Underplayed Gems

Family Ties (1982)

Family Ties poster
Genre
comedy television series
Country
United States
Length
7 seasons, 168 episodes
Rated
TV-PG
Rating
7.2 of 10 from 271 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A former hippie couple tries to raise their children in the 1980s. Their eldest son Alex is a young Republican who often clashes with their liberal views. The show follows the family's everyday arguments and affectionate moments.

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What happens

Family Ties is an American television sitcom that was produced by Ubu Productions and Paramount Television and aired on NBC for seven seasons, premiering on September 22, 1982, and concluding on May 14, 1989. The series, created by Gary David Goldberg, reflected the social shift in the United States from the cultural liberalism of the 1960s and 1970s to the conservatism of the 1980s. Because of this, Young Republican Alex P. Keaton (portrayed by Michael J. Fox) develops generational strife with his ex-hippie parents, Steven and Elyse Keaton (portrayed by Michael Gross and Meredith Baxter). The show premiered on September 22, 1982, and for the first two seasons, aired on Wednesday nights. In the show's third season, it aired on Thursday nights. In 1987, for its sixth season, it was moved to Sunday nights where it stayed until the series' seventh and final season on May 14, 1989. The show won multiple awards, including three consecutive Emmy Awards for Michael J. Fox as Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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