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.
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.
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.
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.
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... ✌️
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 🔥
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!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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".
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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
Would this be somewhat similar to firing Jaleel White from Family Matters because he became popular? So popular he became the star of the show. If I'm not mistaken, he was originally a throw away character for an episode or so. Boy, did those plans change.😂
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.
They wanted to give him a spin off, but the creator had final say and blocked the show runners from doing it. They made "It's Your Move" in it's place. Which beyond David Garrison as the adult lead, felt like a precursor to Married with Children. As the Spoons and Move show runners later went on to create the only hit the young Fox Network had. I dunno, maybe Tracy Ullman counts
“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. 📻🙂
That’s such a lame excuse!! Too popular?! They really could have kept him. Dumb executives were not representing the primary demographic of this show - preteen/ teen girls!!
I'm not so sure why they fired him..i like Silver Spoons. They got rid of him. Just because He's too popular and too successful. Foolish reasons to get rid of someone. Shame on those directors and producers. They should've been investigated, sued, and fired. If they got cleared of any wrong doing there's no justice.
I think it's terrible they let him go. They could have shown another side of Derek...like if Ricky was feeling bad about something...Derek would have been the friend he can turn too. Was It's Your Move a spinoff of Silver Spoons? If they couldn't keep him on Silver Spoons, they should have spun his character off and put him in the time slot under Silver Spoons.
I was under the impression that the Schroeder people, namely, Ricky‘s mother, thought that Jason Bateman was taking too much attention away from her son. That’s the reason that Jason was fired.
@@retrocereal I agree with you. And because he was getting popular, Jason Bateman willingly sought out better career opportunities in various movie and TV projects outside of Silver Spoons. The sitcom Valerie aka The Hogan Family in 1986 and the film sequel Teen Wolf Too in 1987.
@@chazarcola7639 I cannot help but suspect that the above negative comment versus Ricky Schroeder's mother and other representatives may be politically motivated due to his current politics as a Republican actor.
I thought it was 1982 - 1987? Unless new episodes aired into 87 after being filmed in late 86? It was 5 seasons. Not that it matters, but that is the info on the years it initially aired. Loved this show. I wish there was something out there explaining why after season 5 it was canceled without a proper ending to series. If it was a ratings drop, fine I get that but it would be nice on a behind the scenes look into what all happened then.
Loved that show So stuck in the 80s. Even now Bateman was great So was It's Your Move Cancelled too soon Bateman and friends Podcast Smartless Possibly forward this video 😄 Jason will appreciate lol
I absolutely LOVED SS and Ricky Schroeder aka: The Ricker.. I had his teenbeat posters all over my walls and closet doors.. And actually my very first boyfriend looked ALOT like Ricky Schroeder.. The blonde hair blue eyes.. He lived just up the street and our first “date” we watched the first Rocky movie on BETA lol!! And our song was Chicagos “You’re the Inspiration”.. actually it was in my head that it was our sing because the blonde boy reminded me of him lol! All of this occurred when I was in 2nd grade so the date was an after school/after homework hang out and my aunt (who’s more like sister since we’re so close in age) was our after school sitter lol!! But it was as quick and as innocent as you’d expect for first bf’s.. we held hands under the blanket but you never forget your first boy/girlfriend..❤️
I watched the show. I think the 1st season was so funny!. LOL!!! If it was to open the door for him to get James Cooper on Little House, then I think it was a good move. I wish that the DVD set was available.
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 😅
The problem that I had with the Derek character yes he was popular but he was also an annoying smart ass that always got Ricky into trouble and I always hated TV characters that were unlikable A-holes. From what I read yeah Derek seemed to be overshadowing Ricky's character in popularity and that Ricky Schroeder's mother might have talked to the series producers about that which was why Derek was written off. I watched this back in the 80's in the hour long block Sundays with Punky Brewster and all the girls in my class had a crush on Schroeder, revisiting this some years ago on Tubi it has not aged well and is full of all the 1980's cliche sitcom tropes.
Bad move to let him go. To popular is a nice problem to have. You go with who is hot not your art. This is T.V. Theres no room for pride. Could you imagine the producers of Family matters saying let's dump Urkil and stay true to the original premise of the show.
great point! and urkil undoubtedly made that show popular though he doesn't exist without the show. so it was nice to see them not get too precious with "my visionnnnnnnnn".
@@chazarcola7639 pride as in, being so stuck on what you are SURE is great, and your 'vision', that you are immune to other ideas, or how your audience receives things, or collaboration, etc. for instance. the original star wars was so great because they let the actors collaborate, change some lines, add some lines, and offer other ideas. if it had remained the original version (often times due to stubbornness/conceit/pridefulness), it wouldn't have been nearly as good or done so well. it's that adage of thinking you are the expert in everything and too good for other's opinions and above even constructive criticism. you actually can remain true to your vision while also taking on constructive crit. (movies, TV, writing, etc). it's how you grow and hone your craft. but a lot of people just get butthurt or refuse any of that. aka: pride.
I liked Silver Spoons and It's Your Move. Jason Bateman's character in both shows were similar. They were both manipulating and sneaky and I think he was a bad influence on Ricky(the character), although I'm sure the hijinks would have been funny. Giving him his own shown let him go almost unchecked and was even better than being a mischievous sidekick.
He was the reason I watched.. Ricky and Alfonso were dull..I looked forward to Its Your Move, but it was terrible, but it’s no surprise he transitioned into an adult actor.. He’s quite talented..
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.
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.
I think they should have Kept Jason Bateman. I think letting someone go just because they’re too popular is bad
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.
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 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.
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 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
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.
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
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!
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.
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.
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.
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
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
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.
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.
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!!!!!
so Bateman could have been Obi-Wan with "It's Your Move"
Great video!!! Thanks ENC. It seems like silly excuse to me being "too popular"
Yeah, it seems a bit silly to me as well
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.
Good to hear you again ENC.
Thanks!
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!
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
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).
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.
Long time no see ❤
Its been a while since I have done a shorter video for sure!
I used to watch "It's your move." I always remembered Steve Steve the pet peeve from Married with children.
So they remove a character that's "too popular" and replace him with another character that's even MORE popular? (Alfonso Ribiero)
Things turnded out well for JB so its all good
Indeed!
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.
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.
It sounds like something he'd put on his resume to explain a hole. "I was just too popular!"
lol!
I loved watching Silver Spoons.😊
Me too!
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.
My brother loved his character! I did too! When he-and the actor who played JT left it wasn’t as good.
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 set him on a path of success
Yes!
Great video!
Thanks!
I did watched silver spoon in the back in the 80s of course!!! I was teenager that time
Excelent video!
Thanks!
Weird reason…perhaps a little suspect and maybe there’s more to this story 🤔 They didn’t seem to mind when Steve Urkel took over his show.
Ill bet anything that the only one who wasn’t upset about this was Alfonso
After the show moved from Universal, it was on the same soundstage as Facts of Life.
Note that the ratings declined after Jason was fired.
Bad move for all involved.
Bateman literally stole every scene he was in.. so funny
He was showing up Ricky who never quite recovered from mouthing other people's dialogue...and he wasnt as funny as Jason.
Another great video!
Thanks!
Would this be somewhat similar to firing Jaleel White from Family Matters because he became popular? So popular he became the star of the show. If I'm not mistaken, he was originally a throw away character for an episode or so. Boy, did those plans change.😂
But they didn't offer Jaleel White
his own starring sitcom apart from Family Matters. Regardless, he chose
to stay on board the original show.
LOL! Yes they did!
Well done! Great video!
Thanks. Hope to see you and Dave again in August sometime
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.
Jason Bateman was fired because he was a better actor!
Rickey and Jason made a cute couple.
I loved the show and both characters.
it's your move was a really clever and fun show it was very entertaining and original.
They wanted to give him a spin off, but the creator had final say and blocked the show runners from doing it. They made "It's Your Move" in it's place. Which beyond David Garrison as the adult lead, felt like a precursor to Married with Children. As the Spoons and Move show runners later went on to create the only hit the young Fox Network had. I dunno, maybe Tracy Ullman counts
Erin Grey was a bombshell. Especially on Buck Rogers on NBC.
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!!!
Valerie Harper got fired from Valerie aka The Hogan Family
Spoons is our fav show. Always love it. I always wondered why Leonard was replaced by whats his name
They could have kept him, all they had to do is cut back on his screen time.
“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
That’s such a lame excuse!! Too popular?! They really could have kept him. Dumb executives were not representing the primary demographic of this show - preteen/ teen girls!!
I think so too!
"It's Your Move" lead prototyped Ferris Bueller.
Bateman basically just played Derek all over again on that show.
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He do little house before silver spoons or after?
That was before. He played "James". I think it was right before.
I'm not so sure why they fired him..i like Silver Spoons. They got rid of him. Just because He's too popular and too successful. Foolish reasons to get rid of someone. Shame on those directors and producers. They should've been investigated, sued, and fired. If they got cleared of any wrong doing there's no justice.
I think it's terrible they let him go. They could have shown another side of Derek...like if Ricky was feeling bad about something...Derek would have been the friend he can turn too. Was It's Your Move a spinoff of Silver Spoons? If they couldn't keep him on Silver Spoons, they should have spun his character off and put him in the time slot under Silver Spoons.
I dont think it was a spin off. But I'm not sure
Well done 🎉
Thanks!
El era más popular que el protagonista, como Carlton Banks que opacó a Will Smith
Flipping through feed..."Gaza, Israel, Gaza, Israel, Gaz...JASON BATEMAN WAS FIRED FROM SILVER SPOONS!?!" click
😂 I know what you mean 😅❤
I was under the impression that the Schroeder people, namely, Ricky‘s mother, thought that Jason Bateman was taking too much attention away from her son. That’s the reason that Jason was fired.
So it's all poor Ricky Schroeder's fault ??
Are you ultimately blaming him ???
He was getting popular.
@@retrocereal I agree with you.
And because he was getting popular,
Jason Bateman willingly sought out
better career opportunities in various
movie and TV projects outside of Silver Spoons. The sitcom Valerie aka The Hogan Family in 1986 and the film sequel Teen Wolf Too in 1987.
@@chazarcola7639 I cannot help but suspect that the above negative comment versus Ricky Schroeder's mother and other representatives may be politically motivated due to his current politics as a Republican actor.
I thought that was kind of a strange reason why they let him go
I thought it was 1982 - 1987? Unless new episodes aired into 87 after being filmed in late 86? It was 5 seasons. Not that it matters, but that is the info on the years it initially aired. Loved this show. I wish there was something out there explaining why after season 5 it was canceled without a proper ending to series. If it was a ratings drop, fine I get that but it would be nice on a behind the scenes look into what all happened then.
Loved that show
So stuck in the 80s. Even now
Bateman was great
So was It's Your Move
Cancelled too soon
Bateman and friends Podcast Smartless
Possibly forward this video 😄
Jason will appreciate lol
That would be cool if they did!
From Derek Taylor to Marty Bryde
Good writing makes a good show! I watched this show to. I think the writers could have remedied the situation.
No that’s not a good reason to let him go ..I watched silver spoon back when the show came on as syndication many years ago ..
I absolutely LOVED SS and Ricky Schroeder aka: The Ricker.. I had his teenbeat posters all over my walls and closet doors.. And actually my very first boyfriend looked ALOT like Ricky Schroeder.. The blonde hair blue eyes.. He lived just up the street and our first “date” we watched the first Rocky movie on BETA lol!! And our song was Chicagos “You’re the Inspiration”.. actually it was in my head that it was our sing because the blonde boy reminded me of him lol! All of this occurred when I was in 2nd grade so the date was an after school/after homework hang out and my aunt (who’s more like sister since we’re so close in age) was our after school sitter lol!! But it was as quick and as innocent as you’d expect for first bf’s.. we held hands under the blanket but you never forget your first boy/girlfriend..❤️
Thanks for sharing. Awesome story!!!!
oh no, that's gonna ruin his whole career
I watched the show. I think the 1st season was so funny!. LOL!!! If it was to open the door for him to get James Cooper on Little House, then I think it was a good move. I wish that the DVD set was available.
I've always liked that show back then but I don't think that was a fair enough reason put him off the show he was always very funny j
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 😅
Yeah ... I vaguely remember him now. Lol. I never realized he was in it.
The REAL reason!? Was there a fake one out there all this time?
Jason Bateman is doing alright today. Yes, I remember the show. I remember a lot of bad TV from my youth.
Oh no! Did you not like the show?
@@retrocereal.. I was 20 something when the show aired. I had other things on my mind. (if ya know what I mean)
@@stoneyll I see. Understandable.
I liked your analysis, but the whole time I kept thinking, "What's the frequency Kenneth?"!
The problem that I had with the Derek character yes he was popular but he was also an annoying smart ass that always got Ricky into trouble and I always hated TV characters that were unlikable A-holes. From what I read yeah Derek seemed to be overshadowing Ricky's character in popularity and that Ricky Schroeder's mother might have talked to the series producers about that which was why Derek was written off. I watched this back in the 80's in the hour long block Sundays with Punky Brewster and all the girls in my class had a crush on Schroeder, revisiting this some years ago on Tubi it has not aged well and is full of all the 1980's cliche sitcom tropes.
Seems to have worked out OK for him.
For sure!!!
Jason Bateman is a good actor but he's basically like the same guy in every movie. I want to see him stretch. I mean really stretch
That one of my show 🙀💕 Erin Gray was so hot. Yeah, I want my own arcade game like in the front room😂😂
Erin Gray was smokin
Bad move to let him go. To popular is a nice problem to have. You go with who is hot not your art. This is T.V. Theres no room for pride. Could you imagine the producers of Family matters saying let's dump Urkil and stay true to the original premise of the show.
How did "PRIDE" play any role in
this situation ???
great point! and urkil undoubtedly made that show popular though he doesn't exist without the show. so it was nice to see them not get too precious with "my visionnnnnnnnn".
@@chazarcola7639 pride as in, being so stuck on what you are SURE is great, and your 'vision', that you are immune to other ideas, or how your audience receives things, or collaboration, etc.
for instance. the original star wars was so great because they let the actors collaborate, change some lines, add some lines, and offer other ideas. if it had remained the original version (often times due to stubbornness/conceit/pridefulness), it wouldn't have been nearly as good or done so well.
it's that adage of thinking you are the expert in everything and too good for other's opinions and above even constructive criticism. you actually can remain true to your vision while also taking on constructive crit. (movies, TV, writing, etc). it's how you grow and hone your craft. but a lot of people just get butthurt or refuse any of that. aka: pride.
@@lurklingX
"PRIDE" on the part of whom ???
My favorite episode was when Menudo was on and did a song
I somewhat remember that now that you mention it.
@@retrocereal Ricky was trying to impress a blonde hair girl but she had a crush on Ricky in the band
@@TheIcecaps Interesting
I liked Silver Spoons and It's Your Move. Jason Bateman's character in both shows were similar. They were both manipulating and sneaky and I think he was a bad influence on Ricky(the character), although I'm sure the hijinks would have been funny. Giving him his own shown let him go almost unchecked and was even better than being a mischievous sidekick.
I didn't know he was fired?!? I thought he got a better 🤔 gig or something...
That's what I was thinking as well.
He was the reason I watched.. Ricky and Alfonso were dull..I looked forward to Its Your Move, but it was terrible, but it’s no surprise he transitioned into an adult actor.. He’s quite talented..
He is very talented. His adult carrer is great.
‘It’s Your Move’ was good until his mother found out about the pranking and trolling he was doing!
Jason got fired because he would not have sex with Ricky like Alfonso did
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