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'''Family Ties''' was a [[sitcom]] [[drama]] series that ran from 1982-1989 on [[NBC]]. (It was one of the first of family comedies that emerged in the 1980s.) Although it had a rocky start in the ratings, Family Ties rose to be number 2 after it was placed in the prized time-slot right after [[The Cosby Show]] and had remained there from 1984 until 1987.<ref>http://www.tv.com/shows/family-ties/</ref>

'''Family Ties''' was a [[sitcom]] [[drama]] series that ran from 1982-1989 on [[NBC]]. (It was one of the first of family comedies that emerged in the 1980s.) With a rocky start in the ratings, Family Ties rose to number 2 after it was placed in the prized time-slot right after [[The Cosby Show]] and remained there from 1984 until 1987.<citiation needed>

The synopsis is centered on the Keaton family, where ex-[[hippie]] [[liberals]] Steve (Michael Gross)  and Elyse (Meredith Baxter Birney) who four children, Alex ([[Michael J Fox]]), Mallory (Justine Bateman), Jennifer (Tina Yothers) and Andrew (Brian Bonsall), who was born in 1985. What was unique about Family Ties was that it blended [[family]] comedy with [[politics]]. The 1960s flower children, Steven and Elyse clashed with the 1980s [[conservative]], Alex. The show, in a way, showed the changing values during the [[Reagan]] era. Besides political views, Family Ties covered a number of controversial topics ranging from [[suicide]] to [[racism]] to [[addiction|drug addiction]]. Skippy was a neighbor who had a never-ending crush on Mallory. Ellen was Alex's first serious girlfriend. After breaking up with her, he became seriously involved with Lauren, a psychology student and Nick Moore was Mallory's serious boyfriend. Many episodes promote conservative and other positive values.

The synopsis is centered on the Keaton family, where ex-[[hippie]] [[liberals]] Steve (Michael Gross)  and Elyse (Meredith Baxter Birney) who four children, Alex ([[Michael J Fox]]), Mallory (Justine Bateman), Jennifer (Tina Yothers) and Andrew (Brian Bonsall), who was born in 1985. What was unique about Family Ties was that it blended [[family]] comedy with [[politics]]. The 1960s flower children, Steven and Elyse clashed with the 1980s [[conservative]], Alex. The show, in a way, showed the changing values during the [[Reagan]] era. Besides political views, Family Ties covered a number of controversial topics ranging from [[suicide]] to [[racism]] to [[addiction|drug addiction]]. Skippy was a neighbor who had a never-ending crush on Mallory. Ellen was Alex's first serious girlfriend. After breaking up with her, he became seriously involved with Lauren, a psychology student and Nick Moore was Mallory's serious boyfriend. Many episodes promote conservative and other positive values. Alex P. Keaton is considered to be a conservative hero, and in fact the show was Ronald Reagan's family and he even offered to appear in an episode. <ref>http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/dvdextras/2007/03/reagans_favorite_sitcom.html</ref>

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