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Season 5 – Family Ties

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Steven and Elyse Keaton, once 1960s radicals, now find themselves in Reagan-era American trying to raise a traditional suburban family. Son Alex P. Keaton is an ambitious young Republican, and his sister Mallory is a shallow victim of the corporate culture, obsessed with music, clothes and boys. Their only normal kid is young Jennifer, a bit of a tomboy. In later seasons, the Keatons add a fourth child, Andrew. Most of the comedy arose from the conflict between the liberal parents and the conservative children.
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John J. O'Connor New York Times 09/18/2018
The script by Mr. Goldberg and Mr. Uger is a marvel of ''on the one hand but on the other'' sculpting. Go to Full Review J.M. Suarez PopMatters 09/21/2018
7/10
Though at times broad and somewhat exaggerated, the series managed to create characters that have become iconic and over 20 years later, their stories still offer wonderful moments of comedy and emotional resonance. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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isa e @RT65594135 02/06/2023 the wheaton appearance was unacceptable, ruined it all series spinning out of control See more Read all reviews
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Michael J. Fox

Alex P. Keaton

Meredith Baxter

Elyse Keaton

Michael Gross

Steve Keaton

Justine Bateman

Mallory Keaton

Tina Yothers

Jennifer Keaton

Brian Bonsall

Andrew Keaton

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Sep 25, 1986 Be True to Your Preschool Alex visits Andrew's preschool and, convinced he's learning the wrong values, withdraws him from school. Details Episode 2 Aired Oct 2, 1986 Starting Over Alex is distraught when Ellen departs for France so he tries to find someone to take her place. Details Episode 3 Aired Oct 9, 1986 The Freshman and the Senior Mallory learns a lesson about honesty and sensitivity when she almost causes a 66-year-old woman (Julie Harris) to quit her college sociology class. Details Episode 4 Aired Oct 16, 1986 My Back Pages Steven discovers that he's left his radical past behind when he helps an old college friend (Sanford Jensen) re-establish a left-wing political magazine. Details Episode 5 Aired Oct 30, 1986 Beauty and the Bank Alex lands a job at the bank and becomes obsessively attracted to his boss, Ms. Ryan (Melinda Culea). Details Episode 6 Aired Nov 6, 1986 Mrs. Wrong When Steven and Elyse oppose Nick and Mallory's marriage plans, the young couple decides to elope. Details Episode 7 Aired Nov 13, 1986 Mrs. Wrong Alex follows his sister and Nick to New Jersey in hopes of reaching them before they get married. Details Episode 8 Aired Nov 17, 1986 The Big Fix Elyse's plans to match her next-door neighbor with a co-worker backfire. Details Episode 9 Aired Nov 20, 1986 My Brother's Keeper Skippy's slated to become the object of a cruel fraternity prank. Details Episode 10 Aired Dec 4, 1986 High School Confidential Alex accepts the Henry Higgins-like challenge of tutoring Nick so that the rough-hewn young man can obtain a high-school diploma. Details Episode 11 Aired Dec 11, 1986 Paper Lion Alex becomes disillusioned when one of his favorite professors (Mason Adams) gets involved in a university scandal. Details Episode 12 Aired Dec 18, 1986 My Mother, My Friend Mallory becomes upset when her new girlfriend (Robin Morse), a young woman who's interested in architecture, and Elyse become fast friends. Details Episode 13 Aired Jan 8, 1987 O' Brother Steven's brother arrives and announces that he and his wife have split up. Details Episode 14 Aired Jan 15, 1987 O' Brother Rob's wife pays a surprise visit to the Keaton home to confront her husband. Details Episode 15 Aired Jan 22, 1987 Higher Love Mallory forgets about Nick when she falls head over heels in love with a glib British graduate student (Jonathan Emerson). Details Episode 16 Aired Jan 29, 1987 Architect's Apprentice Steven must decide whether Nick's sculpture or another artist's work is the winner in a local competition. Details Episode 17 Aired Feb 5, 1987 A Tale of Two Cities At the banking conference in Chicago, Alex refuses to tell his boss (Melinda Culea) what happened the night before. Details Episode 18 Aired Feb 19, 1987 Battle of the Sexes Elyse tells Andrew about the Keatons' past male-female battles. Details Episode 19 Aired Feb 26, 1987 Band on the Run Alex transforms Jennifer's rock band into a '40s-style swing group. Details Episode 20 Aired Mar 5, 1987 Keaton vs. Keaton Mallory and Alex enter and compete in a WKS sponsored scholarship contest. Details Episode 21 Aired Mar 12, 1987 `A,' My Name Is Alex Alex reflects on his past and attempts to define his own life following the accidental death of a close friend. Details Episode 22 Aired Mar 20, 1987 "D" Is for Date Jennifer's grades suffer when she sets out to win a boy's (Wil Wheaton) admiration. Details Episode 23 Aired Apr 30, 1987 Love Me Do Skippy is smitten with Mallory's shy college friend and asks Alex for help to get her. Details Episode 24 Aired May 7, 1987 The Visit Steven feels the strain when Elyse's sister (Karen Landry) and her family arrive for their yearly visit. Details Episode 25 Aired Jul 23, 1987 Matchmaker Alex attempts to find Mallory another boyfriend after she breaks up with Rick. Details Episode 26 Aired Aug 6, 1987 It's My Party Jennifer decides to hang out with the "cool" kids at school. Details Episode 27 Aired Aug 13, 1987 It's My Party Jennifer starts acting different to impress her "cool friends" which starts a rift at home. Details

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Family Ties — Season 5

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Season Info

Director
Sam Weisman, Asaad Kelada, Lynn Hamrick, Steven Robman, Peter Baldwin, John Pasquin, Will Mackenzie, Mark W. Travis, Debbie Allen, Andrew McCullough, Barbara Schultz
Executive Producer
Gary David Goldberg
Network
NBC
Rating
TV-PG
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date
Sep 25, 1986