Silver Spoons

Silver Spoons
Genre	Sitcom
Created by	Martin Cohan Howard Leeds Ben Starr
Developed by	David W. Duclon Ron Leavitt Michael G. Moye
Directed by	Art Dielhenn Bob Lally Jack Shea Tony Singletary John Sgueglia
Starring	Ricky Schroder Erin Gray Leonard Lightfoot Joel Higgins Franklyn Seales Alfonso Ribeiro
Theme music composer	Rik Howard Bob Wirth
Opening theme	"Together"
Ending theme	"Together" (Instrumental)
Composer	Ray Colcord
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	5
No. of episodes	116 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	David W. Duclon (1982–1984) Robert Illes James Stein (1984–1985) Steve Pritzker (1985–1986) Jack Humphrey (1986) George Burditt (1987)
Camera setup	Videotape, Multi-camera
Running time	28 minutes (pilot episode) 24 minutes (seasons 1–4) 22 minutes (season 5)
Production companies	Lightkeeper Productions (1982–1985) Embassy Television (1982–1986) Embassy Communications (1986–1987)
Original release
Network	NBC
Release	September 25, 1982 (1982-09-25) – May 11, 1986 (1986-05-11)
Network	Syndication
Release	September 27, 1986 (1986-09-27) – May 30, 1987 (1987-05-30)
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Silver Spoons is an American sitcom television series that aired on NBC from September 25, 1982, to May 11, 1986, and in first-run syndication from September 27, 1986, to May 30, 1987. The series was produced by Embassy Television for the first four seasons, until Embassy Communications moved the series to syndication after being canceled by NBC.^[1] Silver Spoons was created by Martin Cohan,^[2] Howard Leeds and Ben Starr.

The show focuses on the wealthy playboy Edward Stratton III, and his relationship with his young son Ricky Stratton. Ricky was the product of a brief marriage between Edward and Ricky's mother. Edward was unaware that he had a son until Ricky comes to live with Edward at the outset of the series. The main cast stars Joel Higgins as Edward, Ricky Schroder as Ricky, Leonard Lightfoot as Edward's attorney, Franklyn Seales as Edward's business manager, and Erin Gray as Edward's personal assistant and later love interest. Jason Bateman plays Ricky's best friend over the first two seasons of the show,^[3] replaced by Alfonso Ribeiro over the remaining seasons. John Houseman plays Edward's dour and disapproving father.