Alex (Micheal J. Fox) turns into a hotelier in 4 Rms Ocn Vu. Written by Marc Lawrence and Alan Uger this episode first aired on 8 November, 1984. Steven (Micheal Gross) and Elyse (Meredith Baxter) are away for the weekend, and Alex has a date with Monica so he banishes Mallory (Justine Bateman) and Jennifer…
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Family Ties (1984) – Here We Go Again, Little Man on Campus, and Love Thy Neighbor
While Steven (Micheal Gross) takes the kids camping, Elyse (Meredith Baxter) has to stay at home and work and ends up getting some life-changing news. Here We Go Again was written by Ruth Bennett and Alan Uger and debuted on 27 September, 1984. Her doctor informs her that she’s pregnant. She has to deal with…
Family Ties (1984) – Diary of a Young Girl, Working at It, and The Gambler
Jennifer (Tina Yothers) is in the hospital to have her tonsils removed, and she’s a little stressed and worried about what will happen in Diary of a Young Girl. The penultimate episode of season two of Family Ties was written by Ruth Bennett and it aired on 3 May, 1984. Jennifer hasn’t been super lucky…
Family Ties (1984) – Ladies’ Man, Ready or Not, and Double Date
Alex (Micheal J. Fox) is scheming in Ladies’ Man. Written by Alan Uger, this fun and delightful episode was first broadcast on 2 February, 1984. Alex poses as a feminist to get in good with the adorable Deena (Tracy Nelson). He starts spouting things about equal rights, something he doesn’t believe in, and even gets…
Family Ties (1983/1984) – A Keaton Christmas Carol, To Snatch a Keith, and Birthday Boy
Alex (Micheal J. Fox) gets the whole Scrooge treatment in A Keaton Christmas Carol. Written by Rich Reinhart from a story by Robert Caplain, it first aired on 14 Decemeber, 1983. Alex is less than thrilled with the arrival of the holiday season while the rest of the Keaton family engages in festive traditions. He…
Family Ties (1983) – The Harder They Fall, This Year’s Model, and Not an Affair to Remember
Steven (Micheal Gross) and Elyse (Meredith Baxter) have a tough go of it with parent-teacher conferences when Elyse has a run-in with an incredibly rude teacher, Mr. Tedesco (Edward Edwards). Written by Rich Reinhart, The Harder They Fall, debuted on 19 October, 1983. Elyse has an interaction with Tedesco that leaves her less than thrilled….
Family Ties (1983) – Suzanne Takes You Down, The Fifth Wheel, and Stage Fright
We get an Elyse (Meredith Baxter) story with Suzanne Takes You Down. Written by Ruth Bennett it debuted on 16 March, 1983. One of Elyse’s friends, Suzanne (Brooke Alderson) who we’ve seen before with her husband, Ron (Jay Tarses), is having a bit of a tough time. She is suffering from empty nest syndrome and…
Family Ties (1983) – Margin of Error, French Lessons, and I Gotta Be Ming
Alex (Michael J. Fox) gets in all manner of trouble in Margin of Error. Written by Michael Russnow it was first broadcast on 9 February, 1983. Alex is playing the stocks on paper every day for a school project, and he’s been making a theoretical killing. When he asks Steven (Michael Gross) and Elyse (Meredith…
Family Ties (1983) – Sherry Baby, The Fugitive Part 1, and Part 2
Mallory (Justine Bateman) and Alex (Micheal J. Fox) find themselves manipulated and used in Sherry Baby. Written by Barbara Hall, it first aired on 12 January, 1983. Mallory is intent on getting into a sorority and her classmate, Sherry (Lisa Lucas) may be the key. But Sherry has her eye on Alex. So Mallory attempts…
Family Ties (1982) – Big Brother Is Watching, No Nukes Is Good Nukes, and Death of a Grocer
Alex (Micheal J. Fox) finds himself in an ethical dilemma when he’s made editor of the school paper. Big Brother is Watching was written by Ruth Bennett and originally aired on 17 November, 1982. Within moments of getting the position he’s presented with a story that involves cover-ups and lies, their school has a very…
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