silver spoons
New on DVD this week -- and new in my house this week -- is 1980s sitcom classic "Silver Spoons."
I barely remember the show, especially the early years, but while watching episodes this weekend, I'm finding it to be somewhere in between "Family Ties" and "Punky Brewster," in terms of quality.
It's got that kid-friendly tone and focus, but at least a token effort was made to have the show appeal to adults as well, meaning it translates a little better 20-some years later, even if the fashions don't.
I think the fashions are my favorite part -- I love the preppy sweater vests sported by the male characters in almost every scene, and it's too much fun to mock the disastrous dresses worn by Erin Grey in, well, almost every scene.