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COLLECTION · Series · 1984

It's Your Move

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. IT'S YOUR MOVE is an American sitcom starring Jason Bateman, Tricia Cast, Caren Kaye, Ernie Sabella, David Garrison, and Garrett Morris. The show originally aired on NBC from 1984 to 1985.

Source: TMDB
* 7.2 (5)Comedy
Creators
Michael G. Moye · Ron Leavitt
Studios
NBC · Embassy Television
Runtime
30 min/ep
Release
26/09/1984
Score
7.2 / 10 (5)

Awards and nominations

  • Best New Comedy or Drama Television Series
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Seasons and episodes
Season 1
Season 1
18 episodes · 1984
Pilot
Episode 1. Pilot
1984-09-26 · 30 min

Imagine J.R. Ewing at the age of 14. That's Matthew Burton. Imagine Matthew Burton 20 years on. That's Norman Lamb. When Norman moves into the apartment across the hall and takes a shine to Mrs Burton, Matthew moves into action with a…

Put to the Test
Episode 2. Put to the Test
1984-10-03 · 30 min

Matt's plans to sell answers to an upcoming English test hit a snag when his teacher goes on maternity leave.

Dating Games
Episode 3. Dating Games
1984-10-17 · 30 min

In a rare righteous moment, Matt assures his friend Eli of a date with Julie to the Harvest Ball. Julie has no intention of dating 'this lower life-form', forcing Matt into his bag of tricks to save face.

Night Work
Episode 4. Night Work
1984-10-24 · 30 min

For the first time in his young life, con-artist Matt meets resistance to his devious courting strategies, which are complicated by some clever monkey business from his new neighbour, Norman.

Pajama Party
Episode 5. Pajama Party
1984-10-31 · 30 min

Matt and Eli plan their greatest conspiracy - bugging Julie's pajama party!

Love Letters
Episode 6. Love Letters
1984-11-14 · 30 min

Romance may be slipping through Matt and Norman's fingers as a web of suspicion surrounds love letters each receives from supposed secret admirers

Dad and Me
Episode 7. Dad and Me
1984-11-21 · 30 min

When burglars clean out the Burtons' apartment, Matt and Norman are forced into an unlikely partnership - posing as father and son on a TV game show in the hope of furniture...

The Rival
Episode 8. The Rival
1984-11-28 · 30 min

Matt is determined to break up his mother's and Norman's relationship and hits on a scheme guaranteed to drive Norman into a jealous rage - a trait his mother despises in men.

Top Dog
Episode 9. Top Dog
1984-12-05 · 30 min

Matthew finds he has created a monster when his scheme to prevent Norman from replacing his retiring teacher goes horribly wrong.

Don't Leave Home Without It
Episode 10. Don't Leave Home Without It
1984-12-12 · 30 min

When Norman gets a new credit card, it means two things - a romantic weekend alone with Eileen and freedom from Matt's economic clutches.

The Christmas Show
Episode 11. The Christmas Show
1984-12-19 · 30 min

The Burton family is poised to celebrate their Christmas in their traditional fashion, complete with Christmas-day bowling, guacamole, and picking up the San Diego channel on their aluminum Christmas tree. Norman, however, has more…

The Dregs of Humanity (1)
Episode 12. The Dregs of Humanity (1)
1985-01-02 · 30 min

The band Matt and Eli put together for the school dance creates an impression that is out of this world, and trouble that leaves the boys' bones ratling.

The Dregs of Humanity (2)
Episode 13. The Dregs of Humanity (2)
1985-01-09 · 30 min

The apparant success of Matt and Eli's ""band"" hits a snag when various money-hungry lowlifes sue the nonexistant group for 25 million dollars. In order to save face, Matt and Norman collaborate on a way to kill-off the band by driving…

Caught in the Act
Episode 14. Caught in the Act
1985-01-26 · 30 min

Eileen's image of her perfect son is permanently shattered after his scheme to get her a well-deserved pay-rise backfires.

Eli's Song
Episode 15. Eli's Song
1985-02-02 · 30 min

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. A Woman Is Just a Woman
1985-02-09 · 30 min

When Eileen turns down a marriage proposal, opting for Norman's affections over fame and fortune, Norman feels obliged to make an equally noble gesture.

The Experts
Episode 17. The Experts
1985-02-16 · 30 min

Acting on Matt's financial advice, Norman and Dwight make a killing on the stock market. But rather than dining out on their new-found wealth, they soon find themselves singing for their supper.

Goodbye, Farewell, and Amen
Episode 18. Goodbye, Farewell, and Amen
1985-02-23 · 30 min

The story of Julie Burton, a cheerleader. But, strangely enough, a cheerleader without cheer. For a perverse crime is about to strike Julie down. A crime from the hands of one she trusted.

Cast by season
Jason Bateman
Jason Bateman
Matthew Burton
David Garrison
David Garrison
Norman Lamb
Caren Kaye
Caren Kaye
Eileen Burton
Tricia Cast
Tricia Cast
Julie Burton
Ernie Sabella
Ernie Sabella
Lou Donatelli
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Adam Sadowsky
Eli
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