Family Ties
Family Ties
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Family Ties

Laughter. Tears. Politics... MEET THE KEATONS.

7.2 / 10
1982
7 seasons
168 episodes
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

  • Pilot

    1.Pilot

    22-09-198224m

    Alex escorts a pretty socialite to a dance at her country club.

  • Not With My Sister You Don't

    2.Not With My Sister You Don't

    29-09-198225m

    Alex heads the household when Elyse and Steven go away for the weekend.

  • I Know Jennifer's Boyfriend

    3.I Know Jennifer's Boyfriend

    06-10-198224m

    Jennifer gets picked on when she befriends a boy at school.

  • Summer of '82

    4.Summer of '82

    27-10-198225m

    Seduced by an "older woman" of twenty-one, the hitherto inexperienced Alex is devastated to learn that she thinks of their relationship as casual.

  • I Never Killed for My Father

    5.I Never Killed for My Father

    03-11-198225m

    A visit from Steven's father evokes confrontation between the two.

  • Give Your Uncle A Kiss

    6.Give Your Uncle A Kiss

    10-11-198225m

    Mallory is horrified and confused when a close family friend and older business associate of her father's makes a pass at her.

  • Big Brother Is Watching

    7.Big Brother Is Watching

    7.0
    17-11-198225m

    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.

  • No Nukes Is Good Nukes

    8.No Nukes Is Good Nukes

    7.0
    24-11-198224m

    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 t...

  • Death Of A Grocer

    9.Death Of A Grocer

    7.0
    01-12-198225m

    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.

  • Have Gun, Will Unravel

    10.Have Gun, Will Unravel

    7.0
    08-12-198225m

    The Keatons consider buying a gun for protection after getting burglarized.

  • A Christmas Story

    11.A Christmas Story

    7.0
    15-12-198225m

    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 birth of their three ch...

  • Oops

    12.Oops

    22-12-198225m

    Mallory resents Elyse for the advice she gives her pregnant friend.

  • Sherry Baby

    13.Sherry Baby

    12-01-198325m

    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.

  • The Fugitive  (1)

    14.The Fugitive (1)

    19-01-198325m

    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.

  • The Fugitive  (2)

    15.The Fugitive (2)

    26-01-198324m

    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.

  • Margin Of Error

    16.Margin Of Error

    09-02-198325m

    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.

  • French Lessons

    17.French Lessons

    15-02-198325m

    Mallory'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.

  • I Gotta Be Ming

    18.I Gotta Be Ming

    22-02-198325m

    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.

  • Suzanne Takes You Down

    19.Suzanne Takes You Down

    15-03-198325m

    Soon 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 Suzan...

  • The Fifth Wheel

    20.The Fifth Wheel

    27-03-198325m

    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.

  • Stage Fright (a.k.a. Video Jitters)

    21.Stage Fright (a.k.a. Video Jitters)

    03-04-198325m

    While 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 progra...

  • Elyse D'Arc

    22.Elyse D'Arc

    10-04-198325m

    In 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 docu...

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