Here we will archive past articles written about the show. These articles are posted for research purposes only and no ownership of copyrights are intended or inferred. Opinions and facts stated in these articles are not necessarily the opinions of this website and facts stated herein are not necessarily 100% factual (we will note mistakes and corrections when possible).
Perfect Strangers Articles
United Press International - March 24, 1986 - 'Two New Shows: Perfect and Pap'
USA Today - March 25, 1986 - A 'Perfect' Opportunity for a Hit
New York Daily News - March 25, 1986 - A Chaotic Clash of Cultures
The New York Times - March 25, 1986 - 'CBS and ABC Present Two Series Premieres'
The Washington Post - March 25, 1986 - 'Perfect Strangers review'
The Hollywood Reporter - March 28, 1986 - TeleVisions
The Chicago Tribune - March 31, 1986 - 'Perfect Strangers' Review
The Chicago Tribune - April 22, 1986 - 'Strangers' Ratings Promising
People - April 28, 1986 - Picks & Pans
USA Today - April 29, 1986 - A 'Perfect' Start to a Beautiful Friendship
Dallas Morning News - July 27, 1986 - Bronson Pinchot, Mark Linn-Baker Click in ABC's Perfect Strangers
New York Daily News - July 14, 1986 - 'Perfect Strangers' Familiar Hit
Houston Chronicle - August 3, 1986 - ABC Gets Perfect Comedy from Two 'Perfect Strangers'
South Florida Sun-Sentinel - August 3, 1986 - Chemistry Between 'Strangers' Wins Raves
The Orlando Sentinel - August 5, 1986 - Producing Duo Have Winning Combination
Rolling Stone Magazine - August 14, 1986 - 'Strangers' in Paradise
TV Guide - August 16, 1986 - What's in a Name, Anyway?
Chicago Tribune TV Weekly - August 24, 1986 - 'Strangers' turn out to be a perfect match
The Pittsburgh Press - Fall 1986 - Two Actors Make 'Perfect Strangers'
TV Guide - September 13, 1986 - Early Starters - Perfect Strangers
The Hollywood Reporter - September 17, 1986 - TV Review - "Perfect Strangers"
Variety - September 17, 1986 - Telefilms Review - Perfect Strangers
San Jose Mercury News - September 17, 1986 - An Overnight Hit Seeks Staying Power
The Globe and Mail (Canada) - September 30, 1986 - 'Perfect Strangers make perfect friends'
TV Guide - October 18, 1986 - 'Perfect Strangers review'
L.A. Herald Examiner - TV Weekly - October 26 - November 1, 1986 - Perfect Strangers Cover Story
New Haven Register - October 26, 1986 - 'Strangers' Cutest of the Sitcoms
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette - November 18, 1986 - It's Not All Bad
TV Annual - 1986 - "Perfect Strangers"
Associated Press - February 16, 1987 - TV series flips upside down for 'Perfect' pair of comics
Hamilton Spectator TV Times - April 11-18, 1987 - The Oscar and Felix of the 80's
Hamilton Spectator TV Times - June 13 - 20, 1987 - These guys are a 'Perfect' Match
Star Flash Magazine - July 11, 1987 - Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Balki and Larry!
The Daily Review - July 22, 1987 - 'Strangers' is part of comic tradition
The Birmingham News / Friday Punch - August 7 - 13, 1987 - Larry and Balki take a step up . . .
Cracked Magazine - October 1987 - Imperfect Strangers
TV Annual - 1987 - "Perfect Strangers"
TV Guide (Canada) - January 9, 1988 - In Review
Rocky Mountain News TV Times - July 24 - 30, 1988 - Perfect Strangers Merits More Friends
TV Digest - Summer 1988 - Top Comedies, Not Olympics Keep ABC Schedule Hopping
TV Guide - December 31, 1988 - Cheers 'N' Jeers
TV Annual - 1988 - "Perfect Strangers"
TV Guide - January 28, 1989 - Perfect Stranger & The Other Perfect Stranger
The Fresno Bee - August 6 - 12, 1989 - 'Perfect Strangers' gets new time slot . . .
TV Register - September 3 - 9, 1989
TV Guide - October 21, 1989 - Waterlogged
TV Guide - December 23, 1989 - News Fit to Print
TV Annual - 1989 - "Perfect Strangers"
Rolling Stone Magazine - March 8, 1990 - Boob-Tube Tunes
TV Guide - April 27, 1991 - A Wedding on Strangers
Modern Screen - Summer 1991 - 'Perfect Strangers overview'
TV Annual - 1991 - "Perfect Strangers"
USA Today - January 8, 1992 - People's Producers: Miller-Boyett synonymous with sitcom
USA Today - April 8, 1993 - Fans will be getting reacquainted with 'Perfect Strangers'
Mad Magazine Special - September 1993 - Perfectly Strange
Where Are They Now? - March 28, 2005 - Bronson Pinchot & Mark Linn-Baker
Mark Linn-Baker Articles
Newsweek - February 13, 1978 - Tours de Farce
The New York Times - January 8, 1981 - The Stage: Meryl Streep sings in 'Alice in Concert'
US Magazine - August 27, 1984 - TV Views and Reviews - The Comedy Zone
TV Guide - September 1, 1984 - Roar of the Greasepaint
Kansas City Star - August 27, 1986 - Actor Finally Finds Perfect Role
Los Angeles Herald-Examiner - August 24 - 30, 1986 - Mark Linn-Baker is a Stranger to TV Sitcoms
Chicago Tribune Sunday Magazine - November 20, 1986 - Vital Statistics
TV Guide - December 13, 1986 - The Perks of Stardom
USA Today - January 7, 1987 - He was 'Perfect' for the role
US Magazine - June 15, 1987 - Perfect Strangers' Straight Man
TV Guide - June 20, 1987 - He Said Three Words . . . and Was Pronounced a 'Genius'
Men's Look - August 1987 - Mark Linn-Baker: No Stranger to Perfection
The Orange County Register - March 17, 1988 - Mark Linn-Baker: No perfect stranger to the theater world
Sarasota Herald-Tribune - May 21, 1988 - Mark Linn-Baker Finds the Asolo a Perfect Match
Nightlife - date unknown - Cousinly Love: Mark Linn-Baker
Drama-Logue - March 29 - April 4, 1990 - Perfect Strangers' Mark Linn-Baker
TV Host Weekly - April 28 - May 4, 1990 - Perfectly Silly
NY Daily News - July 26, 1990 - Vassar Inspires Theatrical Growing Pains
Los Angeles TV Times - July 5 - 11, 1992 - No 'Stranger' to the Stage
The Philadelphia Inquirer - April 21, 1996 - A Funny Thing is Happening on Broadway Again
Time Magazine - April 29, 1996 - They Do Make 'Em Like That
Newsweek - April 29, 1996 - Fast Lane to Comedy
Bronson Pinchot Articles
The New York Times - December 14, 1984 - At the Movies
The Los Angeles Times - January 23, 1985 - 'Sara' at the Starting Block
Rolling Stone Magazine - February 14, 1985 - To What Is He Pertaining?
The Washington Post - February 18, 1985 - Serge-ing Ahead
TV Guide - March 9, 1985 - Pinchot: He'll Take It
TV Guide - March 25, 1985 - Review: Sara
US Magazine - March 25, 1985 - Carrying On
Vanity Fair - April 1985 - To What is He Pertaining?
16 Magazine - 1985 - Hottest Newcomers: Bronson Pinchot
The Washington Post - October 26, 1985 - Ghoul Crazy on NBC
The Times Leader - April 15, 1986 - Pinchot's Hot Career Proves He's Accent Prone
The Globe and Mail (Canada) - April 25, 1986 - Pinchot's Winning Way with Those Funny Accents
The New York Times - May 18, 1986 - Learning to Live with Runaway Fame
16 Magazine - 1986 - Perfect Strangers' Bronson a Hunk? "Don't be Ridiculous!"
The Toronto Star - July 1, 1986 - Scene-Stealer Pinchot Happy to be a Perfect Stranger
The Sacramento Bee - July 1, 1986 - Desperate Actor Didn't Mean to be Such a Hit
The Times Leader - August 26, 1986 - Working Vacation
US Magazine - September 8, 1986 - 'Is This Guy for Real?'
The Wichita Eagle - September 21, 1986 - Pinchot Looks for Balki's Roots
TV Guide - September 27, 1986 - Knock a Guy for His $9000 Bed? Don't be Ridiculous!
16 Magazine - July 1987 - A Personal Message from Bronson Pinchot!
Muppet Magazine - Fall 1987 - Don't Be Ridiculous!
Playgirl Magazine - October 1987 - The Essential Bronson Pinchot
Rockline! - October 1987 - The Rockline! Interview - Bronson Pinchot
TV Guide - December 12-18, 1987 - Perils of Pinchot
Unknown Publication - early 1988 - Bronson Pinchot accents his different characters
Bronson Pinchot Fact Sheet - circa 1988
USA Weekend - March 11 - 13, 1988 - Pinchot is no stranger to enchanted weekends
St. Petersburg Times - TV Dial - May 22, 1988 - Bronson Pinchot is a Survivor
The Hollywood Reporter - September 26, 1988 - Celebrity Spotlight
San Francisco Chronicle - 1988 - Quirky Actor Pinchot Believes in Balki
The Times Leader - November 11, 1988 - Pinchot says 'Strangers' is just perfect for him
TV Guide (Canada) - February 11 - 17, 1989 - Tongue Twister
Starlog Magazine - May 1989 - First Look at Second Sight
San Fernando Valley Daily News - May 19, 1989 - Pinchot Tires of Career Surges
16 Magazine - October 1989 - Bronson's Second Sight
NY Daily News Extra - October 30, 1989 - With Perfect Hindsight
L.A. Life / Daily News - November 3, 1989 - Pinchot's Act is a Sickness
New York Post - November 10, 1989 - Zany Pinchot puts accent on psychic
TV Guide - January 1990 - The Four Faces of Pinchot
USA Today - January 1990 - Bronson Pinchot, Perfecting His Cast of Crazy Characters
UCLA Daily Bruin - February 28, 1990 - Scared Stranger
Playgirl Magazine - April 1990 - Don't Be Ridiculous!
New York Daily News Extra - May 10, 1990 - A Change of Accents
New York Newsday - May 11, 1990 - Theater Review: Bulgakov in Foreign Territory
Newsday - Kidsday Column - January 6, 1991 - "Talking With" Bronson Pinchot
Disney Adventures - June 1991 - Bronson Pinchot: He's NOT Ridiculous!
The Orange County TV Register - August 22, 1993 - No Trouble at All
The Los Angeles Times - August 25, 1993 - 'Larry' a Witty Bit of Monkey Business
TV Guide - September 18, 1993 - The Trouble With Larry
People Magazine - June 20, 1994 - Perfectly Strange
Back Stage - July 14, 2000 - Face to Face - A Comic's Tale
On Stage - December 3, 2001 - 20 Questions with Bronson Pinchot
Entertainment Weekly - March 21, 1997 - Rent Check - Bronson Pinchot
TV Guide - September 13, 1997 - Meego
Melanie Wilson Articles
TV Guide - August 5, 1989 - Mr. Whipple Squeezed Her First
North Penn Reporter - January 4, 1992 - Actress No Stranger at School
Rebeca Arthur Articles
TV Guide - March 14, 1987 - Perfect Match
Star Magazine - April 9, 1991 - Star Fitness
Unknown Publication - 'Perfect Stranger' . . . . as a Real-Life Charlie's Angel
Related Articles
The Montgomery Advertiser and Alabama Journal - August 21 - 27, 1988 - Actress has been typecast . . .
Los Angeles Times - Calendar - January 14, 1990 - The Revenge of Successful Sitcoms
Tulsa Tribune - October 11, 1990 - Directors Key to TV Continuity
Kidsday - circa 1991 - "Talking With" Rebeca Arthur