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Perfect Strangers
TV Series (1986 - 1993)
Balki Bartokomous, a sheepherder from a Mediterranean island comes to the USA in search of his relatives and finds his cousin Larry Appleton - who is reveling in the luxury of living alone. They end up sharing Larry's apartment. The two cousins could not be more dissimilar. Larry is panicky, hyperventilative, business-like and mercenary - Balki is placid, unharried, sunny-natured and idealistic.
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Last Episode
08x06 Up, Up and Away (2) Aired: Aug. 06, 1993Synopsis coming soon. [continue reading]
Series Info
Type:
Scripted
Premiered:
Mar. 25, 1986
Status:
Canceled/Ended
Runtime:
30 min.
Network
Series Fun Facts
- Balki Bartokamous is from the fictional island of Mypos. The island of Mypos is possibly based off the real-life Mediterranean island nation of Cyprus. Also interestingly enough, the name…
[show]Balki Bartokamous is from the fictional island of Mypos. The island of Mypos is possibly based off the real-life Mediterranean island nation of Cyprus. Also interestingly enough, the name Mypos is derived from the Greek word for "maybe".
[hide] - The building used for the exterior shots of Larry and Balki's apartment for the first two seasons was the now non-existent Santa Rita Hotel, located at the south corner of S. Main St. and E.…
[show]The building used for the exterior shots of Larry and Balki's apartment for the first two seasons was the now non-existent Santa Rita Hotel, located at the south corner of S. Main St. and E. 11th St. in downtown Los Angeles, California. Since the series, the building has been remodeled and the upper stories removed. What remains of the building now houses several small shops and importers. Larry & Balki's second apartment as of March 2008: The apartment building seen in the exterior shots from seasons three through six is located at the northwest corner of West Dickens Avenue and North Clark Street in Lincoln Park, Chicago, and little has changed in appearance.
[hide] - The play that they go to the opening credits is Neil Simons "The Odd Couple", which was adapted as a TV series, which aired on ABC, the same network as "Perfect Strangers", in fact at one…
[show]The play that they go to the opening credits is Neil Simons "The Odd Couple", which was adapted as a TV series, which aired on ABC, the same network as "Perfect Strangers", in fact at one point airing on Friday night where "Perfect Strangers" spent most of its run.
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