Family Ties

1982

4.8

58 reviews

TV-PG

Rating

Eligible

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Complete Series episodes (175)

1 Season 1, Episode 1

9/22/82

Season-only

Alex escorts a pretty socialite to a dance at her country club.

2 Season 1, Episode 2

9/29/82

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Alex heads the household when Elyse and Steven go away for the weekend.

3 Season 1, Episode 3

10/6/82

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Jennifer gets picked on when she befriends a boy at school.

4 Season 1, Episode 4

10/27/82

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Alex mistakes an older woman's friendship for romance.

5 Season 1, Episode 5

11/3/82

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A visit from Steven's father evokes confrontation between the two.

6 Season 1, Episode 6

11/10/82

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An older friend of Steven's makes a pass at Mallory.

7 Season 1, Episode 7

11/17/82

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Alex publishes a list of cheaters in the school paper.

8 Season 1, Episode 8

11/24/82

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Steven and Elyse spend Thanksgiving in jail for attending an anti-nuke rally.

9 Season 1, Episode 9

12/1/82

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Alex quits his supermarket job to climb the corporate ladder.

10 Season 1, Episode 10

12/8/82

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The Keatons consider buying a gun for protection after getting burglarized.

11 Season 1, Episode 11

12/15/82

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The Keatons reminisce when they get snowed in on Christmas Day.

12 Season 1, Episode 12

12/22/82

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Mallory resents Elyse for the advice she gives her pregnant friend.

13 Season 1, Episode 13

1/12/83

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Mallory uses Alex's popularity with the girls to get into a sorority.

14 Season 1, Episode 14

1/19/83

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Elyse's once successful brother gets into trouble with the FBI.

15 Season 1, Episode 15

1/26/83

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Elyse's brother Ned faces the consequences of embezzling corporate funds.

16 Season 1, Episode 16

2/9/83

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Alex makes ill-fated decisions when he secretly invests his father's money.

17 Season 1, Episode 17

2/16/83

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Mallory has a disastrous date with a handsome French tutor.

18 Season 1, Episode 18

2/23/83

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Alex joins the Big Brother program and tries to mold a young version of him.

19 Season 1, Episode 19

3/16/83

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Elyse regrets her decision to hire her unqualified friend.

20 Season 1, Episode 20

3/28/83

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Jennifer runs away when she feels neglected by her siblings.

21 Season 1, Episode 21

4/4/83

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Alex tutors Mallory for a television quiz game show.

22 Season 1, Episode 22

4/11/83

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Elyse gets so wrapped up in work that she neglects her family.

23 Season 2, Episode 1

9/28/83

Season-only

When pretty Carrie Newman and her mother Julia come to visit the Keatons, Carrie's forward behavior sends Alex into a panic.

24 Season 2, Episode 2

10/12/83

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Mallory's boyfriend Jeff arrives home from college and wants to go steady.

25 Season 2, Episode 3

10/19/83

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Alex anxiously awaits a crucial college recommendation from his English teacher.

26 Season 2, Episode 4

10/26/83

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Mallory secretly submits a picture of Elyse and herself to an ad agency for a mother-daughter modeling contest.

27 Season 2, Episode 5

11/2/83

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Steven's assistant at the station, Stacey Hughes, is bright, talented, funny, witty. She is also in love with him. It looks like Steven may be returning her affections.

28 Season 2, Episode 6

11/9/83

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Alex takes diet pills for a lift during midterms.

29 Season 2, Episode 7

11/16/83

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

30 Season 2, Episode 8

11/30/83

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Alex is the new coach of Jennifer's softball team. When Jennifer fails to jog all the way home he orders her to do twenty extra pushups. Steven and Elyse worry that he is pushing the girls too hard.

31 Season 2, Episode 9

12/14/83

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A cynical Alex finds the spirit of Christmas in a dream when he's shown shocking visions of the past and future by ghosts of Mallory and Jennifer.

32 Season 2, Episode 10

12/21/83

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Steven and Elyse realize how lucky they are when their friends come over for a visit. They have no idea that it will be for the last time.

33 Season 2, Episode 11

1/5/84

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On his 18th birthday, Alex defies his mother and goes off with some of his buddies to celebrate at an out-of-town nightclub. To his dismay, Elyse shows up and confronts him.

34 Season 2, Episode 12

1/12/84

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Alex is both amazed and furious when a critical admissions interview at Princeton University is shattered by his hysterical sister Mallory.

35 Season 2, Episode 13

1/19/84

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Elyse is upset by her soon-to-be-divorced mother's quick and free-spirited plunge into the singles world. Sparks begin to fly between the two women when Elyse can't help but interfere.

36 Season 2, Episode 14

1/26/84

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Uncle Ned is visiting after losing yet another job. Alex discovers that his idol has a serious drinking problem.

37 Season 2, Episode 15

2/2/84

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Alex pretends to support the Equal Rights Amendment to impress a pretty feminist. He winds up behind bars after championing the cause at a debate that turns into a riot.

38 Season 2, Episode 16

2/9/84

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Mallory turns to Alex for some advice when she begins to fear she'll lose her new boyfriend unless she agrees to his pleas for a more "adult" romance.

39 Season 2, Episode 17

2/16/84

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Alex courts disaster when he invites two dates to the senior prom. He devises an elaborate scheme for escorting each of the unknowing girls on a night to remember.

40 Season 2, Episode 18

2/23/84

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Elyse is excited at the prospect of reviving her folk-singing career at a local nightclub.

41 Season 2, Episode 19

3/8/84

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When Alex's pal Skippy discovers he's adopted, Alex helps him cope with the shocking news. Alex accompanies the nervous teenager on a memorable meeting with his real mother.

42 Season 2, Episode 20

3/15/84

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Alex is so sure that he will be named valedictorian of his class that he can't cope with the thought of being defeated by a girl ... especially his girl. His budding romance with Rachel is threatened when she wins the honor.

43 Season 2, Episode 21

5/3/84

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In the hospital awaiting a tonsillectomy, Jennifer fears she may never see her family again. While writing in her diary, she flashes back to regrettable incidents with each family member.

44 Season 2, Episode 22

5/10/84

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Elyse feels the need to expand her horizons.

45 Season 3, Episode 1

9/20/84

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Elyse is stricken with gambling fever on a business trip to Atlantic City. While on a roll with Alex's "foolproof" blackjack system, she's oblivious to her family and job.

46 Season 3, Episode 2

9/27/84

Season-only

The news that their mother is pregnant sends the three Keaton kids into an angry outburst resulting in a family battle.

47 Season 3, Episode 3

10/4/84

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Alex is thrilled to be taking a college course taught by one of his personal heroes, Professor Ephraim Bronski. In his eagerness to impress the teacher he gets off to a bad start and is humiliated by his idol when he fails the first class assignment.

48 Season 3, Episode 4

10/11/84

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To win Scott's attention, Jennifer dresses up in a flirtatious outfit and goes to the restaurant where he is having dinner with Mallory.

49 Season 3, Episode 5

10/18/84

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Steven is excited to have Alex working with him and begins planning their future together, but Alex tries to convince his dad that he has other goals.

50 Season 3, Episode 6

10/25/84

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Alex stands up for Mallory when Steven and Elyse threaten to make Mallory quit her job.

51 Season 3, Episode 7

11/1/84

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As an economics student, Alex finds it demeaning to be forced into a public service position, but his experiences at the crisis center gives him a new outlook on life.

52 Season 3, Episode 8

11/8/84

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Steven and Elyse leave Alex and Mallory in charge in order to have a vacation for two.

53 Season 3, Episode 9

11/15/84

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Alex cannot accept the fact that he and everyone around him are growing up, and desperately clings to his old ways.

54 Season 3, Episode 10

11/22/84

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Steven and Elyse plan a special last weekend before the baby arrives.

55 Season 3, Episode 11

11/29/84

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Skippy enlists Alex's help in order to overcome his shyness.

56 Season 3, Episode 12

12/6/84

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The Keatons hire domestic help as Elyse's pregnancy advances.

57 Season 3, Episode 13

12/13/84

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Alex needs a gorgeous date in order to impress a fraternity.

58 Season 3, Episode 14

1/3/85

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Alex's overenthusiastic tendencies resurface when he's asked to stand in as coach at a natural childbirth class.

59 Season 3, Episode 15

1/10/85

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The Keatons' Aunt Trudy dies.

60 Season 3, Episode 16

1/17/85

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Alex falls asleep while working on a college term paper on Thomas Jefferson.

61 Season 3, Episode 17

1/24/85

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Elyse goes into labor on Public TV.

62 Season 3, Episode 18

1/31/85

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A snowstorm prevents Elyse from getting to the hospital in time to deliver her baby.

63 Season 3, Episode 19

2/7/85

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Jennifer is jealous over the attention paid to Andrew.

64 Season 3, Episode 20

2/14/85

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Alex and a good friend opens up a tutoring service.

65 Season 3, Episode 21

2/21/85

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With two careers, three bickering children and one demanding baby, Steven and Elyse can't seem to find any time for each other. But when they do finally take the time for a quiet evening alone, they miss all of the chaos.

66 Season 3, Episode 22

3/7/85

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Mallory prepares for a solitary weekend at home.

67 Season 3, Episode 23

3/28/85

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Steven takes a nostalgic trip to his hometown following the death of his father. With the support of Elyse and the children, he tries to prepare his mother for her new life.

68 Season 3, Episode 24

3/28/85

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Steven takes a nostalgic trip to his hometown following the death of his father. With the support of Elyse and the children, he tries to prepare his mother for her new life.

69 Season 4, Episode 1

9/25/85

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Alex picks out his dream girl from the school directory and falls for her roommate.

70 Season 4, Episode 2

10/3/85

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Alex takes drastic measures to stop Ellen from getting married.

71 Season 4, Episode 3

10/17/85

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The Keatons are shocked by Mallory's new gruff boyfriend, Nick.

72 Season 4, Episode 4

10/24/85

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Jennifer takes on a class bully to defend her boyfriend.

73 Season 4, Episode 5

10/31/85

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Alex tries to change himself to fit in with Ellen's world of artsy friends.

74 Season 4, Episode 6

11/7/85

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Mallory announces that she doesn't want to go to college.

75 Season 4, Episode 7

11/14/85

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A young genius falls for Jennifer while tutoring Alex in math.

76 Season 4, Episode 8

11/21/85

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Nick takes on a polished image to win the approval of Steven and Elyse.

77 Season 4, Episode 9

12/5/85

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Steven gets jealous when his old college buddy shares memories with Elyse.

78 Season 4, Episode 10

12/12/85

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Alex refuses to admit that he's struggling with insomnia.

79 Season 4, Episode 11

12/19/85

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Mallory tries to help a troubled teen after catching her shoplifting.

80 Season 4, Episode 12

1/2/86

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Steven neglects his family after getting a promotion at work.

81 Season 4, Episode 13

1/9/86

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Jennifer seeks Alex's help on a speech for her class.

82 Season 4, Episode 14

1/16/86

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Alex creates conflict by inviting Ellen's father to Parent's Day Weekend.

83 Season 4, Episode 15

1/23/86

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Skippy refuses to accept that Mallory is in love with Nick.

84 Season 4, Episode 16

1/30/86

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Alex has a fierce chess tournament with a Russian opponent.

85 Season 4, Episode 17

2/6/86

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Elyse takes an auto mechanics class to prove women are competent.

86 Season 4, Episode 18

2/13/86

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The Keatons recall humorous events in Alex's life.

87 Season 4, Episode 19

2/13/86

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The Keatons recall humorous events in Alex's life.

88 Season 4, Episode 20

2/20/86

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Mallory feels threatened by an older woman who takes interest in Nick's work.

89 Season 4, Episode 21

3/2/86

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Alex lands an assistant teaching position and has to grade Ellen's papers.

90 Season 4, Episode 22

3/6/86

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Steven has a hard time accepting that Jennifer is growing up.

91 Season 4, Episode 23

5/1/86

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Elyse's coworker tells her that he's in love with her.

92 Season 4, Episode 24

5/8/86

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Mallory's poor grades jeopardize her high school graduation.

93 Season 5, Episode 1

9/25/86

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Alex objects to the teaching style at Andrew's elite pre-school.

94 Season 5, Episode 2

10/2/86

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Alex is on the rebound when Ellen leaves for Paris.

95 Season 5, Episode 3

10/9/86

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Mallory gets paired with a senior citizen for a class project.

96 Season 5, Episode 4

10/16/86

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Steven revives the left-wing political magazine he established in college.

97 Season 5, Episode 5

10/30/86

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Alex jeopardizes his career at a bank when he falls for his boss.

98 Season 5, Episode 6

11/6/86

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Nick and Mallory plan to elope when the Keaton's oppose their marriage.

99 Season 5, Episode 7

11/13/86

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The Keatons try to stop Mallory and Nick from eloping.

100 Season 5, Episode 8

11/17/86

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Elyse tries to fix up her co-worker with one of her friends.

101 Season 5, Episode 9

11/20/86

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Skippy is the victim of a cruel fraternity prank when Alex intervenes.

102 Season 5, Episode 10

12/4/86

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Alex tutors Nick to help him earn his high school diploma.

103 Season 5, Episode 11

12/11/86

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Alex faces a moral dilemma while assisting his professor on a research project.

104 Season 5, Episode 12

12/18/86

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Mallory gets jealous when her friend forms a bond with Elyse.

105 Season 5, Episode 13

1/8/87

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The Keatons are devastated when Uncle Rob announces he's getting a divorce.

106 Season 5, Episode 14

1/15/87

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The Keatons hear the other side of the story about Uncle Rob's separation.

107 Season 5, Episode 15

1/22/87

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Mallory joins a poetry club and falls for the leader of the group.

108 Season 5, Episode 16

1/29/87

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Nick competes in a local art competition at Steven's station.

109 Season 5, Episode 17

2/5/87

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Alex accompanies his boss on a business trip to Chicago.

110 Season 5, Episode 18

2/12/87

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Alex's boss makes a pass at him while on a business trip in Chicago.

111 Season 5, Episode 19

2/19/87

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The Keatons have their own battle of the sexes.

112 Season 5, Episode 20

2/19/87

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The Keatons reminisce about their relationships gone awry.

113 Season 5, Episode 21

2/26/87

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Alex is unsuccessful at managing Jennifer's all-girl band.

114 Season 5, Episode 22

3/5/87

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Mallory goes head-to-head with Alex in a scholarship competition.

115 Season 5, Episode 23

3/12/87

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Alex questions the meaning of life when his friend dies in a car accident.

116 Season 5, Episode 24

3/12/87

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Alex questions the meaning of life when his friend dies in a car accident.

117 Season 5, Episode 25

3/20/87

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Jennifer plays dumb to impress a star athlete at school.

118 Season 5, Episode 26

4/30/87

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Skippy makes a fool of himself over Mallory's new college friend.

119 Season 5, Episode 27

5/7/87

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Elyse's sister and her obnoxious family visit the Keatons.

120 Season 5, Episode 28

7/23/87

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Alex tries to find Mallory's perfect mate by using a computer.

121 Season 5, Episode 29

8/6/87

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Jennifer feels out of place at her own thirteenth birthday party.

122 Season 5, Episode 30

8/13/87

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Jennifer feels out of place at her own thirteenth birthday party.

123 Season 6, Episode 1

9/13/87

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Alex falls for a pretty psychology student.

124 Season 6, Episode 2

9/13/87

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Alex falls for a pretty psychology student.

125 Season 6, Episode 3

9/20/87

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Mallory writes the advice column for a local shopper's guide.

126 Season 6, Episode 4

9/27/87

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Andy feels ignored when Alex spends time with Lauren.

127 Season 6, Episode 5

10/4/87

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Jennifer uses a nerdy admirer to make another boy jealous.

128 Season 6, Episode 6

10/18/87

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Elyse's job starts to interfere with her family life.

129 Season 6, Episode 7

10/25/87

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Steven pushes Mallory to take a job at the station.

130 Season 6, Episode 8

11/1/87

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Alex is intimidated by Lauren's old boyfriend.

131 Season 6, Episode 9

11/8/87

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Elyse's aunt faces a tragic Illness.

132 Season 6, Episode 10

11/15/87

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Nick takes a job as a janitor at Mallory's sorority house.

133 Season 6, Episode 11

11/22/87

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Mallory decides to run for student body president.

134 Season 6, Episode 12

11/29/87

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The Keatons get involved in Uncle Rob's divorce.

135 Season 6, Episode 13

12/6/87

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Uncle Rob's daughter can't cope with his divorce.

136 Season 6, Episode 14

12/5/87

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Lauren writes paper on the Keaton family for her class.

137 Season 6, Episode 15

12/13/87

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Lauren writes paper on the Keaton family for her class.

138 Season 6, Episode 16

12/16/87

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Elyse and Steven have a nasty fight on their 20th wedding anniversary.

139 Season 6, Episode 17

12/20/87

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A bearded visitor turns Alex into a believer at Christmas.

140 Season 6, Episode 18

1/10/88

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Steven gets jealous of Elyse's leading man in a local play.

141 Season 6, Episode 19

1/17/88

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Alex turns Nick into an assembly line artist.

142 Season 6, Episode 20

1/24/88

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Alex tries to help a struggling musician regain his fame.

143 Season 6, Episode 21

2/7/88

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Jennifer fights the school for banning a book.

144 Season 6, Episode 22

2/14/88

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Jennifer faces the music after reading a book that the school banned.

145 Season 6, Episode 23

2/21/88

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Skippy makes a fool of himself over Mallory's new college friend.

146 Season 6, Episode 24

2/28/88

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Alex questions the meaning of life when his friend dies in a car accident.

147 Season 6, Episode 25

3/5/88

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Roger, a former childhood neighbor of Elyse's visits. Roger was considered a nerd as a child, but is now a millionaire. He wants Elyse to be his date for a college reunion.

148 Season 6, Episode 26

3/13/88

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Elyse's sister and her obnoxious family visit the Keatons.

149 Season 6, Episode 27

3/20/88

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Cousin June visits the Keatons after a three-year stay in London.

150 Season 6, Episode 28

5/1/88

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Mallory goes head-to-head with Alex in a scholarship competition.

151 Season 7, Episode 1

10/30/88

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The Keaton's camping trip turns into a comedy of errors.

152 Season 7, Episode 2

11/6/88

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Mallory discovers another employee is stealing her fashion designs.

153 Season 7, Episode 3

11/13/88

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Alex feels left out when Andy begins making new friends.

154 Season 7, Episode 4

11/27/88

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Lauren sends Alex to group therapy to get him to open up more.

155 Season 7, Episode 5

12/4/88

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Steven suffers from a serious heart attack.

156 Season 7, Episode 6

12/11/88

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The family anxiously awaits while Steven undergoes heart surgery.

157 Season 7, Episode 7

12/18/88

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Steven struggles with fear after returning home after his heart surgery.

158 Season 7, Episode 8

1/1/89

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Skippy decides to join the Army.

159 Season 7, Episode 9

1/8/89

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Jennifer dates Mallory's ex-boyfriend's brother.

160 Season 7, Episode 10

1/15/89

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Nick's devistated when his childhood dog is hit by a car.

161 Season 7, Episode 11

1/29/89

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Andy befriends two senior citizens from a retirement center.

162 Season 7, Episode 12

2/5/89

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Alex must choose between a friendship and his career.

163 Season 7, Episode 13

2/12/89

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Elyse races to save a building she designed from the wrecking ball.

164 Season 7, Episode 14

2/19/89

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Skippy falls for Alex's girlfriend Lauren when she begins counseling him.

165 Season 7, Episode 15

2/26/89

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Steven refuses to co-sign on a loan for Mallory's new car.

166 Season 7, Episode 16

3/5/89

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Jennifer is caught in the middle when she beings working with her inept friend.

167 Season 7, Episode 17

3/12/89

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Steve and Elyse face bigotry in their own backyard.

168 Season 7, Episode 18

3/19/89

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The Keatons fight against bigotry in their own neighborhood.

169 Season 7, Episode 19

4/2/89

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Alex falls for someone else when Lauren leaves town.

170 Season 7, Episode 20

4/9/89

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Alex is forced to choose between Lauren and his new love.

171 Season 7, Episode 21

4/16/89

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Jennifer becomes obsessed with protecting the environment.

172 Season 7, Episode 22

4/23/89

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Andy's time capsule revives some funny family memories.

173 Season 7, Episode 23

4/23/89

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The Keatons share a laugh when they look back at their past.

174 Season 7, Episode 24

5/7/89

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Steven must confront his feelings about Nick when he moves in for a week.

175 Season 7, Episode 25

5/14/89

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Elyse gets upset when Alex takes a job in New York.

About this show

Steven Keaton and Elyse Keaton are products of the 1960's and have become open-minded parents. To their surprise, their children have become conservative and capitalistic growing up in the 1980's. This highly successful comedy series follows this unique American family as their views on politics and life clash to give us humorous family moments.

Ratings and reviews

4.8

58 reviews

itiswhatitaint anditaintwhatitis

November 5, 2016

One of the best 80's shows ever! I have to admit, that even tho it got better, I still sometimes prefer the btb (before the beard) episodes!

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Orlando Hanon

December 23, 2019

Who ever would think this show is bad is not in his right mind. This show was awesome. They dont make them like they used too !!!

Rodney Ebersole

May 17, 2019

listed as one of my worst shows

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