Family Ties

When pretty Carrie Newman and her mother Julia come to visit the Keaton's, Carrie's forward behavior sends Alex into a p…

When Mallory's boyfriend Jeff arrives home from college and wants to go steady, she's elated, but it's soon apparent tha…

Alex anxiously awaits a crucial college recommendation from his English teacher and urges Steven and Elyse to butter Mr.…

After Mallory secretly submits a picture of Elyse and herself to an ad agency for a mother-daughter modeling contest, sh…

Steven's assistant at the station is bright, talented, funny, witty...and in love with him. And it looks like Steven may…

When Alex takes diet pills for a lift during mid-terms, his dependency level increases daily. Alex is studying for seve…

While working as a DJ at the school radio station, Alex strikes up a telephone friendship with caller Lorraine Ferrar, w…

Steven and Elyse worry that Alex, who is the new coach of Jennifer's softball team, is pushing the girls too hard when J…

A cynical Alex finds the spirit of Christmas in a dream, when he's shown shocking visions of the past and future by ghos…

Steven and Elyse realize how lucky they are when their friends come over for a visit, but are unaware that it will be fo…

On his 18th birthday, Alex defies his mother and goes off with some of his buddies to celebrate at an out-of-town nitecl…

Alex is both amazed and furious when a critical admissions interview at Princeton University is shattered by his hysteri…

Elyse is chocked by her soon-to-be-divorced mother's quick and free-spirited plunge into the singles world, and sparks f…

Alex discovers that his idol, young Uncle Ned, has a serious drinking problem when the bright, but ill-fated corporate w…

Alex pretends to support the Equal Rights Amendment to impress a pretty feminist and winds up behind bars after champion…

Mallory turns to Alex for some advice when she begins to fear she'll lose her new boyfriend unless she agrees to his ple…

Alex courts disaster when he invites two dates to the senior prom and devises an elaborate scheme for escorting each of …

Excited at the prospect of reviving her folk-singing career at a local niteclub, Elyse faces the skepticism of Alex and …

When Alex's pal Skippy discovers he's adopted, Alex helps him cope with the shocking news and accompanies the nervous te…

Alex is so sure that he will be named valedictorian of his class that he can't cope with the thought of being defeated b…

In the hospital awaiting a tonsillectomy, Jennifer fears she may never see her family again and, while writing in her di…

When Elyse lands a job with a top architectural firm, the load begins to get to her at work and at home. Elyse feels th…