Rags to Riches 

A wealthy widowed businessman adopts five daughters to live with him at his mansion.

Creator:

Bernie Kukoff

Stars:

Joseph Bologna, Tisha Campbell, Blanca De Garr

1 win & 2 nominations.

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Joseph Bologna	...	Nick Foley 20 episodes, 1987-1988
Tisha Campbell	...	Marva Foley 20 episodes, 1987-1988
Blanca De Garr	...	Patty Foley 20 episodes, 1987-1988
Kimiko Gelman	...	Rose Foley 20 episodes, 1987-1988
Bridget Michele	...	Diane Foley 20 episodes, 1987-1988
Heidi Zeigler	...	Mickey Foley 20 episodes, 1987-1988
Douglas Seale	...	John Clapper 20 episodes, 1987-1988

Storyline

When Nick Foley, a self-made millionaire from New Jersey, decides to manipulate his image for a business merger, he adopts 5 orphan girls who refuse to be split up and makes sure the press is there to catch every glowing moment--meanwhile planning to stick them in a boarding school after his success. But raising 5 girls is far from easy; they keep him on the edge of his last nerve. When things go awry, he starts to take notice of them as people instead of a group. He soon changes his mind about the school and decides to keep them around permanently, and he tries to smooth out his rough edges to become a role-model parent, which takes much time and love. The girls go through their own troubles as they adapt to a having an adult who is actually trying. Used to being on their own, they make a lot of adult decisions without asking Nick, from buying a food truck to making a trek to Vegas to retrieve Elvis' guitar, and putting themselves often at risk. Nick is there to save the day, and the...

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Plot Keywords:

adoptive father adopted daughter relationship | single parent | single parent family | single father | adoption | 

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Taglines:

From New Jersey to Beverly Hills,from the orphanage to the mansion, they went from Rags to Riches

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Family | Musical

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

In the Film the series theme song can be heard on a record the girls are listening to when the Shembeckler's arrive.

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Goofs

Though the series is set in the year 1961, much of the clothes and accessories worn by the characters are clearly from the 1980s.

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Connections

Referenced in I Am Not Okay with This: The Master of One F**k (2020)

User Reviews

They need to make more movies like this

What a refreshing movie and series this was. My girls loved it. We couldn't wait until the next episodes.

I wish there was a place to buy the TV series.

I rank this right along with "That Thing You Do". 10 for family entertainment.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 March 1987 (USA)

Also Known As:

Rags to Riches

Filming Locations:

Arden Villa, 1145 Arden rd, Pasadena, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Leonard Hill Films, New World Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min 60 min (21 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1