Family Ties was the big break through for Michael J Fox.
Much of the humor of the series focused on the cultural divide during the 1980s when younger generations rejected the counterculture of the 1960s and embraced the wealth and power that came to define the 1980s.
Both Alex and Mallory embrace Reaganomics and exhibit conservative values: Alex is a Young Republican and Mallory is a more traditional young woman in contrast to her feminist mother.
Jennifer, an athletic tomboy and the youngest child, shares the values of her parents.
The show ended in 1989 after Alex graduated from nearby Leland College, leaving home for the first time, and moving to a career on Wall Street.
Speed Trap
Go Tigers
Big Brother is watching
Complete episodelist
1 Family Ties 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 22 Elyse D'Arc 23 Tender is the Knight 24 The Homecoming 25 The harder They Fall 26 This Year's Model 27 Not An Affair to Remember 28 Speed Trap 29 Sweet Lorraine 30 Batter Up 31 A Keaton Christmas Carol 32 To Snatch a Keith 33 Birthday Boy 34 Go Tigers 35 "M" is for the Many Things 36 Say Uncle 37 Ladies' Man 38 Ready or Not 39 Double Date 40 Lady Sings the Blues 41 Baby Boy Doe 42 The Graduate 43 Diary of a Young Girl 44 Working At It 45 The Gambler 46 Here We Go Again 47 Little Man on Campus 48 Love Thy Neighbor 49 Keaton and Son 50 Fabric Smarts 51 Hotline Fever 52 4 Rms Ocn Vu 53 Best Man 54 Lost Weekend 55 Don't Kiss Me, I'm Only the Messenger 56 Help Wanted 57 Karen II, Alex 0 58 Oh Donna 59 Auntie Up 60 Philadelphia Story 61 Birth of a Keaton (1) 62 Birth of a Keaton (2) 63 Cry Baby 64 Don't Know Much About History 65 Bringing Up Baby 66 Cold Storage 67 Remembrances of Things Past (1) 68 Remembrances of Things Past (2) 69 Family Ties Vacation (1) 70 Family Ties Vacation (2) 71 Family Ties Vacation (3) 72 Family Ties Vacation (4) 73 The Real Thing (1) 74 The Real Thing (2) 75 Mr. Wrong 76 Designated Hitter 77 Don't Go Changin' 78 The Old College Try 79 My Tutor 80 Mr. Right 81 Just One Look 82 How Do You Sleep? 83 You've Got a Friend 84 Nothing But a Man 85 The Disciple 86 Where's Poppa? 87 Fool for Love 88 Checkmate 89 Engine Trouble 90 A Word to the Wise (1) 91 A Word to the Wise (2) 92 Art Lover 93 Teacher's Pet 94 My Buddy 95 Once in Love with Elyse 96 Paper Chase 97 Be True to Your Preschool 98 Starting Over 99 The Freshman and the Senior 100 My Back Pages 101 Beauty and the Bank 102 Mrs. Wrong (1) 103 Mrs. Wrong (2) 104 The Big Fix 105 My Brother's Keeper 106 High School Confidential 107 Paper Lion 108 My Mother, My Friend 109 O'Brother (1) 110 O'Brother (2) 111 Higher Love 112 Architect's Apprentice 113 A Tale of Two Cities (1) 114 A Tale of Two Cities (2) 115 Battle of the Sexes (1) 116 Battle of the Sexes (2) 117 Band on the Run 118 Keaton vs. Keaton 119 A, My Name is Alex (1) 120 A, My Name is Alex (2) 121 "D" is for Date 122 Love Me Do 124 Matchmaker 125 It's My Party (1) 126 It's My Party (2) 127 The Last of the Red Hot Psychologists (1) 128 The Last of the Red Hot Psychologists (2) 129 Dear Mallory 130 The Other Woman 131 Dream Date 132 Super Mom 133 Walking On Air 134 Invasion of the Psychologist Snatchers 135 The Way We Were 136 Mister Sister 137 Citizen Keaton 138 Father Time (1) 139 Father Time (2) 140 The American Family (1) 141 The American Family (2) 142 Anniversary Waltz 143 Miracle in Columbus 144 The Play's the Thing 145 The Spirit of Columbus 146 The Blues Brother 147 Read It and Weep (1) 148 Read It and Weep (2) 149 Quitting Time 150 Spring Reminds Me 151 The Boys Next Door 152 Sign of the Times 153 Return of the Native 154 Father, Can You Spare a Dime? 155 It Happened One Night 156 Designing Woman 157 Truckers 158 Beyond Therapy 159 Heartstrings (1) 160 Heartstrings (2) 161 Heartstrings (3) 162 Basic Training 163 Deja Vu 164 Nick's Best Friend 165 Get Me to the Living Room on Time 166 The Job Not Taken 167 The Wrecker's Ball 168 My Best Friend's Girl 169 'Til Her Daddy Takes the T-Bird Away 170 Simon Says 171 All in the Neighborhood (1) 172 All in the Neighborhood (2) 173 They Can't Take That Away From Me (1) 174 They Can't Take That Away From Me (2) 175 Rain Forests Keep Falling on My Head 176 Wrap Around the Clock (1) 177 Wrap Around the Clock (2) 178 Mr. Keaton Takes a Vacation 179 Alex Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1) 180 Alex Doesn't Live Here Anymore (2)
