7.1/10128 votes#1 - Pilot
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/25/1982
Edward Stratton III is the epitome of the overgrown child. His lawyer Leonard Rollins has just informed him that his business manager Lou says he is broke and Edward is more interested in playing a game of PacMan. The Stratton mansion looks more like an arcade with video games lining the walls and a scale model train in the middle of the room that actually goes all over the property. Edward is totally taken by surprise when a blonde 12 year old boy arrives and introduces himself as Edward's son Ricky. Edward had been married to Ricky's mother Evelyn for seven days and until that moment he had no clue that he was a father. We meet Edward's assistant Kate Summers during a thoughtful moment of her mentioning that perhaps Edward should hold off on a charity donation until his finances were back in shape. After discovering and proving that Lou had really embezzled Edward's money, Ricky tries to convince his father to let him move in with him instead of making him return to military school.
Director: N/A
Writer: David W. Duclon, Ron Leavitt
7.8/1095 votes#2 - Boys Will Be Boys
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/2/1982
Rickys friend Derrick moves into the neighborhood and convinces him that the only reason Edward dosent punish him is because he dosent love him.
Director: Jack Shea
Writer: David W. Duclon, Ron Leavitt
7.8/1087 votes#3 - Grandfather Stratton
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/9/1982
Ricky wants to meet his grandfather.
Director: Jack Shea
Writer: N/A
7.6/1096 votes#4 - Me & Mr. T
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/16/1982
When Ricky is bullied at school, Edward hires a bodyguard to make sure the problem never happens again.
Director: Jack Shea
Writer: N/A
8.2/1099 votes#5 - Takin' a Chance on Love
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/23/1982
Ricky gets his first taste of puppy love when a new girl named Sally Frumble transfers to his school.
Director: Jack Shea
Writer: N/A
7.9/1082 votes#6 - Evelyn Returns
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/30/1982
Rick's mother Evelyn arrives to challenge Edward for custody.
Director: Jack Shea
Writer: Danny Kallis
7.9/1089 votes#7 - 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.
Director: Jack Shea
Writer: Danny Kallis
7.3/1081 votes#8 - I'm Just Wild About Harry
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/13/1982
Ricky and Derek find a lost orangutan and Ricky wants to keep him.
Director: Jack Shea
Writer: N/A
7.8/1079 votes#9 - Honor Thy Father
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/20/1982
Ricky forces Edward to attend a banquet honoring Edward II.
Director: Jack Shea
Writer: N/A
7.8/1078 votes#10 - Father Nature
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 11/27/1982
Ricky convinces Edward to take him camping so he can earn his badger paws.
Director: Jack Shea
Writer: N/A
8.0/1098 votes#11 - A Little Magic
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 12/4/1982
Convinced that Kate is in love with him, Ricky decides to set her up with Edward.
Director: Jack Shea
Writer: N/A
8.2/1083 votes#12 - 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.
Director: Jack Shea
Writer: N/A
7.8/1096 votes#13 - The Best Christmas Ever
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 12/18/1982
Edward and Ricky play Santa to a family living in a cave on their property.
Director: Jack Shea
Writer: N/A
7.9/1086 votes#14 - The Most Beautiful Girl in the World
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 1/8/1983
After Derek saves his life Ricky is forced to pose as his date at a co-ed party.
Director: Jack Shea
Writer: N/A
6.9/1078 votes#15 - Twelve Angry Kids
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 1/15/1983
Ox,the bully,(see Me and Mr.T)takes Ricky to court for whiplash and is in a wheelchair. Ricky insists that the jury be made up of twelve kids.
Director: Jack Shea
Writer: David W. Duclon
7.9/1081 votes#16 - 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.
Director: Jack Shea
Writer: Jeff Reno, Ron Osborn
8.0/1082 votes#17 - Popcorn
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 2/5/1983
Ricky volunteers Edward to buy 1000 bags of popcorn to send the band to Washington.
Director: Jack Shea
Writer: N/A
7.8/1077 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.
Director: Jack Shea
Writer: Danny Kallis
8.0/1073 votes#19 - Three's a Crowd
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 2/19/1983
Ricky feels left out when Kate joins them on a ski trip.
Director: Jack Shea
Writer: N/A
7.2/1071 votes#20 - The Empire Strikes Out
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 2/26/1983
Edward II tries to get Kate to move to California so Edward will marry someone to expand the family fortune.
Director: Jack Shea
Writer: N/A
7.2/1075 votes#21 - Won't You Go Home, Bob Danish?
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 3/5/1983
The man Kate used to make Edward jealous (*see Falling In Love Again) crashes his airplane in the Stratton's backyard to impress her.
Director: Jack Shea
Writer: N/A
7.6/1079 votes#22 - The `X' Team
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 4/30/1983
Kate catches Ricky, JT and Freddy watching an X-rated movie while Edward is sleeping.
Director: Jack Shea
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of Silver Spoons Season 1
Every episode of Silver Spoons Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Silver Spoons Season 1!
Silver Spoons is an American sitcom that aired on NBC from September 25, 1982 to May 11, 1986 and in first-run syndication from September 15,...
Genre:Comedy
Network:NBC
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Pilot" is the best rated episode of "Silver Spoons" season 1. It scored 7.1/10 based on 128 votes. Directed by N/A and written by David W. Duclon, Ron Leavitt, it aired on 9/25/1982. This episode is rated 0.7 points higher than the second-best, "Boys Will Be Boys".