Rags to Riches (1987)

Comedy · Drama · Family

Rags to Riches is an American musical comedy drama series that was broadcast on NBC for two seasons from 1987 to 1988. Set in the 1960s, the series tells the story of Nick Foley, a self-made millionaire who adopts five orphan girls. Each episode included music videos of hit songs from the era sung by the cast integrated into the plot.

IMDb rating: 7.6 (921 votes)
Episode average: 8.5 +0.9 vs IMDb
Seasons: 2
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1987)

8.40 avg 8 episodes 7.6 → 8.3 96 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
0	Pilot	7.6	312
1	High Society	8.9	23
2	Foley vs. Foley	8.2	19
3	First Love	8.5	17
4	Business Is Business	7.9	13
5	Patty's Mom	8.8	14
6	Bad Blood	9.0	11
7	Born to Ride	8.3	12

Season 2 (1987)

8.54 avg 11 episodes 8.2 → 8.1

Mid-peak

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Vegas Rock	8.2	11
2	Once in a Lifeguard	8.3	10
3	That's Cheating	8.7	10
5	Dear Diary	8.6	10
6	Hunk in the House	9.0	11
7	Marva in the Key of Cee	8.3	11
8	Beauty and the Babe	9.1	12
9	Russian Holiday	8.4	10
10	A Very Foley Christmas	8.8	12
11	Guess Who's Coming to Slumber?	8.4	11
12	Sweet Sixteen	8.1	11

Rags to Riches (1987)

Cast

Seasons

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