Wealthy, 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.
Writer: James R. Stein
Air date: 1984-09-16
Overview: Ricky meets Alfonso, Dexters nephew.
Air date: 1984-09-23
Overview: Ricky starts his first day in high school.
Air date: 1984-09-30
Overview: Rick is outraged by being treated like a ""child"" when Edward becomes furious with him for breaking his curfew, in part one of a special two-part story.
Air date: 1984-10-07
Overview: Rick exhibits his independence by running away, but he soon begins to appreciate what he's left, in the conclusion of a special two-part story.
Air date: 1984-10-28
Overview: When the television goes out on a stormy Halloween night, Rick, Alfonso and Freddy use their imaginations to create their own late-night horror story.
Air date: 1984-11-04
Overview: Rick plays Cupid by introducing Grandfather Stratton to his history teacher, played by Barbara Billingsley of ""Leave It To Beaver.""
Air date: 1984-11-11
Overview: Edward, Rick, Dexter, Alfonso and Kate are faced with one small detour on their way to the Caribbean when Kate pilots the plane through the Bermuda Triangle, in part one of a two-part story.
Air date: 1984-11-18
Overview: After their plane crashes on a deserted island, Rick Alfonso, Dexter, Edward and Kate must battle Mother Nature to survive, in the conclusion of a two-part story.
Writer: George Tibbles
Air date: 1984-11-25
Overview: Rick's mom shows up with an ex-pro football player as a boyfriend and a ""new"" outlook on life.
Air date: 1984-12-09
Overview: In an effort to save the freshman newspaper, Rick, Alfonso and Freddy create a freshman beauty pageant, hoping everyone will ""read all about it.""
Air date: 1984-12-16
Overview: Edward's true Christmas spirit is tested when the Strattons welcome Freddy and his family after a tragedy leaves them homeless.
Air date: 1984-12-30
Overview: Pearl Bailey as Lula Baker, Edward's former governess returns to the Stratton household and becomes the foil in Rick and Alfonso's secret scheme.
Air date: 1985-01-06
Overview: Edward, Kate and Rick have their hands full when Grandfather Stratton trades his empire for a beautiful blonde and a powerful Porsche.
Writer: James R. Stein
Air date: 1985-01-13
Overview: Rick finds out that he can't ""save the world"" when he gets involved with a peer-counseling program.
Air date: 1985-01-27
Overview: Lulu holds the key to solving a rift between Rick and his grandfather.
Writer: Danny Kallis
Air date: 1985-02-03
Overview: Edward pops the question to Kate when she receives a job offer, in the first of a special two-part story.
Air date: 1985-02-10
Overview: 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.
Air date: 1985-02-17
Overview: 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.
Air date: 1985-02-24
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Bruce Jenner helps solve the puzzle of Alfonso's poor school performance - the missing piece is the learning disorder dyslexia.
Air date: 1985-03-03
Overview: Consumer advocate, David Horowitz helps Rick ""fight back"" against a crooked mail order camera company.
Writer: Danny Kallis
Air date: 1985-03-10
Overview: Rick must choose between getting suspended or revealing his source when he exposes a cafeteria scandal on his school's cable news show.
Writer: Danny Kallis
Air date: 1985-03-17
Overview: Rick surprises his dad for his 40th birthday with a reunion of his college singer partner, which prompts Edward to take the old act on the road again.
Writer: Danny Kallis
Air date: 1985-03-24
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: A blind date with a computer pen pal panics Rick after they exchange photos.
Air date: 1985-04-07
Overview: While babysitting, Rick suspects that 6-year-old Beth is a victim of parental kidnapping.
