Family Ties

1982 - 1989 TV-G 30m 7.3

Chronicles liberal ex-hippies Steven and Elyse Keaton, their conservative son Alex, daughters Mallory and Jennifer, and later, youngest child Andrew.

Steven and Elyse Keaton, once 1960s radicals, now find themselves in Reagan-era America trying to raise a traditional suburban family. Their three first kids are Alex (a very ambitious Young Republican), Mallory (a ditzy and boy-crazy fashionista), and Jennifer (whom we first get to know as a precocious nine-year-old tomboy). Later on, a fourth child (Andrew) was added to the family. Most of the comedy arose from the conflict between the ex-hippie parents vs. the conservative Alex and the brainless beauty Mallory.

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Episodes:

Episode 1 Pilot

1. Pilot

Aired: Sep 22, 1982

Alex escorts a pretty socialite to a dance at her country club.

Episode 4 Summer of '82

4. Summer of '82

Aired: Oct 27, 1982

Seduced by an "older woman" of twenty-one, the hitherto inexperienced Alex is...

Episode 9 Death Of A Grocer

9. Death Of A Grocer

Aired: Dec 1, 1982

Though Alex loves working at Mr. Adler's "Mom and Pop" grocery store, to the ...

Episode 11 A Christmas Story

11. A Christmas Story

Aired: Dec 15, 1982

When a blizzard forces the Keatons to spend Christmas at home, Elyse's gift t...

Episode 12 Oops

12. Oops

Aired: Dec 22, 1982

Mallory resents Elyse for the advice she gives her pregnant friend.

Episode 13 Sherry Baby

13. Sherry Baby

Aired: Jan 12, 1983

When popular sorority girl Sherry Marshall befriends Mallory to get close to ...

Episode 14 The Fugitive  (1)

14. The Fugitive (1)

Aired: Jan 19, 1983

Elyse's younger brother and Alex's idol, Ned, makes a surprise visit. However...

Episode 15 The Fugitive  (2)

15. The Fugitive (2)

Aired: Jan 26, 1983

With the FBI hot on Ned's heels for embezzling 4.5 million dollars in corpora...

Episode 16 Margin Of Error

16. Margin Of Error

Aired: Feb 9, 1983

Alex amasses a bundle by playing the stock market on paper for his economics ...

Episode 17 French Lessons

17. French Lessons

Aired: Feb 16, 1983

Mallory's handsome but shy French tutor, Jeff, finally musters up the nerve t...

Episode 18 I Gotta Be Ming

18. I Gotta Be Ming

Aired: Feb 23, 1983

As ""Big Brother"" to a 10-year-old Vietnamese boy, Alex tries to mold Ming i...

Episode 20 The Fifth Wheel

20. The Fifth Wheel

Aired: Mar 28, 1983

Alex gets stuck babysitting for his little sister Jennifer, who is fed up wit...

Episode 22 Elyse D'Arc

22. Elyse D'Arc

Aired: Apr 11, 1983

In her zeal for good causes Elyse devotes so much energy to committee work th...

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Info about Family Ties

Current Status: Ended

Network: NBC

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Family