Family Ties

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1x1
Pilot
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The smitten Alex is thrilled at the thought of escorting pretty, budding socialite Kimberly Blanton to her country club's dance, but Steven and Elyse are appalled that their son would .. show full overview
1x2
Not With My Sister You Don't
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As head of the household while his parents are away for the weekend, an overly confident Alex throws a big bash, but when his sister Mallory leaves the party with the school Romeo, he's .. show full overview
1x3
I Know Jennifer's Boyfriend
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Peer pressure to shun the opposite sex causes 9-year-old Jennifer to give up her friendship with Justin Perkins, but thanks to her mother Elyse, the kids come together at a jitterbugging .. show full overview
1x4
Summer of '82
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Seduced by an "older woman" of 21, the hitherto inexperienced Alex is devastated to learn that she thinks of their relationship as casual. When Alex delivers groceries to pretty college .. show full overview
1x5
I Never Killed for My Father
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Sensitive, liberal Steven and his macho, conservative father, Jake, clash as usual during the elder's annual visit until Jake's startling news leads to a first effort to bridge the gap.
1x6
Give Uncle Arthur a Kiss
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Mallory is horrified and confused when a close family friend and older business associate of her father, Steven, makes a pass at her. Arthur Cantrell has been a good friend of the .. show full overview
1x7
Big Brother is Watching
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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 his sister Mallory. Alex aims to .. show full overview
1x8
No Nukes Is Good Nukes
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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 wind up spending the holiday in jail.
1x9
Death of a Grocer
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Though Alex loves working at kindly 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. Alex is .. show full overview
1x10
Have Gun, Will Unravel
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The Keatons are burglarized, and a terrified Steven and Elyse wrestle with the previously unthinkable notion of buying a gun for protection. As pacifists, Steven and Elyse have always .. show full overview
1x11
A Christmas Story
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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.
1x12
Oops!
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Unable to face her own mother, Mallory's pregnant friend Cindy Sullivan confides in Elyse, whose advice to the teenager seems to backfire - and causes a rift between Mallory and .. show full overview
1x13
Sherry Baby
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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. Mallory's thrilled when .. show full overview
1x14
The Fugitive (1)
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Elyse's younger brother, Ned, a go-getting corporate executive who is Alex's idol, pays a surprise visit and puzzles everyone with his cloak-and-dagger behavior. Ned claims to be on .. show full overview
1x15
The Fugitive (2)
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With the FBI hot on Ned's heels for embezzling $4-1/2 million in corporate funds, Elyse's ethical brother and Alex's idol tells the family why and where he hid the money and flees with .. show full overview
1x16
Margin of Error
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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. Even broker Dan Matthews, who takes .. show full overview
1x17
French Lessons
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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.
1x18
I Gotta Be Ming
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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.
1x19
Suzanne Takes You Down
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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 .. show full overview
1x20
The Fifth Wheel
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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.
1x21
Stage Fright (a.k.a.) Video Jitters
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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.
1x22
Elyse D'Arc
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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 .. show full overview

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