It's Your Move - Ep. 1 The Pilot Part 2

I remember loving this show when it came out (I was 12) and found the episodes online a few years ago. The show stars Jason Bateman as a scheming young man going up against his new neighbor who also happens to like his mom. In this first episode, you may recognize a very young River Phoenix in the opening scene.

Pilot

First aired: 9/26/1984

Imagine J.R. Ewing at the age of 14. That's Matthew Burton. Imagine Matthew Burton 20 years older. That's Norman Lamb. When Norman moves into the apartment across the hall and takes a shine to Mrs. Burton, Matthew moves into action with a fiendish opening gambit. Will it soon be checkmate, or has Matthew finally met his match?

Writer: Ron Leavitt, Michael G. Moye
Director: Peter Bonerz
Guest star: Adam Jay Sadowsky (Eli) , Beto Lovato (Manuel), River Phoenix (Brian)

Category:

Comedy

Tags:

• It's
• Your
• Move
• Jason
• Bateman
• David
• Garrison
• Tricia
• Cast
• Caren
• Kaye

[onemorebrando]

Bateman must've been born with comic timing. Looks like Michael Bluth as a child!

[shaunbolen]

jason bateman is so cute and a great actor

[martyandspincity]

I think I'm watching mike fox in family ties.,

Jason Bateman looks really similar with him, who played Alex in family ties.

I just surprised at the fact that Jason Bateman was 15 when this episode first aired.

[Ayeshaque]

Wow that chick is such a dumbass! She really thinks THAT guy is a FOX?!?

[steakum3]

i did not see river phoenix...(?)

[RAMSES777100]

i was seven when i fist saw this short lived show.waysssssssss

[penguinlover295]

this show is really good why did those idiots cancel it after only 18 episodes

[AwesomeEmilyfansite]

I LOVE this show!!!!

[twentytwox2]

"....pretty slimy, norman"

that was SO michael bluth.

[rongravy]

sweet ed sullivan gag at the end. this show was too good for the masses.

fools...

[missrenee1]

matthew: "no offense, you understand." norman: "none taken." matthew: "that's too bad." love it!

[gittty]

thanks for posting. i remember watching this when it originally aired,and thought it was really funny. i always wondered why it was cancelled so quickly. it makes sense to me now of course, because it was a little edgy in that it was about two schemers trying to out scheme each other. fragile minds of commercial television viewers can't handle such things.