Jennifer (Tina Yothers) and a friend, Simon (Jason Naylor) have a school project to work on together about teens in the workplace and have gotten a job at a fast food restaurant, Chicken Heaven. Unfortunately, Simon is completely smitten with Jennifer and can’t concentrate on the job at hand. Written by Katie Ford the episode…
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Family Ties (1988) – The Spirit of Columbus, The Blues Brother, and Read It and Weep: Part 1
Charles J. Schlotter pens The Spirit of Columbus which first debuted on 17 January, 1988. Alex (Michael J, Fox) sees an opportunity when Nick (Scott Valentine) sells one of his pieces at a flea market for $200. However, when Alex keeps pushing him to work harder and harder to churn out more pieces Nick begins…
Family Ties (1987) – Mister Sister, Citizen Keaton, and Father Time: Part 1
Nick (Scott Valentine) gets a new job. As a janitor. In Mallory’s (Justine Bateman) sorority where they make him an honorary member in Mister Sister. Written by Susan Borowitz this episode first debuted on 15 November, 1987. It was directed by Justine Bateman’s father, Kent. It’s fun to see Nick enjoying his job, and the…
Family Ties (1987) – It’s My Party: Part 1, and Part 2
Strangely enough the final episodes of season five, were produced during the fourth season, and the cast and the story reflect that. Andy is not played by Brian Bonsall, but us an actual baby, and look, everyone, Ellen (Tracy Pollan) is here! Broken into two episodes, the first was broadcast on 6 August, 1987 and…
Family Ties (1987) – A Tale of Two Cities: Part 1, Part 2, and Battle of the Sexes
Alex (Micheal J. Fox) is going to a banking seminar in Chicago with his boss, Rebecca (Melinda Culea) in A Tale of Two Cities: Part 1. Written by Marc Lawrence and Alan Uger, this episode was first broadcast on 5 February, 1987. The b-story follows Elsye (Meredith Baxter) thinking about redesigning the Keaton kitchen, something…
Family Ties (1986/1987) – Paper Lion, My Mother, My Friend, and O’Brother: Part 1
Alex (Micheal J. Fox) is working with his economics professor, Rodes (Mason Adams) on a paper that is planned to be published and may garner Alex some rewards at the Leland Awards Presentation, something he’s MCing. Unfortunately as Alex goes over and over the numbers in the paper, he finds that Rhodes has made a…
Family Ties (1986) – Beauty and the Bank, Mrs. Wrong: Part 1, and Part 2
Alex (Micheal J. Fox) makes a series of sexist mistakes when he applies for, and finally gets, a job at a bank. Written by Stephen Curwick, Beauty and the Bank first aired on 30 October, 1986. Alex makes a number of mistakes, when he applies for the job, mistakenly thinking Rebecca Ryan (Melinda Culea) is…
Avatar: The Last Airbender- Book 1: Water (2005) – The Siege of the North Part 1, and Part 2
Aang (Zach Tyler Eisen) and the rest prepare for Admiral Zhao’s (Jason Isaac) assault in The Siege of the North, Part 1. Written by Aaron Ehasz, and directed by Dave Filoni and Lauren MacMullan, this episode debuted on 2 December, 2005. As the Northern Water Tribes prepare for the assault, lots of things are going…
Avatar: The Last Airbender- Book 1: Water (2005) – The Spirit World (Winter Solstice, Part 1), Avatar Roku (Winter Solstice, Part 2), and The Waterbending Scroll
The Spirit World is the first part in the Winter Solstice tale. It was written by Aaron Ehasz and was first broadcast on 8 April, 2005. Aang (Zach Tyler Eisen), Katara (Mae Whitman) and Sokka (Jack De Sena) arrive in a small village that is being attacked nightly by a Hei Bai, a forest spirit,…
Galactica 1980 (1980) – Galactica Discovers Earth: Part 1, and Part 2
I remember, as a kid, when Battlestar Galactica didn’t return for a second season, and was then very happily surprised when Galactica 1980 came along. To a kid it seemed awesome, the Galactica had finally found Earth, and not only did the fleet still have those awesome vipers, but now they had these very cool…
The Mind Reels 