Family Ties

Season 2 (22 Episodes)

7 Seasons 1983 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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Season 2 Episodes:

Episode 1 Tender is the Knight

1. Tender is the Knight

Aired: Sep 28, 1983

When pretty Carrie Newman and her mother Julia come to visit the Keaton's, Ca...

Episode 2 The Homecoming

2. The Homecoming

Aired: Oct 12, 1983

When Mallory's boyfriend Jeff arrives home from college and wants to go stead...

Episode 3 The Harder They Fall

3. The Harder They Fall

Aired: Oct 19, 1983

Alex anxiously awaits a crucial college recommendation from his English teach...

Episode 4 This Year's Model

4. This Year's Model

Aired: Oct 26, 1983

After Mallory secretly submits a picture of Elyse and herself to an ad agency...

Episode 6 Speed Trap

6. Speed Trap

Aired: Nov 9, 1983

When Alex takes diet pills for a lift during mid-terms, his dependency level ...

Episode 7 Sweet Lorraine

7. Sweet Lorraine

Aired: Nov 16, 1983

While working as a DJ at the school radio station, Alex strikes up a telephon...

Episode 8 Batter Up

8. Batter Up

Aired: Nov 30, 1983

Steven and Elyse worry that Alex, who is the new coach of Jennifer's softball...

Episode 10 To Snatch a Keith

10. To Snatch a Keith

Aired: Dec 21, 1983

Steven and Elyse realize how lucky they are when their friends come over for ...

Episode 11 Birthday Boy

11. Birthday Boy

Aired: Jan 5, 1984

On his 18th birthday, Alex defies his mother and goes off with some of his bu...

Episode 12 Go Tigers

12. Go Tigers

Aired: Jan 12, 1984

Alex is both amazed and furious when a critical admissions interview at Princ...

Episode 14 Say Uncle

14. Say Uncle

Aired: Jan 26, 1984

Alex discovers that his idol, young Uncle Ned, has a serious drinking problem...

Episode 15 Ladies' Man

15. Ladies' Man

Aired: Feb 2, 1984

Alex pretends to support the Equal Rights Amendment to impress a pretty femin...

Episode 16 Ready or Not

16. Ready or Not

Aired: Feb 9, 1984

Mallory turns to Alex for some advice when she begins to fear she'll lose her...

Episode 17 Double Date

17. Double Date

Aired: Feb 16, 1984

Alex courts disaster when he invites two dates to the senior prom and devises...

Episode 18 Lady Sings the Blues

18. Lady Sings the Blues

Aired: Feb 23, 1984

Excited at the prospect of reviving her folk-singing career at a local nitecl...

Episode 19 Baby Boy Doe

19. Baby Boy Doe

Aired: Mar 8, 1984

When Alex's pal Skippy discovers he's adopted, Alex helps him cope with the s...

Episode 20 The Graduate

20. The Graduate

Aired: Mar 15, 1984

Alex is so sure that he will be named valedictorian of his class that he can'...

Episode 22 Working At It

22. Working At It

Aired: May 10, 1984

When Elyse lands a job with a top architectural firm, the load begins to get ...

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Info about Family Ties

Current Status: Ended

Network: NBC

Production Country: United States

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Family

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