Family Ties

E1

1. Pilot

22 Sep 1982 · 24m

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

E2

2. Not With My Sister You Don't

29 Sep 1982 · 25m

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

E3

3. I Know Jennifer's Boyfriend

6 Oct 1982 · 24m

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

E4

4. Summer of '82

27 Oct 1982 · 25m

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

E5

5. I Never Killed for My Father

3 Nov 1982 · 25m

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

E6

6. Give Your Uncle A Kiss

10 Nov 1982 · 25m

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

E7

7. Big Brother Is Watching

17 Nov 1982 · 25m

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.

E8

8. No Nukes Is Good Nukes

24 Nov 1982 · 24m

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.

E9

9. Death Of A Grocer

1 Dec 1982 · 25m

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.

E10

10. Have Gun, Will Unravel

8 Dec 1982 · 25m

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

E11

11. A Christmas Story

15 Dec 1982 · 25m

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.

E12

12. Oops

22 Dec 1982 · 25m

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

E13

13. Sherry Baby

12 Jan 1983 · 25m

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.

E14

14. The Fugitive (1)

19 Jan 1983 · 25m

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.

E15

15. The Fugitive (2)

26 Jan 1983 · 24m

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.

E16

16. Margin Of Error

9 Feb 1983 · 25m

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.

E17

17. French Lessons

15 Feb 1983 · 25m

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.

E18

18. I Gotta Be Ming

22 Feb 1983 · 25m

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.

E19

19. Suzanne Takes You Down

15 Mar 1983 · 25m

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.

E20

20. The Fifth Wheel

27 Mar 1983 · 25m

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.

E21

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

3 Apr 1983 · 25m

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.

E22

22. Elyse D'Arc

10 Apr 1983 · 25m

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.