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Silver Spoons Minisode: Changes

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 15:37:58 -0500

A grimy, baseball playing girl named Billy wonders why she’s not getting the attention of men. An easy fix. The real problem is that she actually wants the attention of men, i.e. not boys, i.e. not Rick, which would be much more appropriate.

Silver Spoons Minisode: Stratton & Stratton

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 20:33:59 -0500

Teenage business partners are not ideal. It?s a hard-learned lesson for Edward, who teams up with Rick to invent a board game, only to find himself at odds with his son at every turn. Discussion point: does Rick know what his dad does for living?

Silver Spoons Minisode: The Great Baseball Card Scheme

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 20:33:58 -0500

This one isn’t sorta good. It's Lasorda good. Baseball legend (and pasta sauce failure) Tommy Lasorda makes a guest appearance after Rick and Grandfather Stratton try to corner the baseball card market with an interesting scheme.

Silver Spoons Minisode - The Three Musketeers

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 14:48:00 -0500

Political guest star alert. Former Speaker of the House of Representatives Thomas "Tip" O’Neill appears as himself in a fine bit of acting. Tip names Freddy in a speech, making him an instant celeb and, eventually, a total jerk to his friends.

Silver Spoons Minisode - Trouble With Uncle Harry

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 14:47:59 -0500

Uncle Harry’s odd. Even after showing courage under fire in WWII, he still feels the need to impress a man in a chicken suit. Jealous of an old army buddy, Harry enlists Rick in a deceptive mission that quickly engulfs the entire Stratton household.

Pilot

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 20:58:35 -0400

A rich kid named Ricky plays a rich kid named Ricky. Here’s the actual 1982 pilot that launched the legend. Indulge your 80s jones as a 12-year-old boy meets the father he's never known and moves first into his house and then into syndication.

Grandfather Stratton

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 20:58:34 -0400

Special Guest Star John Houseman is Ricky’s salty old grandfather. Did Houseman ever play a non-salty old man? Despite his father's warning, Ricky wants to meet Grandpa Stratton. They get off on the wrong foot, but this is Silver Spoons. So get ready for the mandatory "Awwwww" from the studio audience. Its an 80s thing.

Boys Will Be Boys

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 20:58:34 -0400

Grab the tissue box, this one’s a tear jerker. After some poor advice from his bad-boy neighbor Derek (Jason Bateman), Ricky becomes convinced his father doesn't love him. Those child actors are so high maintenance. Anyway, tune in to see how it all gets resolved. And try to remember to lie when people ask why you're crying.

Twelve Angry Kids

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 20:58:33 -0400

The school bully learns to settle things the adult way. By suing. It all begins when Ricki defends his dad’s good name on the playground. He manages to get the upper hand, so the bully's father decides to take the Strattons to court. Now things don't look too promising because they're suing for every last silver spoon in the drawer.

Evelyn Returns

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 20:58:32 -0400

This show will mess with your mind. Ricky finds himself in the middle of a custody battle between his mother and father. When you see Ricky in that V-neck sweater vest with tears streaming down his face, you’ll want to cry, too. Then you'll want to laugh. After all, he's wearing a sweater vest.

Great Computer Caper

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 20:58:31 -0400

Watchoo Talkin' About Ricky! Arnold visits the Ricker. Ricky, the ever-impressie computer whiz kid, taps into a secret military computer and is wanted for treason after Arnold publishes the data in the school paper. Soon, both kids go on the run, leaving two popular shows without their stars.

Honor Thy Father

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 20:58:31 -0400

This isn’t the roast of Flava Flav, but Ricky does his best. Edward refuses to speak at a banquet honoring Grandpa Stratton, leaving little Ricky to save the day. Will he bring the house down with another tear-jerker? Nah, that's Edward's territory.