I never see any of those things. The algorithm gives suggestions based on what you already watch. You're seeing those things because that's what you always click on. Don't click on it and it will go away. Make sure to subscribe to channels that don't show those types of things.
Jason Bateman leaving was detrimental to Silver Spoons, because from what I remember, Ricky’s friends were just a group of generic “‘80s kids”, and you didn’t really have a standout character like Derek for Ricky to interact with. But on the other hand, it let Bateman go on to “It’s Your Move”, which gave us that memorable “Dregs of Humanity” episode (which is really the only thing I remember about it, but that’s enough).
There’s another story that went around back in the day…. It was actually Ricky Schroder’s mother that got Bateman off the show. He had become competition for Schroder and it was Schroder’s show, he had first billing. So when Bateman was let go, producers told him they’d find something else for him. And even when that something else “It’s Your Move”, didn’t last, he went on to “Valerie/The Hogan Family.”
I'd buy that as this explanation here doesn't add up. Ratings is king no matter what character brings the eyeballs. Fonzy took over on Happy Days. Sheldon took over on Big Bang. Steven Urkel took over on Family Matters. Stars break out and networks roll with it, they don't kill their cash cows for a story line. And SS didn't exactly have Hemingway crafted story lines.
@@jeffmurdock8321 If I remember correctly, Punky Brewster came on the first half hour before Silver Spoons. (Same network.) And it was on a Sunday too.
@@DebsterRiley Yeah, Sundays for sure. When I watch SS reruns now, I still get the nagging feeling in my head that I need to finish my homework or my studying for Monday morning.
@debsterriley,,i totally believe you, ricky was always privileged and considering adult ricky's extreme right wing fascist leanings which seemingly also came from the overprotective right wing mother.
They had a final episode for Derek. His character moves away and he gets to say goodbye to Rick. Thankfully it wasn't one of those situations where the character just vanishes without explanation. Which I think proves there were no hard feelings involved.
It wasn't because Jason was too popular. It was because he was so much better an actor than Ricky, and it was embarrassing. The new kid who replaced Bateman was a worse actor than Ricky, which made Ricky look better as the star.
Ricky Shroeder wasn't a comedic actor and it showed big time. Zero comedic timing and he just came off so corny. Bateman was out acting him in their scenes together. I remember reading an interview of Ricky saying he was never comfortable doing comedy and it was a sigh of relief when Silver Spoons got cancelled. Alfonso Ribiero was awful on Silver Spoons. Couldn't act worth a lick. By the time Fresh Prince of Bel Air came around, his acting improved drastically and gained comedic timing.
@@RetroJunkie94 You're exactly right. I've seen clips of Ricky on Silver Spoons and he was god-awful. Cute, likable, and charismatic, but a god-awful actor. Jason was an ok dramatic actor on Little House on the Prairie but nothing special. He hit his stride on Silver Spoons and had ALL the right stuff, and it was flat-out embarrassing to have Ricky be so terrible and Jason so good. Alfonso sucked as bad as Ricky as it was more comfortable for everyone.
@@RetroJunkie94 That's why I NEVER found Ricky funny when I was a kid! Drama has always been his strong suit (check out The Champ with Jon Voight for proof of this). Glad he found his niche EVENTUALLY, at least!
I still remember an ep where they were going to do an Ice Cream shop. Derek proposed they combine their two names for the Shop’s name: “Der-Rick’s.” Rick was like, “It would still be named Derrick!!!” Watched the show all the time. All the guys at school started wearing the jelly bracelets when Rick did. 😂 I don’t blame them for wanting to give Erin Grey more airtime though. I did follow Jason Bateman to “It’s Your Move.” I only remember one ep where Bateman creates a fake rock band using skeleton puppets. Not a great show but Bateman’s “Arrested Development” and “Ozarks” are two of the best shows of all time.
His sister was Justine Bateman from Family Ties played as Malarie. I remember him on Little House on the Prairie! He was exactly the Eddie Haskell Character of the 1980's. Erin Grey said once in an interview she missed him when he was gone.
I was a big fan of SS growing up and loved the contrasting characters of Derek & Ricky. Getting rid of Bateman due to popularity was a ridiculous move, but he's had an amazing career. And he continued getting cuter/handsomer as time went on ❤ I remembered all the girls at school watched SS because of Ricky, but I started watching for Joel Higgins 🔥
Schroder once admitted in an interview that his education was poorly maintained. Doing so many projects during his childhood hurt his basically non existent schooling. By the time of Silver Spoons he couldn't read or write or even spell his name. His arithmetic was just as bad and his money had to be managed for him. I'd guess Bateman couldn't even believe what he seeing in Schroder. By the time Sixteen Candels came along studios were hiring teachers for young actors. That film's cast did have school sessions.
He got his own show It’s Your Move. The characters were pretty much the same. They had great chemistry together as friends. I loved Silver Spoons. I had the biggest crush on Joel Higgins! 😂
Originally they wanted Harry Anderson and got Higgins due to his resemblance to Anderson. As a kid I thought they were the same person, so learning that as an adult was gratifying.
I loved Jason Bateman on that show! He was perfect, and they should never have let him go. I watched his show "It's Your Move" (and think I still have a couple episodes on videotape, lol). But unfortunately, it didn't last long. I don't think it caught on or something. But he's always been very talented, even as a kid!
Actually, from what I heard, the demise was the opposite of catching on. The fear was that Bateman's character was so popular on It's Your Move, especially with the Dregs of Humanity episodes, that kids would replicate the antics done on the show. Parents wrote letters to the network. The result was beginning with the 14th episode to the 18th and last episode produced, Bateman's character was caught by his mother and he wasn't allowed to scheme the way he did. The toned down version had the show cancelled. The team behind It's Your Move would launch Married With Children two years later - with David Garrison also appearing on that as Steve Rhoades.
Maybe they were trying to avoid what happened to other sitcoms that got off track when the writers gravitated to break out characters. Like J.J. on Good Times or the Sweathogs on Welcome Back Kotter.
All this time and I never knew Jason Bateman was on "Silver Spoons." 🤷🏻♂️ I watched the show occasionally and thought it was just okay. I had previously seen 9-year-old Ricky Schroeder in _The Champ_ with Jon Voight when I was 12.
I agree. The writers could have kept Derek and just rotated Ricky's friends if they didn't want him taking over. It's always fun to have that real mischievous character in a show, especially when they're funny.
I honestly don't see any proven malice on the part of the people behind "Silver Spoons" or any injustice committed by them against Jason Bateman. He was on their show from 1982 to 1984. People noticed his rising star potential and offered Jason his own starring sitcom "Its Your Move" during the 1984-1985 season. After it was cancelled, he worked on the 1985 film "Can you Feel Me Dancing ?" starring his sister and produced by their father. Jason landed his part in the sitcom "Valerie" aka "The Hogan Family" during 1986 and the lead in the movie "Teen Wolf Too" during 1987. A very fruitful and productive 4 years after his stint on "Silver Spoons".
Imagine a television show where a woman was an assistant to a man and, not only didn't constantly ridicule and humiliate him, but actually fell in love with him. Such a show could never exist today.
I remember John Housman being part of the show…. Rickie asked him what should he call him? Gramps? No! Grumbled Housman’s character, Grandfather… It was a pretty good show…. Too bad it wasn’t on longer
Retro Cereal, the first me I remember seeing Jason Bateman was on Little House on the Prairie as James Cooper along with Melissa (née Missy) Francis playing siblings James and Cassandra Cooper whose parents were killed in a wagon accident.
Very interesting...however it didn't hurt his career as Jason turned into a teen heartthrob later in the 80's, thanks to being on (Valerie/Valerie's Family) The Hogan's Family... ✌️
Getting fired from the show was a blessing in disguise for Jason Bateman. It's your move gave Jason Bateman more visibility. The show is still talked about. After the cancellation of Its your move that lead to Valerie's Family/The Hogan Family. Beyond that he was awesome in "Arrested Development", "Hancock", "Identity Theft". Jason Bateman not only survived by exiting "Silver Spoons". Jason Bateman thrived and is thriving.
Jason Bateman might have been very busy then working on the movie "Can You Feel Me Dancing" starring his sister Justine wherein their dad Kent Bateman also served as the film's producer.
@@BlackbirdArtandDesign He was also famous at tbe time for doing Pepsi commercials with Michael Jackson, but later even more famous as Carlton in The Fresh Prince of Bel Air. He also hosted several game shows after that.
I was a fan of SS (about similar age), and gravitated toward the more believable character Bateman portrayed over the goodie-2shoes of Schroder’s. His departure coincided with my interest in the show.
Didn’t the Dukes of Hazzard get rid of Daisy’s car for the same reason? Too many people were admiring her yellow car, so they wrote it out of the show by having Bo and Luke total it during a chase and she ended up with that stupid Jeep.
This is totally not true. The reason was because Ricky's mother grew jealous of Bateman because he was becoming the star of the show and outshining Ricky. This has been reported since the 1980s. The show was to evolve around Ricky and his mother battled TV heads to axe Bateman.
Very true. I am friends with the cousin of John P Navin and I've heard stories about him and his time as an actor and he said that Ricky had the stage mom from hell, Navin was in a couple season 1 episodes as Ricky's arch-nemesis Ox, and after the taping of his final appearance, the producer took him aside and said that he wasn't going to be invited back because Schroeder's mother felt that he upstaged Ricky and that was a no-no. I've heard that Ricky's mother wasn't a fan of Corky Pigeon either
Remember when Family Matters became the Urkle show? Seems as if that could have been avoided the show would have gone in an entirely different direction. This was supposed to be a show about the bond between a father and son.
After he left, the adults were shoved to the edge of the screen and it was just an extended Tiger Beat magazine spread...and fewer interesting stories...so bad it went to where all shows go to die: Saturday night line up.
Just goes to show you that most "Executives" don't know what they are doing. Imagine if they fired Urkel from Family Matters because he was "too popular." First rule is, you give the fans what they want. Period.
The show jumped the shark, after they got rid of Jason, and his 2 other friends. They replaced his friend with a black friend, Alfonso ribeiro, the show got worse and worse after that.
I was actually a fan of Its Your Move and its cancellation was a big disappointment. During my time in the service in the late 80s, I missed a lot of tv so I never saw The Hogan Family, but I started to be a fan of Jason Bateman through his film career. He’s actually one of a large group of actors doing numerous movies together; Jennifer Aniston, Vince Vaughn, Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Kristen Wiig, Bill Hader and JK Simmons have done numerous projects together interchangeably. And Arrested Development is on my list of top 3 sitcoms of all time.
Jason ended up becoming a really good actor and a long career and still growing strong so it was better for him his life was Evan better for Jason chances for him as a actor Jason if you read this I love all of the shows, movies you have done great work hope you get a lot more parts in both films and shows
Imagine Family Matters let Urkel go because he became too popular. Thats the thing with Sitcoms, you have to evolve the show on how the audience responds.
I was also a fan of Silver Spoons and was disappointed when his character wasn't on anymore but I followed his career after he left and was glad to see how well he did afterwards. He has had a steady career of being in great shows and movies throughout the years so maybe it was a good thing he was let go.
Jason on SS was unbelievably good actor…for his age…..sharp….funny…..charming af ..in fact Erin Gray would be charmed by him so much ……well, let’s just say she felt “confused”,that’s another completely different story in its self…
The 80's was a time for diversity, and a ahow focused on the 2 rich, white, boys was falling out of favor. Including a lot more Alfonso Ribeiro made the show far more diverse. This made much more sense for the times.
I always watched this show, I loved it. Being too popular might be the worst reason I have ever heard to fire somebody!!!!! Bateman was the best part of the show!
"It's Your Move" was a great sitcom. Pretty subversive for kid-oriented show on NBC in 1984. From the same writers that would later do "Married With Children".
The train set was awesome and I was so jealous of it. I also like Batemans character, thought he was awesome in every scene and missed him when he left. After that, never heard from him again and must have drifted off into obscurity. 😂😂
“Being too popular “: Maybe they thought so, he certainly was an outstanding Actor, even then [ having done a season of “Little House “]. But it’s up to the Producers , and directors, writers, etc, to actually give direction to the overall show. Personally I would like to have seen Derek having some serious issues where we could have seen, perhaps some insecurities, and perhaps insight to why he was the way he seemed. But, both actors continued their careers quite well. [ both were good enough to be able to play off of eachother, making for excellent performances from them. But , that’s just my opinion. 📻🙂
I am almost 45 years old and I remember silver Spoons it was a great show and love it so much that I got all the years on dvd. And I think they should have kept Jason Bateman he was good in the show and 1 of my favorites and if the show was on now they would have kept him so I don't think that was right to just let him go. And I just subscribed.
Even though IT'S YOUR MOVE was gone after a single season, midway thru the next season, he got a great part in VALERIE/VALERIE'S FAMILY/THE HOGAN FAMILY then took off from there. I noticed on the later sitcom that he was a good straight man, doing a nice slow burn thru indignities, as I've also noticed from David Cassidy when he was on THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY.
It’s Your Move was a great sitcom. Should they have fired him from Silver Spoons? As a compliment to Jason Bateman, yes, I think they had to. His magnetism would have made it the Jason Bateman show just as Urkle did to Family Matters 8 years later.
I remember “It’s Your Move” being hilarious. According to an interview with Jason Batemen, it was canceled because it influenced too many young boys to do bad things. I was one of those kids. lol
If he was so popular, the move should have been to spin him off onto his own show with that character, not a new unrelated show. That's likely what would happen now.
Getting rid of Jason Bateman completely was an unnecessary move. They could have given him freedom to do other work and still make occasional appearances or tweaked his role. Many of us really loved the Derek/Ricky relationship...as a child, I got bored of the Edward /Kate blossoming romance 😅
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I never see any of those things. The algorithm gives suggestions based on what you already watch. You're seeing those things because that's what you always click on. Don't click on it and it will go away. Make sure to subscribe to channels that don't show those types of things.
@@nickangelo116yes I turned off the news feed.
mine was retro games, judge Judy and inflation
You too?
Bateman literally stole every scene he was in.. so funny
he still does.
Jason Bateman leaving was detrimental to Silver Spoons, because from what I remember, Ricky’s friends were just a group of generic “‘80s kids”, and you didn’t really have a standout character like Derek for Ricky to interact with. But on the other hand, it let Bateman go on to “It’s Your Move”, which gave us that memorable “Dregs of Humanity” episode (which is really the only thing I remember about it, but that’s enough).
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There’s another story that went around back in the day….
It was actually Ricky Schroder’s mother that got Bateman off the show. He had become competition for Schroder and it was Schroder’s show, he had first billing. So when Bateman was let go, producers told him they’d find something else for him. And even when that something else “It’s Your Move”, didn’t last, he went on to “Valerie/The Hogan Family.”
I'd buy that as this explanation here doesn't add up. Ratings is king no matter what character brings the eyeballs. Fonzy took over on Happy Days. Sheldon took over on Big Bang. Steven Urkel took over on Family Matters. Stars break out and networks roll with it, they don't kill their cash cows for a story line. And SS didn't exactly have Hemingway crafted story lines.
@@jeffmurdock8321 If I remember correctly, Punky Brewster came on the first half hour before Silver Spoons. (Same network.) And it was on a Sunday too.
@@DebsterRiley Yeah, Sundays for sure. When I watch SS reruns now, I still get the nagging feeling in my head that I need to finish my homework or my studying for Monday morning.
@@jeffmurdock8321 LOL!
@debsterriley,,i totally believe you, ricky was always privileged and considering adult ricky's extreme right wing fascist leanings which seemingly also came from the overprotective right wing mother.
That speaks more to the lack of creativity of writers and show runners than anything else.
Agreed.
This to me was a springboard for Jason Batemen to be on just about everything even to this day. I've always been a fan.
I love Jason & think he's turned out to be an outstanding actor. He transitioned from child star to adult star seamlessly.
He owned Arrested Development.
They had a final episode for Derek. His character moves away and he gets to say goodbye to Rick. Thankfully it wasn't one of those situations where the character just vanishes without explanation. Which I think proves there were no hard feelings involved.
I remember the episode being pretty real. You saw Derek a different way in that final episode.
@@millenniumman75You mean other than a total shithead? 😜
@@millenniumman75 Yes! I remember that episode. It was sad because Jason Bateman was my favorite actor on the show.
Erin Grey was a bombshell. Especially on Buck Rogers on NBC.
It wasn't because Jason was too popular. It was because he was so much better an actor than Ricky, and it was embarrassing. The new kid who replaced Bateman was a worse actor than Ricky, which made Ricky look better as the star.
You should see him do the Carlton dance.
@@dustinolvey8877 he was a better actor by the time he got on that other show
Ricky Shroeder wasn't a comedic actor and it showed big time. Zero comedic timing and he just came off so corny. Bateman was out acting him in their scenes together. I remember reading an interview of Ricky saying he was never comfortable doing comedy and it was a sigh of relief when Silver Spoons got cancelled. Alfonso Ribiero was awful on Silver Spoons. Couldn't act worth a lick. By the time Fresh Prince of Bel Air came around, his acting improved drastically and gained comedic timing.
@@RetroJunkie94 You're exactly right. I've seen clips of Ricky on Silver Spoons and he was god-awful. Cute, likable, and charismatic, but a god-awful actor. Jason was an ok dramatic actor on Little House on the Prairie but nothing special. He hit his stride on Silver Spoons and had ALL the right stuff, and it was flat-out embarrassing to have Ricky be so terrible and Jason so good. Alfonso sucked as bad as Ricky as it was more comfortable for everyone.
@@RetroJunkie94 That's why I NEVER found Ricky funny when I was a kid! Drama has always been his strong suit (check out The Champ with Jon Voight for proof of this). Glad he found his niche EVENTUALLY, at least!
Thank you so much. Your channel keeps me connected to my childhood, teen years, and college years. These were awesome times to be alive!
You are welcome. Thank you!
I still remember an ep where they were going to do an Ice Cream shop. Derek proposed they combine their two names for the Shop’s name: “Der-Rick’s.” Rick was like, “It would still be named Derrick!!!”
Watched the show all the time. All the guys at school started wearing the jelly bracelets when Rick did. 😂
I don’t blame them for wanting to give Erin Grey more airtime though.
I did follow Jason Bateman to “It’s Your Move.” I only remember one ep where Bateman creates a fake rock band using skeleton puppets. Not a great show but Bateman’s “Arrested Development” and “Ozarks” are two of the best shows of all time.
Aww dude you must've gotten beat up a lot too.
I think all worked out great as his amazing career going as strong as ever! Erin Gray one of the all time tv beauties
Indeed on both accounts
His sister was Justine Bateman from Family Ties played as Malarie. I remember him on Little House on the Prairie! He was exactly the Eddie Haskell Character of the 1980's. Erin Grey said once in an interview she missed him when he was gone.
he was so cute and fun a cool kid seemed like hed get along w/ anyone
Gosh how I hated Family Ties, in my country they showed it before The Cosby Show, which was massive, to force the viewers into watching FT…
I was a big fan of SS growing up and loved the contrasting characters of Derek & Ricky. Getting rid of Bateman due to popularity was a ridiculous move, but he's had an amazing career. And he continued getting cuter/handsomer as time went on ❤ I remembered all the girls at school watched SS because of Ricky, but I started watching for Joel Higgins 🔥
I didn't care for the show family ties but I had a childhood crush on Justine Bateman. I mean cmon she waa gorgeous
Schroder once admitted in an interview that his education was poorly maintained. Doing so many projects during his childhood hurt his basically non existent schooling. By the time of Silver Spoons he couldn't read or write or even spell his name. His arithmetic was just as bad and his money had to be managed for him.
I'd guess Bateman couldn't even believe what he seeing in Schroder. By the time Sixteen Candels came along studios were hiring teachers for young actors. That film's cast did have school sessions.
I was pissed when they got rid of Jason Bateman but I was a kid & never understood until now.
I was not happy about it either
He got his own show It’s Your Move. The characters were pretty much the same. They had great chemistry together as friends. I loved Silver Spoons. I had the biggest crush on Joel Higgins! 😂
Oh did you?
@@retrocereal I did! I thought he was very appealing and great in the role.
Originally they wanted Harry Anderson and got Higgins due to his resemblance to Anderson. As a kid I thought they were the same person, so learning that as an adult was gratifying.
@@SirPumpkinSlice Interesting
Jason was also let go from little house on the Prairie from one season. Season 8.
I think they should have Kept Jason Bateman. I think letting someone go just because they’re too popular is bad
I loved Jason Bateman on that show! He was perfect, and they should never have let him go. I watched his show "It's Your Move" (and think I still have a couple episodes on videotape, lol). But unfortunately, it didn't last long. I don't think it caught on or something. But he's always been very talented, even as a kid!
Actually, from what I heard, the demise was the opposite of catching on. The fear was that Bateman's character was so popular on It's Your Move, especially with the Dregs of Humanity episodes, that kids would replicate the antics done on the show. Parents wrote letters to the network. The result was beginning with the 14th episode to the 18th and last episode produced, Bateman's character was caught by his mother and he wasn't allowed to scheme the way he did. The toned down version had the show cancelled. The team behind It's Your Move would launch Married With Children two years later - with David Garrison also appearing on that as Steve Rhoades.
Maybe they were trying to avoid what happened to other sitcoms that got off track when the writers gravitated to break out characters. Like J.J. on Good Times or the Sweathogs on Welcome Back Kotter.
That seems like something they would consider for sure
All this time and I never knew Jason Bateman was on "Silver Spoons." 🤷🏻♂️ I watched the show occasionally and thought it was just okay. I had previously seen 9-year-old Ricky Schroeder in _The Champ_ with Jon Voight when I was 12.
My brother loved his character! I did too! When he-and the actor who played JT left it wasn’t as good.
I agree. The writers could have kept Derek and just rotated Ricky's friends if they didn't want him taking over. It's always fun to have that real mischievous character in a show, especially when they're funny.
I honestly don't see any proven malice on
the part of the people behind "Silver Spoons" or any injustice committed by them against Jason Bateman. He was on their show from 1982 to 1984. People noticed his rising star potential and offered Jason his own starring sitcom "Its Your Move" during the 1984-1985 season. After it was cancelled, he worked on the 1985 film "Can you Feel Me Dancing ?" starring his sister and produced by their father. Jason landed his part in the sitcom "Valerie" aka "The Hogan Family" during 1986 and the lead in the movie "Teen Wolf Too" during 1987. A very fruitful and productive
4 years after his stint on "Silver Spoons".
Things did trun out well for him for sure
Imagine a television show where a woman was an assistant to a man and, not only didn't constantly ridicule and humiliate him, but actually fell in love with him. Such a show could never exist today.
Interesting insight!
I remember John Housman being part of the show….
Rickie asked him what should he call him?
Gramps?
No! Grumbled Housman’s character, Grandfather…
It was a pretty good show…. Too bad it wasn’t on longer
Cool!!!!!
Retro Cereal, the first me I remember seeing Jason Bateman was on Little House on the Prairie as James Cooper along with Melissa (née Missy) Francis playing siblings James and Cassandra Cooper whose parents were killed in a wagon accident.
Very interesting...however it didn't hurt his career as Jason turned into a teen heartthrob later in the 80's, thanks to being on (Valerie/Valerie's Family) The Hogan's Family... ✌️
Very true!
And don't forget Teen Wolf, Too.
Life is such a sweet insanity.....the more you learn, the less you know!
Getting fired from the show was a blessing in disguise for Jason Bateman. It's your move gave Jason Bateman more visibility. The show is still talked about. After the cancellation of Its your move that lead to Valerie's Family/The Hogan Family. Beyond that he was awesome in "Arrested Development", "Hancock", "Identity Theft". Jason Bateman not only survived by exiting "Silver Spoons". Jason Bateman thrived and is thriving.
Jason Bateman might have been very busy then working on the movie "Can You Feel Me Dancing" starring his sister Justine wherein their dad Kent Bateman also served as the film's producer.
Interesting.
I always thought he left on his own because he was offered It’s Your Move
I thought the very same thing.
I think many people thought that
Its Your Move was an apology for Silver Spoons. They thought he could carry his own show.
I thought the reason why he left cause he acted up ..I was wrong.
Good to hear you again ENC.
Thanks!
So they remove a character that's "too popular" and replace him with another character that's even MORE popular? (Alfonso Ribiero)
Alfonso was popular, but he was more willing to not one up Ricky unlike Jason!
I remember that name. I remember nothing about the character but the name is very familiar.
@@BlackbirdArtandDesign He was also famous at tbe time for doing Pepsi commercials with Michael Jackson, but later even more famous as Carlton in The Fresh Prince of Bel Air. He also hosted several game shows after that.
Great video!!! Thanks ENC. It seems like silly excuse to me being "too popular"
Yeah, it seems a bit silly to me as well
I loved watching Silver Spoons.😊
Me too!
I was a big Fan of It's Your Move
I was too. It was kinda a Farris Buler thing. I wish it had lasted longer
He was showing up Ricky who never quite recovered from mouthing other people's dialogue...and he wasnt as funny as Jason.
Stratton: Derek!
Derek: Mr. Stratton! How'd you know it was me?
Stratton: Derek, if I had known it was you, I wouldn't have answered the door.
I was a fan of SS (about similar age), and gravitated toward the more believable character Bateman portrayed over the goodie-2shoes of Schroder’s. His departure coincided with my interest in the show.
Very interesting!
Me too, he was cuter and funnier to me…
@@retrocereal The show went into first run syndication from 1986-1987 after NBC dropped the show in 1986. 🤗📺📼👍
I loved the show and both characters.
Didn’t the Dukes of Hazzard get rid of Daisy’s car for the same reason?
Too many people were admiring her yellow car, so they wrote it out of the show by having Bo and Luke total it during a chase and she ended up with that stupid Jeep.
If that’s true, it didn’t work. I liked Daisy’s Jeep, and I wanted one when I was old enough to drive!
This is totally not true. The reason was because Ricky's mother grew jealous of Bateman because he was becoming the star of the show and outshining Ricky. This has been reported since the 1980s. The show was to evolve around Ricky and his mother battled TV heads to axe Bateman.
Very true. I am friends with the cousin of John P Navin and I've heard stories about him and his time as an actor and he said that Ricky had the stage mom from hell, Navin was in a couple season 1 episodes as Ricky's arch-nemesis Ox, and after the taping of his final appearance, the producer took him aside and said that he wasn't going to be invited back because Schroeder's mother felt that he upstaged Ricky and that was a no-no. I've heard that Ricky's mother wasn't a fan of Corky Pigeon either
@@nah....6151 Yes. This is not even new news and has always been reported yet this guy made a fluff video based on his opinion only.
Loved Silver Spoons!! Sort of a stupid reason to fire someone but I guess it all worked out for Jason Bateman, he has done well!!
Yes it did!
Remember when Family Matters became the Urkle show? Seems as if that could have been avoided the show would have gone in an entirely different direction. This was supposed to be a show about the bond between a father and son.
Bateman was good at comedy. Schroder was more of a dramatic actor. They were good together.
After he left, the adults were shoved to the edge of the screen and it was just an extended Tiger Beat magazine spread...and fewer interesting stories...so bad it went to where all shows go to die: Saturday night line up.
Just goes to show you that most "Executives" don't know what they are doing. Imagine if they fired Urkel from Family Matters because he was "too popular." First rule is, you give the fans what they want. Period.
Ill bet anything that the only one who wasn’t upset about this was Alfonso
The show jumped the shark, after they got rid of Jason, and his 2 other friends. They replaced his friend with a black friend, Alfonso ribeiro, the show got worse and worse after that.
Things turnded out well for JB so its all good
Indeed!
I was actually a fan of Its Your Move and its cancellation was a big disappointment. During my time in the service in the late 80s, I missed a lot of tv so I never saw The Hogan Family, but I started to be a fan of Jason Bateman through his film career. He’s actually one of a large group of actors doing numerous movies together; Jennifer Aniston, Vince Vaughn, Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Kristen Wiig, Bill Hader and JK Simmons have done numerous projects together interchangeably.
And Arrested Development is on my list of top 3 sitcoms of all time.
It set him on a path of success
Yes!
I loved Bateman both in Silverspoons and It’s your move.
Two really great sitcoms.
Jason ended up becoming a really good actor and a long career and still growing strong so it was better for him his life was Evan better for Jason chances for him as a actor Jason if you read this I love all of the shows, movies you have done great work hope you get a lot more parts in both films and shows
Sounds like an inspirational story....The one who was let go is, as far as I know, is still an A-list actor forty years later.
Long time no see ❤
Its been a while since I have done a shorter video for sure!
Fired for being TOO Popular!?! That's Hollywood for ya!
LOL! Yes it is!
It's a wonder Henry Winkler wasn't fired.
Ricky and Jason's mothers were enemies behind the scenes.
Ricky was driven and savvy.. and understood the rules of power 😮 Jason wished Ricky well and they remained friends I think
Note that the ratings declined after Jason was fired.
Bad move for all involved.
I feel like his character was the most interesting aspect of Silver Spoons. I watched Silver Spoons reruns in the 90s (80s born Millennial).
Imagine Family Matters let Urkel go because he became too popular. Thats the thing with Sitcoms, you have to evolve the show on how the audience responds.
Great video!
Thanks!
I was also a fan of Silver Spoons and was disappointed when his character wasn't on anymore but I followed his career after he left and was glad to see how well he did afterwards. He has had a steady career of being in great shows and movies throughout the years so maybe it was a good thing he was let go.
Another great video!
Thanks!
Jason on SS was unbelievably good actor…for his age…..sharp….funny…..charming af ..in fact Erin Gray would be charmed by him so much ……well, let’s just say she felt “confused”,that’s another completely different story in its self…
The 80's was a time for diversity, and a ahow focused on the 2 rich, white, boys was falling out of favor. Including a lot more Alfonso Ribeiro made the show far more diverse. This made much more sense for the times.
Well done! Great video!
Thanks. Hope to see you and Dave again in August sometime
I show that show to my kids so they can see what my teenage years were like. I loved It's your move. It was Parker Lewis can't lost stole the concept.
It was always obvious why he left imo. He out performed everyone on that show.
It sounds like something he'd put on his resume to explain a hole. "I was just too popular!"
lol!
*he got his own show after called Arrested Development* ⭐️
One of my absolute favs!!!!
Decades after 😂😂
I watched "Silver Spoons" for one reason and one reason only, the lovely Miss Erin Gray.
I actually liked its “ it’s your move” then the actor that played the boyfriend. I thought him and Jason had good chemistry on screen.
El era más popular que el protagonista, como Carlton Banks que opacó a Will Smith
After the show moved from Universal, it was on the same soundstage as Facts of Life.
I always watched this show, I loved it. Being too popular might be the worst reason I have ever heard to fire somebody!!!!! Bateman was the best part of the show!
Excelent video!
Thanks!
I thought Ricky was cute.
But now that I'm older I realize Bateman was cuter. Probably why they got rid of him.
"It's Your Move" was a great sitcom. Pretty subversive for kid-oriented show on NBC in 1984. From the same writers that would later do "Married With Children".
The train set was awesome and I was so jealous of it. I also like Batemans character, thought he was awesome in every scene and missed him when he left. After that, never heard from him again and must have drifted off into obscurity. 😂😂
“Being too popular “:
Maybe they thought so, he certainly was an outstanding Actor, even then [ having done a season of “Little House “].
But it’s up to the Producers , and directors, writers, etc, to actually give direction to the overall show.
Personally I would like to have seen Derek having some serious issues where we could have seen, perhaps some insecurities, and perhaps insight to why he was the way he seemed. But, both actors continued their careers quite well. [ both were good enough to be able to play off of eachother, making for excellent performances from them.
But , that’s just my opinion.
📻🙂
Its a good opinion
Spoons is our fav show. Always love it. I always wondered why Leonard was replaced by whats his name
Better for Jason ... no looking back 🙏
Jason Bateman, good actor. He could have been a leading actor but I guess he got typecast because of his roles as a kid.
I was a HUGE fan of Silver Spoons growing up. It was the having a ridable train IN YOUR HOUSE, that won me over. I mean, what kid wouldn't want that!?
it's your move was a really clever and fun show it was very entertaining and original.
I am almost 45 years old and I remember silver Spoons it was a great show and love it so much that I got all the years on dvd. And I think they should have kept Jason Bateman he was good in the show and 1 of my favorites and if the show was on now they would have kept him so I don't think that was right to just let him go. And I just subscribed.
Even though IT'S YOUR MOVE was gone after a single season, midway thru the next season, he got a great part in VALERIE/VALERIE'S FAMILY/THE HOGAN FAMILY then took off from there. I noticed on the later sitcom that he was a good straight man, doing a nice slow burn thru indignities, as I've also noticed from David Cassidy when he was on THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY.
I did watched silver spoon in the back in the 80s of course!!! I was teenager that time
They could have kept him, all they had to do is cut back on his screen time.
Soooo, they got rid of Bateman because he was too good?!? 🤯 Something doesn't make sense about that.
Agreed!
Jason Bateman was fired because he was a better actor!
It’s Your Move was a great sitcom. Should they have fired him from Silver Spoons? As a compliment to Jason Bateman, yes, I think they had to. His magnetism would have made it the Jason Bateman show just as Urkle did to Family Matters 8 years later.
I remember “It’s Your Move” being hilarious. According to an interview with Jason Batemen, it was canceled because it influenced too many young boys to do bad things. I was one of those kids. lol
If he was so popular, the move should have been to spin him off onto his own show with that character, not a new unrelated show. That's likely what would happen now.
I remember that train going through living room.
Getting rid of Jason Bateman completely was an unnecessary move. They could have given him freedom to do other work and still make occasional appearances or tweaked his role. Many of us really loved the Derek/Ricky relationship...as a child, I got bored of the Edward /Kate blossoming romance 😅
One of the worst aspects of politics is being too well liked.
And, no good turn goes unpunished.
Rickey and Jason made a cute couple.
Thanks for clarifying why Jason Bateman was let go. I had always thought that maybe he didn't get along with Ricky Scrotum.
I thought that was kind of a strange reason why they let him go
Back then there was so much cocaine flowing through that business the producers couldn’t make sober decisions. Bateman totally stole that show.
I heard that he was just dying to do the critically-acclaimed teen Wolf 2 movie. Shocking how that didn't win an academy award.
LOL!!!
There should have been offscreen footage of Jason Bateman's Mother yelling at Ricky Schroder's Mother for getting her son fired.