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"Family Ties" (1982): :  -- With 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.
"Family Ties" (1982): Season 4: Episode 23 -- Elyse must deal with Paul, a young architect associate who falls in love with her
"Family Ties" (1982): Season 4: Episode 17 -- Elyse enrolls in an auto mechanics class to prove to Alex and Steven that women can be just as competent with cars as men, but to protect his own masculinity, Alex joins the class to prove her wrong
"Family Ties" (1982): Season 3: Episode 5 -- Mallory's enthusiasm for her part-time job at a boutique causes her schoolgrades to slip even lower than usual
"Family Ties" (1982): Season 3: Episode 9 -- 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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Seasons:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 full episode list
Release Date:
22 September 1982 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Family more
Plot:
A couple who were ardently leftwing political activists in the sixties face the problems of raising... more
Awards:
Won Golden Globe. Another 20 wins & 38 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(21 articles)
Weekly Body Count: Heavy Metal Horror
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TV Listings: 05/07/09
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User Comments:
A great show; one of my favorites. more

Cast

 (Series Cast Summary - 6 of 109)
Michael Gross ... Steven Keaton (176 episodes, 1982-1989)

Michael J. Fox ... Alex P. Keaton (176 episodes, 1982-1989)

Justine Bateman ... Mallory Keaton (176 episodes, 1982-1989)
Tina Yothers ... Jennifer Keaton (176 episodes, 1982-1989)

Meredith Baxter ... Elyse Keaton (171 episodes, 1982-1989)
Brian Bonsall ... Andrew 'Andy' Keaton (78 episodes, 1986-1989)
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Additional Details

Runtime:
30 min (180 episodes)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Australia:PG (some episodes) | Argentina:Atp | Australia:G | USA:TV-G

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Trivia:
When Meredith Baxter became pregnant during the hiatus between the second and third seasons, her pregnancy was written into the show. However, she still was written out of several episodes after giving birth to twins in real life. more
Quotes:
Elyse Keaton: Alex was offended by our political magazines and ripped them up.
Alex P. Keaton: You have no proof.
Elyse Keaton: Yes we do. We found your rattle on the floor next to the evidence.
Alex P. Keaton: It could have Mallory's.
Elyse Keaton: It was your Nixon rattle.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Family Guy: Stew-Roids (#7.13)" (2009) more
Soundtrack:
Without Us more

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5 out of 5 people found the following comment useful:-
A great show; one of my favorites., 16 November 2002
Author: (llihilloh)

'Family Ties' is great and even though I haven't seen that many episodes, I still rank it among my top ten favorite TV shows. The cast is great, the writing is excellent, and it just makes me laugh about a million times within the half hour of air time.

Michael Gross, Meredith Baxter, Justine Bateman, and Tina Yothers are all terrific in their given roles. They are all funny and great and anything else that I want in a television show, but the real stand out is of course, Michael J. Fox. I've adored Fox for many years and then when I finally got around to seeing him as Alex P. Keaton, well he just amazed me. He's so excellent with his quick comedic timing and snappy comebacks. (Particularly the ones given to Mallory make me laugh the hardest.) All in all he's a wonderful actor, not just in this show even though it brings the best out of him, but on any project he works on.

The writing is fast moving, hilarious, and just about some of the best that I've seen in a comedy serious. Although it is now...20 years old, the series is still one of the best, even up against today's series. Lets face it, today's television has gone straight to the trash can with the exception of a very small percent of shows.

Each episode is great, and if the plot isn't all that good, the writing and performances make up for it. I have to say that there were many episodes that I saw where I was so bored (about the plot), yet they still turned out good because of the comedy.

All of the Emmys and Golden Globes and many more awards that 'Family Ties' was nominated for and having won throughout the years were all well deserved. A couple of more wins wouldn't have hurt. I can honestly say that this is one show that I try to catch (only on Nick can it be seen where I'm at). I love it, I love Fox, and good job to the writers. The show is great!

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