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Read It and Weep: Part 2: Directed by Sam Weisman. With Meredith Baxter, Michael Gross, Michael J. Fox, Justine Bateman. Jennifer's actions instigate a meeting of the school board to discuss if "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" or other books should be banned from being read by students.
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- Comedy, Drama, Family
- Sam Weisman
- 1988-02-14
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"Read It and Weep, Pt. 1" is the twenty-first episode in the sixth season of the NBC family sitcom Family Ties. It originally aired on February 7, 1988, and is the hundred-and-forty-third episode of the series overall.
Jennifer decides to do an oral book report on a book that she knows is banned, risking a possible suspension in the process.
Jennifer has to do a book report for English class. She wants to do the report on Huckleberry Finn, but the book has been banned by the school board. Steven and Elyse get involved as they deal with censorship issues. Jennifer decides she wants to do the report despite school board objections, and she has a direct confrontation with her teacher (p...
•Jennifer: "Is Yogi Berra related to Yogi Bear? And, if so, how?"
•Parts of this episode are used as flashbacks in "Wrap Around the Clock".
•Other banned books: Catcher in the Rye , The Grapes of Wrath , Slaughterhouse-Five, The Diary of Anne Frank , Of Mice and Men , and the magazine •Acceptable books: Babar Goes to Holland and •Julia Louis-Dreyfus plays Jennifer's lawyer. (see other Famous Guest Stars)
Read It and Weep: Part 1: Directed by Sam Weisman. With Meredith Baxter, Michael Gross, Michael J. Fox, Justine Bateman. Jennifer writes a report on "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" for her English class, even though it's now on a list of banned books.
- (110)
- Comedy, Drama, Family
- Sam Weisman
- 1988-02-07
"Read It and Weep, Pt. 2" is the twenty-second episode in the sixth season of the NBC family sitcom Family Ties. It originally aired on February 14, 1988, and is the hundred-and-forty-fourth episode of the series overall. Jennifer's report on a banned book leads her to a meeting with the school board, where she is forced to defend her actions. The family has a meeting with the principal ...
Cast (in credits order) complete, awaiting verification. Meredith Baxter. ... Elyse Keaton (as Meredith Baxter Birney) Michael Gross. ... Steven Keaton. Michael J. Fox.
Read It and Weep (2) While Jennifer steels herself for a showdown with school authorities, Steven and Elyse prepare to back her up in her fight against the school board's book banning policy. Even Mallory gets into the act and shocks the family by falling in love with the forbidden "Huckleberry Finn", which she ends up reading aloud to Nick.
Jennifer decides to disregard the school's edicts and goes ahead with her report, which she insists of reading aloud in class. Flaherty is forced to summon the principal, who confiscates the paper. Later, Flaherty tells Jennifer and her family that even though he personally admires her courage and commitment, he must fail her on her report.
