It's Your Move
Enrapturing high school grifter Matt Burton may finally have met his match when his widowed mother begins dating their new apartment building 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.
- 1984-1985
- 1 season
- NBC
- Comedy
Enrapturing high school grifter Matt Burton may finally have met his match when his widowed mother begins dating their new apartment building 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.
Season 1 Episode Guide
18 Episodes 1984 - 1985
Episode 1
Pilot
Wed, Sep 26, 1984 30 mins
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
Put to the Test
Wed, Oct 3, 1984 30 mins
Matt's successful business selling answer keys to classmates is thrown a curve when Norman is hired as the substitute teacher.
Episode 3
Dating Games
Wed, Oct 17, 1984 30 mins
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
Night Work
Wed, Oct 24, 1984 30 mins
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
Pajama Party
Wed, Oct 31, 1984 30 mins
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
Love Letters
Wed, Nov 14, 1984 30 mins
Distrust trumps romance when Norman and Matt both receive love letters from secret admirers.
Episode 7
Dad and Me
Wed, Nov 21, 1984 30 mins
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
The Rival
Wed, Nov 28, 1984 30 mins
Matt hires a handsome actor to fall into Eileen's life, sure that this will make Norman act jealous and insecure.
Episode 9
Top Dog
Wed, Dec 5, 1984 30 mins
Matt's teacher disappears. Matt hires a fake replacement so Norman won't get the job.
Episode 10
Don't Leave Home Without It
Wed, Dec 12, 1984 30 mins
Matt cancels Norman's new credit card right before Norman leaves for a secret vacation with Matt's mother.
Episode 11
The Christmas Show
Wed, Dec 19, 1984 30 mins
Norman doesn't feel that everyone else has the proper Christmas spirit.
Episode 12
The Dregs of Humanity: Part 1
Wed, Jan 2, 1985 30 mins
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
The Dregs of Humanity: Part 2
Wed, Jan 9, 1985 30 mins
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
Caught in the Act
Sat, Jan 26, 1985 30 mins
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
Eli's Song
Sat, Feb 2, 1985 30 mins
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
Sat, Feb 9, 1985 30 mins
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
The Experts
Sat, Feb 16, 1985 30 mins
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
Goodbye, Farewell, and Amen
Sat, Feb 23, 1985 30 mins
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.