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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.
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Episodes by season
Season01
- S01E01
PilotSeptember 26, 1984—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 t - S01E02
Put to the TestOctober 3, 1984—Matt's plans to sell answers to an upcoming English test hit a snag when his teacher goes on maternity leave. - S01E03
Dating GamesOctober 17, 1984—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 low - S01E04
Night WorkOctober 24, 1984—For the first time in his young life, con-artist Matt meets resistance to his devious courting strategies, which are complicated by some cle - S01E05
Pajama PartyOctober 31, 1984—Matt and Eli plan their greatest conspiracy - bugging Julie's pajama party! - S01E06
Love LettersNovember 14, 1984—Romance may be slipping through Matt and Norman's fingers as a web of suspicion surrounds love letters each receives from supposed secret ad - S01E07
Dad and MeNovember 21, 1984—When burglars clean out the Burtons' apartment, Matt and Norman are forced into an unlikely partnership - posing as father and son on a TV g - S01E08
The RivalNovember 28, 1984—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 - - S01E09
Top DogDecember 5, 1984—Matthew finds he has created a monster when his scheme to prevent Norman from replacing his retiring teacher goes horribly wrong. - S01E10
Don't Leave Home Without ItDecember 12, 1984—When Norman gets a new credit card, it means two things - a romantic weekend alone with Eileen and freedom from Matt's economic clutches. - S01E11
The Christmas ShowDecember 19, 1984—The Burton family is poised to celebrate their Christmas in their traditional fashion, complete with Christmas-day bowling, guacamole, and p - S01E12
The Dregs of Humanity (1)January 2, 1985—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' b - S01E13
The Dregs of Humanity (2)January 9, 1985—The apparant success of Matt and Eli's ""band"" hits a snag when various money-hungry lowlifes sue the nonexistant group for 25 million doll - S01E14
Caught in the ActJanuary 26, 1985—Eileen's image of her perfect son is permanently shattered after his scheme to get her a well-deserved pay-rise backfires. - S01E15
Eli's SongFebruary 2, 1985—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 life - S01E16A Woman Is Just a WomanFebruary 9, 1985—When Eileen turns down a marriage proposal, opting for Norman's affections over fame and fortune, Norman feels obliged to make an equally no
- S01E17
The ExpertsFebruary 16, 1985—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 wealt - S01E18
Goodbye, Farewell, and AmenFebruary 23, 1985—The story of Julie Burton, a cheerleader. But, strangely enough, a cheerleader without cheer. For a perverse crime is about to strike Julie
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