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,2,76,14,118,arialbd,7,255,255,255,1_.jpg "Family Ties: Season 7: Episode 25 -- Elyse gets upset when Alex takes a job in New York.")
,2,76,14,118,arialbd,7,255,255,255,1_.jpg "Family Ties: Season 7: Episode 26 -- Alex bids a tearful goodbye to his family before moving to New York.")
,2,76,14,118,arialbd,7,255,255,255,1_.jpg "Family Ties: Season 7: Episode 24 -- Steven must confront his feelings about Nick when he moves in for a week.")
,2,76,14,118,arialbd,7,255,255,255,1_.jpg "Family Ties: Season 7: Episode 22 -- Andy’s time capsule revives some funny family memories.")
,2,76,14,118,arialbd,7,255,255,255,1_.jpg "Family Ties: Season 7: Episode 23 -- The Keatons share a laugh when they look back at their past.")
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Release Date:
22 September 1982 (USA)
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Plot:
A couple who were ardently leftwing political activists in the sixties face the problems of raising...
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Won Golden Globe.
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41 nominations
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(454 articles)
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Cast
(Series Cast Summary - 6 of 111) | Meredith Baxter | ... | Elyse Keaton (176 episodes, 1982-1989) |
 | Michael Gross | ... | Steven Keaton (176 episodes, 1982-1989) |
 | Michael J. Fox | ... | Alex P. Keaton (176 episodes, 1982-1989) |
 | Justine Bateman | ... | Mallory Keaton (176 episodes, 1982-1989) |
 | Tina Yothers | ... | Jennifer Keaton (176 episodes, 1982-1989) |
 | Brian Bonsall | ... | Andrew 'Andy' Keaton (78 episodes, 1986-1989) |
Series Directed by | |||
| Sam Weisman | (60 episodes, 1983-1989) | ||
| Will Mackenzie | (37 episodes, 1982-1987) | ||
| Andrew McCullough | (15 episodes, 1983-1989) | ||
| Matthew Diamond | (14 episodes, 1987-1989) | ||
| John Pasquin | (13 episodes, 1983-1987) | ||
| Asaad Kelada | (8 episodes, 1982-1988) | ||
| Tony Mordente | (6 episodes, 1982-1983) | ||
| Lee Shallat Chemel | (5 episodes, 1984-1986) | ||
| Peter Baldwin | (3 episodes, 1986-1987) | ||
| Michael Zinberg | (2 episodes, 1982-1983) | ||
| Alan Bergmann | (2 episodes, 1982) | ||
| Barbara Schultz | (2 episodes, 1985-1987) | ||
| Lynn Hamrick | (2 episodes, 1986-1987) | ||
| Steven Robman | (2 episodes, 1986-1987) | ||
| Debbie Allen | (2 episodes, 1987-1988) | ||
Series Writing credits | ||
| Gary David Goldberg | (80 episodes, 1982-1988) | |
| Alan Uger | (38 episodes, 1983-1989) | |
| Marc Lawrence | (31 episodes, 1984-1989) | |
| Ruth Bennett | (26 episodes, 1982-1989) | |
| Michael J. Weithorn | (26 episodes, 1982-1986) | |
| Susan Stevenson | (20 episodes, 1983-1989) | |
| Katie Ford | (13 episodes, 1987-1989) | |
| Lloyd Garver | (8 episodes, 1982-1987) | |
| Rich Reinhart | (5 episodes, 1983-1986) | |
| Bruce Helford | (5 episodes, 1985-1989) | |
| Stephen Curwick | (5 episodes, 1985-1987) | |
| Douglas Wyman | (4 episodes, 1983-1989) | |
| Joanne Pagliaro | (2 episodes, 1982) | |
| Lisa A. Bannick | (2 episodes, 1983-1984) | |
| Bruce David | (2 episodes, 1985-1987) | |
| Shannon Gaughan | (2 episodes, 1988-1989) | |
| Matthew Monaster | (2 episodes, 1988-1989) | |
Series Produced by | |||
| Gary David Goldberg | .... | executive producer (175 episodes, 1982-1989) | |
| Carol Himes | .... | line producer / co-producer (123 episodes, 1982-1989) | |
| June Galas | .... | associate producer (93 episodes, 1982-1987) | |
| Alan Uger | .... | producer / co-executive producer (80 episodes, 1984-1989) | |
| Michael J. Weithorn | .... | supervising producer / producer (71 episodes, 1983-1987) | |
| Lloyd Garver | .... | executive producer / producer (69 episodes, 1982-1987) | |
| Ruth Bennett | .... | producer (42 episodes, 1984-1987) | |
| Marc Lawrence | .... | supervising producer (31 episodes, 1987-1989) | |
| Dianne Edwards Thorington | .... | associate producer (29 episodes, 1987-1989) | |
| Susan Stevenson | .... | producer (29 episodes, 1987-1989) | |
Series Original Music by | |||
| Tom Scott | (69 episodes, 1982-1987) | ||
| J.A.C. Redford | (unknown episodes, 1989) | ||
| John Beasley | (unknown episodes) | ||
| Dominic Messinger | (unknown episodes) | ||
| Rick Rhodes | (unknown episodes) | ||
Series Cinematography by | |||
| Robert F. Liu | (104 episodes, 1985-1989) | ||
| Mikel Neiers | (45 episodes, 1982-1987) | ||
| Dominic Palmieri | (31 episodes, 1985-1987) | ||
| Richard A. Kelley | (9 episodes, 1984-1986) | ||
| Bill Chapman | (3 episodes, 1984) | ||
| Tony Cestare | (2 episodes, 1984) | ||
| Tony Yarlett | (2 episodes, 1984) | ||
Series Film Editing by | |||
| Gary Anderson | (118 episodes, 1982-1989) | ||
| Ed Brennan | (4 episodes, 1983-1984) | ||
| Jon Bellis | (3 episodes, 1986-1987) | ||
Series Casting by | |||
| Judith Weiner | (93 episodes, 1982-1987) | ||
| Allison Jones | (32 episodes, 1985-1989) | ||
| Donald De Line | (10 episodes, 1983-1984) | ||
Series Art Direction by | |||
| James F. Claytor Sr. | (119 episodes, 1982-1989) | ||
| James F. Clayton | (2 episodes, 1982-1987) | ||
Series Set Decoration by | |||
| Chuck Rutherford | (65 episodes, 1982-1987) | ||
| Freddie Rymond | (28 episodes, 1987-1989) | ||
| Tom Cost | (25 episodes, 1985-1987) | ||
Series Costume Design by | |||
| Stacey Phelps | (27 episodes, 1987-1989) | ||
Series Makeup Department | |||
| Rick Provenzano | .... | hair stylist (81 episodes, 1982-1987) | |
| Bron Roylance | .... | makeup artist (61 episodes, 1982-1989) | |
| Dulcie Smith | .... | makeup artist (48 episodes, 1984-1987) | |
| Michele Payne | .... | hair stylist (28 episodes, 1987-1989) | |
| Elizabeth Rabe | .... | additional hair stylist (12 episodes, 1984) | |
| Candida Conery | .... | hair stylist (7 episodes, 1983-1984) | |
| David Dittmar | .... | makeup artist (7 episodes, 1983-1984) | |
| Bridget Cook | .... | hair stylist (2 episodes, 1984) | |
| Marina Hart | .... | hair stylist (unknown episodes) | |
Series Production Management | |||
| Mitchell R. Semel | .... | executive in charge of production (28 episodes, 1987-1989) | |
| Augustine Melendez | .... | post-production supervisor (26 episodes, 1988-1989) | |
Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Ginger Grigg | .... | associate director (62 episodes, 1982-1987) | |
| Rita Rogers | .... | associate director (34 episodes, 1983-1989) | |
| Tom Rickard | .... | associate director (5 episodes, 1982-1983) | |
| Pat Fischer-Doak | .... | associate director (2 episodes, 1989) | |
Series Art Department | |||
| Donald S. Foster | .... | property master (12 episodes, 1986) | |
Series Sound Department | |||
| Bob Lowe | .... | audio (66 episodes, 1982-1989) | |
| Allen Patapoff | .... | re-recording mixer (53 episodes, 1985-1989) | |
| Larry Lasota | .... | audio (44 episodes, 1984-1987) | |
| Norm Schwartz | .... | audio (7 episodes, 1982-1983) | |
| George Velmer | .... | audio (3 episodes, 1982-1983) | |
| Gordon Klimuck | .... | audio (2 episodes, 1984) | |
| Ross Deane | .... | sound maintenance engineer (unknown episodes) | |
Series Stunts | |||
| Buck McDancer | .... | stunt coordinator (unknown episodes) | |
| Stuart St. Paul | .... | stunts: UK Episodes (unknown episodes) | |
Series Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Rod Robertson | .... | electrician (122 episodes, 1982-1987) | |
| Eric Clay | .... | video operator / video (120 episodes, 1982-1989) | |
| Paul Basta | .... | camera operator / camera (72 episodes, 1982-1989) | |
| Rick Caswell | .... | camera operator / camera (69 episodes, 1982-1989) | |
| Dick Price | .... | camera operator / camera (66 episodes, 1982-1987) | |
| Irv Waitsman | .... | camera operator (64 episodes, 1982-1987) | |
| Joe Blaisdell | .... | camera operator (8 episodes, 1982-1985) | |
| Jim McConocha | .... | electrician (8 episodes, 1983) | |
| Ken Dahlquist | .... | camera operator (4 episodes, 1983-1985) | |
| Diane Biederbeck | .... | camera operator (2 episodes, 1982-1984) | |
| Gareth Wilson | .... | camera operator (2 episodes, 1982-1983) | |
| Tom Karnowski | .... | camera operator (2 episodes, 1982) | |
| Leigh Nicholson | .... | camera operator (2 episodes, 1983-1984) | |
| Tom Dasbach | .... | camera / camera operator (2 episodes, 1987) | |
Series Casting Department | |||
| Judith Weiner | .... | original casting (175 episodes, 1982-1989) | |
Series Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Stacey Phelps | .... | costumer: women / costumer (72 episodes, 1982-1987) | |
| Sharon Sampson | .... | costume supervisor (54 episodes, 1986-1989) | |
| Louis Infante | .... | costumer: men (38 episodes, 1982-1987) | |
| Gala Autumn | .... | key costumer (10 episodes, 1988-1989) | |
| Michael Castellano | .... | costumer: men (7 episodes, 1982-1983) | |
Series Music Department | |||
| Jeff Barry | .... | lyricist: theme song (176 episodes, 1982-1989) | |
| Tom Scott | .... | composer: theme music / composer: end credit music / ... (176 episodes, 1982-1989) | |
| Johnny Mathis | .... | singer: theme song (154 episodes, 1983-1989) | |
| Deniece Williams | .... | singer: theme song (154 episodes, 1983-1989) | |
| Mindy Sterling | .... | performer: theme (8 episodes, 1982) | |
| Dennis Tufano | .... | performer: theme (8 episodes, 1982) | |
| John Beasley | .... | composer: additional music (3 episodes, 1985-1986) | |
Series Transportation Department | |||
| Mitch Friedman | .... | driver (3 episodes, 1985-1986) | |
Series Other crew | |||
| Parker Roe | .... | technical director (118 episodes, 1982-1989) | |
| Merilynn Marko-Sanders | .... | script supervisor (93 episodes, 1982-1987) | |
| Dianne Edwards Thorington | .... | production assistant / assistant: Gary Goldberg (73 episodes, 1982-1987) | |
| Andrew McCullough | .... | stage manager (72 episodes, 1982-1989) | |
| Werner Walian | .... | production assistant / set production assistant (63 episodes, 1986-1988) | |
| Robert Schanche | .... | production assistant (61 episodes, 1982-1987) | |
| Linda Nieber | .... | production assistant (60 episodes, 1982-1987) | |
| Bruce Bryant | .... | title designer / main title designer (56 episodes, 1983-1987) | |
| James Castle | .... | title designer / main title designer (56 episodes, 1983-1987) | |
| Denise Alexander | .... | production assistant (52 episodes, 1983-1987) | |
| Richard Allen | .... | stage manager (51 episodes, 1983-1987) | |
| Elaine Arata | .... | production assistant (48 episodes, 1982-1987) | |
| Sharl Scharfer-Rollins | .... | production assistant (48 episodes, 1983-1987) | |
| Ana Krewson | .... | production assistant (46 episodes, 1983-1989) | |
| Ruth Bennett | .... | executive story consultant / story editor (44 episodes, 1982-1987) | |
| Rosie Dean | .... | production coordinator (43 episodes, 1987-1989) | |
| Shari Genser | .... | production assistant (41 episodes, 1983-1987) | |
| Marc Lawrence | .... | story editor (32 episodes, 1985-1987) | |
| Michael Shelley | .... | production assistant (28 episodes, 1983-1985) | |
| Jim Hamilton | .... | production assistant (28 episodes, 1984-1987) | |
| Katie Ford | .... | executive story editor / story editor (28 episodes, 1987-1989) | |
| Jay Fukuto | .... | production executive (28 episodes, 1987-1989) | |
| Karen K. Miller | .... | script supervisor (27 episodes, 1987-1989) | |
| Gary Palmer | .... | technical consultant (26 episodes, 1984-1987) | |
| Lloyd Garver | .... | creative consultant (26 episodes, 1988-1989) | |
| Bruce Helford | .... | creative consultant (26 episodes, 1988-1989) | |
| Susan Stevenson | .... | story editor (25 episodes, 1985-1987) | |
| Alan Uger | .... | executive script consultant (24 episodes, 1983-1987) | |
| Heidi Schulte | .... | production assistant (23 episodes, 1982-1983) | |
| Valery Garrett | .... | production assistant (21 episodes, 1982-1983) | |
| Michael J. Weithorn | .... | story consultant (21 episodes, 1982-1983) | |
| Celeste Hines | .... | production assistant (18 episodes, 1983-1987) | |
| Janice Pober | .... | production assistant (15 episodes, 1982-1983) | |
| Elizabeth Ward | .... | stage manager / production assistant / ... (15 episodes, 1982-1983) | |
| Jessie Ward Dugan | .... | production assistant / program coordinator (13 episodes, 1985-1987) | |
| Terry Fleming | .... | production assistant (12 episodes, 1985-1987) | |
| Debby Maffioli | .... | production assistant (11 episodes, 1985-1987) | |
| Lisa Onodera | .... | production assistant (11 episodes, 1985-1987) | |
| Carol Johnsen | .... | title designer (11 episodes, 1985) | |
| Bill Moya | .... | production assistant (7 episodes, 1982-1983) | |
| Paul Ross Newman | .... | production assistant (7 episodes, 1982-1983) | |
| Carlo U. Quinterio | .... | stage manager (5 episodes, 1984) | |
| Joanne Pagliaro | .... | story editor (4 episodes, 1982-1983) | |
| Michael Villegas III | .... | production assistant (4 episodes, 1983) | |
| Judy Biggs | .... | production assistant (4 episodes, 1985-1987) | |
| Jim MacNerland | .... | production assistant (4 episodes, 1985-1987) | |
| Craig Zisk | .... | production assistant (4 episodes, 1985-1987) | |
| James N. Hamilton | .... | stage manager (4 episodes, 1987-1989) | |
| Harriette Regan | .... | stage manager (2 episodes, 1983-1984) | |
| Adam Scott | .... | stage manager (2 episodes, 1985-1987) | |
| Michele Briganti | .... | production assistant (2 episodes, 1987-1989) | |
| Margien Burns | .... | production assistant (2 episodes, 1987-1989) | |
| Brian Pulaski | .... | production assistant (2 episodes, 1987-1989) | |
| Katharine Rager | .... | production assistant (2 episodes, 1987-1989) | |
| Sue Norton | .... | stage manager (2 episodes, 1987) | |
| Shawn Shea | .... | stage manager (2 episodes, 1989) | |
| Charles Croughwell | .... | stand-in: Mr. Fox (unknown episodes, 1984-1989) | |
| Pablo Ferro | .... | title designer: main titles (unknown episodes) | |
Production CompaniesDistributors
- Paramount Television (1982-) (worldwide) (TV)
- National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1982-1989) (USA) (TV)
- Veronica Omroep Organisatie (1986-19??) (Netherlands) (TV)
- Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD) (season 1)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2007) (USA) (DVD) (seasons 1 and 2)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2008) (USA) (DVD) (season 3 and 4)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2009) (USA) (DVD) (season 5)
- Metromedia Square videotaped at
- ShowBiz Enterprises draperies
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30 min (180 episodes)
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Steven Keaton was from Buffalo, New York.See more »
Quotes:
Steven Keaton:I can't wait to try this Pasta Alex, Alex.
[Speaks with womanly voice]
Alex P. Keaton:I love a man with a healthy appetite.
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[Speaks with womanly voice]
Alex P. Keaton:I love a man with a healthy appetite.
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Spoofed in "Saturday Night Live: Justine Bateman/Terrance Trent D'Arby (#13.11)" (1988)See more »
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Two former 1960s left-wing hippies (Michael Gross and Meredith Baxter) try to rear their children (Michael J. Fox, Justine Bateman and Tina Yothers) in the 1980s and naturally have problem after problem in "Family Ties", one of the more memorable television successes of that impressive boob-tube decade. The show ran from 1982 to 1989 and even added another child (youngster Brian Bonsall) by the middle of its run. When the show premiered in 1982 it just could not generate any substantial interest ("Cheers" had the same problem during its initial year). After that though it was all peaches and cream as the series dominated on Sunday evenings and was consistently a top 5 or 10 show each week until they exited quietly (of its own free will after eight years). Fox and Bateman were definitely the two who dominated the show. Fox was a Republican-styled teen who seemed to only care about money and social status while Bateman was a polar opposite. She was a ditsy teen who seemed to care more about makeup, clothes, boys and being popular (in other words she was a normal youngster). Every cast member had their moments, but the series was not all fun and games. It consistently had "special" episodes where life crept into the family's crazed television world. Another of those NBC products from the 1980s that survives due to its performers and its intelligence. 4 stars out of 5.