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Family Ties

Season 4 Episode 10: How Do You Sleep?

7 SeasonsDec 11, 1985TV-G24m7.3

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. Although Alex refuses to discuss his sleeping problems with anyone, his restlessness is disrupting the whole family.

Season 4 Episodes:

Episode 1 The Real Thing (1)

1. The Real Thing (1)

Aired: Sep 25, 1985

Alex implements a fail-proof, and extremely unromantic, method of meeting the...

Episode 2 The Real Thing (2)

2. The Real Thing (2)

Aired: Oct 2, 1985

Alex realizes he must make Ellen aware of his feelings, but she is on a train...

Episode 3 Mr. Wrong

3. Mr. Wrong

Aired: Oct 16, 1985

Mallory introduces her new boyfriend, Nick, to the family. He isn't well rece...

Episode 4 Designated Hitter

4. Designated Hitter

Aired: Oct 23, 1985

Jennifer has a boyfriend and feels a bit self-conscious. When the boyfriend i...

Episode 5 Don't Go Changing

5. Don't Go Changing

Aired: Oct 30, 1985

Alex is feeling insecure about not being a part of Ellen's world of art and d...

Episode 6 The Old College Try

6. The Old College Try

Aired: Nov 6, 1985

Elyse is planning for Mallory's future by sending away for college applicatio...

Episode 7 My Tutor

7. My Tutor

Aired: Nov 13, 1985

Alex hires a tutor to help him with math, but his ""teacher"" turns out to be...

Episode 8 Mr. Right

8. Mr. Right

Aired: Nov 20, 1985

Nick is worried that the constant disapproval he receives from Elyse and Stev...

Episode 9 Just One Look

9. Just One Look

Aired: Dec 4, 1985

Steven and Elyse are nostalgically excited by a visitor he arranged: Richie S...

Episode 10 How Do You Sleep?

10. How Do You Sleep?

Aired: Dec 11, 1985

Alex, who prides himself on being in control of his life, is embarrassed to a...

Episode 11 You've Got a Friend

11. You've Got a Friend

Aired: Dec 18, 1985

While Alex is visiting Mallory in the shop where she works, they catch a 12-y...

Episode 12 Nothing But a Man

12. Nothing But a Man

Aired: Jan 1, 1986

Steven gets the promotion he has been waiting years for, but as the new regio...

Episode 13 The Disciple

13. The Disciple

Aired: Jan 8, 1986

Alex offers to help Jennifer with a speech project and winds up creating a mo...

Episode 14 Where's Poppa?

14. Where's Poppa?

Aired: Jan 15, 1986

Alex is in charge of organizing Leland's parents' weekend. His girlfriend Ell...

Episode 15 Fool for Love

15. Fool for Love

Aired: Jan 22, 1986

Elyse and Jennifer hardly notice the vaguely visible mustache Alex has grown ...

Episode 16 Checkmate

16. Checkmate

Aired: Jan 29, 1986

A chess tournament between Leland College students and a visiting Soviet team...

Episode 17 Engine Trouble

17. Engine Trouble

Aired: Feb 5, 1986

Elyse enrolls in an auto mechanics class to prove Alex and Steven that women ...

Episode 18 A Word to the Wise

18. A Word to the Wise

Aired: Feb 12, 1986

Alex and Ellen have been together for six months. The family decides to tell ...

Episode 20 Art Lover

20. Art Lover

Aired: Feb 19, 1986

Mallory suspects there's more involved than ""art appreciation"" when a wealt...

Episode 21 Teacher's Pet

21. Teacher's Pet

Aired: Mar 2, 1986

Steven worries about Andy's inability - at 11 months - to handle a toy recomm...

Episode 22 My Buddy

22. My Buddy

Aired: Mar 5, 1986

Steven has a very difficult time accepting that his youngest daughter, Jennif...

Episode 24 Paper Chase

24. Paper Chase

Aired: May 7, 1986

With just four weeks to graduation, Mallory is in danger of flunking history ...

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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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