Perfect Strangers (TV series)

Perfect Strangers
Intertitle for Seasons 3–8
Created byDale McRaven
Directed by
  • Joel Zwick (seasons 1–7)
  • Various (seasons 1 & 7–8)
StarringBronson Pinchot
Mark Linn-Baker
Lise Cutter
Ernie Sabella
Belita Moreno
Melanie Wilson
Rebeca Arthur
Sam Anderson
Theme music composerJesse Frederick
Bennett Salvay
Opening theme"Nothing's Gonna Stop Me Now", performed by David Pomeranz
Ending theme"Nothing's Gonna Stop Me Now" (instrumental), composed by
Jesse Frederick &
Bennett Salvay (seasons 1–7)
ComposersJesse Frederick &
Bennett Salvay (seasons 1–2; alternating, seasons 3–7)
Steven Chesne
(alternating, seasons 3–8)
Gary Boren
(alternating, seasons 7–8)
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons8
No. of episodes150 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producersDavid Salzman
Thomas L. Miller
Robert L. Boyett
Dale McRaven (season 1)
William Bickley
Michael Warren (seasons 6–8)
Paula A. Roth (seasons 7–8)
Camera setupFilm; Multi-camera
Running timeapprox. 24½ minutes
Production companiesMiller-Boyett Productions
Lorimar-Telepictures (1986–88)
Lorimar Television (1988–1993)
Original release
NetworkABC
ReleaseMarch 25, 1986 (1986-03-25) –
August 6, 1993 (1993-08-06)
Related
Family Matters (1989–1998)
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Perfect Strangers is an American sitcom that ran for eight seasons, from March 25, 1986, to August 6, 1993, on the ABC television network. Created by Dale McRaven, the series chronicles the rocky coexistence of midwestern American Larry Appleton (Mark Linn-Baker) and his distant cousin from eastern Mediterranean Europe, Balki Bartokomous (Bronson Pinchot).

Originally airing on Tuesdays for the short six-episode first season in the spring of 1986, it moved to Wednesdays in prime time in the fall of 1986. It remained on Wednesdays until March 1988, when it was moved to Fridays. The show found its niche there as the anchor for ABC's original TGIF Friday-night lineup, though it aired on Saturdays for a short time in 1992.