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Family Ties

Comedy / Family, produced in 1982, USA

Steven and Elyse Keaton were two hippies with liberal viewpoints who married during the 1960s. The young couple had hoped their children would adopt the same values. How wrong they were, especially in the case of oldest son Alex. "Family Ties," which was based in Columbus, Ohio, explored the relationship between Steven (a public television station manager), Elyse (an architect) and their three children, Alex, Mallory and Jennifer. Alex was an avid Reagan devotee and card-carrying Young Republicans Club member who sauntered through the house in a shirt and tie and hung a picture of William F. Buckley over his bed. But as intelligent and over-achieving as Alex was, Mallory was as underachieving and, to say the least, a slacker; she was more concerned with shopping and cute guys. Jennifer was the precocious youngster who just wanted to be a normal kid. Skippy Handleman, one of Alex's best f
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Season 1
21 episodes
Season 2
22 episodes
Season 3
23 episodes
Season 4
24 episodes
Season 5
30 episodes
Season 6
27 episodes
Season 7
25 episodes

1Pilot

22 Sep 1982

2Not with My Sister You Don't

29 Sep 1982

3I Know Jennifer's Boyfriend

06 Oct 1982

4Summer of '82

27 Oct 1982

5I Never Killed for My Father

03 Nov 1982

6Give Your Uncle Arthur a Kiss

10 Nov 1982

Description ▼

Mallory is scared and confused when "Uncle Arthur", a close friend of the family and her father's co-worker at the television station, makes a pass at her. Meanwhile, Steven prepares a farewell tribute to Arthur to air during the station's telethon.

7Big Brother Is Watching

17 Nov 1982

8No Nukes Is Good Nukes

24 Nov 1982

9Death of a Grocer

01 Dec 1982

10Have Gun, Will Unravel

08 Dec 1982

12Oops

22 Dec 1982

13Sherry Baby

12 Jan 1983

14The Fugitive: Part 1

19 Jan 1983

15The Fugitive: Part 2

26 Jan 1983

16Margin of Error

09 Feb 1983

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This synopsis is too short and may not include the required detailed description of the entire plot. We normally require that synopses be at least 10 lines long. If you have seen this title, please help us by improving and expanding this synopsis. In a school project, Alex proves he's a stock -market wizard. But things take a turn for the worse when he secretly starts using his parent's money to buy and sell real stocks.

17French Lessons

16 Feb 1983

18I Gotta Be Ming

23 Feb 1983

19Suzanne Takes You Down

16 Mar 1983

20The Fifth Wheel

28 Mar 1983

21Stage Fright

04 Apr 1983

22Elyse D'Arc

11 Apr 1983

8Batter Up

30 Nov 1983

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This synopsis is too short and may not include the required detailed description of the entire plot. We normally require that synopses be at least 10 lines long. If you have seen this title, please help us by improving and expanding this synopsis. With so many players out with the flu; coach Alex (Michael J. Fox) asks Jennifer (Tina Yothers) to get nerdy Arlene (Tanya Fenmore) to join the girls' softball team, just so they can play in the big game.

17Double Date

16 Feb 1984

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This synopsis is too short and may not include the required detailed description of the entire plot. We normally require that synopses be at least 10 lines long. If you have seen this title, please help us by improving and expanding this synopsis. Alex develops a complicated scheme for dealing with his two dates to the prom.

21Diary of a Young Girl

03 May 1984

5Fabric Smarts

25 Oct 1984

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For once airhead Mallory impresses even Alex by being a really good salesperson in a clothes shop. When the Keaton parents decide her bad grades must mean she spends too much time on her job, she's ordered to quit it, but Jen challenges Alex to convince the oldies to give her another chance. Even though dad realizes they're being scammed by a master well above their class, they agree to a deal: she can keep working if she scores at least Bs on her next three tests. Alex decides to prevent his honorable victory becoming hollow by tutoring her, and succeeds with two tests. However the last, history, coincides with a clothes sale, and even his tutoring isn't foolproof in such a crowd: she scores only C-, while everyone feels she worked too hard to loose out anyhow...

25Family Ties Vacation #3.25

1The Real Thing: Part 1

26 Sep 1985

Description ▼

Dad Steven understands while mother Elyse frowns when Alex decides to hunt for a girlfriend among the best-looking pictures in his college's freshmen directory. Alex's first pick Tricia Armstrong isn't in, her less attractive roommate Ellen Reed majoring in art seizes him almost instantly and makes quite an impression, leaving Alex confused. Tricia proves just what he wanted and rather empty, Ellen is engaged but still has doubts. Alex dates Tricia and hates it. Ellen is charmed seeing him play cutely with kid brother Andy and getting a painting from Alex, however ill-picked. They kiss at a dorm dance, but what about Trish and her fiancé?

2The Real Thing: Part 2

03 Oct 1985

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Alex is an emotional wreck, still with boring Tricia he doesn't care for after kissing her intriguing roommate Ellen, who turned back to accept her Dennis's proposal to marriage, yet without a single guest. Alex even worries so much that the whole time allotted for a Leland test essay he would have aced elapses without him writing a single line. Next Alex insists to drive Ellen the train-station hoping to stop her, but is once more unable to express his emotions. When Alex has gathered the courage at home and drives back, her train has left the station- yet she is there...

3Mr. Wrong

17 Oct 1985

Description ▼

Mallory introduces her new boyfriend, Nick, to the family. He isn't well received, and Steven realizes that he needs to trust Mallory and let her make her own choices.

4Designated Hitter

24 Oct 1985

Description ▼

Jennifer has a boyfriend and feels a bit self-conscious. When the boyfriend is teased at school by a bully, Jennifer steps in to defend him. Alex asks Mallory to take and IQ test and is chagrined when she scores higher than him. |

5Don't Go Changing

31 Oct 1985

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Alex is feeling insecure about not being a part of Ellen's world of art and dance. Fearful that he might lose her, Alex decides to learn all he can about art and dance...including auditioning for a part at Ellen's dance class. Meanwhile, Steven is upset about missing Monday Night Football games because he and Elyse have joined a book club.

6The Old College Try

07 Nov 1985

Description ▼

Elyse is planning for Mallory's future by sending away for college applications. However, Mallory does not want to go to college. However, things change when an unlikely source (Nick) encourages her to go to college.

7My Tutor

14 Nov 1985

Description ▼

Alex hires 13-year-old tutor, Eugene Forbes, to help him bring his grade up in advanced geometry from an 89% to 90%. However, Eugene is immediately distracted when he meets Jennifer, and he struggles to learn how to stop being an intellectual genius and learn to be a 13-year-old kid.

8Mr. Right

21 Nov 1985

Description ▼

Nick is worried that the constant disapproval he receives from Elyse and Steven will ultimately cost him his relationship with Mallory. Eager to change, Nick turns to Alex for help. Unfortunately, Nick turns into another "Alex," and while he is now pleasing to Elyse and Steven, he turns off Mallory.

9Just One Look

05 Dec 1985

Description ▼

Steven and Elyse are nostalgically excited by a visitor he arranged: Richard 'Richie' Schofield, from their Berkeley hippie days, which the kids find just silly, even embarrassingly. However Elyse and Richie share memories without Steven, who is not amused to find out about their fling 22 years later. Sleeping on the hall makes the jealous husband even crankier. The trio has a restaurant dinner, he looses control. Alex reminds him of his own life lessons...

10How Do You Sleep?

12 Dec 1985

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Alex hasn't slept in over a week. Lonely nights are spent triggering the smoke alarm, and even asking Skippy to spend the night. Elyse confesses that she has battled insomnia as well, and she is able to help Alex finally fall asleep.

11You've Got a Friend

19 Dec 1985

Description ▼

While Alex is in the shop where Mallory works, they catch Jessie Blake shoplifting. Dad Steven points out Milford home where Jessie lives is not an orphanage but specialized in problem children, often abused; Nick knows that is true for one of his cousins who lives there, but cant't remember his name nor the abusive Uncle's. Mallory decides to make the criminal her friend, despite Nick's warning one can't understand such kid, and indeed is repaid by more shoplifting... Meanwhile little Andy's greater interest for a toy's box then for its content reminds everybody of Alex's attachment to an identical box, and even at 19 there is a weak spot left in his heart.

12Nothing But a Man

02 Jan 1986

Description ▼

Dad Steven postulates for the job of regional PBS manager, interested in programming clout rather then the pay raise - despite his poor performance, he got the job, in fact in advance. The family is disappointed he's home much less, except Alex, who even acts as dad's though appointment book keeper. Alex is terribly worried for his beloved baby-brother Andy's manhood when the kid takes a ferocious fancy to a doll Ellen gave him. Steven starts feeling guilty never to be available for the children's activities, enough to...

13The Disciple

09 Jan 1986

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Jennifer is tired of being outclassed by classmates, so she asks academically always excelling Alex (who won the Thomas Dewey best student achievement award three years in a row) to help her prepare a social studies presentation on how a bill becomes a law. Alex accepts, provided they do it his way, all the way: after reading at Ivy league level, while he pretends in class to be a quarry worker too dumb to understand what he fetches, he attends -queing her- a brilliant show with lights, music, patriotic panache and the flawless story, complete with the printing on parchment. Afterwards both parents claim credit for the talent running in the family, and her teacher Pedroza enters Jennifer for the Deway award. Alas there Jen feels unable to go trough with the 'deceit', and gets an impossible question from lawyer Ralph Boswell, who bickers with Steven if his Timy is brighter then their toddler Andy, till Alex takes the floor, thus giving the game away for everyone. Alex is blamed by the ...

14Where's Poppa?

16 Jan 1986

Description ▼

Alex is in charge of this year's Leland parents students day. His girl-friend Ellen is angry because Alex personally invited her father, corporate lawyer Franklin Reed, whom she rejected as 'foul materialist' years ago, he's happy to learn she has a rich family and gets her to agree. When Franklin drops by, the men prove birds of a feather, but will father and daughter make up?

15Fool for Love

23 Jan 1986

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Ma and Jen hardly notice the mustache Alex grows for the homecoming speech as former valedictorian in Harding High-school. Skippy hopes Mal just uses Nick to make him jealous, but of course she refuses to go with him to the homecoming dance; the sweet pup is heart-broken but convinces Alex to find him a blind date, any human female will do- it's Dr. Sylvia Wagner, a divorced psychiatrist who is researching adolescent social life and sees him as a voluntary study subject, even for him no catch but they go, hoping absurdly to make Mallory a bit jealous. Nick hates anything involving ties or school, the ball is both. Alex's speech refers repeatedly to facial hair. After vague encouragement from Sylvia, Skippy picks a fight with patient Nick for Mallory, who rejects him since 18 years; grumpy principal Bidney blames both and Alex, who only tried to separate them...

16Checkmate

30 Jan 1986

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When Alex, as Leland chess club champion, duels reputed Soviet guest Ivan Rozmirovich, he takes it as a personal and patriotic challenge, stirred by a telegram from the White House. The match is commented by desperate dad Steven and American chess-master Eric Nordstrom whose seemingly silent-succinct style at his debut is likely to be his undoing as commenter. After endless equal quality, Ivan's last move before adjournment is an obvious attempt to throw the game, but why? The boys meet in a bar, and Alex learns the official pressure totally spoiled Ivan's love for the game, feeling imprisoned. He decides such fine player, no longer a Red robot but a human in his eyes, deserves better, so they both try to loose, even end up wrestling to stop each-other give-away moves...

17Engine Trouble

06 Feb 1986

Description ▼

Alex committed the surprising error to vent his conviction there are male and female fortes in the feminist home, so he gets stuck following the same elementary car mechanics course as ma Elyse, the architect, who proves more gifted at it. It gets embarrassing when Alex keeps bumbling like any self-respecting nerd covered in grease while she gets 'consulted' by Nick's hunky mate Clete... Meanwhile the girls must try to keep dad Steven in bed, who refuses to admit he's sick.

18A Word to the Wise

13 Feb 1986

Description ▼

Alex and Ellen have been together for six months. The family decides to tell Ellen some of the things Alex has done in his life before she met him. |

19A Word to the Wise: Part 2

13 Feb 1986

Description ▼

Part 2 continues with a memory show. Skippy joins the Keaton family to share some of his Alex-related stories to Ellen. |

20Art Lover

20 Feb 1986

Description ▼

Steven accepts works of art for WKS's 1986 auction, reluctantly even Alex's 'fiscal-surrealist' bank yard eviction drawing (at age 5) and an abstract welded sculpture by Nick, which only gets a bid from filthy rich, glamorous art lover Victoria Hurstenberg, who calls him an irresistible hidden talent. Nick brings more of his works for a private show at the Keaton house, and becomes her protégé. Only Mallory and naive Nick need weeks to realize the airhead didn't get to see Nick since miss (!) Victoria offered her patronage not for his 'art' but for his company. Just when Nick sweetly told off Victoria's private attentions with a gentlemanly hug at a gallery, idiotic Mallory is there and dumps her true love...

21Teacher's Pet

02 Mar 1986

Description ▼

While Andy's inability to handle a toy the box recommends from an age two month younger makes worried pa Steven determined the toddler needs to go to preschool, which ma Elyse forbids, Alex enjoys the rare honor to be picked as professor Spanos's teaching assistant for economics. An arrogant professorial air and ruthless strictness come naturally to 'Mr. Keaton, or Sir', but he talks Ellen out of changing to another course to assure impartiality. Once Alex grades her first paper C- their relationship -which is forbidden under college rules too- is in danger...

22My Buddy

06 Mar 1986

Description ▼

As Jennifer is growing up, Steven is feeling that he is no longer an important part of her life. Meanwhile, Alex attempts to refute a traffic ticket.

23Once in Love with Elyse

01 May 1986

Description ▼

Elyse is quite happy to collaborate closely at the architects firm with younger Paul Kenter, but he confides to their boss Raymond to have a problem: he fell secretly but passionately in love with the happily married mother of four. Unsuspecting Elyse asks him over for a family dinner to celebrate landing a major account. Paul confesses to Steven, but still keeps quiet to Elyse. When Steven tells her, she is first flattered, then hears Paul has quit his job and intends to leave the country...

24Paper Chase

08 May 1986

Description ▼

Four weeks to graduation, and Mallory is in danger of flunking history and not graduating. She needs a "B" on the final exam. Mallory realizes that her future is on the line as she buckles down and studies for her exam.

12My Mother, My Friend

18 Dec 1986

Description ▼

Mallory brings a friend home from college who immediately becomes pals with Elyse. Mallory's friend Allison is studying architecture, so she and Elyse spend a lot of time together. The "B" plot is just as interesting and provides much fun as Alex and Steven play many games of Scrabble. Of course Alex gets money involved. They both invent words and the episode ends with the stakes very high.

15Higher Love

22 Jan 1987

17A Tale of Two Cities: Part 1

05 Feb 1987

20Battle of the Sexes: Part 2

19 Feb 1987

26Love Me Do

30 Apr 1987

27The Visit

07 May 1987

1The Last of the Red Hot Psychologists

13 Sep 1987

Description ▼

Back to school; Jennifer in high school and Andy in kindergarten. Alex and Mallory return to college. Alex is asked to participate in a psychology study by a co-student, Lauren. They get off to a bad start, but slowly find the attraction. |

2The Last of the Red Hot Psychologists: Part 2

13 Sep 1987

Description ▼

Alex and Lauren continue with the psychology test, and their attraction to each other continues. Alex impulsively kisses her during a session. Worried about crossing the line, they are hesitant but work things out. |

3Dear Mallory

20 Sep 1987

Description ▼

Mallory gets a job as an advice columnist. With the first issue, she includes her home address & phone number. Mallory gets constant calls and visits from everyone who wants help. Later, she finds out her advice has not been helpful. |

4The Other Woman

27 Sep 1987

Description ▼

Andy is disappointed when Alex keeps missing their together time because he is with Lauren. Alex apologizes by taking Andy to a carnival, but also takes Lauren. The day does not go as planned. Alex and Andy talk, and things are worked out. |

5Dream Date

04 Oct 1987

Description ▼

Jennifer has an admirer at school, Simon, who carries her books and buys her gifts. He likes Jennifer but she does not like him. She likes someone else who does not notice her. She decides to go with Simon to use him to get to the other. |

6Super Mom

18 Oct 1987

Description ▼

Elyse gets caught up in work projects to the point of working a lot of overtime. This leaves little time for her family where everyone is confused as to who does what duties and keeping the house moving. Elyse realizes something has to give.

7Walking on Air

25 Oct 1987

Description ▼

An intern job opens at the station where Steven works. He thinks Mallory should get the job. Mallory does not want to the job. She avoids her father so he does not keep asking. The Keatons try to solve a cereal contest to win a $5,000 prize.

8Invasion of the Psychologist Snatchers

01 Nov 1987

Description ▼

Lauren's old boyfriend visits and Alex is insecure about his relationship with Lauren. Alex does not see what Lauren sees in him (Alex) when Eric seems better on every level. |

9The Way We Were

08 Nov 1987

Description ▼

The Keatons are delighted by a surprise visit from Elyse's Aunt Rosemary. The Keatons start to notice a difference in her actions, and Rosemary finally admits she is becoming forgetful. A doctor diagnoses onset Alzheimer's disease |

10Mister Sister

15 Nov 1987

Description ▼

Nick applies for the janitor position at Mallory's sorority and becomes an honorary sorority member. |

11Citizen Keaton

22 Nov 1987

Description ▼

Mallory runs for class president and Alex becomes her campaign manager. |

12Father Time: Part 1

29 Nov 1987

Description ▼

Steven's brother Rob and children, Marilyn & Jonathan, visit after his divorce is finalized. He now works as in outdoor telephone repair. His daughter Marilyn is having a hard time with her parent's divorce and takes it out on the Keatons. |

13Father Time: Part 2

06 Dec 1987

Description ▼

While visiting the Keaton's, Rob's daughter Marilyn stays out all night with a guy she just met. Rob realizes he lost parental control. Rob and Steven talk about marriage, happiness, and children. Rob takes another chance to talk to Marilyn.

14The American Family

13 Dec 1987

Description ▼

Lauren is writing a paper on the family unit and uses the Keatons as an example. With Lauren's questions, the family reminiscences about the events that help demonstrate the answers. |

15Anniversary Waltz

16 Dec 1987

Description ▼

With their 20th wedding anniversary, Steven wants a small gathering, Elyse wants a large party. Everything goes wrong, from the party planning, roof leaks, plumbing issues, to everyone arguing about everything. |

16Miracle in Columbus

20 Dec 1987

Description ▼

Money-hungry Alex gets a job as a mall Santa. While Alex sees the holiday as a financial event, he gets caught up in the reason for the season when a little girl only wants her father home for a Christmas gift. |

17The Play's the Thing

10 Jan 1988

Description ▼

The local theater is producing a radical play that Steven wrote in the 1960s. Steven wants Elyse to play the lead. At the first performance, things go wrong and it ends up with two leading men. The audience is underwhelmed. |

18The Spirit of Columbus

17 Jan 1988

Description ▼

Nick is ecstatic when one of his art works sells for $200. Alex sees a money making venture. He convinces Nick to mass produce his "one of a kind" artwork. As Nick works, he loses his interest in art because it is no longer fun. |

19The Blues Brother

24 Jan 1988

Description ▼

Alex is DJ for a radio show for his college. He plays a blues track and announces the singer/player is dead. The blues singer calls the station and says news of his death is premature. He agrees to visit the radio station for a talk. |

20Read It and Weep: Part 1

07 Feb 1988

Description ▼

Jennifer writes a report on "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" for her English class even though it's now on a list of banned books. She becomes the focus of a battle over rights of free speech. |

21Read It and Weep: Part 2

14 Feb 1988

Description ▼

Jennifer's actions spur on a public meeting with the School Board to discuss if "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" or other books should be banned from being read by students. |

22Quittin' Time

21 Feb 1988

Description ▼

Mallory finds a box of old love letters between Steven & Elyse. Andy copies them to send to a school girl he likes. Lauren stresses from working on senior thesis. Alex tells her to take a break. She does, and starts watching soap operas. |

23Spring Reminds Me

28 Feb 1988

Description ▼

A former neighbor, Evelyn, visits the Keatons. Her daughter was Mallory's friend, but recently committed suicide. Evelyn begins to think Mallory is her own daughter. Steven finds a box of magic items and tries all the tricks with the family.

24The Boys Next Door

06 Mar 1988

Description ▼

Roger, a former childhood neighbor of Elyse's visits. Roger was considered a nerd as a child, but is now a millionaire. He wants Elyse to be his date for a college reunion. |

25Sign of the Times

13 Mar 1988

Description ▼

Andy becomes the official School Buddy for a new child starting at the school. Josh is deaf. He and Andy become good friends. When the other classmates tease Jose, Andy refuses to talk anymore until the teasing stops. |

26Return of the Native

20 Mar 1988

Description ▼

Cousin June visits the Keatons, on holiday from her university studies in London. Memories bubble up when she starts talking about dating boys and a trip to Florence, mostly embarrassing moments for Keatons (from previous episodes), such as weird dates and teachers or the 'home hotel' Alex ran with Skippy and the girls...

27Father, Can You Spare a Dime?

01 May 1988

Description ▼

Nick's art class at the community center has ended, and he wants to open his own art school to continue working with children and art. Nick is refused a loan, and he asks his father to lend him money. His father is hesitant. |

1It Happened One Night

30 Oct 1988

Description ▼

Steven & Elyse wants to take the entire family on a camping trip, but the three oldest do not want to go. After Steven & Elyse leave, the children feel guilty and head out to the campsite. Unfortunately, they get lost. |

2Designing Woman

06 Nov 1988

Description ▼

Mallory gets an internship at a fashion company and is ecstatic. Mallory is happy to share her ideas with her co-worker, but then finds out the co-worker is stealing her ideas. Mallory confronts her, but nothing seems like it will change. |

3Truckers

13 Nov 1988

Description ▼

Steven is upset at the size of the electricity bill, and tries to reduce costs around the house. Andy finds a friend with Nick's nephew. Alex feels left out when Andy prefers to play with the nephew rather than him. |

4Beyond Therapy

27 Nov 1988

Description ▼

Lauren is upset over the lack of communication and emotional sharing between she and Alex. Lauren suggests that they see a therapist to discover the cause of their problem. |

5Heartstrings: Part 1

04 Dec 1988

Description ▼

After jogging with Elyse, Steven feels pains in his chest. He is taken to the hospital and they find out he had a heart attack. While in the hospital, everyone starts to meet other family members and patients who suffered a heart attack. |

6Heartstrings: Part 2

11 Dec 1988

Description ▼

Steven has an operation to clear a valve from his heart attack. As they wait and worry, Elyse and the others remember events with Steven. They take comfort talking and sharing with other people waiting for their spouses. |

7Heartstrings: Part 3

18 Dec 1988

Description ▼

Family and friends continue their vigil while Steven has his operation. The operation is a success and home they go. Steven has to adjust to restrictions in food and activity, while the family treat him as an elderly invalid. |

8Basic Training

01 Jan 1989

Description ▼

Mallory and Skippy attend Career Day at Grant College. Skippy finds out he has no aptitude for any skill or job. He decides to join the Army. Skippy takes to Basic Training in usual form. Also, the family continues to treat Steven gently. |

9Deja Vu

08 Jan 1989

Description ▼

Jennifer is starting to see Josh - whose older brother Jeff used to date Mallory. Mallory remembers all the hurt feelings from when Jeff dumped her and she advises Jennifer to stop seeing Josh. |

10Nick's Best Friend

15 Jan 1989

Description ▼

Andy celebrates his 7th birthday and Alex tells him how to look just for gifts and not read the birthday cards. Nick is reunited with his dog from when he lived at home. One day with Nick, he runs in the street and is hit by a car. |

11Get Me to the Living Room on Time

29 Jan 1989

Description ▼

Steven struggles for an idea for his next documentary. When Andy has his new friends visit, the Keatons find out the friends are from the retirement home. Steven sees this as his idea. When Joseph proposes to Eva, his son protests. |

12The Job Not Taken

05 Feb 1989

Description ▼

With Alex looking for a job, his friend Paul recommends him for a job where he works. Alex is offered the position, but then finds out his new job is to replace Paul. Paul is fired, and Alex feels guilty having his job. |

13The Wrecker's Ball

12 Feb 1989

Description ▼

Mallory has a new passion - massage. Also, Elyse finds out the first building she designed is slated to be torn down and the space used for a mall. Elyse and the family fight city hall to keep the building from being destroyed. |

14My Best Friend's Girl

19 Feb 1989

Description ▼

Jennifer has her learners permit; Steven & Elyse compete to show who is better driving instructor. Also, Skippy has trouble meeting girls, so Lauren decides to be a matchmaker. As Skippy & Lauren work together, he falls in love with her. |

15Til Her Daddy Takes the T-Bird Away

26 Feb 1989

Description ▼

Mallory is ready to buy a car, but she needs a co-signer on the loan. Steven refuses to do it because Mallory wants to drive on a cross-country trip with Nick. Mallory turns to Nick's father for a co-signer. |

16Simon Says

05 Mar 1989

Description ▼

A 10-year old girl has a crush on Alex and he cannot escape her. Jennifer & Simon work together at a fast food place for a school project of teens in the workplace. Simon pays more attention to Jennifer than customers and is inept. |

17All in the Neighborhood: Part 1

12 Mar 1989

Description ▼

Steven's black friend Gus & his family move into the neighborhood. Gus' family is threatened, the house vandalized. The Keatons try to reason with neighbors and have Gus stay. Neighbors gather to help clean the vandalized house. |

18All in the Neighborhood: Part 2

19 Mar 1989

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19They Can't Take That Away from Me: Part 1

02 Apr 1989

Description ▼

Alex's girlfriend Lauren is attending a conference for a few weeks, and Alex is conducting an economic class at Leland College. A student in the class needs tutoring. Alex and Marty find a mutual attraction. |

20They Can't Take That Away from Me: Part 2

09 Apr 1989

Description ▼

Lauren returns from her conference, and Alex tells her he is interested in Marty more than he should be. Alex has to choose between the two women. As his graduation from college begins, Alex makes his choice. |

21Rain Forests Keep Fallin' on My Head

16 Apr 1989

Description ▼

In Jennifer's Natural Science class, they study ecology. Jennifer goes from trying to save the environment to an obsession. She wants to change everything the family does or has. Steven & Elyse have her talk to a counselor. |

22Wrap Around the Clock Part 1

23 Apr 1989

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Andy has to make a time capsule for a school project. Everyone contributes something unique to the box. As items go in the box, the family reminisces about the item and their lives at those times. |

23Wrap Around the Clock Part 2

13 Apr 1989

24Mr. Keaton Takes a Vacation

07 May 1989

Description ▼

While Nick's apartment is painted, he needs to stay somewhere else. The Keatons reluctantly let him stay with them for the week. Steven takes off from vacation so he can monitor the stay. Being together for long periods, Steven and Nick bond.

25Alex Doesn't Live Here Anymore

14 May 1989

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Andy practices for a school skit. Meanwhile, Alex announces he accepted a job offer for his dream job in New York on Wall Street. While everyone is excited for him, Elyse is sad at her first child preparing to move out. Packing is stressful.