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7 February 2008 7:33 PM, PST | From TVSeriesFinale.com | See recent TVSeriesFinale news
It was almost 20 years ago that Family Ties, one of the most popular sitcoms of the 1980s, said goodbye to NBC. Today, the cast returned to the peacock network for their first on-screen reunion.
Family Ties debuted on September 22, 1982 and centers around the Keaton Family of Columbus, Ohio. Liberal Steven (Michael Gross) and Elyse (Meredith Baxter) are the parents to conservative Alex (Michael J. Fox), underachieving Mallory (Justine Bateman), and tomboy Jennifer (Tina Yothers). During the sitcom's third season, Elyse gave birth to a fourth child, Andrew (played by Brian Bonsall beginning in season five).
The series ended on May 14, 1989 with an hour-long episode entitled "Alex Doesn't Live Here Anymore." It centers around Alex getting a great job on Wall Street and leaving the family home for the first time.
The network wanted the show back for an eighth season but the cast and creator Gary David Goldberg felt
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