Family Ties: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Steve and Elyse Keaton, once 1960s radicals, now find themselves in Reagan-Era American trying to raise a traditional suburban family. Son Alex P. Keaton is an ambitious Young Republican and his sister Mallory is a shallow victim of the corporate culture, obsessed with music, clothes and boys. Their only normal kid is young Jennifer a bit of a tomboy.

Series details

• Title: Family Ties
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Comedy, Family
• Premiere date: 1982-09-22
• Final broadcast date listed: 1989-05-14
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: NBC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.3/10
• TVMaze ID: 950

Cast and credited roles

• Michael J. Fox — Alex P. Keaton
• Justine Bateman — Mallory Keaton
• Tina Yothers — Jennifer Keaton
• Michael Gross — Steven Keaton
• Meredith Baxter — Elyse Keaton
• Brian Bonsall — Andrew Keaton

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1982-09-22; final listed air date 1983-04-11; episode order: 22.
• Season 2: premiered 1983-09-28; final listed air date 1984-05-10; episode order: 22.
• Season 3: premiered 1984-09-20; final listed air date 1985-03-28; episode order: 24.
• Season 4: premiered 1985-09-26; final listed air date 1986-05-08; episode order: 24.
• Season 5: premiered 1986-09-25; final listed air date 1987-08-13; episode order: 30.
• Season 6: premiered 1987-09-13; final listed air date 1988-05-01; episode order: 28.
• Season 7: premiered 1988-10-30; final listed air date 1989-05-14; episode order: 26.

Source and licence

Adapted from Family Ties on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.