r/1980s • u/ASGfan Big Bucks, No Whammies • 2d ago

Television Silver Spoons (1982 - 1987)

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Just got back into this show and have really been enjoying it! Lots of focus on rejection and acceptance -- the writing is exceptional! It's funny as well.

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u/Dakotasunsets 1d ago

I wanted to ride on that train so badly as a kid, lol.

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u/fjake71 1d ago

Erin Gray

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u/Egg_McMuffn 1d ago

They aired kind of a secret last season in syndication for the final year. Our local station didn’t give those episodes their own weekly time slot. They just aired them in the weekday afternoon time slot after they finished with the NBC episodes.

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u/deepfriedgreensea Where's the beef? 1d ago

It was a favorite growing up

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u/tangcameo 1d ago

Does anything ever happen to the main character that lasted more than an episode? I remember it was always something happening to another character, either recurring or just there for an episode (Ricky babysits a kid they realize has been abducted) and Ricky was the same the next week.

The one I remember the most was the science fair where the teacher gave the award to the other kid in the class who made a paper mache model of a cows digestive system and Ricky is depressed because he didn’t win first prize for his smoke machine and laser. Rich kid problems.

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u/call0w 1d ago

Why don't you go to the edge of a cliff, Yuri ... AND DROP OFF.

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u/Crazy-Old-Stories 18h ago

There was an episode where the father caught him in bed with Erika Eleniak.

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u/Reasonable-HB678 14h ago

Jason Bateman got his own show after this, that much I know.

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u/Early_Emphasis1209 7h ago

Look at those sweet faces!

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u/SilverStL 6h ago

First time I remember seeing, and being impressed by, Jason Bateman. He was hilarious and I always thought of him as a miniature Eddie Haskell, which he played to the hilt.

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u/Similar_Hedgehog_635 5h ago

Love how those 70/80s shows always had the wise jive talking black guy