This section contains interesting facts about the
show, the characters, the cast members, etc.
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Silver Spoons ran for 4 season on NBC before moving for one final season
in first-run syndication.
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Jason Bateman, who played Ricky's best friend Derek Taylor for the first
2 seasons, was a very popular actor so NBC gave him his own sitcom, It's Your Move
which aired during the 1984-1985 season. Later, he would do the NBC sitcom
The Hogan Family
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The cast of Silver Spoons appeared on one of the "Circus of the Stars" specials.
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Rick's wife Andrea wrote him fan letters when he was on Silver Spoons.
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The show was set in Shallow Springs, Long Island, New York.
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