Family Ties
Family Ties follows the adventures of Steven and Elyse Keaton, former flower children of the 1960s, and their four children, Alex, Mallory, Jennifer, and Andrew, all growing up in the conservative 1980s. The sitcom was a unique mix of family comedy and politics, and covered a number of controversial topics ranging from suicide to racism to drug dependency. Michael Gross and Meredith Baxter star as Steven and Elyse, with Michael J. Fox, Justine Batemen, Tina Yothers and Brian Bonsall as their children.
Genre: Comedy, Family
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Episode 97
Once In Love With Elyse
aired: Fri, May 2, 1986
Elyse must deal with Paul, a young architect associate who falls in love with her
Episode 96
My Buddy
aired: Fri, Mar 7, 1986
Steven has a very difficult time accepting that his youngest daughter, Jennifer, is growing up and no longer wants to "pal around" with him
Episode 95
Teacher's Pet
aired: Mon, Mar 3, 1986
Alex lands an assistant teaching position and runs into big trouble when he has to grade a student who also happens to be his girlfriend, Ellen
Episode 94
Art Lover
aired: Fri, Feb 21, 1986
Mallory suspects there's more involved than "art appreciation" when a wealthy and beautiful older woman takes a special interest in Nick's creations
Episode 93
Engine Trouble
aired: Fri, Feb 7, 1986
Elyse enrolls in an auto mechanics class to prove to Alex and Steven that women can be just as competent with cars as men, but to protect his own masculinity, Alex joins the class to prove her wrong
Episode 92
Checkmate
aired: Fri, Jan 31, 1986
A chess tournament between Leland College students and a visiting Soviet team turns into a wrestling match when Alex and his opponent, Ivan Rozmirovich, match wits and "fight" for their countries
Episode 88
A Word To the Wise, Part 2
aired: Fri, Feb 14, 1986
The Keaton family fills Alex's girlfriend, Ellen, in on some of the more humorous events in Alex's life before they met
Episode 87
A Word To the Wise, Part 1
aired: Fri, Feb 14, 1986
The Keaton family fills Alex's girlfriend, Ellen, in on some of the more humorous events in Alex's life before they met
Episode 86
Nothing But A Man
aired: Fri, Jan 3, 1986
Steven gets the promotion he has been waiting years for, but as the new regional manager of the station, he is required to put in long hours at the office and soon realizes he has no time for his family
Episode 85
You've Got A Friend
aired: Fri, Dec 20, 1985
Mallory begins to feel severe guilt after reporting a young girl to the police for shoplifting, especially when she learns that the girl is from a home for abused children
Episode 83
How Do You Sleep?
aired: Fri, Dec 13, 1985
Alex, who prides himself on being in control of his life, is embarrassed to admit that he is having a problem with insomnia, which is creating stress in his personal life as well as in school
Episode 82
Just One Look
aired: Fri, Dec 6, 1985
Steven looks forward to reminiscing about the good old times when an old college buddy, Richard Schofield, comes to visit
Episode 81
Mr. Right
aired: Fri, Nov 22, 1985
Nick seeks Alex's help and advice on how to fit in more comfortably with the Keaton family, and ends up taking a "normal" job and going to extremes to be accepted
Episode 80
My Tutor
aired: Fri, Nov 15, 1985
Alex hires a tutor to help him with math, but his "teacher" turns out to be a 13-year-old genius who suddenly becomes more interested in Jennifer that in helping Alex
Episode 79
Don't Go Changin'
aired: Fri, Nov 1, 1985
Alex does some fancy footwork on the dance floor to impress Ellen when he thinks he is losing her because of their divergent interests
Episode 76
The Old College Try
aired: Fri, Nov 8, 1985
When Mallory informs her parents that she has no intention of going to college after graduation, they are sure her boyfriend, Nick, a high school dropout, is influencing her
Episode 73
Mr. Wrong
aired: Fri, Oct 18, 1985
Mallory brings home her new boyfriend, Nick, a Rambo-type environmental artist, to meet her family
Episode 26
My Buddy
aired: Thu, Mar 6, 1986
Steven has a very difficult time accepting that his youngest daughter, Jennifer, is growing up and no longer wants to "pal around" with him
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Episode 25
Teacher's Pet
aired: Sun, Mar 2, 1986
Alex lands an assistant teaching position and runs into big trouble when he has to grade a student who also happens to be his girlfriend, Ellen
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Episode 24
Art Lover
aired: Thu, Feb 20, 1986
Mallory suspects there's more involved than "art appreciation" when a wealthy and beautiful older woman takes a special interest in Nick's creations
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Episode 21
Teacher's Pet
aired: Thu, Feb 6, 1986
Elyse enrolls in an auto mechanics class to prove to Alex and Steven that women can be just as competent with cars as men, but to protect his own masculinity, Alex joins the class to prove her wrong
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Episode 20
Art Lover
aired: Thu, Feb 20, 1986
A wealthy woman has shown an interest in Nick's work, but Mallory believes she is interested in more than just art.
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Episode 17
Engine Trouble
aired: Thu, Feb 6, 1986
Elyse joins an auto shop class to prove that woman are just as mechanical as men, which causes Alex to join the same class to challenge her. But when it comes time for the final exam, it's Alex who struggles.
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Episode 16
checkmate
aired: Thu, Jan 30, 1986
Alex feels a rush of patriotism when he is honored to challenge a Russian in a game of chess.
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Episode 15
Fool for Love
aired: Thu, Dec 19, 1985
Mallory begins to feel severe guilt after reporting a young girl to the police for shoplifting, especially when she learns that the girl is from a home for abused children
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Episode 14
Where's Poppa?
aired: Thu, Jan 16, 1986
Alex's planned surprise for Ellen backfires after he invites her father to visit Leland College for parents weekend, unaware that she has no desire to see him.
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Episode 13
Just One Look
aired: Thu, Dec 5, 1985
Steven looks forward to reminiscing about the good old times when an old college buddy, Richard Schofield, comes to visit
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Episode 12
Nothing But a Man
aired: Thu, Sep 18, 2008
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Episode 11
You've Got a Friend
aired: Thu, Dec 19, 1985
Mallory tries to help a young girl she caught shop lifting from the store, after finding out she resides in a home for abused kids.
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Episode 10
How Do You Sleep?
aired: Thu, Dec 12, 1985
The stress in his personal life and the pressures at college has Alex experiencing a bad case of insomnia, a fact he doesn't want to admit.
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Episode 9
Just One Look
aired: Thu, Dec 5, 1985
An visit from an old college friend has Steven feeling jealous when he discovers that Richard had a crush on Elyse back then.
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Episode 7
My Tutor
aired: Thu, Nov 14, 1985
A 13 year old "brainiac" is assigned to Alex when he is in need of a math tutor. But the young man is more interested in Jennifer than he is with helping out Alex.
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