

Family Ties
“Laughter. Tears. Politics... MEET THE KEATONS.”
Former 1960s flower children Steven and Elyse Keaton raise their conservative son Alex, daughters Mallory and Jennifer, and later, youngest child Andrew.
Sign in to add to your listWhat critics are saying
Verdicts use the same scale as your list: highly recommended through avoid — plus optional scores and blurbs.
Nobody on Critic, Sir! has logged a verdict for this title yet. The silence is either respectful or suspicious.
Sign in and use Add to My List below to share your own verdict.
Where to Watch(AU)





Streaming data provided by JustWatch via TMDB.
Cast
Seasons

1.Pilot
22-09-198224mAlex escorts a pretty socialite to a dance at her country club.

2.Not With My Sister You Don't
29-09-198225mAlex heads the household when Elyse and Steven go away for the weekend.

3.I Know Jennifer's Boyfriend
06-10-198224mJennifer gets picked on when she befriends a boy at school.

4.Summer of '82
27-10-198225mSeduced by an "older woman" of twenty-one, the hitherto inexperienced Alex is devastated to learn that she thinks of their relationship as casual.

5.I Never Killed for My Father
03-11-198225mA visit from Steven's father evokes confrontation between the two.

6.Give Your Uncle A Kiss
10-11-198225mMallory is horrified and confused when a close family friend and older business associate of her father's makes a pass at her.

7.Big Brother Is Watching
7.017-11-198225mAs 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.

8.No Nukes Is Good Nukes
7.024-11-198224mTo 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...

9.Death Of A Grocer
7.001-12-198225mThough 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.

10.Have Gun, Will Unravel
7.008-12-198225mThe Keatons consider buying a gun for protection after getting burglarized.

11.A Christmas Story
7.015-12-198225mWhen 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...

12.Oops
22-12-198225mMallory resents Elyse for the advice she gives her pregnant friend.

13.Sherry Baby
12-01-198325mWhen 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.

14.The Fugitive (1)
19-01-198325mElyse'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.

15.The Fugitive (2)
26-01-198324mWith 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.

16.Margin Of Error
09-02-198325mAlex amasses a bundle by playing the stock market on paper for his economics class, and courts disaster by secretly investing his father's money.

17.French Lessons
15-02-198325mMallory'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.

18.I Gotta Be Ming
22-02-198325mAs ""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.

19.Suzanne Takes You Down
15-03-198325mSoon 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...

20.The Fifth Wheel
27-03-198325mAlex 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.

21.Stage Fright (a.k.a. Video Jitters)
03-04-198325mWhile 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...

22.Elyse D'Arc
10-04-198325mIn 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...
Watching Lists
Sign in to create and edit public lists.
Loading lists…
Purchase & Discovery
Find this title on Amazon
Digital
Prime Video & digitalAmazon mixes rent, buy, and Prime in one place — one search covers the usual options.
Physical edition
4K Blu-ray & physical releasesSearch on AmazonOfficial merchandise
Official-style merch searchApparel, collectibles, and moreAs an Amazon Associate, Critic, Sir! earns from qualifying purchases. Full disclosure










