[1] Silver Spoons was created by Martin Cohan,[2] Howard Leeds and Ben Starr.

Ricky recognizes that his father needs to grow up; Edward thinks his son is too uptight and needs to have more fun while he is still young.

Stratton's personal assistant, Kate Summers (Erin Gray), is often the voice of reason.

During the series' early years, Ricky befriends "bad boy" Derek Taylor (Jason Bateman, seasons 1–2), smooth-talking "cowboy" J.T.

Although the location of the show took place was fictional Mockingbird Lane, Shallow Springs, Long Island New York, the brick Tudor period mansion shown in the opening credits (representing the Stratton mansion) is actually a private residence located in Warwickshire, England.

Before Silver Spoons, it was used in the 1977 Disney film Candleshoe, starring Helen Hayes, Jodie Foster and David Niven.

[5] Reruns of Silver Spoons aired as a part of NBC's daytime schedule in the summer of 1985.

[6] FamilyNet (now The Cowboy Channel) aired reruns of the series nightly, until June 30, 2017, when the network underwent a programming format change the following day.

Antenna TV began airing reruns of the series starting in January 2018,[7] as well as GAC Family on October 4, 2021.

On June 19, 2007, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment released the first season of Silver Spoons on DVD in Region 1.