Family Ties
"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.
Season 2 Episodes
E1
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…
E3
Alex anxiously awaits a crucial college recommendation from his English teacher and urges Steven and Elyse to butter Mr.…
E4
After Mallory secretly submits a picture of Elyse and herself to an ad agency for a mother-daughter modeling contest, sh…
E5
Steven's assistant at the station is bright, talented, funny, witty...and in love with him. And it looks like Steven may…
E6
When Alex takes diet pills for a lift during mid-terms, his dependency level increases daily. Alex is studying for seve…
E7
While working as a DJ at the school radio station, Alex strikes up a telephone friendship with caller Lorraine Ferrar, w…
E8
Steven and Elyse worry that Alex, who is the new coach of Jennifer's softball team, is pushing the girls too hard when J…
E9
A cynical Alex finds the spirit of Christmas in a dream, when he's shown shocking visions of the past and future by ghos…
E10
Steven and Elyse realize how lucky they are when their friends come over for a visit, but are unaware that it will be fo…
E11
On his 18th birthday, Alex defies his mother and goes off with some of his buddies to celebrate at an out-of-town nitecl…
E12
Alex is both amazed and furious when a critical admissions interview at Princeton University is shattered by his hysteri…
E13
Elyse is chocked by her soon-to-be-divorced mother's quick and free-spirited plunge into the singles world, and sparks f…
E14
Alex discovers that his idol, young Uncle Ned, has a serious drinking problem when the bright, but ill-fated corporate w…
E15
Alex pretends to support the Equal Rights Amendment to impress a pretty feminist and winds up behind bars after champion…
E16
Mallory turns to Alex for some advice when she begins to fear she'll lose her new boyfriend unless she agrees to his ple…
E17
Alex courts disaster when he invites two dates to the senior prom and devises an elaborate scheme for escorting each of …
E18
Excited at the prospect of reviving her folk-singing career at a local niteclub, Elyse faces the skepticism of Alex and …
E19
When Alex's pal Skippy discovers he's adopted, Alex helps him cope with the shocking news and accompanies the nervous te…
E20
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…
E21
In the hospital awaiting a tonsillectomy, Jennifer fears she may never see her family again and, while writing in her di…
E22
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…
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