"Perfect Strangers" (1986) TV series 1986-1993

User Rating:

7.7/10   

Creator:

Dale McRaven

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | unknown

Release Date:

25 March 1986 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Family

Plot:

A high strung and cynical man's life is never the same when his naive but good-natured cousin comes to America to live with him.

Plot Keywords:

Cousin | Problem Solving | Roommate | Friendship | Idealism

Awards:

Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys. Another 1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Bronson Pinchot	...	Balki Bartokomous / ... (150 episodes, 1986-1993)
Mark Linn-Baker	...	Larry Appleton (149 episodes, 1986-1993)
Melanie Wilson	...	Jennifer (102 episodes, 1986-1993)
Rebeca Arthur	...	Mary Anne (93 episodes, 1986-1993)

Runtime:

30 min (150 episodes) | Argentina:30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Argentina:Atp | USA:TV-PG | Australia:G

Filming Locations:

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Company:

Lorimar Television

Trivia:

The building used for the exterior shots of Larry and Balki's apartment for the first two seasons was the now non-existent Santa Rita Hotel, located at the south corner of S. Main St. and E. 11th St. in downtown Los Angeles, California. Since the series, the building has been remodeled and the upper stories removed. What remains of the building now houses several small shops and importers. Larry & Balki's second apartment as of March 2008: The apartment building seen in the exterior shots from seasons three through six is located at the northwest corner of West Dickens Avenue and North Clark Street in Lincoln Park, Chicago, and little has changed in appearance.

Quotes:

[after Larry and Balki lock themselves in a phone booth to call 911, a thug smashes the glass to the booth with his bare fist, then rips the handset of the phone, so they can't get help]
Balki Bartokomous: ...well, now you've done it! You're going to have to answer to the
[shouts]
Balki Bartokomous: phone company!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Mixed-Up Zombies (#9.12)" (1997)

Soundtrack:

Nothing's Gonna Stop Me Now

I Can't Believe I'm The Only One Commenting On This Show!

This is one of the all-time classic t.v. shows that stays with you forever. My whole family used to get together every Friday night to watch this show when it was on T.G.I.F. Try as I might, i can't find reruns of this show anywhere! This is the only show that I actually remember them doing the curtain call at the end of the last show, my whole family was crying! Man, those were the days.