"Rags To Riches"
Buisness is Buisness
April 5, 1987 Season 1 Episode 5

Genre: Comedy / Family
Creator: Bernie Kukoff
Writer: Susan Goldberg and Bernie Kukoff
Directed by: Daniel Cahn
Plot Synopsis: A self made millionaire from Hoboken Nick
Foley needs to change his image fast. To acquire a family image
this playboy needs to do a complete 180. In a stroke of genius deduction
he decides to adopt six orphan girls. He takes them to live in his
Bel-Air mansion. After his idea backfires in a complete deal breaker,
he realizes it wasn't that important anyway and he asks the girls
to stay permanently.
The show was set in 1961 and focused on the girls misadventures
and problems they faced growing up in the 60s from small dances
to the Cuban Missile Crisis. This show was a first in television
history as it was the first and only to incorporate music into the
plot line. A television musical featuring music from the 50s and
60s rewritten to fit the plot.
Marva wants to start her own business,Nick says he won't help her.Marva
does it anyways,now she's in the food business.Her perfect calculations
however hadn't 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
Episode Cast
Sue Ball ... Marnie
Sarah Buxton ... Amy Hillerman
Jeff Harlan ... Marty
John Christy Ewing ... Mr. Donovan
Heather McAdam ... Nina
Sandy Ward ... Al Schweikert
Joseph Bologna ... Nick Foley
Kimiko Gelman ... Rose Foley
Bridget Michele ... Diane Foley
Sandy Ward ....Al Schweikert
Jeff Harlan
Ken Osmond .... Skip
Fabian ....Rusty
Produced by: Daniel Cahn
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