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Rags to Riches

When Nick Foley, a self-made millionaire from New Jersey, decides to manipulate his image for a business merger, he adopts 6 orphan girls who refuse to be split up and makes sure the press is there to catch every glowing moment--meanwhile planning to stick them in a boarding school after his success. But raising 6 girls is far from easy; they keep him on the edge of his last nerve. When things go awry, he starts to take notice of them as people instead of a group. He soon changes his mind about the school and decides to keep them around permanently, and he tries to smooth out his rough edges to become a role-model parent, which takes much time and love. The girls go through their own troubles as they adapt to a having an adult who is actually trying. Used to being on their own, they make a lot of adult decisions without asking Nick, from buying a food truck to making a trek to Vegas to retrieve Elvis' guitar, and putting themselves often at risk. Nick is there to save the day, and the girls always learn valuable life lessons. Set in 1961, this Family Musical Dramedy features period songs rewritten to fit plotlines, and is one show not to miss. Musical Dramady one not to miss.

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Cast & Crew See All

Joseph Bologna
Nick Foley
Tisha Campbell
Marva Foley
Blanca de Garr
Patty Foley

Season 2 Episode Guide See All

Episode 1

Vegas Rock

Fri, Sep 18, 1987

The Girls travel to Vegas in hopes of obtaining Elvis's guitar for a school auction, all the while dodging their Stepfather Nick, who's in town as well.

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Awards

  • 1988 - Young Artist Award - Best Young Actress Under Ten Years of Age in Television or Motion Pictures - winner
  • 1988 - Young Artist Award - Exceptional Performance by a Young Actress in a Television Comedy Series - nominated
  • 1988 - Young Artist Award - Best Family Comedy Series - nominated

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