While Alex (Micheal J. Fox) and Steven (Micheal Gross) attempt to teach Mallory (Justine Bateman) how to drive, a prospect that scares and terrifies them, Elyse (Meredith Baxter) revisits her past by pulling out her guitar and playing some folk classics.

Lady Sings the Blues was written by Alan Uger and Micheal J. Weithorn. This episode first debuted on 23 February, 1984.

With the support of Steven and the rest of the family, Elysde takes a chance and stops by to audition at a local watering hole and is given a spot following a ventriloquist, and the entire Keaton family is planning on being there to support her as long as they can survive Mallory’s driving lessons.

Unfortunately for Elyse, her first set does not go well, and she doesn’t get a chance to win over the audience which seems completely unresponsive to her playing. After some cheering on from the Keatons, and some advice from a dummy, she is ready to try again and play for herself.

It’s a gentle episode, features a couple of classic folk tunes and lets Baxter sing on camera, but it’s not the best that season two has had to offer us.

Baby Boy Doe sees next-door neighbour Skippy (Marc Price) learn that he’s adopted, and is determined to seek out his birth mother with Alex’s help.

Written by Uger and Ruth Bennett, this episode was first broadcast on 8 March, 1984.

As the Keaton family gets Jennifer (Tina Yothers) ready to head off to camp for a week, Skippy seeks solace and advice from them about what to do when he discovers his parents aren’t his parents.

After conferring with Steven and Elyse, Harry (Raleigh Bond) and Rose Handelman (Lois De Banzie) decide to reveal what they know about Skippy’s birth mother, giving him all the information they have, and he needs to track her down on his own if that’s what he wants to do.

It is and he and Alex hit the road to find out what they can. When they arrive at Elizabeth Davidson’s (Garn Stephens) place Skippy is delighted to learn how much they have in common. But when he asks about his father and his place in her life, she isn’t receptive to either subject and lets him know that she let him go and be adopted because she loved him, and wanted him to have a life that would be better for him than the one she was willing to provide.

It’s a tough pill to swallow, but Skippy, with some coaching from Alex, realizes that his parents, the ones that have raised him, do love him as a son, and he reconnects, thankful that he has a family that wants him.

The Graduate sees Rachel (Daphne Zuniga) back!

Graduation day is on the horizon, and Alex is sure that he’s going to be class valedictorian. He’s positive. But when his girlfriend Rachel is selected instead, how will he handle it?

Written by Bennett and Lloyd Garver, Alex’s graduation aired on 15 March, 1984.

Alex is very upset when Rachel is given the role, and it brings the whole relationship into question for him because of his sexist belief that the man has to be the number one person in their relationship. He can’t be second best to his partner.

The whole relationship begins to crumble, but Steven is able to sit down with Alex and point out that relationships aren’t about being a competition they are a partnership. And if Alex can’t figure that out, he may end up being very lonely.

He’s worried about being in Rachel’s shadow, but Steven points out he should be happy that it’s her shadow.

As the ceremony gets underway, Alex gets a chance to make amends with Rachel, and even though their romantic future is uncertain, at this moment, they are in love, they’ve graduated, and they are together.

We’re coming up on the close of season two, and I am loving every moment I’ve spent with the Keatons. I’ve missed them.