Episode guide
Family Ties: Season 2
22 episodes · premiered Sep 28, 1983
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- Episode 1: Tender is the Knight Sep 28, 1983 · 24m When pretty Carrie Newman and her mother Julia come to visit the Keaton's, Carrie's forward behavior sends Alex into a panic.
- Episode 2: The Homecoming Oct 12, 1983 · 25m When Mallory's boyfriend Jeff arrives home from college and wants to go steady, she's elated, but it's soon apparent that he's a little awed by school and merely grasping at the familiar…
- Episode 3: The Harder They Fall Oct 19, 1983 · 25m Alex anxiously awaits a crucial college recommendation from his English teacher and urges Steven and Elyse to butter Mr. Tedesco up on parents' nite at school - but the obnoxious Tedesco…
- Episode 4: This Year's Model Oct 26, 1983 · 25m After Mallory secretly submits a picture of Elyse and herself to an ad agency for a mother-daughter modeling contest, she's ecstatic to have won but dismayed and jealous when the reluctant…
- Episode 5: Not An Affair to Remember Nov 2, 1983 · 25m Steven's assistant at the station is bright, talented, funny, witty...and in love with him. And it looks like Steven may be returning her affections. It becomes obvious that Steven's…
- Episode 6: Speed Trap Nov 9, 1983 · 25m When Alex takes diet pills for a lift during mid-terms, his dependency level increases daily. Alex is studying for several tests and convinces Mallory to obtain diet pills to help him stay…
- Episode 7: Sweet Lorraine Nov 16, 1983 · 24m While working as a DJ at the school radio station, Alex strikes up a telephone friendship with caller Lorraine Ferrar, who shares his love of swing music, and he and the attractive…
- Episode 8: Batter Up Nov 30, 1983 · 25m Steven and Elyse worry that Alex, who is the new coach of Jennifer's softball team, is pushing the girls too hard when Jennifer fails to jog all the way home he orders her to do 20 extra…
- Episode 9: A Keaton Christmas Carol Dec 14, 1983 · 25m A cynical Alex finds the spirit of Christmas in a dream, when he's shown shocking visions of the past and future by ghosts of Mallory and Jennifer. While the family enjoys trimming the…
- Episode 10: To Snatch a Keith Dec 21, 1983 · 25m Steven and Elyse realize how lucky they are when their friends come over for a visit, but are unaware that it will be for the last time. Divorced ""Sunday father"" Richard Bailey and his…
- Episode 11: Birthday Boy Jan 5, 1984 · 25m On his 18th birthday, Alex defies his mother and goes off with some of his buddies to celebrate at an out-of-town niteclub, and to his dismay, the irate Elyse shows up and confronts him.
- Episode 12: Go Tigers Jan 12, 1984 · 25m Alex is both amazed and furious when a critical admissions interview at Princeton University is shattered by his hysterical sister Mallory, who feels her anger over discovering her…
- Episode 13: "M" is for the Many Things Jan 19, 1984 · 25m Elyse is chocked by her soon-to-be-divorced mother's quick and free-spirited plunge into the singles world, and sparks fly between the two women when Elyse can't help but interfere.
- Episode 14: Say Uncle Jan 26, 1984 · 25m Alex discovers that his idol, young Uncle Ned, has a serious drinking problem when the bright, but ill-fated corporate whiz kid returns for a visit after losing another job.
- Episode 15: Ladies' Man Feb 2, 1984 · 25m Alex pretends to support the Equal Rights Amendment to impress a pretty feminist and winds up behind bars after championing the cause at a debate that turns into a riot. To get a date with…
- Episode 16: Ready or Not Feb 9, 1984 · 25m Mallory turns to Alex for some advice when she begins to fear she'll lose her new boyfriend unless she agrees to his pleas for a more ""adult"" romance. Sixteen-year-old Mallory and…
- Episode 17: Double Date Feb 16, 1984 · 25m Alex courts disaster when he invites two dates to the senior prom and devises an elaborate scheme for escorting each of the unknowing girls on a night to remember. Prom chairman Alex is…
- Episode 18: Lady Sings the Blues Feb 23, 1984 · 24m Excited at the prospect of reviving her folk-singing career at a local niteclub, Elyse faces the skepticism of Alex and Mallory and an audience unattuned to the songs of the sixties.
- Episode 19: Baby Boy Doe Mar 8, 1984 · 25m When Alex's pal Skippy discovers he's adopted, Alex helps him cope with the shocking news and accompanies the nervous teenager on a memorable meeting with his real mother.
- Episode 20: The Graduate Mar 15, 1984 · 25m Alex is so sure that he will be named valedictorian of his class that he can't cope with the thought of being defeated by a girl especially his girl so his budding romance with Rachel is…
- Episode 21: Diary of a Young Girl May 3, 1984 · 24m In the hospital awaiting a tonsillectomy, Jennifer fears she may never see her family again and, while writing in her diary, she flashes back to regrettable incidents with each family…
- Episode 22: Working At It May 10, 1984 · 24m When Elyse lands a job with a top architectural firm, the load begins to get to her at work and at home. Elyse feels the need to expand her horizons. She lands a job at one of the major…