Family Ties (1982) · WatchGuide

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19827 Seasons7.2

Comedy, Drama, Family

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Genre: Comedy
Certificate: TV-PG
Origin: US

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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.

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Details

Writing: Alan Uger, Gary David Goldberg
Status: Ended
First aired: Sep 22, 1982
Network: NBC
Studio: Ubu Productions, Paramount Television

Time to finish

126 hrs

168 episodes. About 18 weeks at an hour a night.

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Cast

Meredith Baxter

Elyse Keaton

Michael Gross

Steven Keaton

Michael J. Fox

Alex P. Keaton

Justine Bateman

Mallory Keaton

Tina Yothers

Jennifer Keaton

Brian Bonsall

Andy Keaton

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SERIES

19827 Seasons7.2

Comedy, Drama, Family

TMDB7.2

Votes280

Your rating

Genre: Comedy
Certificate: TV-PG
Origin: US

About

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.

Where to watch

Region

Stream

Paramount Plus Premium

Paramount Plus Essential

Paramount Plus Apple TV channel

Paramount+ Amazon Channel

Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel

Free

Paramount Plus Essential

Buy

Availability from JustWatch via TMDB.

Episodes

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E1 · Airs Sep 22, 1982 · 24m · ★ 9.0
Pilot
Alex escorts a pretty socialite to a dance at her country club.
E2 · Airs Sep 29, 1982 · 25m
Not With My Sister You Don't
Alex heads the household when Elyse and Steven go away for the weekend.
E3 · Airs Oct 6, 1982 · 24m
I Know Jennifer's Boyfriend
Jennifer gets picked on when she befriends a boy at school.
E4 · Airs Oct 27, 1982 · 25m
Summer of '82
Seduced by an "older woman" of twenty-one, the hitherto inexperienced Alex is devastated to learn that she thinks of their relationship as casual.
E5 · Airs Nov 3, 1982 · 25m
I Never Killed for My Father
A visit from Steven's father evokes confrontation between the two.
E6 · Airs Nov 10, 1982 · 25m
Give Your Uncle A Kiss
Mallory is horrified and confused when a close family friend and older business associate of her father's makes a pass at her.
E7 · Airs Nov 17, 1982 · 25m · ★ 7.0
Big Brother Is Watching
As 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.
E8 · Airs Nov 24, 1982 · 24m · ★ 7.0
No Nukes Is Good Nukes
To 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 the holiday in jail.
E9 · Airs Dec 1, 1982 · 25m · ★ 7.0
Death Of A Grocer
Though 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.
E10 · Airs Dec 8, 1982 · 25m · ★ 7.0
Have Gun, Will Unravel
The Keatons consider buying a gun for protection after getting burglarized.
E11 · Airs Dec 15, 1982 · 25m · ★ 7.0
A Christmas Story
When 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 children.
E12 · Airs Dec 22, 1982 · 25m
Oops
Mallory resents Elyse for the advice she gives her pregnant friend.
E13 · Airs Jan 12, 1983 · 25m
Sherry Baby
When 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.
E14 · Airs Jan 19, 1983 · 25m
The Fugitive (1)
Elyse'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.
E15 · Airs Jan 26, 1983 · 24m
The Fugitive (2)
With 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.
E16 · Airs Feb 9, 1983 · 25m
Margin Of Error
Alex amasses a bundle by playing the stock market on paper for his economics class, and courts disaster by secretly investing his father's money.
E17 · Airs Feb 15, 1983 · 25m
French Lessons
Mallory'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.
E18 · Airs Feb 22, 1983 · 25m
I Gotta Be Ming
As ""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.
E19 · Airs Mar 15, 1983 · 25m
Suzanne Takes You Down
Soon 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 Suzanne's marriage breaks up, making the new job her only salvation. After 20 years as a housewife, Suzanne feels she lacks an identity outside the home. Swamped with paperwork, Elyse decides to solve that problem while easing her friend's mid-life crisis. Unfortunately Suzanne's take-charge approach to business throws a wrench into Elyse's client dealings and threatens to ruin the women's friendship. On the brink of firing Suzanne, the frustrated Elyse faces a terrible dilemma when Ron Davis decides he ""needs space"" and leaves his wife.
E20 · Airs Mar 27, 1983 · 25m
The Fifth Wheel
Alex 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.
E21 · Airs Apr 3, 1983 · 25m
Stage Fright (a.k.a. Video Jitters)
While 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 program for his sister Mallory.
E22 · Airs Apr 10, 1983 · 25m
Elyse D'Arc
In 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 documentary, Steven arrives home eager to celebrate, but every effort is foiled by Elyse's obligations to her various projects. Finally, the over-extended wife-mother-architect-committee volunteer begins to realize she's neglecting her most important committee.