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 67
Bringing Up Baby
aired: Fri, Feb 22, 1985
With Elyse back at work, Steven is frustrated when her schedule and the baby's schedule aren't allowing them any free time together
Episode 66
Cold Storage
aired: Fri, Mar 8, 1985
With the rest of the Keaton family away for the weekend, Mallory is excited about having the house to herselfu2014until she is accidentally locked in the basement with the person she'd least like to be withu2014her adoring neighbor, Skippy
Episode 65
Don't Know Much About History?
aired: Fri, Feb 15, 1985
Alex and his good friend James go into business together as tutors for their fellow students at Leland
Episode 62
Birth Of A Keaton, Part One
aired: Fri, Jan 25, 1985
To help Steven during pledge week at the television station, the Keatons reluctantly agree to be part of the entertainment. The audience gets an unexpected show when Elyse goes into labor right on camera while in the middle of a song.
Episode 61
Philadelphia Story
aired: Fri, Jan 18, 1985
Alex falls asleep while working on a college term paper on Thomas Jefferson and dreams that his family and friends are living 200 years ago
Episode 60
Oh Donna
aired: Fri, Jan 4, 1985
Alex befriends Donna, a young, unwed expectant mother from Elyse's natural-childbirth class
Episode 59
Auntie Up
aired: Fri, Jan 11, 1985
Mallory is crushed when her favorite aunt dies suddenly, but her feelings of sadness turn to anger when family and friends at the funeral seem to be taking Aunt Trudy's death too lightly
Episode 58
Karen 11, Alex 0
aired: Fri, Dec 14, 1984
Alex's chances for acceptance into a smug college fraternity are dependent upon him having a knockout date for the pledge dance
Episode 57
4 RMS OCN VU
aired: Fri, Nov 9, 1984
While Steven and Elyse are away on vacation, Mallory accidentally crashes her parents' car into a telephone pole. The kids need to raise money for auto repairs and decides to turn the Keaton house into a hotel.
Episode 56
Help Wanted
aired: Fri, Dec 7, 1984
Because of Elyse's pregnancy, the family decides to get a housekeeper, so Alex hires the lovely Karen Nicholson, a totally incompetent young lady whom the family immediately adoresu2014but Steven insists must be fired
Episode 54
Love Thy Neighbor
aired: Fri, Oct 12, 1984
Little Jennifer is thrilled about getting a visit from her former neighborhood pal, Scott, whom she hasn't seen in five years
Episode 53
Don't Kiss Me, I'm Only The Messenger
aired: Fri, Nov 30, 1984
Alex plays Cupid to help his shy pal Skippy get together with Jane, the girl of his dreams, but his good intentions go awry when the girl falls for him instead
Episode 52
Keaton 'N Son
aired: Fri, Oct 19, 1984
Alex reluctantly accepts a part-time job with his father at the non-profit station, and his dad is bursting with pride to have him following in his footsteps
Episode 49
Lost Weekend
aired: Fri, Nov 23, 1984
Steven and Elyse plan a nostalgic weekend with the kids before the baby arrives, and are crushed to discover that the children are not at all interested in reminiscing about old timesu2014they'd rather be with their friends
Episode 48
Fabric Smarts
aired: Fri, Oct 26, 1984
Mallory's enthusiasm for her part-time job at a boutique causes her grades to slip even lower than usual
Episode 21
Bringing Up Baby
aired: Thu, Feb 21, 1985
With the new baby in the house, Steven and Elyse don't seem to have any alone time anymore. So they decide to make some time and go out to dinner at a restaurant, which seems to make them miss the chaos even more.
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Episode 20
Don't Know Much About History...
aired: Thu, Feb 14, 1985
Alex and his old high school rival James have decided to put their differences aside and create a tutoring service. But when they both are attracted to a beautiful coed, they might sacrifice the business for love.
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Episode 19
Cry Baby
aired: Thu, Feb 7, 1985
Newborn baby Andy is having trouble sleeping, but is having no trouble keeping the household awake at night. Meanwhile, Jennifer is feeling left out as Andy is gaining all the families attention, causing Elyse to over compensate.
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Episode 15
Auntie Up
aired: Thu, Jan 10, 1985
The sudden death of Aunt Trudy, Mallory's favorite aunt, has everyone upset. But Mallory becomes incensed when the family seems to be taking the funeral a bit too lightly, especially when a garage sale goes on as planned.
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Episode 14
Oh Donna
aired: Thu, Jan 3, 1985
Alex becomes obsessed with a young, unwed mother-to-be when he attends a natural child birth class with Elyse.
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Episode 13
Karen II, Alex 0
aired: Thu, Dec 13, 1984
Alex asks Karen, the former housekeeper, to be his date for a pledge dance at his college fraternity house. Karen reluctantly agrees to attend, but refuses to say why she is so hesitant.
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Episode 11
Don't Kiss Me, I'm Only the Messenger
aired: Thu, Nov 29, 1984
Alex helps Skippy get a date with a shy friend of Mallory's, Jane mistakingly believes Alex is the one asking for the date, causing a rift between himself and Skippy.
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Episode 10
Lost Weekend
aired: Thu, Nov 22, 1984
While Elyse takes the girls for a weekend camping trip to bond once more before the baby is born, Steven plans for a guys weekend with Alex. But the kids all seem to have plans of their own, instead of reminiscing about old times.
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Episode 9
Lost Weekend
aired: Thu, Nov 22, 1984
Steven and Elyse plan a nostalgic weekend with the kids before the baby arrives, and are crushed to discover that the children are not at all interested in reminiscing about old times?they'd rather be with their friends
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Episode 7
4 Rms Ocn Vu
aired: Thu, Nov 8, 1984
While Steven and Elyse are away on vacation, Mallory accidentally crashes her parents' car into a telephone pole. The kids need to raise money for auto repairs and decides to turn the Keaton house into a hotel.
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Episode 5
Keaton 'N Son
aired: Thu, Oct 18, 1984
Steven is bursting with pride when Alex comes to work at the PBS station part-time. But Alex has no interest in making this his life's work as Steven would like.
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Episode 3
Little Man on Campus
aired: Thu, Oct 4, 1984
Alex's first day of college goes tragically wrong when a class, taught by his hero Professor Ephraim Bronski, proves that he may no longer be the smart kid on campus and is embarrassed by his idol in front of the class.
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Alex's first day of college goes tragically wrong when a class, taught by his hero Professor Ephraim Bronski, proves that he may no longer be the smart kid on campus and is embarrassed by his idol in front of the class.
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