exchange photos.

24. The Babysitters

Air Date: 1985-04-07

While babysitting, Rick suspects that 6-year-old Beth is a victim of parental kidnapping.

1. Head Over Heels

Air Date: 1985-09-15

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.

2. Mrs. Stratton Builds Her Dreamhouse

Air Date: 1985-09-22

As new wife and mother, Late begins making changes in the Stratton household that Edward supports and Rick resents.

3. Poor Evelyn

Air Date: 1985-10-06

Rick coerces Edward into offering his mom a job, after an embezzler takes all her money.

4. Promises, Promises

Air Date: 1985-10-13

Rick's girlfriend has something in mind for their relationship that is a serious step for Rick.

5. The Great Baseball Card Scheme

Air Date: 1985-10-27

Grandfather Stratton schemes with Rick to corner the baseball card market.

6. The Trouble with Harry

Air Date: 1985-11-03

Kate's Uncle Harry uses the Stratton family in a deceptive maneuver to impress an old Army buddy.

7. One Strike and You're Out

Air Date: 1985-11-10

Rick leads his friends in a picket line against Grandfather Stratton for paying unfair wages to student employees.

8. Race with Eagles

Air Date: 1985-11-17

In an effort to prove that he is athletic, Edward decides to participate in a race up to the top of the Empire State Building.

9. Magnificent Obsession

Air Date: 1985-11-24

10. Judgment Day

Air Date: 1985-12-01

When Edward lectures him about his poor geometry grade, Rick goes crazy trying to improve it.

11. The Barbarians

Air Date: 1985-12-08

12. Three Musketeers

Air Date: 1985-12-15

13. Second Class Parent

Air Date: 1985-12-21

14. The Lady Is a Tramp

Air Date: 1986-01-05

15. Stratton and Stratton

Air Date: 1986-01-12

16. Daddy Rick

Air Date: 1986-01-19

Rick takes part in a marriage with a student, but is shocked when his ""wife"" gets pregnant.

17. One for the Road (1)

Air Date: 1986-02-02

Rick's new friend encourages him to try alcohol.

18. One for the Road (2)

Air Date: 1986-02-09

Rick gets grounded, which effectively ends his experience with alcohol, but he soon learns that Greg is still drinking.

19. Movie Madness

Air Date: 1986-02-16

20. Rick Sings

Air Date: 1986-02-23

Rick's the manager of his friend's band, Splat! When Rick gets them on Rock Search, the lead singer has laryngitis. The band convinces Rick to step in for him & sing that tune.

21. The Way We Weren't

Air Date: 1986-03-02

22. A Family Affair

Air Date: 1986-03-16

As prom night approaches, Rick jilts a girl whose father is rumored to be associated with the mob.

23. Rick at 16

Air Date: 1986-05-04

Rick wants to invite Nicole Desmond to be his date at his 16th birthday party but Brad accidentally gives the invitation to Julie Warren. When Nicole gets herself invited anyway Rick has to balance his time between two dates without letting either girl find out about the other.

24. Second Best

Air Date: 1986-05-11

Rick feels inferior to his girlfriend.

1. Who's the Boss

Air Date: 1986-09-15

2. Lost and Found

Air Date: 1986-09-22

Kate's grandmother gets lost in New York City.

3. The Live-In

Air Date: 1986-09-29

A new housekeeper from Sweden steals Rickys heart.

4. Rick Sells His Sole

Air Date: 1986-10-06

Rick takes a job at shoe store, only to become a victim of nepotism when he loses a promotion to his employer's nephew.

5. The Beach House

Air Date: 1986-10-13

While Ricky is on vacation, he meets a beautiful girl.

6. Rick Moves Out

Air Date: 1986-10-20

When Rick thinks that he has no privacy,he moves into the guest house. But Ricks friends think they could use it for parties.

7. Man to Man

Air Date: 1986-10-27

8. Hey, Mrs. Robinson

Air Date: 1986-11-03

9. Rick's Learning Problem

Air Date: 1986-11-10

Rick tutors a star football player, who must pass a history test in order to play for the championship. Edward gets the flu, and is getting on Rick and Kate's nerves.

10. The Triangle

Air Date: 1986-11-17

11. Kate Lassos a Longhorn

Air Date: 1986-11-24

Rick agrees to care for a boa constrictor, which soon becomes an uninvited guest at Kate's business dinner.

12. Get the Hook

Air Date: 1987-01-26

13. Rumors are Flying

Air Date: 1987-02-02

14. The House Guest

Air Date: 1987-02-09

15. Band on the Run

Air Date: 1987-02-16

Rick, Brad, Alfonzo & two others form a band getting ready for the Battle of the Bands. However, Brad & Alfonzo fight over issues & that Alfonzo invites his new girlfriend (Kiki) to rehearsal. Rick tries to convince Alfonzo to rejoin the band.

16. Author, Author

Air Date: 1987-02-23

17. Mother's Day

Air Date: 1987-02-25

18. Fallen Idol