Silver Spoons
NBC (ended 1987)
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Season 5
- Ep 24Let It Snow, Let It Snow3/4/87
Edward and Kate attempt a ski getaway. - Ep 23Edward's Big Adventure3/3/87
Edward loses his wallet while playing pool. But when he calls Rick for help, Rick believes it to be an April Fool's joke. - Ep 22Educating Rick3/2/87
Rick and Brad visit an all-male college. Then after staying in a dorm room, they sneak girls in the room and have a party. - Ep 21Mon Amour2/27/87
Grandfather Stratton returns home from a trip to Paris--with a young fiancee. - Ep 20Thoroughly Modern Mildred2/26/87
Mildred returns, and this time she brings someone with her. - Ep 19Baby Blues2/17/87
Rick brings him and her together. But "him" doesn't know about "her"'s baby. - Ep 18Fallen Idol2/16/87
Rick's basketball idol is arrested for possession of narcotics. - Ep 17Mother's Day2/25/87
Kate begins to feel inadequate as Rick's step-mother. - Ep 16Author, Author2/23/87
Evelyn writes a novel, but Edward doesn't think it's fiction. - Ep 15Band on the Run2/16/87
Rick, Brad, Alfonso and two others form a band getting ready for the Battle of the Bands. However, Brad and Alfonso fight over various changes proposed by Alfonso's girlfriend, Martika. Alfonso quits the band, and Rick tries to convince him to rejoin. - Ep 14The House Guest2/9/87
Brad proves to be a poor house guest. - Ep 13Rumors are Flying2/2/87
Rick's girlfriend is grounded, and Rick likes the rumors regarding why. - Ep 12Get the Hook1/26/87
- Ep 11Kate Lassos a Longhorn11/24/86
Rick agrees to care for a boa constrictor, which soon becomes an uninvited guest at Kate's business dinner. - Ep 10The Triangle11/17/86
Rick takes advantage of Brad's grounding to ask his girlfriend on a date. - Ep 9Rick's Learning Problem11/10/86
Rick tutors his history classmate who's also a high school football star in hopes that the player passes the test in order to play in the next football game. - Ep 8Hey, Mrs. Robinson11/3/86
Kate's old college friend takes an interest in Rick. - Ep 7Man to Man10/27/86
Rick beats Edward at tennis for the first time. - Ep 6Rick Moves Out10/20/86
When Rick thinks that he has no privacy, he moves into the guest house. But Rick's friends think they could use it for parties. - Ep 5The Beach House10/13/86
While already having a girlfriend at home, Rick encounters another beautiful girl on vacation. - Ep 4Rick Sells His Sole10/6/86
Rick takes a job at shoe store, only to become a victim of nepotism when he loses a promotion to his employer's nephew. Meanwhile, at home, the dishwasher in the kitchen malfunctions. - Ep 3The Live-In9/29/86
A new housekeeper from Sweden steals Rick's heart. - Ep 2Lost and Found9/22/86
Kate's grandmother gets lost in New York City. - Ep 1Who's the Boss?9/15/86
Kate is promoted to President of Eddie Toys.
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Season 4
- Ep 24Second Best5/11/86
Rick feels inferior to his girlfriend. - Ep 23Rick at 165/4/86
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. - Ep 22A Family Affair3/16/86
As prom night approaches, Rick jilts a girl whose father is rumored to be associated with the mob. - Ep 21The Way We Weren't3/2/86
Evelyn attempts to rewrite Edward's memories of how good they were together. - Ep 20Rick Sings2/23/86
Rick becomes 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 and sing. - Ep 19Movie Madness2/16/86
Rick enters a filmmaking competition. - Ep 18One for the Road (2)2/9/86
Rick gets grounded, which effectively ends his experience with alcohol, but he soon learns that Greg is still drinking. - Ep 17One for the Road (1)2/2/86
Rick's new friend encourages him to try alcohol. - Ep 16Daddy Rick1/19/86
Rick takes part in a marriage with a student, but is shocked when his "wife" gets pregnant. - Ep 15Stratton and Stratton1/12/86
Rick thinks his business ideas are better than Edward's ideas. - Ep 14The Lady Is a Tramp1/5/86
Rick inadvertently introduces Edward's client to a bag lady. - Ep 13Second Class Parent12/21/85
Rick wants to spend his Christmas break with his friends in Florida. - Ep 12Three Musketeers12/15/85
Long-time House Speaker Thomas P. "Tip" O'Neill praises Freddy for his voice for the homeless. - Ep 11The Barbarians12/8/85
Rick and Edward discover that Grandfather belongs to an exclusive club. - Ep 10Judgment Day12/1/85
Rick goes overboard in an effort to get a good grade in geometry. - Ep 9A Magnificent Obsession11/24/85
Rick's girlfriend falls for another guy, and he tries to win her back. - Ep 8Race with Eagles11/17/85
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. - Ep 7One Strike and You're Out11/10/85
Rick leads his friends in a picket line against Grandfather Stratton for paying unfair wages to student employees. - Ep 6The Trouble with Harry (a.k.a. The Trouble with Uncle Harry)11/3/85
Kate's Uncle Harry uses the Stratton family in a deceptive maneuver to impress an old Army buddy. - Ep 5The Great Baseball Card Scheme10/27/85
Grandfather Stratton schemes with Rick to corner the baseball card market. - Ep 4Promises, Promises10/13/85
Rick's girlfriend has something in mind for their relationship that is a serious step for Rick. - Ep 3Poor Evelyn10/6/85
Rick coerces Edward into offering his mom a job, after an embezzler takes all her money. - Ep 2Mrs. Stratton Builds Her Dreamhouse9/22/85
As new wife and mother, Kate begins making changes in the Stratton household that Edward supports and Rick resents. - Ep 1Head Over Heels9/15/85
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.
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Season 3
- Ep 24The Babysitters4/7/85
While babysitting, Rick suspects that 6-year-old Beth is a victim of parental kidnapping. - Ep 23The Secret Life of Ricky Stratton3/24/85
A blind date with a computer pen pal panics Rick after they exchange photos. - Ep 22Return of the Paisley Conspiracy3/17/85
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. - Ep 21All the Principal's Men3/10/85
Rick must choose between getting suspended or revealing his source when he exposes a cafeteria scandal on his school's cable news show. - Ep 20Hot Shot3/3/85
Consumer advocate, David Horowitz helps Rick "fight back" against a crooked mail order camera company. - Ep 19Trouble with Words2/24/85
Alfonso is having trouble doing his school work, and Bruce Jenner might know why. - Ep 18Rick and the Legend2/17/85
Rick is ecstatic 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. - Ep 17Marry Me, Marry Me (2)2/10/85
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. - Ep 16Marry Me, Marry Me (1)2/3/85
Edward pops the question to Kate when she receives a job offer, in the first of a special two-part story. - Ep 15What's Cookin'?1/27/85
Lulu holds the key to solving a rift between Rick and his grandfather. - Ep 14Special Friend1/13/85
Rick finds out that he can't "save the world" when he gets involved with a peer-counseling program. - Ep 13The Trouble with Grandfather1/6/85
Edward, Kate and Rick have their hands full when Grandfather Stratton trades his empire for a beautiful blonde and a powerful Porsche. - Ep 12Lulu's Back in Town12/30/84
Pearl Bailey as Lulu Baker, Edward's former governess, returns to the Stratton household and becomes the foil in Rick and Alfonso's secret scheme. - Ep 11Twas the Night Before Christmas12/16/84
Edward's true Christmas spirit is tested when the Strattons welcome Freddy and his family after a tragedy leaves them homeless. - Ep 10Beauties and the Beasts12/9/84
In an effort to save the freshman newspaper, Rick, Alfonso and Freddy create a freshman beauty pageant, hoping everyone will "read all about it." - Ep 9The Call of the Wild11/25/84
Rick's mom shows up with an ex-pro football player as a boyfriend and a "new" outlook on life. - Ep 8Voyage of the Darned (2)11/18/84
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. - Ep 7Voyage of the Darned (1)11/11/84
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. - Ep 6I Won't Dance11/4/84
Rick plays Cupid by introducing Grandfather Stratton to his history teacher. - Ep 5A Dark and Stormy Night10/28/84
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. - Ep 4Growing Pains (2)10/7/84
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. - Ep 3Growing Pains (1)9/30/84
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. - Ep 2Survival of the Fittest9/23/84
Rick starts his first day in high school. - Ep 1Best Friends9/16/84
Ricky meets Alfonso, Dexter's nephew.
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Season 2
- Ep 22Hi, Mom4/7/84
Kate's mom arrives for a surprise visit and discovers that Kate and Edward are involved. - Ep 21Blazing Hotel Rooms3/31/84
Edward, Ricky and Dexter are trapped as their hotel catches on fire during a toy convention. - Ep 20Spare the Rod3/24/84
Ricky discovers that a friend is being beaten by his father. - Ep 19A Summer's Romance (2)3/17/84
Edward is forced to choose between Kate and Veronica. - Ep 18A Summer's Romance (1)3/10/84
Edward's former girlfriend decides she wants him back. - Ep 17Changes3/3/84
Ricky thinks that a fellow baseball player likes him when in all actuality it's Edward that she wants. - Ep 16A Hunting We Will Go2/18/84
Against his better judgment, Edward agrees to let Ricky go hunting with Grandfather. - Ep 15St. Louis Blues2/11/84
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. - Ep 14Mr. Cool2/4/84
Ricky turns punk rocker to try to impress a girl. - Ep 13I Want to Be Alone1/28/84
Dexter gets dragged to the country for a camping trip by the family. - Ep 12The World's Greatest Father1/21/84
JT's father is offended by how much time Edward is spending with his son. - Ep 11Uneasy Rider1/14/84
Ricky manipulates Evelyn into buying him a motor bike after Edward said he couldn't have one. - Ep 10Rick the Greek1/7/84
Ricky gets in over his head when he, Derek and Freddy bet on football games. - Ep 9Sounds of Silence12/17/83
Ricky pretends to play in the school orchestra production of Peter and the Wolf. That way, Edward will not be disappointed that he is not musical. - Ep 8Happy Birthday12/10/83
The family celebrates Ricky's 13th birthday with an evening of arguments. - Ep 7Menudo Madness12/3/83
To impress a girl, Ricky promises to have the pop group Menudo play at his private party. - Ep 6Driver Ed11/26/83
While Edward and Kate are away Grandfather tries to teach Ricky to drive. - Ep 5Mr. President11/19/83
Ricky daydreams that he is the President of the United States. - Ep 4The Hospital11/12/83
Edward is hospitalized when he has a gallstone attack. - Ep 3A Fair to Remember10/29/83
Ricky impresses his science teacher by doing a project with laser beams. Kate is promoted to Vice President of Eddie Toys. - Ep 2Attack of the Giant Frog People10/22/83
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. - Ep 1Passports to Pleasure10/15/83
Derek and Ricky pick up cheerleaders while in Chicago for a Badger Patrol convention.
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Season 1
- Ep 22The 'X' Team4/30/83
Kate catches Ricky, JT and Freddy watching an x-rated movie while Edward is sleeping. - Ep 21Won't You Go Home, Bob Danish?3/5/83
The man Kate once used to make Edward jealous (see Falling In Love Again) crashes his airplane in the Stratton's backyard to impress her. - Ep 20The Empire Strikes Out2/26/83
Edward II tries to get Kate to move to California so Edward will marry someone to expand the family fortune. - Ep 19Three's a Crowd2/19/83
Ricky feels left out when Kate joins them on a ski trip. - Ep 18Junior Businessman2/12/83
Edward gives Ricky an ice cream parlor to run for a week as a school assignment. - Ep 17Popcorn2/5/83
Ricky volunteers Edward to buy 1000 bags of popcorn to send the band to Washington. - Ep 16The Toy Wonder1/22/83
Ricky pretends to like an obnoxious girl so Edward can hire her as a toy consultant. - Ep 15Twelve Angry Kids1/15/83
Ox, the bully, (see Me and Mr. T) is in a wheelchair, and he takes Ricky to court for whiplash. Ricky insists that the jury be made up of twelve kids. - Ep 14The Most Beautiful Girl in the World1/8/83
After Derek saves his life Ricky is forced to pose as his date at a co-ed party. - Ep 13The Best Christmas Ever12/18/82
Edward and Ricky play Santa to a family living in a cave on their property. - Ep 12Falling in Love Again12/11/82
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. - Ep 11A Little Magic12/4/82
Convinced that Kate is in love with him, Ricky decides to set her up with Edward. - Ep 10Father Nature11/27/82
Ricky convinces Edward to take him camping so he can earn his badger paws. - Ep 9Honor Thy Father11/20/82
Ricky forces Edward to attend a banquet honoring Edward II. - Ep 8I'm Just Wild About Harry11/13/82
Ricky and Derek find a lost orangutan in a cemetery, and Ricky wants to keep him. - Ep 7The Great Computer Caper11/6/82
Ricky goes on the run after hacking into a top secret government file. - Ep 6Evelyn Returns10/30/82
Ricky's mother Evelyn arrives to challenge Edward for custody. - Ep 5Takin' a Chance on Love10/23/82
Ricky gets his first taste of puppy love when a new girl named Sally Frumbel transfers to his school. - Ep 4Me & Mr. T10/16/82
When Ricky is bullied at school, Edward hires a bodyguard to make sure the problem never happens again. - Ep 3Grandfather Stratton10/9/82
Ricky wants to meet his grandfather. - Ep 2Boys Will Be Boys10/2/82
Ricky's friend Derek moves into the neighborhood and convinces him that the only reason Edward doesn't punish him is because he doesn't love him. - Ep 1Pilot9/25/82
Edward Stratton III didn't even know that he had a son. Now his preteen son wishes to move in.
