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S2 E22 Working At It

Comedy

TV-G

24m

May 9, 1984

Elyse feels the need to expand her horizons.

Season 2, 22 Episodes

Family Ties - Tender is the Knight

Tender is the Knight,

When pretty Carrie Newman and her mother Julia come to visit the Keatons, Carrie's forward behavior sends Alex into a panic.

Family Ties - To Snatch a Keith

To Snatch a Keith,

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.

Family Ties - Speed Trap

When Alex takes diet pills for a lift during midterms, his dependency level increases daily.

Family Ties - This Year's Model

This Year's Model,

Mallory secretly submits a picture of Elyse and herself to an ad agency for a mother-daughter-modeling contest.

Family Ties - Not An Affair to Remember

Not An Affair to Remember,

Steven's assistant at the station is bright, talented, funny, and witty...and in love with him.

Family Ties - The Homecoming

The Homecoming,

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 the school and merely grasping at the familiar.

Family Ties - Sweet Lorraine

Sweet Lorraine,

While working as a DJ at the school radio station, Alex strikes up a telephone friendship with caller Lorraine Ferrar.

Family Ties - Batter Up

Steven and Elyse worry that Jennifer's softball team coach is pushing the girls too hard.

Family Ties - A Keaton Christmas Carol

A Keaton Christmas Carol,

A cynical Alex finds the spirit of Christmas in a dream.

Family Ties - The Harder They Fall

The Harder They Fall,

Alex anxiously awaits a crucial college recommendation from his English teacher.

Family Ties - Birthday Boy

On his 18th birthday, Alex defies his mother and goes off with some of his buddies to celebrate at an out-of-town nightclub.

Family Ties - Go Tigers

Alex is both amazed and furious when a critical admissions interview at Princeton University is shattered by his hysterical sister Mallory.

Family Ties - 'M' Is For the Many Things

'M' Is For the Many Things,

Elyse is shocked by her soon-to-be-divorced mother's quick and free-spirited plunge into the singles world.

Family Ties - Say Uncle

Alex discovers that his idol, young Uncle Ned, has a serious drinking problem.

Family Ties - Ladies Man

Alex pretends to support the Equal Rights Amendment to impress a pretty feminist.

Family Ties - Ready Or Not

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.

Family Ties - Double Date

Alex courts disaster when he invites two dates to the senior prom. He devises an elaborate scheme for escorting each of the unknowing girls on a night to remember.

Family Ties - Lady Sings the Blues

Lady Sings the Blues,

Elyse is excited at the prospect of reviving her folk-singing career at a local nightclub.

Family Ties - Baby Boy Doe

When Alex's pal Skippy discovers he's adopted, Alex helps him cope with the shocking news.

Family Ties - The Graduate

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.

Family Ties - Diary of a Young Girl

Diary of a Young Girl,

In the hospital awaiting a tonsillectomy, Jennifer fears she may never see her family again.

Family Ties - Working At It

Elyse feels the need to expand her horizons.

Details

Family Ties

Comedy

TV-G

7 Seasons

23m

Chronicles liberal ex-hippies Steven and Elyse Keaton, their conservative son Alex, daughters Mallory and Jennifer, and later, youngest child Andrew.

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