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Tender Is the Knight: Directed by Sam Weisman. With Meredith Baxter, Michael Gross, Michael J. Fox, Justine Bateman. Alex must contend with a childhood playmate staying at the house who is unlike any girl he's known - or been attracted to - before, and has to decide whether to try and change her personality to his liking.
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- Comedy, Drama, Family
- Sam Weisman
- 1983-09-28
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Alex must contend with a childhood playmate staying at the house who is unlike any girl he's known - or been attracted to - before, and has to decide whether to try and change her personality to his liking.
A childhood sweetheart of Alex's, Carrie Newman (played by Talia Balsam) is staying at the house, and she is unlike any girl he's met—or liked—before. She asks Alex out (and he is resistant), so she goes on a date with a guy named Victor (who bears some resemblance to Mallory's later boyfriend Nick). Victor (played by Chris Nash) has a parole offic...
Starring
1. Meredith Baxter as Elyse Keaton 2. Michael Gross as Steven Keaton 3. Michael J. Fox as Alex P. Keaton 4. Justine Bateman as Mallory Keaton 5. Tina Yothers as Jennifer Keaton
Guest Starring
1. Talia Balsam as Carrie Newman 2. Susan Bay Nimoy as Julia Newman 3. Chris Nash as Victor 4. Kelly Ann Conn as Sherry
The title is a play on the title of the book, "Tender is the Night" (as Alexattempts to be knight-like and chivalrous).Jennifer mentions the movie 'My Dinner with Andre" in reference to the situation with Carrie and her mom visiting.Alex is heavily monogrammed in this episode: On his sweater vest, his bathrobe, and even the towel he's wearing when chased out of the bathroom.First episode featuring a bearded Steven Keaton which he will keep for the remainder of the series. Michael Grosshad grown the beard between seasons 1 and 2 while appearing in a Broadway production.Tender Is the Night is the fourth and final novel completed by American writer F. Scott Fitzgerald. Set in French Riviera during the twilight of the Jazz Age, the 1934 novel chronicles the rise and fall of Dick Diver, a promising young psychiatrist, and his wife, Nicole, who is one of his patients.
- F. Scott Fitzgerald
- 1934
"Family Ties" Tender Is the Knight (TV Episode 1983) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Tender is the Knight. When pretty Carrie Newman and her mother Julia come to visit the Keatons, Carrie's forward behavior sends Alex into a panic. Stream Family Ties free and on-demand with Pluto TV. Season 2, Episode 23. Stream now.
English. When pretty Carrie Newman and her mother Julia come to visit the Keatons, Carrie's forward behavior sends Alex into a panic.
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Sep 28, 1983 · Tender Is the Knight. Available on Pluto TV, Paramount+, Prime Video. S2 E1: When pretty Carrie Newman and her mother Julia come to visit the Keatons, Carrie's forward behavior sends Alex into a panic. Classics Sep 28, 1983 24 min. Starring Talia Balsam, Susan Bay, Chris Nash. Cast & Crew. Talia Balsam. Guest Star. Susan Bay. Guest Star. CN.
