It's Your Move (1984)

Name: It's Your Move
Genre: Comedy
Rating: 8.3
Cast: Jason Bateman, David Garrison, Caren Kaye, Tricia Cast, Ernie Sabella

Comedy

Matt Burton may have met his match when his widowed mother begins dating their new neighbor Norman who's wise to Matt's schemes and attempts to foil every one of them hoping to set his would be stepson on the straight and narrow. IT'S YOUR MOVE is an American sitcom starring Jason Bateman, Tricia Cast, Caren Kaye, Ernie Sabella, David Garrison, and Garrett Morris. The show originally aired on NBC from 1984 to 1985.

IMDb rating: 8.3 (886 votes)
Episode average: 8.1 -0.2 vs IMDb
Seasons: 1
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1984)

8.12 avg 18 episodes 8.4 → 7.8 30 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Pilot	8.4	73
2	Put to the Test	8.4	50
3	Dating Games	8.3	48
4	Night Work	8.5	49
5	Pajama Party	8.5	48
6	Love Letters	8.7	46
7	Dad and Me	8.7	55
8	The Rival	8.0	35
9	Top Dog	7.8	34
10	Don't Leave Home Without It	7.6	33
11	The Christmas Show	7.3	33
12	The Dregs of Humanity: Part 1	9.1	89
13	The Dregs of Humanity: Part 2	8.4	56
14	Caught in the Act	7.9	28
15	Eli's Song	8.2	32
16	A Woman Is Just a Woman	7.3	29
17	The Experts	7.2	26
18	Goodbye, Farewell, and Amen	7.8	34