Family Ties
NBC (ended 1989)
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Season 7
- Ep 26Alex Doesn't Live Here Anymore (2)5/14/89
While Alex packs for New York, Elyse struggles to deal with her feelings of loss. - Ep 26Alex Doesn't Live Here Anymore: Part 2
- Ep 25Alex Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1)5/14/89
When Alex lands his dream job in New York, everyone's delighted for him, except Elyse. - Ep 25Alex Doesn't Live Here Anymore: Part 1
- Ep 24Mr. Keaton Takes a Vacation5/7/89
Steven must confront his true feelings about Mallory's boyfriend when Nick moves in with the family for a week. - Ep 23Wrap Around the Clock (2)4/23/89
As Andy's time capsule fills to overflowing with family mementos, the Keaton clan looks back and laughs at their funniest moments. - Ep 23Wrap Around the Clock: Part 2
- Ep 22Wrap Around the Clock (1)4/23/89
When Andy asks the family to contribute to his time capsule, the Keaton clan recalls some of their best-loved stories. - Ep 22Wrap Around the Clock: Part 1
- Ep 21Rain Forests Keep Falling on My Head4/16/89
Jennifer becomes obsessed with the environment after she begins studying the earth's ecological evils. - Ep 20They Can't Take That Away From Me (2)4/9/89
Alex finds himself on an emotional roller coaster when he´s forced to choose between Lauren and Marty. - Ep 19They Can't Take That Away From Me (1)4/2/89
Alex´s relationship with Lauren is tested when he becomes infatuated with a young music student. - Ep 18All in the Neighborhood (2)3/19/89
The Keatons rally behind their black friends when the issue of racial discrimination hits home. - Ep 17All in the Neighborhood (1)3/12/89
The Keatons are shocked to realize that racism is alive and well when their black friends move into a house across the street. - Ep 16Simon Says3/5/89
Jennifer is caught in the middle when she begins working with her friend Simon. - Ep 15'Til Her Daddy Takes the T-Bird Away2/26/89
Mallory´s plans to buy a car are stalled when Steven refuses to co-sign her loan. - Ep 15Til Her Daddy Took Her T-Bird Away
- Ep 14My Best Friend's Girl2/19/89
Lauren gets more than she bargained for when she begins counseling Skippy and he falls in love with her. - Ep 13The Wrecker's Ball2/12/89
When the first building Elyse designed faces the wrecking ball, the entire family rallies behind her attempts to block the demolition. - Ep 12The Job Not Taken2/5/89
Alex must choose between friendship and his career after a friend recommends him for a job at a big investment firm. - Ep 11Get Me to the Living Room on Time1/29/89
When Andy befriends two senior citizens, Steven decides to make them the focus of his new documentary. - Ep 10Nick's Best Friend1/15/89
Nick gets back together with his best childhood friend: his dog Scrapper. - Ep 9Deja Vu1/8/89
Sisterly sparks fly when Jennifer decides to date the younger brother of Mallory's former high school heartthrob. - Ep 8Basic Training1/1/89
Skippy's decision to join the Army soon becomes a losing battle. - Ep 7Heartstrings (3)12/18/88
Steven battles the physical and psychological aftershocks of his heart surgery. - Ep 6Heartstrings (2)12/11/88
While Steven fights for his life in surgery, the family fights to remain optimistic about his condition. - Ep 6Heartstrings: Part 2
- Ep 5Heartstrings (1)12/4/88
The Keaton family unites in crisis when Steven suffers a serious heart attack. - Ep 5Heartstrings: Part 1
- Ep 4Beyond Therapy11/27/88
In an attempt to get Alex to open up emotionally, Lauren persuades him to join a therapy group. - Ep 3Truckers11/13/88
Alex feels left out when Andy directs his attention to Nick's nephew rather than to him. - Ep 2Designing Woman11/6/88
Mallory has a decision to make when she discovers that her mentor is stealing her fashion ideas. - Ep 2Designing Women
- Ep 1It Happened One Night10/30/88
The older Keaton children regret their initial decision not to join Andy and their parents for a camping trip.
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Season 6
- Ep 28Father, Can You Spare a Dime?5/1/88
After he was rejected by a bank for a loan, Nick doesn't think his father is the right person to lend him money either. - Ep 27Return of the Native3/20/88
Cousin June returns to the Keaton household for a visit after a three-year stay in London. All of the Keatons are eager to hear her tales of England, but they just can't seem to let her get a word in edgewise. - Ep 26Sign of the Times3/13/88
Andy befriends a new student at school, who turns out to be deaf. - Ep 25The Boys Next Door3/6/88
Elyse's nerdy High School friend visits in hopes that she will be his date to the class reunion. - Ep 24Spring Reminds Me (a.k.a.) Rosalie's Legacy2/28/88
An old neighbor returns with news that Mallory's once-best friend has died. - Ep 23Quitting Time2/21/88
Lauren quits work on her psychology thesis. But Alex finds that she has turned into a less interesting person altogether. - Ep 22Read It and Weep (2)2/14/88
Jennifer's punishment for reading a banned book heads to the legal arena. - Ep 21Read It and Weep (1)2/7/88
Jennifer proceeds with an oral book report knowing that the book she's reading is a banned book. - Ep 20The Blues Brother1/24/88
A former jazz musician has to decide whether he wants to resume his career. - Ep 19The Spirit of Columbus1/17/88
Against all of Alex's expectations, he discovers that Nick's art has genuine commercial value. - Ep 18The Play's the Thing1/10/88
Steven tries to stage a radical play he wrote in the '60's. Elyse is reluctant to play the lead role. - Ep 17Miracle in Columbus12/20/87
Alex is tapped to be the mall Santa. But a child's wish is for her father to come home. - Ep 16Anniversary Waltz12/16/87
Steven and Elyse plan their 20th anniversary celebration. But the kids fear that the 20-year run may be coming to an end. - Ep 15The American Family (2)12/13/87
Lauren's term paper assignment on the typical American family gives rise to flashbacks. - Ep 14The American Family (1)12/13/87
Lauren's term paper assignment on the typical American family gives rise to flashbacks. - Ep 13Father Time (2)12/6/87
Arguments ensue after Marilyn stays out all night on a date. - Ep 12Father Time (1)11/29/87
Steven's recently divorced brother visits with his son and daughter. Marilyn and Jonathan have separate ways of dealing with the divorce. - Ep 12Father Time: Part 1
- Ep 11Citizen Keaton11/22/87
Mallory runs for student body president of Grant College. Alex steps in to manage her campaign. - Ep 10Mister Sister11/15/87
Nick takes a job as the janitor at Mallory's sorority house. - Ep 9The Way We Were11/8/87
Elyse's Aunt Rosemary shows up for a visit. The Keatons learn a lesson in Alzheimer's disease. - Ep 8Invasion of the Psychologist Snatchers11/1/87
Alex and Lauren face the first real test of their budding romance when one of Lauren´s former loves comes for a visit and Alex finds himself feeling uncharacteristically insecure. - Ep 7Walking On Air10/25/87
A job opens up at WKS. Steven hopes Mallory might be interested. But Mallory is reticent. - Ep 6Super Mom10/18/87
Elyse may have to choose between working on a prestigious architectural account or giving needed attention to her family. - Ep 5Dream Date10/4/87
Jennifer is pursued by a boy she doesn't like, and ignored by a boy that she does. - Ep 4The Other Woman9/27/87
Alex nurtures his new relationship with Lauren. But the cost is a damaged relationship with Andy. - Ep 3Dear Mallory9/20/87
Mallory is selected to write an advice column in the Columbus Shopper's Guide. - Ep 2The Last of the Red Hot Psychologists (2)9/13/87
Alex and Lauren admit that they have feelings for each other. - Ep 1The Last of the Red Hot Psychologists (1)9/13/87
Alex agrees to participate in a psychology research project, the aim of which is to study overachievers.
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Season 5
- Ep 30It's My Party (2)8/13/87
In her quest to become one of the popular kids, Jennifer invites her trendy classmates to her thirteenth birthday party. When they become bored and begin grumbling at her "lame" party (which includes a traditional puppet show by her father), Jennifer takes drastic action. With Mallory's guidance, she becomes a "valley girl," who then deserts her own party. Yet, it's only a matter of time before Jennifer realizes she isn't having any fun and she rebels against her new friends.moreless - Ep 30It's My Party: Part 2
- Ep 29It's My Party (1)8/6/87
In her quest to become one of the popular kids, Jennifer invites her trendy classmates to her thirteenth birthday party. When they become bored and begin grumbling at her "lame" party (which includes a traditional puppet show by her father), Jennifer takes drastic action. With Mallory's guidance, she becomes a "valley girl," who then deserts her own party. Yet, it's only a matter of time before Jennifer realizes she isn't having any fun and she rebels against her new friends.moreless - Ep 29It's My Party: Part 1
- Ep 28Matchmaker7/23/87
When Mallory comes home from her sixth disastrous date in a row, Alex tries to comfort and then help. He will find her a new and perfect boyfriend using a computer that the Keatons have gotten for Jennifer's "educational" use. Yet, when Roger and Mallory don't hit it off, Alex refuses to give up on getting this "perfect couple" together.moreless - Ep 27The Visit5/7/87
Elyse´s sister Michele and her family arrive for a visit. - Ep 26Love Me Do4/30/87
Skippy begins his first romantic relationship. - Ep 25"D" is for Date3/20/87
Jennifer dumbs down her school performance in deference to her new boyfriend. - Ep 24A, My Name is Alex (2)3/12/87
Alex has trouble dealing with Greg's fatal automobile accident. - Ep 23A, My Name is Alex (1)3/12/87
Alex has trouble dealing with Greg's fatal automobile accident. - Ep 23A, My Name Is Alex: Part 1
- Ep 22Keaton vs. Keaton3/5/87
Alex and Mallory enter the same contest for the same scholarship. - Ep 21Band on the Run2/26/87
Jennifer's band auditions for Alex's college reunion committee. - Ep 20Battle of the Sexes (2)2/19/87
Flashbacks continue to illustrate the men's points and the women's point as the family debate resumes. - Ep 20Battle of the Sexes: Part 2
- Ep 19Battle of the Sexes (1)2/19/87
Alex plays gentleman to his mother and two sisters and orders for them at a restaurant without even asking them what they want. This spurs a battle between the Keaton men and the Keaton women. Flashbacks illustrate each side's points. - Ep 19Battle of the Sexes: Part 1
- Ep 18A Tale of Two Cities (2)2/12/87
Alex is forced to share a hotel room with Rebecca Ryan, his boss. - Ep 17A Tale of Two Cities (1)2/5/87
The Keaton kitchen decor is being reconsidered. But Alex has a dilemma of his own. - Ep 16Architect's Apprentice1/29/87
Nick impresses Elyse with his grasp of artistic design. - Ep 15Higher Love1/22/87
Mallory considers leaving Nick for Colin Spencer. - Ep 14O'Brother (2)1/15/87
The emotional roller-coaster continues at the Keaton household with the arrival of Aunt Maureen, Uncle Rob's estranged wife. - Ep 14Oh, Brother: Part 2
- Ep 13O'Brother (1)1/8/87
It's bad news for the Keatons when Uncle Rob arrives for a visit and announces that he and his wife, Maureen, have split up. - Ep 13Oh, Brother: Part 1
- Ep 12My Mother, My Friend12/18/86
When Mallory brings a friend home with her, Elyse takes a special interest in her friend. - Ep 11Paper Lion12/11/86
While assisting his economics professor in the final stages of an important research paper, Alex faces a serious moral dilemma when he finds that his mentor's conclusions are not supported by the facts. Exposing the error may cost Alex the Wilson Award. - Ep 10High School Confidential12/4/86
Nick faces a serious dilemma when he learns that to teach an art class he must have a high school diploma. Mallory volunteers to tutor him, but it requires Alex to help him prepare for his final exam. - Ep 9My Brother's Keeper11/20/86
Alex must choose between his friendship with Skippy and allegiance to his college fraternity when Theta Pi Sigma pledges Skippy with the idea of making him the object of a cruel prank. Skippy is desperate to become a member of a fraternity, but in his zealousness he fails to recognize that he is the "Big Stooge" of the semester.moreless - Ep 8The Big Fix11/17/86
When Terry Bridgeman, a colleague of Elyse, confides that he has broken up with his girlfriend, Elyse decides to fix him up with a family friend, the beautiful Liz Obeck. What Elyse doesn't realize, however, is that Liz has been seriously involved with someone else for two years. - Ep 7Mrs. Wrong (2)11/13/86
Alex sees Mallory and Nick leaving the Keaton residence in the predawn hours to elope, and unable to stop them, follows them to New Jersey where he finds the young couple taking a hard look at their decision. - Ep 7Mrs. Wrong: Part 2
- Ep 6Mrs. Wrong (1)11/6/86
Nick and Mallory make sudden plans to elope when Steven and Elyse vehemently oppose their marriage plans and threaten to ground their teenaged daughter. - Ep 6Mrs. Wrong: Part 1
- Ep 5Beauty and the Bank10/30/86
Alex is emotionally torn when he goes to work in a bank and finds that the vice president to whom he reports is Ms. Ryan, a beautiful, smart and self-confident woman and that he's growing more romantically interested in her each day. - Ep 4My Back Pages10/16/86
When Steven is asked by Matt Gilbert, an old college friend, to help him re-establish a left-wing political magazine they had worked on 20 years earlier, Steven realizes he is no longer in tune with the radical thinking it reflected and that his values are more middle-of-the-road than he had ever expected.moreless - Ep 3The Freshman and the Senior10/9/86
Mallory is teamed with 66-year-old Margaret Hollings on a college sociology project and finds that she has a lot to learn about honesty, sensitivity and older people when she almost causes the woman to quit the class. Meanwhile, Alex takes a special interest in the terms of the last wills and testaments of his parents.moreless - Ep 2Starting Over10/2/86
Distraught that his girlfriend Ellen has gone to Paris on a dance scholarship, Alex desperately tries to find someone to take her place, but finally realizes that falling in love again will take time. - Ep 1Be True to Your Preschool9/25/86
Steven and Elyse had pulled strings to get Andrew into the special preschool. They are shocked when Alex announces that the school teaches anti-competitive values, and argues that his brother should be taught in a more aggressive manner.
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