Family Ties
Family Ties - 'M' Is For the Many Things
Elyse is shocked by her soon-to-be-divorced mother's quick and free-spirited plunge into the singles world 24:13 minutes.
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Family Ties - Once In Love With Elyse (5/1/86)
Elyse must deal with Paul, a young architect associate who falls in love with her
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Family Ties - My Buddy (3/6/86)
Steven has a very difficult time accepting that his youngest daughter, Jennifer, is growing up and no longer wants to "pal around" with him
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Family Ties - Teacher's Pet (3/2/86)
Alex lands an assistant teaching position and runs into big trouble when he has to grade a student who also happens to be his girlfriend, Ellen
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Family Ties - Art Lover (2/20/86)
Mallory suspects there's more involved than "art appreciation" when a wealthy and beautiful older woman takes a special interest in Nick's creations
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Family Ties - A Word To the Wise, Part 1 (2/13/86)
The Keaton family fills Alex’s girlfriend, Ellen, in on some of the more humorous events in Alex's life before they met
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Family Ties - A Word To the Wise, Part 2 (2/13/86)
The Keaton family fills Alex’s girlfriend, Ellen, in on some of the more humorous events in Alex's life before they met
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Family Ties - Engine Trouble (2/6/86)
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
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Family Ties - Checkmate (1/30/86)
A chess tournament between Leland College students and a visiting Soviet team turns into a wrestling match when Alex and his opponent, Ivan Rozmirovich, match wits and "fight" for their countries
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Family Ties - Nothing But A Man (1/2/86)
Steven gets the promotion he has been waiting years for, but as the new regional manager of the station, he is required to put in long hours at the office and soon realizes he has no time for his family
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Family Ties - You've Got A Friend (12/19/85)
Mallory begins to feel severe guilt after reporting a young girl to the police for shoplifting, especially when she learns that the girl is from a home for abused children
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Family Ties - How Do You Sleep? (12/12/85)
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
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Family Ties - Just One Look (12/5/85)
Steven looks forward to reminiscing about the good old times when an old college buddy, Richard Schofield, comes to visit
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Family Ties - Mr. Right (11/21/85)
Nick seeks Alex's help and advice on how to fit in more comfortably with the Keaton family, and ends up taking a "normal" job and going to extremes to be accepted
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Family Ties - My Tutor (11/14/85)
Alex hires a tutor to help him with math, but his "teacher" turns out to be a 13-year-old genius who suddenly becomes more interested in Jennifer that in helping Alex
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Family Ties - The Old College Try (11/7/85)
When Mallory informs her parents that she has no intention of going to college after graduation, they are sure her boyfriend, Nick, a high school dropout, is influencing her
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Family Ties - Don't Go Changin' (10/31/85)
Alex does some fancy footwork on the dance floor to impress Ellen when he thinks he is losing her because of their divergent interests
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Family Ties - Mr. Wrong (10/17/85)
Mallory brings home her new boyfriend, Nick, a Rambo-type environmental artist, to meet her family
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Family Ties - Cold Storage (3/7/85)
With the rest of the Keaton family away for the weekend, Mallory is excited about having the house to herself—until she is accidentally locked in the basement with the person she'd least like to be with—her adoring neighbor, Skippy
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Family Ties - Bringing Up Baby (2/21/85)
With Elyse back at work, Steven is frustrated when her schedule and the baby's schedule aren't allowing them any free time together
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Family Ties - Don't Know Much About History… (2/14/85)
Alex and his good friend James go into business together as tutors for their fellow students at Leland
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Family Ties - Birth Of A Keaton, Part One (1/24/85)
To help Steven during pledge week at the television station, the Keatons reluctantly agree to be part of the entertainment. The audience gets an unexpected show when Elyse goes into labor right on camera while in the middle of a song.
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Family Ties - Philadelphia Story (1/17/85)
Alex falls asleep while working on a college term paper on Thomas Jefferson and dreams that his family and friends are living 200 years ago
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Family Ties - Auntie Up (1/10/85)
Mallory is crushed when her favorite aunt dies suddenly, but her feelings of sadness turn to anger when family and friends at the funeral seem to be taking Aunt Trudy's death too lightly
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Family Ties - Oh Donna (1/3/85)
Alex befriends Donna, a young, unwed expectant mother from Elyse's natural-childbirth class
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Family Ties - Karen 11, Alex 0 (12/13/84)
Alex's chances for acceptance into a smug college fraternity are dependent upon him having a knockout date for the pledge dance
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Family Ties - Help Wanted (12/6/84)
Because of Elyse's pregnancy, the family decides to get a housekeeper, so Alex hires the lovely Karen Nicholson, a totally incompetent young lady whom the family immediately adores—but Steven insists must be fired
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Family Ties - Don't Kiss Me, I'm Only The Messenger (11/29/84)
Alex plays Cupid to help his shy pal Skippy get together with Jane, the girl of his dreams, but his good intentions go awry when the girl falls for him instead
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Family Ties - Lost Weekend (11/22/84)
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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Family Ties - 4 RMS OCN VU (11/8/84)
While Steven and Elyse are away on vacation, Mallory accidentally crashes her parents' car into a telephone pole. The kids need to raise money for auto repairs and decides to turn the Keaton house into a hotel.
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Family Ties - Fabric Smarts (10/25/84)
Mallory's enthusiasm for her part-time job at a boutique causes her schoolgrades to slip even lower than usual
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Family Ties - Keaton 'N Son (10/18/84)
Alex reluctantly accepts a part-time job with his father at the non-profit station, and his dad is bursting with pride to have him following in his footsteps
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Family Ties - Love Thy Neighbor (10/11/84)
Little Jennifer is thrilled about getting a visit from her former neighborhood pal, Scott, whom she hasn't seen in five years
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Family Ties - Diary of a Young Girl (5/3/84)
In the hospital awaiting a tonsillectomy, Jennifer fears she may never see her family again
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Family Ties - The Graduate (3/15/84)
Alex is so sure that he will be named valedictorian of his class that he can't cope with the thought of being defeated by a girl—especially his girl
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Family Ties - Baby Boy Doe (3/8/84)
When Alex's pal Skippy discovers he's adopted, Alex helps him cope with the shocking news
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Family Ties - Ready Or Not (2/9/84)
Mallory turns to Alex for some advice when she begins to fear she'll lose her new boyfriend unless she agrees to his pleas for a more "adult" romance
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Family Ties - Ladies Man (2/2/84)
Alex pretends to support the Equal Rights Amendment to impress a pretty feminist
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Family Ties - Say Uncle (1/26/84)
Alex discovers that his idol, young Uncle Ned, has a serious drinking problem
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Family Ties - 'M' Is For the Many Things (1/19/84)
Elyse is shocked by her soon-to-be-divorced mother's quick and free-spirited plunge into the singles world
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Family Ties - Birthday Boy (1/5/84)
On his 18th birthday, Alex defies his mother and goes off with some of his buddies to celebrate at an out-of-town nightclub
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Family Ties - To Snatch a Keith (12/21/83)
Steven and Elyse realize how lucky they are when their friends come over for a visit, but are unaware that it will be for the last time
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Family Ties - A Keaton Christmas Carol (12/14/83)
A cynical Alex finds the spirit of Christmas in a dream
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Family Ties - Batter Up (11/30/83)
Steven and Elyse worry that the Jennifer's softball team coach is pushing the girls too hard
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Family Ties - Speed Trap (11/9/83)
When Alex takes diet pills for a lift during midterms, his dependency level increases daily
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Family Ties - Not An Affair to Remember (11/2/83)
Steven's assistant at the station is bright, talented, funny, and witty...and in love with him
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Family Ties - This Year's Model (10/26/83)
Mallory secretly submits a picture of Elyse and herself to an ad agency for a mother-daughter-modeling contest
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Family Ties - The Harder They Fall (10/19/83)
Alex anxiously awaits a crucial college recommendation from his English teacher
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Family Ties - The Homecoming (10/12/83)
When Mallory's boyfriend Jeff arrives home from college and wants to go steady, she's elated, but it's soon apparent that he's a little awed by school and merely grasping at the familiar
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Family Ties - Stage Fright (4/4/83)
While gearing up to face the television cameras as captain of his high school's team on "Quiz-Em", Alex panics at first when a teammate drops out and then launches a tutoring program a la Eliza Doolittle for his sister Mallory
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Family Ties - The Fifth Wheel (3/28/83)
Alex 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.
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Family Ties - Suzanne Takes You Down (3/9/83)
Soon after freelance architect Elyse Keaton hires her friend Suzanne Davis to handle clerical chores, she wants to fire the under-qualified, overly aggressive secretary.
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Family Ties - I Gotta Be Ming (2/23/83)
As 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.
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Family Ties - French Lessons (2/16/83)
Mallory's handsome but shy French tutor, Jeff, finally musters up the nerve to ask her out and then courts disaster by enlisting Alex's advice on how to behave on the date.
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Family Ties - Margin Of Error (2/9/83)
Alex amasses a bundle by playing the stock market on paper for his economics class, and courts disaster by secretly investing his father's money.
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Family Ties - The Fugitive, Part 2 (1/26/83)
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.
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Family Ties - The Fugitive, Part 1 (1/19/83)
Elyse'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.
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Family Ties - Sherry Baby (1/12/83)
When 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
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Family Ties - A Christmas Story (12/15/82)
When 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 births of their three children.
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Family Ties - Death Of A Grocer (12/1/82)
Though 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.
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Family Ties - No Nukes Is Good Nukes (11/24/82)
To 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.
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Family Ties - Big Brother Is Watching (11/17/82)
As 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.
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Family Ties - Give Your Uncle A Kiss (11/10/82)
Mallory is horrified and confused when a close family friend and older business associate of her father_s makes a pass at her.
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Family Ties - Summer Of '82 (10/27/82)
Seduced by an "older woman" of twenty-one, the hitherto inexperienced Alex is devastated to learn that she thinks of their relationship as casual.
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