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Silver Spoons - The Complete First Season

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At LAST this 80s CLASSIC gets the DVD treatment it deserves!!
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This was a wonderful show during the years it aired. I fondly remember many of the episodes. Some elements of this show still stick with me to this day. When Jason Bateman left the show, my real-life best friend moved to another state. Being a 4th grader at the time, this made the show and the whole experience really hit home. This series was light-hearted, but still managed to present themes and situations that kids really went through. As a 30-something adult, whenever I think of that time of my life, this television show instantly springs to mind.

On a side note, Rick Schroder will always be "Ricky" to me. And Erin Gray is still incredibly beautiful to this day! Long live "The Ricker" !!

This TV show IS and WILL ALWAYS be my favorite show. I have all of these episodes taped from way back when I was a kid when the generation of the VHS (recorders came out). and that was not long after 1982 when Spoons began. I had to wait until reruns so I could tape them but it was worth all the wait. Now the tapes are dragging but (NO MORE). Sony did it! I know this will make Rick,Joel,Erin,Jason,Alfonso,Corky proud that this was released. Oh, and lets not forget the sly Christine Belford (Ricks Mom)..and, If only Mr houseman were alive. He made that show as well. He was (the greatest Grandfather). the bond between Rick and his grandfather was so great. "Gotta love the learning to drive episode". There are also some great guests on the show, Including Whitney houston,Mr T,Gary Coleman,Pearl Bailey and the ever so popular Menudo. This show makes you laugh,Cry,get angry like I did when Rick told freddy Lippincottleman that he wasnt his friend lol. The hardest thing in the world to see was derek leaving the show. That episode was very emotional. I was feeling at first that it wasnt going to be the same but the show was great from start to finish. For all you new people that are going to buy this....You are in for a real treat! Rick Schroder,(Ricker) youre an awesome actor!

R.I.P for two great actors franklin seales,John Houseman

PS: For those of you that worry that you have to buy so many sets that you might lose interest in this (do not worry) This show ran from 82 to 1987 so not many sets to buy. Please buy this so that Sony will continue to release them. I promise you wont be let down. Every season is great! of course the first three seasons are my favorite and rick grows in every season but all of them have a very good story!

(ADDED NOTE) I got the DVD set today and let me tell you...Brilliant picture quality. Fine remastering. I am so pleased to toss out my first two VHS tapes that has the first season on them. I kept them because I was a little worried that they were going to edit the show's ending like they do sometime on tv for air time but sony did not butcher the show. silver spoons lovers will be very happy with what sony has presented us with this set. (Lets just hope they dont botch it up and leave people hanging for a year or so for each additional season release.

This is one of the BEST TV shows that I grew up on! I can't wait for the next season! Another tv show I will let my children watch... since they just don't make tv shows like this anymore!

This 1982-83 Season of SILVER SPOONS was a fabulous DVD as well as being the season that made Silver Spoons a big hit and made Rick Schroeder a star, plus I also liked that the 1st Season was the season where Arnold Drummond from "Different Strokes" meets Ricky for the first time, which was a cast collide episode of "Silver Spoons", which brought back memories to me when NBC used to show SILVER SPOONS at 8:30PM right after DIFFERENT STROKES at 8PM every Saturday night at one time during the first 2 seasons of Silver Spoons when they were both part of NBC's Saturday night line-up, especially since so many people have been anxiously awaiting for the 1983-84 Season of Silver Spoons to come out on DVD along with the fact that it's even better than the 1982-83 Season.

So now that I've watched every episode of "Silver Spoons" First Season on DVD, I can hardly wait till they put Silver Spoons-2nd Season on DVD, since I think the 1983-84 Season of Silver Spoons was even better the 1st Season was, but I don't know what's taking them so long to put the Second Season on DVD though, especially since it's been over a year since Silver Spoons 1982-83 Season has already been on DVD, but it would certainly make a wonderful X-Mas present for some people if they were to release Silver Spoons Second Season on DVD by the end of this year(2008).

It was also interesting seeing on this show
-Sharon Stone before she was famous
-Joey Lawrence during his co-starring days on GIMME A BREAK
-Gary Coleman during his co-starring days on DIFFERENT STROKES
-Allison Smith before her co-starring days on KATE & ALLIE
-John Reilly during his co-starring days on ALL MY CHILDREN
-Jason Bateman's co-starring days as Ricky's arrogant buddy(Derrick Taylor) before his co-starring days as David on THE HOGAN FAMILY
-Bobby Beronsini and his skillful orangutang(Poppy)
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This season also takes me all the way back to memory lane when NBC's motto was "Just Watch Us Now", since that was their slogan on NBC from the Fall of 1982 thru the Summer of 1983.

Silver Spoons was one of definitive eighties time capsule. This series was pure eighties, break dancing, big hair, music, posters. Ricky Schroder shines his title role, and he surrounded many well-remembered characters. Even legendary actor John Houseman appeared and Erin Gray really made big impression with her stepmother role. But, my favorite character is probably Rick's pal played by Alfonso Ribeiro. He was funny character. Everytime He appeared, there was some kind of funny things happened. Yes, by the today's standards, it's maybe cheesy but you certainly agree it's lot of fun, and I believe eighties will never duplicated.

I had many fine memories with eighties, and Silver Spoons was certainly one of them. If you're eighties growing-up kids, you'll love this dvd set. I can't wait to see those fun adventures with Rick and family, friends again after all these years. Thanks for reading.

I got this set for christmas, and it was definitely my favorite gift this year! Silver Spoons was one of my favorite shows as a kid. I was the same age as Ricky when the show first aired, and I remember looking forward to it coming on each week! Back then I never would have imagined I'd get to see it all again, some 25 years later! I put the first disc in, and as soon as the intro started and showed the Silver Spoons logo and the house, it took me right back to being 10 years old again! I didn't think I remembered the theme song, but as soon as it started I sang every word. My 12-year-old son watched the first 5 episodes with me, and he laughed as much as I did. With it being an early 80's show, I wasn't expecting it to be quite as funny for me at 35 as it was at 10, but it was. They really had some good writers for the show! Lots of funny lines that kept us laughing even today. We can't wait to watch the rest!

I bought this dvd set, because it reminded me of when I was a kid and watched it on tv. I just thought Ricky Schroeder was the best and oh so cute!! LOL!!!! Watching them, just brought back a lot of great childhood memories. Of course the show is corny and watching it now versus then, there is a huge difference in how I perceive it. I did enjoy it though. So if you are looking for something that is light hearted and will remind you of some fond 80's memories, don't let this set pass you by!!!!

I was so happy to see that this finally made it to dvd. I loved this show when I was little. I admit I bought this more for nostalgia, thought it might not be as funny as I remembered, but I loved it, young Ricky Schroder and Jason Bateman are great. I was laughing out loud through most of the episodes, this show is still very funny today. Great buy, well worth it at this price!

THIS SHOW HAS ALWAYS BEEN ONE OF MY FAVORUTE SHOWS GROWING UP AS A KID. WHO COULD ASK FOR A BETTER CAST OF CHARACTERS WITH SUCH ACTORS AS JOEL HIGGINS AS EDWARD STRATTON III AND ERIN GRAY AND OF COURSE RICKY SCHRODER AND THE FUNNIEST OF THEM ALL TO ME IS LITTLE JASON BATEMAN AS RICKYS FRIEND DEREK. I JUST HAD TO BUY SILVER SPOONS AS SOON AS I KNEW IT WAS RELEASED TO DVD. ANY KID THAT GREW UP IN THE 80'S THIS IS A MUST HAVE FOR YOUR COLECTION.

Here they are, face to face. A couple of silver spoons. Hopin' to find, they're two of a kind. Making a go, making it grow together on DVD for the first time with Silver Spoons - The Complete First Season from Sony Home Entertainment. This 3-disc (single-sided) set features all 22 episodes in Full-Frame (1.33:1) video; English Dolby Digital audio; Closed Captioning for the hearing impaired; plus the following guest stars Robert Picardo ("Star Trek: Voyager"), Jason Bateman ("Arrested Development"), John Houseman ("The Paper Chase"), Mr. T ("The A-Team"), John P. Navin, Jr. ("Jennifer Slept Here"), Christine Belford ("Banacek"), Gary Coleman ("Diff'rent Strokes"), Sharon Stone ("Basic Instinct"), Frank De Vol ("Fernwood 2Nite"), John Reilly ("General Hospital"), Joey Lawrence ("Blossom"), B.J. Barie ("Parker Lewis Can't Lose"), and Allison Smith ("Kate & Allie"). The discs (each of which feature images of the cast and play flawlessly) are housed in slimcases (with episodes and plot descriptions listed on the back) inside a slim outer box. Props to Sony for preserving the show in a neatly packaged DVD season set which features decent picture and sound. Keep 'em coming, Sony!

Despite the lack of extras, Silver Spoons - The Complete First Season is a DVD set I highly recommend to devoted fans of the show. The show (thanks to a great cast) is still fun and it looks and sounds good on DVD.