Family Ties (TV Series)

Get Me to the Living Room on Time (1989)

Michael Gross: Steven Keaton

Quotes 

• Alex P. Keaton : Caring for an elderly parent, that's a - that's an awesome responsibility.

  Elyse Keaton : ...How would you know?

  Alex P. Keaton : Aw, come on, Ma - I've given this a lot of thought, you know. And I think that, that it - children have an obligation to plan for the day when their parents become a burden on society. I mean, uh... God knows I have.

  Steven Keaton : Well, that's a - that's a relief, Alex. Your mother and I were afraid we were going to be set adrift on an ice floe.

  Alex P. Keaton : Dad, Mom - I promise you: That's a last resort... No - when your time comes, I'm gonna make sure you get put into the most comfortable, elegant retirement center available.

  Elyse Keaton : Honey, honey - we're not gonna live in a retirement center. We're gonna live with you!

  Alex P. Keaton : ...Well, then it's the ice floe.