Get out of the city! Perfect Strangers was The Odd Couple of the 80s. Naive, carefree Balki Bartokomous flees the Greek island of Mypos in search of his American relatives and stumbles upon his high-strung, tight-assed co-zin Larry in Chicago. Together, hijinks ensue in The Windy City. The fish-out-of-water comedy was a TGIF pioneer, spinning off Family Matters (1989-1998), and running an impressive eight seasons. Now that deserves The Dance of Joy.
Location: Title Card Shot
Address: Looking toward Wabash/Irv Kupcinet Bridge, Chicago, IL
Location: Balki and Larry Jog In The Park
Address: Lincoln Park, Chicago, IL
Not an exact match-up but you get the idea...
Location: Balki Pets The Horse
Address: 806 N Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL
You can actually grab a horse on E Tower Street...
Location: Larry's Newstand
Address: 78 E Washington Street, Chicago, IL E Randolph Drive entrance
Location: Braving The Wind
Address: 360 N Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL
Location: Wrigley Field
Address: 1060 W Addison Street, Chicago, IL
Larry and Balki first cross Clark Street...
Location: The El Train
Address: 210 N Wabash Avenue, Chicago, IL
Location: Exiting Underground
Address: 17 N State Street, Chicago, IL
Location: Seasons 1 & 2 Apartment Building
Address: 1100 S Main Street, Los Angeles, CA
Just the first story is still around...
Location: Seasons 3 & On Apartment Building
Address: 326-34 W Dickens, Chicago, IL
Locations Visited: October 2016
Related Locations:
Family Matters (1989-1998)
Where is Larry's hometown house? The single family house in the opening credits where Larry is first driving off in his red Mustang leaving behind what is implied to be his family and his childhood home. There is a Chevron gas station that can be seen in the background just before Larry makes his turn in front of the house. No one seems to know where this house is.
ReplyDeleteThat's so funny you should ask. I've been searching for that one for a few weeks. It looked like Pasadena to me. I think the only shot of Chicago in the 1st season opening credits is the Welcome to Chicago sign. You also briefly see a T street sign and a house number so you'd think it'd be easy.
DeleteWhat about the house from the last couple seasons?
ReplyDeleteI haven't sought that one out yet. I bailed on the show during the final years.
DeleteI want to know where that house is too. I feel like I have seen it in Lincoln Park
DeleteHello, the house is in Wicker Park, 1941 West Schiller Street, Chicago.
DeleteThanks for the info, Kvint3!
Deletehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZL1CQKZI4g
ReplyDeletePerfect Strangers had some freeway shots in the opening and also Bronson Pinchot with the "America or Burst" sign had to be in the LA area and the freeway scenes with Larry/ Balki on the Bus had to be in the LA Area but I just cannot pinpoint where in SoCal though.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uz29uticRHQ
I was also trying to find Larry’s family’s house he is seen leaving in the season 1 opening credits.
DeleteI wonder if some of the areas that have been shot on Perfect Strangers have been since demolished
Deletehttp://www.perfectstrangers.tv/locationsaptone.htm
Case and point the season 1 and 2 apartments in Los Angeles where Perfect Strangers was saying it was a Chicago Apartment was demolished some time in the 1990's or sometime during Northridge quake?
1625 Monterey Rd. Pasadena, CA
ReplyDeleteThanks for the info!
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