Family Ties

Alex implements a fail-proof, and extremely unromantic, method of meeting the girl of his dreams-picking her picture from the freshman directory.

Alex realizes he must make Ellen aware of his feelings, but she is on a train onher way to marry another man, so he takes drastic measures to stop the wedding.

Mallory brings home her new boyfriend, Nick, a Rambo-type environmentalartist, to meet her family. His crude appearance and gruff manner shock Steven and Elyse.

Jennifer takes on a class bully to defend her boyfriend.

Alex tries to change himself to fit in with Ellen's world of artsy friends.

When Mallory informs her parents that she has no intention of going to collegeafter graduation, they are sure her boyfriend, Nick, a high school dropout, isinfluencing her.

A young genius falls for Jennifer while tutoring Alex in math.

Nick takes on a polished image to win the approval of Steven and Elyse.

Steven gets jealous when his old college buddy shares memories with Elyse.

Alex refuses to admit that he struggling with insomnia.

Mallory tries to help a trouble teen after catching her shoplifting.

Steven neglects his family after getting a promotion at work.

Jennifer seeks Alex's help on a speech for her class.

Alex creates conflict by inviting Ellen's father to Parent's Day Weekend.

Skippy refuses to accept that Mallory is in love with Nick.

Alex has a fierce chess tournament with a Russian opponent.

Elyse enrolls in an auto mechanics class to prove to Alex and Steven that women can be just as competent with cars as men, but to protect his own masculinity, Alex joins the class to prove her wrong.

The Keatons recall humorous events in Alex's life.

The Keatons recall humorous events in Alex's life.

Mallory suspects there's more involved than "art appreciation" when a wealthy and beautiful older woman takes a special interest in Nick's creations.

Alex lands an assistant teaching position and runs into big trouble when he has to grade a student who also happens to be his girlfriend, Ellen.

Steven has a very difficult time accepting that his youngest daughter, Jennifer, is growing up and no longer wants to "pal around" with him.

Elyse must deal with Paul, a young architect associate who falls in love with her.

Mallory's poor grades jeopardize her high school graduation.