Family Ties (1982)

Comedy · Drama · Family

Former 1960s flower children Steven and Elyse Keaton raise their conservative son Alex, daughters Mallory and Jennifer, and later, youngest child Andrew.

IMDb rating: 7.3 (22,140 votes)
Seasons: 6
Streaming (US): Paramount+
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Seasons

Season 1 (1982)

7.15 avg 22 episodes 7.2 → 6.5 27 min avg

Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Pilot	7.2	361
2	Not with My Sister You Don't	7.2	278
3	I Know Jennifer's Boyfriend	6.7	240
4	Summer of '82	7.6	262
5	I Never Killed for My Father	7.4	231
6	Give Your Uncle Arthur a Kiss	7.6	251
7	Big Brother Is Watching	7.2	211
8	No Nukes Is Good Nukes	7.1	222
9	Death of a Grocer	7.4	223
10	Have Gun, Will Unravel	6.8	205
11	A Christmas Story	6.9	220
12	Oops	7.0	197
13	Sherry Baby	7.2	200
14	The Fugitive: Part 1	7.8	266
15	The Fugitive: Part 2	7.8	254
16	Margin of Error	7.4	196
17	French Lessons	7.0	194
18	I Gotta Be Ming	6.7	198
19	Suzanne Takes You Down	6.2	182
20	The Fifth Wheel	7.1	189
21	Stage Fright	7.6	211
22	Elyse D'Arc	6.5	169

Season 2 (1983)

7.24 avg 22 episodes 7.2 → 6.7 27 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 2 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Tender Is the Knight	7.2	208
2	The Homecoming	7.0	173
3	The Harder They Fall	8.0	219
4	This Year's Model	6.9	177
5	Not an Affair to Remember	7.6	190
6	Speed Trap	8.4	230
7	Sweet Lorraine	7.4	189
8	Batter Up	6.9	174
9	A Keaton Christmas Carol	7.1	217
10	To Snatch a Keith	6.9	167
11	Birthday Boy	7.6	216
12	Go Tigers	7.6	182
13	'M' Is for the Many Things	6.5	156
14	Say Uncle	8.0	236
15	Ladies' Man	7.1	176
16	Ready or Not	7.2	165
17	Double Date	7.6	256
18	Lady Sings the Blues	6.6	163
19	Baby Boy Doe	7.0	167
20	The Graduate	7.4	168
21	Diary of a Young Girl	6.5	155
22	Working at It	6.7	151

Season 3 (1984)

7.28 avg 23 episodes 7.0 → 7.7 26 min avg

Rebound
Mid-peak

Season 3 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Gambler	7.0	161
2	Here We Go Again	7.3	158
3	Little Man on Campus	7.5	163
4	Love Thy Neighbor	7.3	158
5	Keaton and Son	7.3	147
6	Fabric Smarts	7.2	150
7	Hotline Fever	7.6	170
8	4 Rms Ocn Vu	8.5	244
9	Best Man	7.2	161
10	Lost Weekend	7.1	149
11	Don't Kiss Me, I'm Only the Messenger	7.5	163
12	Help Wanted	7.7	174
13	Karen II, Alex 0	7.2	149
14	Oh, Donna	7.1	155
15	Auntie Up	7.2	163
16	Philadelphia Story	7.4	169
17	Birth of a Keaton: Part 1	7.3	149
18	Birth of a Keaton: Part 2	7.5	153
19	Cry Baby	6.7	138
20	Don't Know Much About History...	6.7	135
21	Bringing Up Baby	6.5	128
22	Cold Storage	7.0	142
23	Remembrances of Things Past	7.7	147

Season 4 (1985)

7.60 avg 24 episodes 8.7 → 7.7 28 min avg

Season 4 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Real Thing: Part 1	8.7	270
2	The Real Thing: Part 2	8.8	221
3	Mr. Wrong	8.6	184
4	Designated Hitter	7.4	147
5	Don't Go Changing	7.9	152
6	The Old College Try	7.6	140
7	My Tutor	7.9	191
8	Mr. Right	8.0	149
9	Just One Look	7.2	138
10	How Do You Sleep?	7.5	151
11	You've Got a Friend	7.4	139
12	Nothing But a Man	7.6	132
13	The Disciple	7.6	130
14	Where's Poppa?	7.6	140
15	Fool for Love	7.2	130
16	Checkmate	7.5	149
17	Engine Trouble	7.1	128
18	A Word to the Wise	6.6	125
19	A Word to the Wise: Part 2	6.7	127
20	Art Lover	7.2	125
21	Teacher's Pet	7.7	126
22	My Buddy	7.4	131
23	Once in Love with Elyse	7.4	132
24	Paper Chase	7.7	134

Season 5 (1986)

7.26 avg 29 episodes 7.3 → 7.4 26 min avg

Season 5 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Be True to Your Preschool	7.3	142
2	Starting Over	7.3	136
3	The Freshman and the Senior	7.4	128
4	My Back Pages	6.8	127
5	Beauty and the Bank	7.0	134
6	Mrs. Wrong: Part 1	7.7	124
7	Mrs. Wrong: Part 2	8.0	129
8	The Big Fix	7.2	125
9	My Brother's Keeper	7.6	123
10	High School Confidential	7.6	114
11	Paper Lion	7.2	123
12	My Mother, My Friend	7.2	122
13	O'Brother: Part 1	7.4	117
14	O'Brother: Part 2	7.3	121
15	Higher Love	7.1	121
16	Architect's Apprentice	6.9	118
17	A Tale of Two Cities: Part 1	7.2	123
18	A Tale of Two Cities: Part 2	7.2	119
19	Battle of the Sexes	6.6	107
20	Battle of the Sexes: Part 2	6.6	105
21	Band on the Run	6.6	156
22	Keaton vs. Keaton	7.8	128
23	A, My Name Is Alex	9.1	405
24	'D' Is for Date	7.0	122
25	Love Me Do	7.2	114
26	The Visit	7.2	119
27	Matchmaker	6.7	124
28	It's My Party: Part 1	7.0	140
29	It's My Party: Part 2	7.4	130

Season 6 (1987)

7.09 avg 27 episodes 7.6 → 7.3 30 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 6 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Last of the Red Hot Psychologists	7.6	134
2	The Last of the Red Hot Psychologists: Part 2	7.4	124
3	Dear Mallory	6.9	126
4	The Other Woman	7.0	119
5	Dream Date	7.1	122
6	Super Mom	6.7	117
7	Walking on Air	6.9	111
8	Invasion of the Psychologist Snatchers	7.3	118
9	The Way We Were	7.5	125
10	Mister Sister	6.8	113
11	Citizen Keaton	7.2	111
12	Father Time: Part 1	7.1	115
13	Father Time: Part 2	7.2	118
14	The American Family	7.0	106
15	Anniversary Waltz	6.5	110
16	Miracle in Columbus	7.7	150
17	The Play's the Thing	6.3	112
18	The Spirit of Columbus	6.5	112
19	The Blues Brother	7.2	122
20	Read It and Weep: Part 1	7.9	130
21	Read It and Weep: Part 2	8.0	144
22	Quittin' Time	6.7	115
23	Spring Reminds Me	7.0	120
24	The Boys Next Door	6.6	118
25	Sign of the Times	7.8	144
26	Return of the Native	6.3	108
27	Father, Can You Spare a Dime?	7.3	130