Series
Family Ties
“Laughter. Tears. Politics... MEET THE KEATONS.”
ComedyDramaFamily
Former 1960s flower children Steven and Elyse Keaton raise their conservative son Alex, daughters Mallory and Jennifer, and later, youngest child Andrew.
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Seasons & episodes
S1 · 22 epS2 · 22 epS3 · 23 epS4 · 23 epS5 · 28 epS6 · 26 epS7 · 24 ep
1Pilot22 Sept 1982 · 24m · ★ 9.0Alex escorts a pretty socialite to a dance at her country club.
2Not With My Sister You Don't29 Sept 1982 · 25mAlex heads the household when Elyse and Steven go away for the weekend.
3I Know Jennifer's Boyfriend6 Oct 1982 · 24mJennifer gets picked on when she befriends a boy at school.
4Summer of '8227 Oct 1982 · 25mSeduced by an "older woman" of twenty-one, the hitherto inexperienced Alex is devastated to learn that she thinks of their relationship as casual.
5I Never Killed for My Father3 Nov 1982 · 25mA visit from Steven's father evokes confrontation between the two.
6Give Your Uncle A Kiss10 Nov 1982 · 25mMallory is horrified and confused when a close family friend and older business associate of her father's makes a pass at her.
7Big Brother Is Watching17 Nov 1982 · 25m · ★ 7.0As the new editor of his school paper, Alex uncovers a cheating scandal and to everyone's chagrin, prints a list of students who were caught including Mallory.
8No Nukes Is Good Nukes24 Nov 1982 · 24m · ★ 7.0To the dismay of the Keaton children and their equally conservative grandparents, Steven and Elyse take time out Thanksgiving Day to attend an anti-nuke rally-and end up spending the holiday in jail.
9Death Of A Grocer1 Dec 1982 · 25m · ★ 7.0Though Alex loves working at Mr. Adler's "Mom and Pop" grocery store, to the old man's dismay, he quits to "climb the corporate ladder" at an ultramodern supermarket.
10Have Gun, Will Unravel8 Dec 1982 · 25m · ★ 7.0The Keatons consider buying a gun for protection after getting burglarized.
11A Christmas Story15 Dec 1982 · 25m · ★ 7.0When a blizzard forces the Keatons to spend Christmas at home, Elyse's gift to Steven, an album filled with fascinating old photos, sparks flashbacks to the birth of their three children.
12Oops22 Dec 1982 · 25mMallory resents Elyse for the advice she gives her pregnant friend.
13Sherry Baby12 Jan 1983 · 25mWhen popular sorority girl Sherry Marshall befriends Mallory to get close to Alex, Mallory brings them together in hopes of joining Pi Nu but her plan backfires.
14The Fugitive (1)19 Jan 1983 · 25mElyse's younger brother and Alex's idol, Ned, makes a surprise visit. However, everyone is puzzled by the go-getter corporate executive's suspicious behavior.
15The Fugitive (2)26 Jan 1983 · 24mWith the FBI hot on Ned's heels for embezzling 4.5 million dollars in corporate funds, Elyse's ethical brother and Alex's idol tells the family why and where he hid the money.
16Margin Of Error9 Feb 1983 · 25mAlex amasses a bundle by playing the stock market on paper for his economics class, and courts disaster by secretly investing his father's money.
17French Lessons15 Feb 1983 · 25mMallory's handsome but shy French tutor, Jeff, finally musters up the nerve to ask her out and then courts disaster by enlistening Alex's advice on how to behave on the date.
18I Gotta Be Ming22 Feb 1983 · 25mAs ""Big Brother"" to a 10-year-old Vietnamese boy, Alex tries to mold Ming into his own image, and he learns an unforgettable lesson when he breaks a promise to the adoring child.
19Suzanne Takes You Down15 Mar 1983 · 25mSoon after free lance architect Elyse Keaton hires her friend Suzanne Davis to handle clerical chores, she wants to fire the under-qualified, overly aggressive secretary, but Suzanne's marriage breaks up, making the new job her only salvation.
After 20 years as a housewife, Suzanne feels she lacks an identity outside the home. Swamped with paperwork, Elyse decides to solve that problem while easing her friend's mid-life crisis. Unfortunately Suzanne's take-charge approach to business throws a wrench into Elyse's client dealings and threatens to ruin the women's friendship. On the brink of firing Suzanne, the frustrated Elyse faces a terrible dilemma when Ron Davis decides he ""needs space"" and leaves his wife.
20The Fifth Wheel27 Mar 1983 · 25mAlex gets stuck babysitting for his little sister Jennifer, who is fed up with feeling in the way at his poker game and decides to disappear.
21Stage Fright (a.k.a. Video Jitters)3 Apr 1983 · 25mWhile gearing up to face the TV cameras as captain of his high school's team on "Quiz Off," Alex panics at first when a teammate drops out. He then launches a major tutoring program for his sister Mallory.- 22Elyse D'Arc10 Apr 1983 · 25mIn her zeal for good causes Elyse devotes so much energy to committee work that a neglected Steven feels shortchanged.
Ecstatic to have won an award for his public television documentary, Steven arrives home eager to celebrate, but every effort is foiled by Elyse's obligations to her various projects. Finally, the over-extended wife-mother-architect-committee volunteer begins to realize she's neglecting her most important committee.
Details
- Created by
- Gary David Goldberg
- First aired
- 22 Sept 1982
- Last aired
- 14 May 1989
- Status
- Ended
- Language
- English
- Network
- NBC
- Episodes
- 168
- Votes
- 280 on TMDB
Where to watch (US)
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Cast
Meredith BaxterElyse Keaton
Michael GrossSteven Keaton
Michael J. FoxAlex P. Keaton
Justine BatemanMallory Keaton
Tina YothersJennifer Keaton
Brian BonsallAndy Keaton
