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-Martin, Blanca De Garr

1 win & 2 nominations.

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Joseph Bologna	...	Nick Foley 20 episodes, 1987-1988
Tisha Campbell-Martin	...	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

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

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Plot Keywords:

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

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Family | Musical

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 March 1987 (USA)

Also Known As:

Full House

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

Did You Know?

Trivia

During the filming of Hunk in the House, Season 2, Robert Firth portrayed Joey Galanto - a fellow veteran and buddy of Joe Bologna's character, Nick Foley. Their scenes were essentially flash back sequences, filmed in black and white and shot in Griffith Park, Ca. - doubling for the French countryside during WWII. In one of their action scenes, Robert was required to grab a wounded Bologna from a seated position and, in an attempt to rescue his longtime friend, throw him over his shoulder and run some distance with him, on his back. The stunt coordinator showed him all of the choreographed movements and asked him if he was up to the task. He assured the coordinator it would not be a problem for him. The scene required many long takes, from several different angles. Fortunately, an exhausted Firth managed to complete all of the tasks as promised. Unfortunately, it would be a full week's recovery before Robert could actually walk again.

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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

Follows Rags to Riches: Pilot (1987)

User Reviews

If You've Seen Annie, You Know The Plot

This was an attempt to produce a musical comedy-drama series every week. A lonely millionaire adopts in several orphaned girls of different backgrounds. The storylines revolved around various problems of the pre-teen and teenaged girls. The show was set in the early 1960's, and the girls sang pop and rock tunes that were popular during that time. Rags To Riches was a candy cane confection of a show that might have worked if it had premiered back in the early 1960s. All of the girls problems were innocent and neatly tied up at the end.