Rags to Riches

Name: Rags to Riches
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Rating: 8.4
Cast: Tisha Campbell, Joseph Bologna, Heidi Zeigler, Douglas Seale, Kimiko Gelman

1987

★★★★☆ 8.4/10

📺 2 Seasons

🎬 20 Episodes

📅 Ended

🌐 EN

⏱️ 30 min/episode

ComedyDrama

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.

Seasons

Season 1

1987 • 8 Episodes

A wealthy businessman decides to soften his "cutthroat" image by adopting some children. He winds up adopting six girls and isn't prepared for the problems that come with them.

Season 2

1987 • 12 Episodes

This is the second season opener.Diane stupidly donates Elvis's guitar to a celebrity auction to save face with Amy Hillerman,when she doesn't 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.