rags to riches

Rags To Riches is a TV show which was broadcast on NBC from 1987 to 1988. It stars Joseph Bologna as Nick Foley, a businessman with a playboy lifestyle. He wants to develop a familyman image so takes in a group of six orphaned girls, moving them into his mansion in Bel-Air, California, which he shares with his butler Clapper (Douglas Seale). Originally, he did not plan for the children to remain with him longterm. However, he became fond of them and decided to keep them all.
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The term "Rags to Riches" refers to any situation in which a person rises from poverty to wealth, or sometimes from obscurity to fame. This is a common archetype in literature and popular culture (for example, the writings of Horatio Alger, Jr.). The career of Abraham Lincoln is sometimes cited as an actual example.
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