Family Ties (1985) – Birth of a Keaton: Part 1, Part 2, and Cry Baby

Alex (Micheal J. Fox), Mallory (Justine Bateman) and Jennifer (Tina Yothers) really don’t want to take part in the WKS Pledge Week Marathon this year, but no one can seem to tell Steven (Micheal Gross), who is looking forward to it, and Elyse (Meredith Baxter) wants to sing in the telethon. But things are going…

Family Ties (1985) – Oh, Donna, Auntie Up, and Philadelphia Story

Alex (Micheal J. Fox) comes down with Daddy Fever when he helps his parents out with their Lamaze class, and becomes enchanted with the idea of becoming the father to the child of a single mother in Oh, Donna. Written by Alan Uger, this episode was first broadcast on 3 January, 1985. Initially dismissive of…

Hill Street Blues (1985) – Dr. Hoof and Mouth, and Davenport in a Storm

Mayo (Mimi Kuzyk) continues her undercover work to bust Dr. Rose (Sandy McPeak) for his sexual assault of his patients while they are under anesthesia. She’s less than thrilled to discover what LaRue (Kiel Martin) is doing with the videotape evidence. Every time his character redeems himself a little, he does a jackass thing like…

Hill Street Blues (1985) – Intestinale Fortitude, and Of Human Garbage

Elia Katz and David Stenn pen Intestinale Fortitude from a story by Steven Bochco, Jeffrey Lewis, and David Milch. It first aired on 10 January, 1985. LaRue (Kiel Martin) is less than thrilled to find that he and his partner, Washington (Taurean Blacque) have been assigned undercover work with Belker (Bruce Weitz) as garbage collectors….

V – The Series (1985) – The Hero, and The Betryal

Carleton Eastlake pens this episode that first debuted on 11 January, 1985. Nathan Bates (Lane Smith) has created a new police force to keep the open city of Los Angeles safe, but more importantly to keep the Resistance under control. When they seize a group of rebels including Robin (Blair Tefkin), a deadly plan is…

Miami Vice (1985) – Golden Triangle: Part 2, and Smuggler’s Blues

This week we dive further into Castillo’s (Edward James Olmos) with the second part of the Golden Triangle. Written by Maurice Hurley and Micheal Mann the episode debuted on 18 January, 1985. Castillo works to protect his wife, May Ying (Joan Chen) from General Lao Li (Keye Luke) and his family that run the human…

Miami Vice (1985) – Milk Run, and Golden Triangle: Part 1

It’s back to Miami for another flashback to the 80s, as Crockett (Don Johnson) and Tubbs (Philip Micheal Thomas) continue to do their part to stem crime in the seedy world of drugs, arms, prostitution, and vice. Milk run was written by Alison Hock and first aired on 4 January, 1985. Staking out the airport,…

Doctor Who (Colin Baker) – Vengeance on Varos

  The Doctor (Baker) and Peri (Nicola Bryant) are really in it this time, as they dive into the world of reality television (a couple of decades before it really took off)! Vengeance on Varos was penned by Philip Martin and was comprised of two parts, running from the 19 to 26 January, 1985. The…

Doctor Who (Colin Baker) – Attack of the Cybermen

  Season 22 gets underway this week with the Doctor (Baker) confronting one of his age-old nemesis, the Cybermen. It also features a bit of a revamp in the way it was broadcast, eschewing the 25 minute episode, and instead going with a 45 minute episode, this story was composed of two parts, running from…