• 1984
  • 30m
It's Your Move

Summary Matt Burton may have met his match when his widowed mother begins dating their new neighbor Norman who's wise to Matt's schemes and attempts to foil every one of them hoping to set his would be stepson on the straight and narrow. View more details

  • 1984
  • 30m

It's Your Move

Directed : Unknown

Written : Unknown

Stars : Jason Bateman Ernie Sabella Caren Kaye Tricia Cast

All cast & crew

8.2

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Genres : Comedy

Release date : Sep 25, 1984

Countries of origin : United States

Language : English

Production companies : Embassy Television

Summary Matt Burton may have met his match when his widowed mother begins dating their new neighbor Norman who's wise to Matt's schemes and attempts to foil every one of them hoping to set his would be stepson on the straight and narrow. View more details

Details

Genres : Comedy

Release date : Sep 25, 1984

Countries of origin : United States

Language : English

Production companies : Embassy Television

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Episodes

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Episode 1 • Sep 25, 1984
Pilot
Enterprising Matt runs various scams, using a vacant apartment as his base. He meets his match when quick-witted writer Norman moves in and begins dating Matt's mother Eileen. Matt disapproves and is intent on driving them apart.
Episode 2 • Oct 02, 1984
Put to the Test
Matt's successful business selling answer keys to classmates is thrown a curve when Norman is hired as the substitute teacher.
Episode 3 • Oct 16, 1984
Dating Games
Matt's older sister Julie rejects Eli's invitation to the school dance. While Matt is engrossed in choosing his own date, his best friend Eli turns to Norman for dating advice.
Episode 4 • Oct 23, 1984
Night Work
Matt struggles to impress Stacey, the hottest girl in school. Secretive about his new night job, all is revealed when Norman collides with Matt on his"big date".
Episode 5 • Oct 30, 1984
Pajama Party
Matt's party plans are ruined after Julie hijacks the apartment for her slumber party. Realizing the revenge potential of Julie's "slam book", he schemes to discover it's hiding place.
Episode 6 • Nov 13, 1984
Love Letters
Distrust trumps romance when Norman and Matt both receive love letters from secret admirers.
Episode 7 • Nov 20, 1984
Dad and Me
Eileen asks Norman to keep an eye on Matt, while she's out of town with Julie. After thieves clean out the Burton apartment, Norman and Matt join forces to win prizes on the game show "Dad and Me".
Episode 8 • Nov 27, 1984
The Rival
Matt hires a handsome actor to fall into Eileen's life, sure that this will make Norman act jealous and insecure.
Episode 9 • Dec 04, 1984
Top Dog
Matt's teacher disappears. Matt hires a fake replacement so Norman won't get the job.
Episode 10 • Dec 11, 1984
Don't Leave Home Without It
Matt cancels Norman's new credit card right before Norman leaves for a secret vacation with Matt's mother.
Episode 11 • Dec 18, 1984
The Christmas Show
Norman doesn't feel that everyone else has the proper Christmas spirit.
Episode 12 • Jan 01, 1985
The Dregs of Humanity: Part 1
When financial problems affect booking a band for the school dance, Matt and Eli create a fake band - The Dregs of Humanity. Things get sticky when Norman asks to interview the band for an article he has pitched to a local magazine.
Episode 13 • Jan 08, 1985
The Dregs of Humanity: Part 2
When Norman's article is published, the Dregs popularity explodes. Matt and Eli are swamped with offers for high paying gigs, and fans clamoring to meet the band. Scammers crawl out of the woodwork, wanting their piece of the pie.
Episode 14 • Jan 25, 1985
Caught in the Act
When Eileen says that her boss is being difficult and giving her a raise. Matt decides to do something and Norman gives him an idea of how he can do it. But when he is caught, Eileen finally learns just what Matt's been doing. And when she asks Norman to talk to him he gloats but she hears him and he ends up in the dog house.
Episode 15 • Feb 01, 1985
Eli's Song
When a reluctant Norman is appointed coach of the high school's losing soccer team, Matt persuades him to give Eli the opportunity of a lifetime and make him second-string goalie.
Episode 16 • Feb 08, 1985
A Woman Is Just a Woman
When an old boyfriend of Eileen's who's rich among other things returns, her children are happy at the prospect but Norman feels that he's going to lose her cause he doesn't have what her ex has. But to everyone's surprise, she chooses Norman. Awhile later they learn that her ex found another girl and married her in a lavish wedding and Norman still feels inadequate. But when an ex shows up, Norman decides show Eileen how much he cares about her by rebuffing an ex in front of her but Matthew upon learning of the plan decides to make a little alteration that shocks Norman too.
Episode 17 • Feb 15, 1985
The Experts
On Matt's advice, Norman and Principal Ellis make a successful investment in the stock market. Fortunes fall when they get cocky, and a talent contest is their only option to raise cash.
Episode 18 • Feb 22, 1985
Goodbye, Farewell, and Amen
Classic whodunit when someone sabotages Julie at the school's yearly cheer-leading auditions. Matt and Eli play detective, as they test theories, interrogating Julie's so-called friends and rivals.
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