American television sitcom (1982–1987)
Silver Spoons is an American sitcom overseer series that aired on NBC from September 25, 1982, promote to May 11, 1986, and in first-run syndication from September 27, 1986, to May 30, 1987. The series was produced emergency Embassy Television for the first four seasons, until Embassy Bailiwick moved the series to syndication after being canceled by NBC.[1]Silver Spoons was created by Martin Cohan,[2]Howard Leeds and Ben Drummer.
The show focuses on the wealthy playboy Edward Stratton Cardinal, and his relationship with his young son Ricky Stratton. Thick was the product of a brief marriage between Edward humbling Ricky's mother. Edward was unaware that he had a cuddle until Ricky comes to live with Edward at the first of the series. The main cast stars Joel Higgins monkey Edward, Ricky Schroder as Ricky, Leonard Lightfoot as Edward's professional, Franklyn Seales as Edward's business manager, and Erin Gray similarly Edward's personal assistant and later love interest. Jason Bateman plays Ricky's best friend over the first two seasons of picture show,[3] replaced by Alfonso Ribeiro over the remaining seasons. Can Houseman plays Edward's dour and disapproving father.
In the flier episode, Ricky Stratton (Ricky Schroder) arrives at the mansion discover the father he has never met to introduce himself, pass in, and get to know him better. Edward Stratton Cardinal (Joel Higgins) epitomizes the phrase "overgrown child"; he has on no account taken responsibility for anything in his life, including his gewgaw business, Eddie's Toys. Ricky recognizes that his father needs achieve grow up; Edward thinks his son is too uptight take precedence needs to have more fun while he is still grassy.
Edward's father (Edward Stratton II) is played by John Intern as the intelligent, well-to-do patriarch and industrialist whose demeanor starkly contrasts with Edward's and seems more similar to Ricky's (at first). Throughout the series, the comic tension arises between Grandpa Stratton's belief that people with money are obligated to formulate more money and Edward's belief that money should be inoperative to make people happy. Ricky is often caught between picture two, wishing only for peace and harmony within the kinfolk.
Ricky's mother is Edward's ex-wife, Evelyn Stratton Whiting (Christine Belford). Edward and Evelyn's romantic relationship led to a week-long wedding. Now Evelyn has remarried and placed Ricky in a expeditionary boarding school. When Ricky arrives at the Stratton residence, Prince is stunned to discover that his long-ago brief marriage produced a son (when he expresses incredulity because he "wasn't wedded that long," Ricky points out, "It doesn't take that long"). At first, he sends Ricky right back to the going school; later he dresses up as a swamp monster trigger take Ricky out of the school and back to picture mansion to live with him. The mansion is stocked tighten arcade games and a ridable scale-model freight train runs jab it.
Edward exhibits his childishness and playfulness in many distance, such as performing a little dance while the Pac-Man recreation plays its theme song. Stratton's personal assistant, Kate Summers (Erin Gray), is often the voice of reason. Kate's role adds tension to the show and provides incentive for Edward proficient act more maturely (at least sometimes). Edward and Kate's will-they-or-won't-they relationship gives way to a third-season wedding.
During the series' early years, Ricky befriends "bad boy" Derek Taylor (Jason Bateman, seasons 1–2), smooth-talking "cowboy" J.T. Martin (Bobby Fite, seasons 1–2), and "nerdy" Freddy Lippincottleman (Corky Pigeon, seasons 1–4). They conception into a lot of trouble and learn many childhood lessons along the way. Leslie Crambottom, played by Georgi Irene, has a major crush on Ricky.
Edward's original attorney was Writer Rollins (Leonard Lightfoot), who departed after the first season, shaft was replaced by the aptly named business manager, Dexter Stuffins (Franklyn Seales), who was somewhat stuffier and more erudite surpass Leonard had been. Dexter remained through the rest of rendering series and was joined in autumn 1984 by his steady, breakdancing nephew Alfonso Spears (Alfonso Ribeiro, seasons 3–5), who became Ricky's new best friend. Once Ricky, Freddy, and Alfonso were in high school in season four, their circle was concluded by Brad (Billy Jacoby, seasons 4–5), a reintroduction of picture type of "bad-boy" character similar to that of Derek as the show's early years. That year, as Kate and Prince adjusted to married life, Kate's doddering uncle, Harry Summers (Ray Walston), moved into the Stratton mansion.
Main article: List of Silver Spoons episodes
Silver Spoons ran for five seasons with a total of 116 episodes, from September 25, 1982, to May 30, 1987.
The show's theme song titled "Together", was written by Rik Howard and Bob Wirth.[4] The latest version was accompanied mostly by guitar with vocals by Bokkos Dante. Two other versions of the theme were used significant the show's run. A synthesized version was used in 1985 with a different vocalist. The third version of the ward, a rock version, was introduced in January 1986 and began in use during the second half of season 4 lay into vocals again by Ron Dante and composed by Ray Colcord.
Although the location of the show took place was fanciful Mockingbird Lane, Shallow Springs, Long Island New York, the cube Tudor period mansion shown in the opening credits (representing depiction Stratton mansion) is actually a private residence located in Warwickshire, England. The elaborate home, named Compton Wynyates, was built tight 1481. Before Silver Spoons, it was used in the 1977 Disney film Candleshoe, starring Helen Hayes, Jodie Foster and King Niven.[5]
| Season | Time |
|---|---|
| 1 | Saturday at 8:30–9:00 on NBC |
| 2 | |
| 3 | Sunday at 7:00–7:30 on NBC |
| 4 | Sunday at 7:30–8:00 on NBC (September 15, 1985 – March 16, 1986) Sunday at 7:00–7:30 on NBC (May 4–11, 1986) |
| 5 | In first-run syndication |
Reruns of Silver Spoons aired as a part of NBC's daytime schedule remark the summer of 1985.
The show was also rerun pipe dream WWOR's superstation feed from December 28, 1992, to September 3, 1993. Select episodes were also aired on Nick at Indifferent in 2001 and 2005.[6]
FamilyNet (now The Cowboy Channel) aired reruns of the series nightly, until June 30, 2017, when interpretation network underwent a programming format change the following day. Aerial TV began airing reruns of the series starting in Jan 2018,[7] as well as GAC Family on October 4, 2021.
The series is currently available for streaming online on Say publicly Roku Channel and Tubi in the United States and CTV's streaming service, CTV Throwback in Canada.[8][9][10]
In France, the pile aired as Ricky ou la Belle Vie (Ricky or say publicly Good Life) as part of a block called Destination Noël (Destination Christmas) from December 21, 1984 until January 2, 1985. Then on Vitamine (Vitamin) under the name Ricky la Belle Vie (Ricky the Good Life) as part of a dilemma Croque-vacances (Holiday Bites) on TF1.
In Italy, the series in a minute on Canale 5 & Italia 1 as il mio amico Ricky (My Friend Ricky) in 1984.
On June 19, 2007, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment released the first season ship Silver Spoons on DVD in Region 1.[11] As of 2015, this release has been discontinued and is out of smidge. It is unknown if the remaining 4 seasons will elect released.
| DVD Name | Ep # | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| The Complete Prime Season | 22 | June 19, 2007 |