Family Ties

First Aired in 1982

Family Ties first aired in September of 1982 on NBC and was one of the first of a wave of family comedies that emerged in the 1980's. With a rocky start in the ratings, Family Ties rose to number 2 after it was placed in the prized time-slot right after The Cosby Show and remained there from 1984 until 1987.

The series centered around the Keaton family, Steven and his wife Elyse, both flower children of the 1960's. They had four children, Alex, Mallory, Jennifer and Andrew, who was born in 1985.

What was unique about Family Ties was that it blended family comedy with politics. The 1960's flower children, Steven and Elyse clashed with the 1980's conservative, Alex. The show, in a way, showed the changing values during the Reagan era. Besides political views, Family Ties covered a number of controversial topics ranging from suicide to racism to drug dependency.

Skippy was a neighbor who had a never-ending crush on Mallory. Ellen was Alex's first serious girlfriend. After breaking up with her, he became seriously involved with Lauren, a psychology student and Nick Moore was Mallory's serious boyfriend.

First Telecast: September 22, 1982
Last Telecast: September 17, 1989

Episodes: 180 Color Episodes

Theme Song:

Without Us

Written by: Jeff Barry and Tom Scott

Sung by: Mindy Sterling and Dennis Tufano (1982)
Johnny Mathis and Deniece Williams (1982-1989)

NBC Broadcast History

September 1982-March 1983----Wednesdays----9:30 p.m.
March-August 1983----Mondays----8:30 p.m.
August-December 1983----Wednesdays----9:30 p.m.
January 1984-August 1987----Thursdays----8:30 p.m.
August-September 1987----Sundays----8:00 & 8:30 p.m.
September 1987-September 1989----Sundays----8:00 p.m.

Nielsen Ratings:
(Top 30 or Better)

#5 in the 1984-1985 Season
#2 in the 1985-1986 Season
#2 in the 1986-1987 Season
#17 in the 1987-1988 Season

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Episodes:

Season 1:
1. Pilot
2. Not With My Sister You Don't
3. I Know Jennifer's Boyfriend
4. Summer of '82
5. I Never Killed for My Father
6. Give Uncle Arthur a Kiss
7. Big Brother is Watching
8. No Nukes Is Good Nukes
9. Death of a Grocer
10. Have Gun, Will Unravel
11. A Christmas Story
12. Oops
13. Sherry Baby
14. The Fugitive (1)
15. The Fugitive (2)
16. Margin of Error
17. French Lessons
18. I Gotta Be Ming
19. Suzanne Takes You Down
20. The Fifth Wheel
21. Stage Fright (a.k.a.) Video Jitters
22. Elyse D'Arc

Season 2:
1. Tender is the Knight
2. The Homecoming
3. The Harder They Fall
4. This Year's Model
5. Not An Affair to Remember
6. Speed Trap
7. Sweet Lorraine
8. Batter Up
9. A Keaton Christmas Carol
10. To Snatch a Keith
11. Birthday Boy
12. Go Tigers
13. "M" is for the Many Things
14. Say Uncle
15. Ladies' Man
16. Ready or Not
17. Double Date
18. Lady Sings the Blues
19. Baby Boy Doe
20. The Graduate
21. Diary of a Young Girl
22. Working At It
23. The Gambler

Season 3:
1. Here We Go Again
2. Little Man on Campus
3. Love Thy Neighbor
4. Keaton and Son
5. Fabric Smarts
6. Hotline Fever
7. 4 Rms Ocn Vu
8. Best Man
9. Lost Weekend
10. Don't Kiss Me, I'm Only the Messenger
11. Help Wanted
12. Karen II, Alex 0
13. Oh Donna
14. Auntie Up
15. Philadelphia Story
16. Birth of a Keaton (1)
17. Birth of a Keaton (2)
18. Cry Baby
19. Don't Know Much About History . . .
20. Bringing Up Baby
21. Cold Storage
22. Remembrances of Things Past (1)
23. Remembrances of Things Past (2)

Season 4:
1. The Real Thing (1)
2. The Real Thing (2)
3. Mr. Wrong
4. Designated Hitter
5. Don't Go Changin'
6. The Old College Try
7. My Tutor
8. Mr. Right
9. Just One Look
10. How Do You Sleep?
11. You've Got a Friend
12. Nothing But a Man
13. The Disciple
14. Where's Poppa?
15. Fool for Love
16. Checkmate
17. Engine Trouble
18. A Word to the Wise (1)
19. A Word to the Wise (2)
20. Art Lover
21. Teacher's Pet
22. My Buddy
23. Once in Love with Elyse (a.k.a.) Loan Arranger
24. Paper Chase (a.k.a.) Mallory's Graduation

Season 5:
1. Be True to Your Preschool
2. Starting Over
3. The Freshman and the Senior
4. My Back Pages
5. Beauty and the Bank
6. Mrs. Wrong (1)
7. Mrs. Wrong (2)
8. The Big Fix
9. My Brother's Keeper
10. High School Confidential
11. Paper Lion
12. My Mother, My Friend
13. O'Brother (1)
14. O'Brother (2)
15. Higher Love
16. Architect's Apprentice
17. A Tale of Two Cities (1)
18. A Tale of Two Cities (2)
19. Battle of the Sexes (1)
20. Battle of the Sexes (2)
21. Band on the Run
22. Keaton vs. Keaton
23. A, My Name is Alex (1)
24. A, My Name is Alex (2)
25. "D" is for Date
26. Love Me Do
27. The Visit
28. Matchmaker
29. It's My Party (1)
30. It's My Party (2)

Season 6:
1. The Last of the Red Hot Psychologists (1)
2. The Last of the Red Hot Psychologists (2)
3. Dear Mallory
4. The Other Woman
5. Dream Date
6. Super Mom
7. Walking On Air
8. Invasion of the Psychologist Snatchers
9. The Way We Were
10. Mister Sister
11. Citizen Keaton
12. Father Time (1)
13. Father Time (2)
14. The American Family (1)
15. The American Family (2)
16. Anniversary Waltz
17. Miracle in Columbus
18. The Play's the Thing
19. The Spirit of Columbus
20. The Blues Brother
21. Read It and Weep (1)
22. Read It and Weep (2)
23. Quitting Time
24. Spring Reminds Me (a.k.a.) Rosalie's Legacy
25. The Boys Next Door
26. Sign of the Times
27. Return of the Native
28. Father, Can You Spare a Dime?

Season 7:
1. It Happened One Night
2. Designing Woman
3. Truckers
4. Beyond Therapy
5. Heartstrings (1)
6. Heartstrings (2)
7. Heartstrings (3)
8. Basic Training
9. Deja Vu
10. Nick's Best Friend
11. Get Me to the Living Room on Time
12. The Job Not Taken
13. The Wrecker's Ball
14. My Best Friend's Girl
15. 'Til Her Daddy Takes the T-Bird Away
16. Simon Says
17. All in the Neighborhood (1)
18. All in the Neighborhood (2)
19. They Can't Take That Away From Me (1)
20. They Can't Take That Away From Me (2)
21. Rain Forests Keep Falling on My Head
22. Wrap Around the Clock (1)
23. Wrap Around the Clock (2)
24. Mr. Keaton Takes a Vacation
25. Alex Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1)
26. Alex Doesn't Live Here Anymore (2)

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