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Perfect Strangers
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Knock Knock, Who's There?

  • Episode aired Mar 25, 1986
  • TV-PG
  • 24m
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Bronson Pinchot and Mark Linn-Baker in Perfect Strangers (1986)
ComedyFamily

Larry Appleton gets a surprise when his distant naive cousin Balki shows up all the way from the island of Mypos expecting to live with him.Larry Appleton gets a surprise when his distant naive cousin Balki shows up all the way from the island of Mypos expecting to live with him.Larry Appleton gets a surprise when his distant naive cousin Balki shows up all the way from the island of Mypos expecting to live with him.

  • Director
    • Joel Zwick
  • Writer
    • Dale McRaven
  • Stars
    • Bronson Pinchot
    • Mark Linn-Baker
    • Ernie Sabella
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.6/10
    190
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    • Director
      • Joel Zwick
    • Writer
      • Dale McRaven
    • Stars
      • Bronson Pinchot
      • Mark Linn-Baker
      • Ernie Sabella
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  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Bronson Pinchot
    Bronson Pinchot
    • Balki Bartokomous
    Mark Linn-Baker
    Mark Linn-Baker
    • Larry Appleton
    Ernie Sabella
    Ernie Sabella
    • Mr. Donald 'Twinkie' Twinkacetti
    Lise Cutter
    • Susan Campbell
    Steve Vinovich
    Steve Vinovich
    • Customer #1
    • (as Stephen Vinovich)
    Bobby Hosea
    Bobby Hosea
    • Customer #2
    • Director
      • Joel Zwick
    • Writer
      • Dale McRaven
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    • Trivia
      Balki says his catchphrase, "Don't be ridiculous", a total of five times in this episode.
    • Goofs
      During the game of Scrabble, Larry insists to Susan that 'Mypos' is a real word and is the name of a country. Names or proper nouns are not allowed in Scrabble.
    • Quotes

      Balki Bartokomous: America... land of my dreams, home of the Whopper.

    • Connections
      References The Outer Limits (1963)
    • Soundtracks
      What's Love Got to Do with It?
      (uncredited)

      Written by Terry Britten and Graham Lyle

      Performed by Bronson Pinchot

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    • Release date
      • March 25, 1986 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production companies
      • Miller/Boyett Productions
      • Lorimar Telepictures
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    • Runtime
      • 24m
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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