It's Your Move

Louise's mom.

Uh, sh- known for My Tutor, It's Your Move, and The Patty White Show.

Show.She was, uh, once again, another one who was in everything.

And honestly, I probably could have found everybody had been in an episode of Murder, She Wrote, [laughs] 'cause everybody did like one episode of Murder, She Wrote.

In order to maintain the illusion that lake contained creatures more menacing than goldfish.

By 1984, Jason Bateman was starring in his own TV show called It's Your Move on NBC.

The show ran for 18 episodes, landing 15-year-old Bateman a seat on Johnny Carson's couch.

Then, in 1986, Bateman landed a starring role in The Hogan Family, which was big for a few reasons.

He'd lost his identity.

Bateman continued auditioning for parts, and getting none of them.

He played golf across the street from Universal, and on the fifth hole, he could see the lots where he'd filmed Silver Spoons and It's Your Move.

It was devastating.

Sure.

So when I was 16 and a page, I was working on a sitcom called It's Your Move with Jason Bateman.

I had befriended the writers on that show.

And one of the writers who was wonderful, her best friend was working on the Emmy Awards.