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Mr. Keaton Takes a Vacation: Directed by Sam Weisman. With Meredith Baxter, Michael Gross, Michael J. Fox, Justine Bateman. Nick needs somewhere to stay while his apartment is painted, and the Keatons take him in for the week.
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- Comedy, Drama, Family
- Sam Weisman
- 1989-05-07
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"Mr. Keaton Takes a Vacation" is the twenty-fourth episode in the seventh season of the NBC family sitcom Family Ties. It originally aired on May 7, 1989, and is the hundred-and-seventy-fourth episode of the series overall.
When Nick's apartment is being painted, the Keatons reluctantly offer him a place to stay. The two end up bonding after spending so much time together.
Elyse is working on her taxes and Alex is amused by the process. Steven is busy working on a documentary about Leo Tolstoy. Nick stays with the Keatons for a week (and some adjustments need to be made). Steven and Nick have to come to terms with their relationship (and with Nick's relationship with Mallory).
•Because of Steven's obsession with War and Peace, Alex was going to be named Sasha Alexi Keatonovich.
•"Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin' " - sung by Nick (made popular in Oklahoma! )
Chronicles liberal ex-hippies Steven and Elyse Keaton, their conservative son Alex, daughters Mallory and Jennifer, and later, youngest child Andrew.
"Family Ties" Mr. Keaton Takes a Vacation (TV Episode 1989) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
7x24. Mr. Keaton Takes a Vacation. Steven must confront his true feelings about Mallory's boyfriend when Nick moves in with the family for a week. While Elyse struggles to do the family taxes and Steven buries himself in his Tolstoy documentary, Mallory asks her parents if Nick can stay with the Keatons for a week while his house is being painted.
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Episode Guide for Family Ties 7x24: Mr. Keaton Takes a Vacation. Episode summary, trailer and screencaps; guest stars and main cast list; and more.
Mr. Keaton Takes a Vacation is the twenty-fourth episode of the seventh season of Family Ties, and the one hundred seventy-fourth episode overall. Starring : Meredith Baxter Birney ( Elyse Keaton ), Michael Gross ( Steven Keaton ), Michael J. Fox ( Alex P. Keaton ), Justine Bateman ( Mallory Keaton ), Tina Yothers ( Jennifer Keaton ), Brian ...
