About This Quiz
Sha la la la! What happens when two former flower children find themselves middle-aged and raising kids? There ain't nothing they can't love each other through! Test your "Family Ties" knowledge with this quiz."Family Ties" is about the Keaton family.
Michael J. Fox plays Alex P. Keaton.
Steven works at WKS, a local public television station.
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Alex was a fan of Reaganomics during the '80s.
Elyse is an architect.
"What would we do, baby, without us? And there ain't no nothing we can't love each other through. What would we do, baby, without us? Sha-la-la-la."
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Mallory is the second oldest Keaton kid.
The show was actually pitched to TV networks as “hip parents, square kids."
Michael Gross and Meredith Baxter play the parents.
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Jennifer is played by Tina Yothers.
Alex admires Richard Nixon. He has a framed picture of the former president on his bedside and even had a lunch box with him on it.
Keaton friend and neighbor Irwin Handelman's nickname is "Skippy".
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They live in Columbus, Ohio.
Alex also tries to influence his younger brother to dress and think the same way he does.
Contrasting with Alex’s conservative beliefs, Ellen is a feminist artist.
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Courteney Cox played Lauren Miller, who like Ellen, also had feminist leanings.
Alex's full name is Alex Peace Keaton. His parents were Peace Corps. members.
Ned botches a job interview because he's drunk.
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Andrew is played by Brian Bonsall.
A family friend they call Uncle Arthur kisses Mallory against her will.
In the episode, Jennifer is the Ghost of Christmas Past and Mallory is the Ghost of Christmas Future.
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Jennifer gets suspended for writing the book report. The school board reconsiders her suspension, though.
He reads "The Wall Street Journal."
Alex opts to help Mallory with a personal issue instead of finishing his Princeton interview.
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