The WORST episodes of Silver Spoons

Every episode of Silver Spoons ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Silver Spoons!

Ricky Stratton is a spoiled rich kid who lives the life that many kids dream of, but he still suffers from the problems that many teens do.

Last Updated: 11/29/2024Network: NBCStatus: Ended
star
5.86
7 votes

#1 - Marry Me, Marry Me (1)

Season 3 - Episode 16 - Aired 2/3/1985

Edward pops the question to Kate when she receives a job offer, in the first of a special two-part story.

Three's a Crowd
star
5.86
7 votes

#2 - Three's a Crowd

Season 1 - Episode 19 - Aired 2/19/1983

Ricky feels left out when Kate joins Edward and him on a ski trip.

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6.00
3 votes

#3 - Lost and Found

Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/22/1986

Kate's grandmother gets lost in New York City.

Writer: Jim Parker
star
6.00
3 votes

#4 - The Way We Weren't

Season 4 - Episode 21 - Aired 3/2/1986

With Kate and Rick both out of the house, Edward is left alone with his ex-wife.

Directors: Jack Shea
star
6.00
5 votes

#5 - I Won't Dance

Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/4/1984

Rick plays Cupid by introducing Grandfather Stratton to his history teacher, played by Barbara Billingsley of ""Leave It To Beaver.""

The Toy Wonder
star
6.00
9 votes

#6 - The Toy Wonder

Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 1/22/1983

Ricky pretends to like an obnoxious girl so Edward can hire her as a toy consultant.

Directors: Jack Shea
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star
6.20
5 votes

#7 - Head Over Heels

Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/15/1985

Whitney Houston gets more than she expects during a visit to the Stratton household when Dexter decides to move to Los Angeles with the singing star.

Directors: Jack Shea
star
6.20
5 votes

#8 - Rick and the Legend

Season 3 - Episode 18 - Aired 2/3/1985

Rick is estatic when a hip 16-year-old wants to hang around him, but Edward is suspect of his motives - especially when his gold pen suddenly disappears.

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6.20
5 votes

#9 - What's Cookin'?

Season 3 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/27/1985

Lulu holds the key to solving a rift between Rick and his grandfather.

Directors: Jack Shea
Popcorn
star
6.38
8 votes

#10 - Popcorn

Season 1 - Episode 17 - Aired 2/5/1983

Ricky volunteers Edward to buy 1,000 bags of popcorn to send his band to Washington.

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Twelve Angry Kids
star
6.40
10 votes

#11 - Twelve Angry Kids

Season 1 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/15/1983

Ox, the school bully, takes Ricky to court for whiplash, but Ricky insists that the jury be made up of twelve kids.

Directors: Jack Shea
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The Empire Strikes Out
star
6.43
7 votes

#12 - The Empire Strikes Out

Season 1 - Episode 20 - Aired 2/26/1983

Ricky's grandfather tries to get Kate to move to California so that Edward will marry someone else who can expand the family fortune.

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star
6.43
7 votes

#13 - Menudo Madness

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 12/3/1983

To impress a girl, Ricky promises to have the pop group Menudo play at his private party.

Directors: Jack Shea
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star
6.43
7 votes

#14 - Marry Me, Marry Me (2)

Season 3 - Episode 17 - Aired 2/10/1985

Edward and Rick successfully persuade Kate to change her mind, bringing long-awaited wedding bells to the Stratton household, in the conclusion of a special two-part story.

Directors: Jack Shea
star
6.50
2 votes

#15 - Hey, Mrs. Robinson

Season 5 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/3/1986

Kate feels left out when her old college friend, now an editor for a rock magazine, seems to have more in common with Rick.

Writer: Bob Baublitz
star
6.50
2 votes

#16 - Stratton and Stratton

Season 4 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/12/1986

Rick invents a board game called Rock Express, but refuses to take Edward's advice on how to market it.

Writer: Jim Geoghan
Evelyn Returns
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6.59
17 votes

#17 - Evelyn Returns

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/30/1982

Ricky's mother Evelyn arrives to challenge Edward for custody.

Directors: Jack Shea
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Junior Businessman
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6.63
8 votes

#18 - Junior Businessman

Season 1 - Episode 18 - Aired 2/12/1983

Edward gives Ricky an ice-cream parlor to run for a week as a school assignment.

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star
6.67
3 votes

#19 - Man to Man

Season 5 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/27/1986

Edward doesn't feel like celebrating his birthday after Rick beats him at tennis for the first time, making him feel old.

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star
6.67
3 votes

#20 - Rick Moves Out

Season 5 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/20/1986

Rick moves into the guest house for some privacy, but that's easier said than done.

Directors: Tony Singletary
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star
6.67
3 votes

#21 - Who's the Boss?

Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/15/1986

Edward resents Kate's success after he promotes her to President of Eddie Toys.

Writer: Jim Geoghan
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6.67
3 votes

#22 - Movie Madness

Season 4 - Episode 19 - Aired 2/16/1986

Rick is bent on winning the annual student filmmaking contest.

Writer: Danny Kallis
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Won't You Go Home, Bob Danish?
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6.67
9 votes

#23 - Won't You Go Home, Bob Danish?

Season 1 - Episode 21 - Aired 3/5/1983

A man Kate had previously used to make Edward jealous crashes his airplane in the Strattons' backyard to impress her.

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Falling in Love Again
star
6.67
9 votes

#24 - Falling in Love Again

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/11/1982

Kate goes on a grudge date to make Edward jealous. It works, and the two admit their feelings for each other in the middle of Carnegie Hall.

Directors: Jack Shea
Writer: Lee H. Grant
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The Great Computer Caper
star
6.71
14 votes

#25 - The Great Computer Caper

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/6/1982

Ricky is interviewed by a school reporter and goes on the run after hacking into a top-secret government file.

Directors: Jack Shea
Writer: Danny Kallis
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