Family Ties — Season 1
Family Ties·Season 1·1982·22 episodes

Season 1

Family Ties

Laughter. Tears. Politics... MEET THE KEATONS.

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Season 1

22 episodes

  • Pilot
    S1·E1

    Pilot

    September 22, 1982 · 24 min

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

  • Not With My Sister You Don't
    S1·E2

    Not With My Sister You Don't

    September 29, 1982 · 25 min

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

  • I Know Jennifer's Boyfriend
    S1·E3

    I Know Jennifer's Boyfriend

    October 6, 1982 · 24 min

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

  • Summer of '82
    S1·E4

    Summer of '82

    October 27, 1982 · 25 min

    Seduced by an "older woman" of twenty-one, the hitherto inexperienced Alex is devastated to learn that she thinks of their relationship as casual.

  • I Never Killed for My Father
    S1·E5

    I Never Killed for My Father

    November 3, 1982 · 25 min

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

  • Give Your Uncle A Kiss
    S1·E6

    Give Your Uncle A Kiss

    November 10, 1982 · 25 min

    Mallory is horrified and confused when a close family friend and older business associate of her father's makes a pass at her.

  • Big Brother Is Watching
    S1·E7

    Big Brother Is Watching

    November 17, 1982 · 25 min

    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 Mallory.

  • No Nukes Is Good Nukes
    S1·E8

    No Nukes Is Good Nukes

    November 24, 1982 · 24 min

    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 end up spending the holiday in jail.

  • Death Of A Grocer
    S1·E9

    Death Of A Grocer

    December 1, 1982 · 25 min

    Though Alex loves working at 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.

  • Have Gun, Will Unravel
    S1·E10

    Have Gun, Will Unravel

    December 8, 1982 · 25 min

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

  • A Christmas Story
    S1·E11

    A Christmas Story

    December 15, 1982 · 25 min

    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.

  • Oops
    S1·E12

    Oops

    December 22, 1982 · 25 min

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

  • Sherry Baby
    S1·E13

    Sherry Baby

    January 12, 1983 · 25 min

    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.

  • The Fugitive  (1)
    S1·E14

    The Fugitive (1)

    January 19, 1983 · 25 min

    Elyse's younger brother and Alex's idol, Ned, makes a surprise visit. However, everyone is puzzled by the go-getter corporate executive's suspicious behavior.

  • The Fugitive  (2)
    S1·E15

    The Fugitive (2)

    January 26, 1983 · 24 min

    With the FBI hot on Ned's heels for embezzling 4.5 million dollars in corporate funds, Elyse's ethical brother and Alex's idol tells the family why and where he hid the money.

  • Margin Of Error
    S1·E16

    Margin Of Error

    February 9, 1983 · 25 min

    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.

  • French Lessons
    S1·E17

    French Lessons

    February 15, 1983 · 25 min

    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.

  • I Gotta Be Ming
    S1·E18

    I Gotta Be Ming

    February 22, 1983 · 25 min

    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.

  • Suzanne Takes You Down
    S1·E19

    Suzanne Takes You Down

    March 15, 1983 · 25 min

    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 marriage breaks up, making the new job her only salvation. After 20 years as a housewife, Suzanne feels she lacks an identity outside the home. Swamped with paperwork, Elyse decides to solve that problem while easing her friend's mid-life crisis. Unfortunately Suzanne's take-charge approach to business throws a wrench into Elyse's client dealings and threatens to ruin the women's friendship. On the brink of firing Suzanne, the frustrated Elyse faces a terrible dilemma when Ron Davis decides he ""needs space"" and leaves his wife.

  • The Fifth Wheel
    S1·E20

    The Fifth Wheel

    March 27, 1983 · 25 min

    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.

  • Stage Fright (a.k.a. Video Jitters)
    S1·E21

    Stage Fright (a.k.a. Video Jitters)

    April 3, 1983 · 25 min

    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.

  • Elyse D'Arc
    S1·E22

    Elyse D'Arc

    April 10, 1983 · 25 min

    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 documentary, Steven arrives home eager to celebrate, but every effort is foiled by Elyse's obligations to her various projects. Finally, the over-extended wife-mother-architect-committee volunteer begins to realize she's neglecting her most important committee.

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