Perfect Strangers (TV series)

Perfect Strangers
Created by	Dale McRaven
Directed by	Joel Zwick (seasons 1–7) Various (seasons 1 & 7–8)
Starring	Bronson Pinchot Mark Linn-Baker Lise Cutter Ernie Sabella Belita Moreno Melanie Wilson Rebeca Arthur Sam Anderson
Theme music composer	Jesse 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)
Composers	Jesse Frederick & Bennett Salvay (seasons 1–2; alternating, seasons 3–7) Steven Chesne (alternating, seasons 3–8) Gary Boren (alternating, seasons 7–8)
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	8
No. of episodes	150 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	David 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 setup	Film; Multi-camera
Running time	approx. 24½ minutes
Production companies	Miller-Boyett Productions Lorimar-Telepictures (1986–88) Lorimar Television (1988–1993)
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	March 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.