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Death of a Grocer: Directed by Will Mackenzie. With Meredith Baxter, Michael Gross, Michael J. Fox, Justine Bateman. Alex becomes frustrated by his job as a clerk at a struggling neighborhood grocery, and leaves for a better-paying job at a larger store - but he begins to question where he felt more appreciated and fulfilled.
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- Comedy, Drama, Family
- Will Mackenzie
- 1982-12-01
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- Cast
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Alex is working at Adler's Grocery (as he presumably did in "Summer of '82"). Mr. Adler (played by Jack Somack) is getting older and seems unconcerned about the business, while Alex keeps encouraging him with ways to improve the grocery (that mostly fall on deaf ears). Skippytells Alex there is an opening at the new modern supermarket in town, but ...
Guest Starring
1. Marc Price as Skippy Handelman 2. Randy Lowell as Bobby Cahill 3. Ann Nelson as Mrs. Crenshaw
One of the customers at Adler's is a very familiar character actor, William G. Schilling.From the episode title, one might expect Mr. Adler to die, he doesn't. Strangely, Jack Somack did pass away less than a year after the episode aired.The title could possibly be a play on "Death of a Salesman".Though made almost ten years later, an episode of The Wonder Years ("The Hardware Store") bears a great resemblance to this one.Mallory Keaton; Alex P Keaton; Eloise Keaton; Steven Keaton; Alex Doesn't Live Here Anymore; Mr. Keaton Takes a Vacation; Wrap Around the Block
A page for describing Recap: Family Ties S 1 E 9 Death Of A Grocer. Alex gets a new job at a better-paying new supermarket after his colleague Skippy tells …
S1 E8 Nov 24, 1982. No Nukes Is Good Nukes. Though Alex loves working at Mr. Adler's "Mom and Pop" grocery store, to the old man's dismay, he quits to "climb the corporate ladder" at an ultramodern supermarket.
- 24 min
Dec 2, 1982 · Death of a Grocer. Available on Pluto TV, Paramount+, Prime Video, iTunes. S1 E9: Though Alex loves working at Mr. Adler's "Mom and Pop" grocery store, to the old man's dismay, he quits to "climb the corporate ladder" at an ultramodern supermarket. Classics Dec 2, 1982 24 min.
Death of a Grocer Though Alex loves working at kindly Mr. Adler's "Mom and Pop" grocery store, to the old man's dismay, he quits to "climb the corporate ladder" at an ultramodern supermarket. Alex is indispensable to Sy Adler and they enjoy a close relationship.
