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"Family Ties" The Old College Try (1985)


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Family Ties: Season 4: Episode 6 -- Mallory announces that she doesn’t want to go to college.

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Director:
Barbara Schultz
Writer:
Ruth Bennett (written by)
TV Series:
"Family Ties" (1982)
Original Air Date:
7 November 1985 (Season 4, Episode 6)
Genre:
Comedy | Family See more »
Plot:
The parents worry that Mallory, however dumb, should not miss out on college, even if it's only not to wonder later what could have been... See more » | Add synopsis »
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Cast

 (Episode Cast) (in credits order)

Meredith Baxter ... Elyse Keaton

Michael Gross ... Steven Keaton

Michael J. Fox ... Alex P. Keaton

Justine Bateman ... Mallory Keaton

Tina Yothers ... Jennifer Keaton

Marc Price ... Irwin 'Skippy' Handelman

Scott Valentine ... Nick Moore

Molly Cheek ... Frances Wilder
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Episode Crew
Directed by
Barbara Schultz 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Ruth Bennett  written by

Produced by
Ruth Bennett .... producer
June Galas .... associate producer
Gary David Goldberg .... executive producer
Carol Himes .... line producer
Alan Uger .... producer
Michael J. Weithorn .... supervising producer
 
Cinematography by
Robert F. Liu (director of photography)
Dominic Palmieri (director of photography)
 
Film Editing by
Gary Anderson 
 
Casting by
Judith Weiner 
 
Art Direction by
James F. Claytor Sr. 
 
Set Decoration by
Tom Cost 
 
Makeup Department
Rick Provenzano .... hair stylist
Dulcie Smith .... makeup artist
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Ginger Grigg .... associate director
 
Sound Department
Larry Lasota .... audio
Allen Patapoff .... re-recording mixer
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Eric Clay .... video
Rod Robertson .... electrician
 
Casting Department
Judith Weiner .... original casting
 
Music Department
Jeff Barry .... lyricist: theme song
Johnny Mathis .... singer: theme song
Tom Scott .... composer: theme music
Deniece Williams .... singer: theme song
 
Other crew
Marc Lawrence .... story editor
Merilynn Marko-Sanders .... script supervisor (as Marilynn Marko)
Parker Roe .... technical director
Susan Stevenson .... story editor (as Susan Borowitz)
 

Series Crew
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Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Gary David Goldberg  creator

Original Music by
John Beasley 
Dominic Messinger 
J.A.C. Redford (1989)
Rick Rhodes 
 
Makeup Department
Marina Hart .... hair stylist
 
Sound Department
Ross Deane .... sound maintenance engineer
 
Stunts
Buck McDancer .... stunt coordinator
Stuart St. Paul .... stunts: UK Episodes
 
Other crew
Charles Croughwell .... stand-in: Mr. Fox (1984-1989)
Pablo Ferro .... title designer: main titles
 
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