Rags to Riches
7.6
1987
Drama
, Comedy
Rags to Riches is an American musical comedy drama series that was broadcast on NBC for two seasons from 1987 to 1988. Set in the 1960s, the series tells the story of Nick Foley, a self-made millionaire who adopts five orphan girls. Each episode included music videos of hit songs from the era sung by the cast integrated into the plot.
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- Cast:
- Tisha Campbell , Joseph Bologna , Heidi Zeigler , Douglas Seale , Kimiko Gelman
Episode 12 : Sweet 16
January. 15,1988
The Cuban missile crisis hits the girls full blast as Russia threatens to attack the United States. Nick decides to build a bomb shelter when Mickey becomes afraid of being vaporized.Diane plans a very emotional sweet 16 party, with the idea of creating harmony with Russia.
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Episode 11 : Guess Who's Coming To Slumber?
January. 08,1988
Marva runs for class president and stoops to her competitors levels by making false promises.Meanwhile Patty steals a dying racehorse.
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Episode 10 : A Very Foley Christmas
December. 20,1987
Christmas approaches and the girls find out a new social worker has been assigned to them.Nicks scheduled meeting with the worker gets delayed because he has car trouble.The girls entertain her while waiting for Nick.They find out she wants to remove them from Nicks care,so they try to convince her of changing her mind by telling her of there many adventures and how Nick has helped them,in the end the girls are allowed to stay.
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Episode 9 : A Russian Holiday
December. 11,1987
The Russian diplomat and his son visit.Rose decides hes to stiff and needs to be shown a good time,so she sneaks him out of the embassy without anyones knowledge or consent.He becomes very infatuated with her and decides he no longer wishes to return to Russia.
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Episode 8 : Beauty and the Babe
November. 20,1987
Diane decides to enter a beauty pageant, with Nicks permission and a promise to keep her grades up,she goes ahead with it.Mickey wants a unicorn so she dresses up as one to try and catch one.Diane's grades drop and she forges Nicks name on her unsatisfactory note, she is also propositioned by one of the beauty pageant judges.In the end she learns a lesson in honesty and integrity.
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Episode 6 : Hunk in the House
November. 06,1987
Nicks godson comes to visit,hes having family problems and Nick promised the kids father he'd try to help him.Diane is immediately infatuated with him and goes to Rose for help.Rose likes him to and hides her feelings to help Diane.the guy ends up falling for rose and a whole love triangle develops.Nick finds out the kids problem and helps.
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Episode 4 : Wilderness Blues
October. 16,1987
The episode starts with the girls arguing and Nick gets fed up and decides they need quality family time, so he takes them on a disastrous camping trip.The problem is solved however and harmony returns.
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Episode 3 : That's Cheating
October. 02,1987
Mickey wants to win the yellow beanie sooooo bad she pledges to sell over 500 boxes of girl scout cookies.Rose cheats on her chemistry test,and Nick is vying for the hospitals ""Man of the Year"" award against his arch enemy Al Swichertze.In the end important lessons are learned and goals achieved.
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Episode 2 : Once in a Lifeguard
September. 25,1987
Patti experiences growing pains when she develops a crush on a lifeguard twice her age.Rose tries to become a lifeguard.
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