Toy-obsessed man-child millionaire Edward Stratton III (Joel Higgins) was born rich. He runs his own toy company. Kate Summers (Erin Gray) is his personal secretary. Out of the blue, his ex-wife is getting remarried and he's told about his unknown son Ricky (Ricky Schroder) who shall now start living with him. Dexter Stuffins (Franklyn Seales) is his financial manager and Alfonso Spears (Alfonso Ribeiro) is Dexter's nephew. Derek Taylor (Jason Bateman) is Ricky's troublesome best friend in the first two seasons.
I think I saw a few episodes back in the day and then quit. This show is very 80's. It's a bit kiddie when Ricky's a kid. It has the standard serious network TV issue-of-the-week episodes. One Christmas episode has a family living in a cave. Jason Bateman is a real jerk. Alfonso Ribeiro is doing a different dance and he's adding some color, you know. None of his friends are any good. I don't know if I like Ricky, but I definitely don't like his group. That's the main issue for me. I can see him as kiddie hunk for the girls. By the fifth and last season, I'm tired of the standard episode where he does something wrong, learns a lesson, and fixes his mistake. I binge the show today and it's nostalgic fun to see some familiar guest star faces that I haven't seen in awhile.
I think I saw a few episodes back in the day and then quit. This show is very 80's. It's a bit kiddie when Ricky's a kid. It has the standard serious network TV issue-of-the-week episodes. One Christmas episode has a family living in a cave. Jason Bateman is a real jerk. Alfonso Ribeiro is doing a different dance and he's adding some color, you know. None of his friends are any good. I don't know if I like Ricky, but I definitely don't like his group. That's the main issue for me. I can see him as kiddie hunk for the girls. By the fifth and last season, I'm tired of the standard episode where he does something wrong, learns a lesson, and fixes his mistake. I binge the show today and it's nostalgic fun to see some familiar guest star faces that I haven't seen in awhile.