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Rags to Riches

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

10 Votes (7.6)

1987 HD United States English Ended
Comedy Drama
1960s los angeles california wealthy orphan wealthy man bel air

Credits:

Bernie Kukoff

director

Tisha Campbell

Marva Foley

Joseph Bologna

Nick Foley

Heidi Zeigler

Mickey Foley

Douglas Seale

John Clapper

Kimiko Gelman

Rose Foley

Blanca De Garr

Patty Foley

Bridget Michele

Diane Foley

S1E1 - Pilot 1987-03-09

A wealthy businessman decides to soften his "cutthroat" image by adopting some children. He winds up adopting six girls and isnt prepared for the problems that come with them.

S1E2 - High Society 1987-03-15

Nick forces Rose to become a debutante. He feels that she is spending too much time with her new found religion ""spatzkism"". At a party, she meets a guy named Matthew Taylor who tries to use her. She resists his advances and tries to run away. Nick and the girls get in on the fun of getting even with Matthew which causes everyone to go ""ape"". A secret comes out about Roses mother, and Nick has to help Rose deal with the emotions shes facing and the loss. Rose makes a splash at the debutante ball.

S1E3 - Foley vs Foley 1987-03-22

the girls favorite hangout is going to be closed because of a greedy developer.Nick encourages them to fight for what they believe in,until he finds out the greedy developer is his new partner ""Miles Parnell"" and the building to be built is the new ""Foley Center"".Nick and the girls are on opposite sides of the issue and the girls have to convince him Spiros is already a landmark,and should be saved.

S1E4 - First Love 1987-03-29

Nick and Diane go head to head in a battle over her latest boyfriend.He forbids her to see him because hes not the right kind of guy for her,she challenges him about his girlfriends.They come to an agreement to cancel both there dates,Nick reneges and Diane finds out.Diane goes on her date and finds out Nick was right all along.

S1E5 - Business is Business 1987-04-05

Marva wants to start her own business,Nick says he wont help her.Marva does it anyways,now shes in the food business.Her perfect calculations however hadnt counted on backstabbing competition.After an idea from Perry Mason,Marva decides to try an insurance scam,she decides to torch her truck.Nick has to convince her not to,before she gets into real trouble

S1E6 - Pattys Mom 1987-04-12

Patty thinks shes found her mom.She makes a deal with Nick that she will relent off her search for a while,if Nick stays on the street corner where she saw the woman,for a whole week!!!!. Now Nick is stuck on a street corner looking for a woman with purple boots and a stuffed giraffe wearing tennis shoes.He does find her, and against his better judgment he reunites Patty with her mom.The results are disastrous.In the end Patty stays with Nick.

S1E7 - Bad Blood 1987-04-19

Nicks brother shows up unexpectedly,and rekindles old wounds between him and his brother.In the meantime Patti gets in trouble at school for using uncle Frankies tactics to get even with another student.This causes more problems with Nick and his brother- they stop speaking. Nick then learns his brother is dying of leukemia and he tries to patch things up before its to late.

S1E8 - Born to Ride 1987-04-26

Diane goes for her permit.Nick and the girls star in a Foley Foods commercial.2 swindlers try to fake an injury lawsuit against Diane when she gets into an accident with their vehicle.

S2E1 - Vegas Rock 1987-09-18

This is the second season opener.Diane stupidly donates Elviss guitar to a celebrity auction to save face with Amy Hillerman,when she doesnt have it to begin with.In the meantime Nick has received a threat toward his family from a local mob boss.The FBI has him go undercover in Vegas to catch this mob guy.Diane knows Nicks out of town so she tricks Clapper into taking them to Vegas, her idea is to ask Elvis himself to donate his guitar.The girls do a little gambling and even perform in a stage show (accidentally). Nick runs into them and all heck breaks loose.The mob guy ends up behind Bars.Rose falls for one of the Mafia getaway drivers.

S2E2 - Once in a Lifeguard 1987-09-25

Patti experiences growing pains when she develops a crush on a lifeguard twice her age.Rose tries to become a lifeguard.

S2E3 - That's Cheating 1987-10-02

Mickey wants to win the yellow beanie sooooo bad she pledges to sell over 500 boxes of girl scout cookies.Rose cheats on her chemistry test,and Nick is vying for the hospitals ""Man of the Year"" award against his arch enemy Al Swichertze.In the end important lessons are learned and goals achieved.

S2E4 - Wilderness Blues 1987-10-16

The episode starts with the girls arguing and Nick gets fed up and decides they need quality family time, so he takes them on a disastrous camping trip.The problem is solved however and harmony returns.

S2E5 - Dear Diary 1987-10-23

The girls fight to save there favorite teacher.Meanwhile Patty is having trouble with a writing assignment,so miss Newman gives her a diary to compose a story in.Nick finds it and believes that the diary is real and approaches Patty about it,she gets angry and runs away.The other girls publish a bulletin to help save miss Newman and they get suspended.Nick fights for their cause and miss Newman is allowed to resume teaching.

S2E6 - Hunk in the House 1987-11-06

Nicks godson comes to visit,hes having family problems and Nick promised the kids father hed try to help him.Diane is immediately infatuated with him and goes to Rose for help.Rose likes him to and hides her feelings to help Diane.the guy ends up falling for rose and a whole love triangle develops.Nick finds out the kids problem and helps.

S2E7 - Marva in the Key of Cee 1987-11-13

Marva discovers that Roses new piano teacher has a secret identity,she was a famous singer.Finding out that they have alot of the same likes they become friends.Marva decides she wants to help Cece restart her career,so without her permission she volunteers her to perform at their high school dance.She then proceeds to call up radio stations and the 6 oclock news team,and even someone from her old record label and invite them to the dance as well.Marva oversteps her bounds and the 2 stop speaking to each other.Nick has to save the day.

S2E8 - Beauty and the Babe 1987-11-20

Diane decides to enter a beauty pageant, with Nicks permission and a promise to keep her grades up,she goes ahead with it.Mickey wants a unicorn so she dresses up as one to try and catch one.Dianes grades drop and she forges Nicks name on her unsatisfactory note, she is also propositioned by one of the beauty pageant judges.In the end she learns a lesson in honesty and integrity.

S2E9 - A Russian Holiday 1987-12-11

The Russian diplomat and his son visit.Rose decides hes to stiff and needs to be shown a good time,so she sneaks him out of the embassy without anyones knowledge or consent.He becomes very infatuated with her and decides he no longer wishes to return to Russia.

S2E10 - A Very Foley Christmas 1987-12-20

Christmas approaches and the girls find out a new social worker has been assigned to them.Nicks scheduled meeting with the worker gets delayed because he has car trouble.The girls entertain her while waiting for Nick.They find out she wants to remove them from Nicks care,so they try to convince her of changing her mind by telling her of there many adventures and how Nick has helped them,in the end the girls are allowed to stay.

S2E11 - Guess Who's Coming To Slumber? 1988-01-08

Marva runs for class president and stoops to her competitors levels by making false promises.Meanwhile Patty steals a dying racehorse.

S2E12 - Sweet 16 1988-01-15

The Cuban missile crisis hits the girls full blast as Russia threatens to attack the United States. Nick decides to build a bomb shelter when Mickey becomes afraid of being vaporized.Diane plans a very emotional sweet 16 party, with the idea of creating harmony with Russia.