Season 5 • Episode 24
LatestWealthy, young-at-heart business owner Edward Stratton III is stunned to discover his brief marriage several years ago produced a son, Richard Bluedhorn-Stratton, now 12 and standing in Edward's living room, wanting to live with the father he never knew. Although Edward's first impulse is to send Ricky to boarding school, he soon relents and let his son move in with him and Kate, his love-struck secretary.
Acting
Ricky Schroder's cheek-pinching cuteness carries entire seasons.
Production
That actual working train running through the house — commitment to bit.
Creator
Ben Starr
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The Stratton mansion was the same house used in 'The Witches of Eastwick' and later 'The X-Files.' Hollywood recycles everything, even mansions.
Ricky Schroder was so huge that this show literally built itself around his existing fame from 'The Champ.' The 80s had no chill about child stars.
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