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Find out who played the main characters and wrote the scripts of the popular sitcom Family Ties, starring Meredith Baxter, Michael Gross, Michael J. Fox and more. See the full list of actors, directors, writers and other crew members who worked on the series from 1982 to 1989.
Family Ties. Family Ties is an American television sitcom that aired on NBC for seven seasons, premiering on September 22, 1982, and concluding on May 14, 1989. The series, created by Gary David Goldberg, reflected the social shift in the United States from the cultural liberalism of the 1960s to the conservatism of the 1980s. [2]
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- 176 + one film (list of episodes)
- September 22, 1982 –, May 14, 1989
- NBC
Family Ties is a classic sitcom about a liberal couple and their conservative son, starring Michael J. Fox and Michael Gross. IMDb provides information on the cast, episodes, trivia, awards, and more for this popular TV series.
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- Meredith Baxter. Meredith Baxter played the funny, understanding, voice of reason Keaton family matriarch, Elyse. Since 1971 Baxter has been acting on the small screen but her television break came a year later on the CBS sitcom called Bridget Loves Bernie.
- Michael Gross. For seven years Michael Gross played Steven Keaton, a nerdy architect who just couldn’t get his head out of the ‘60s. One of his other recognizable roles was Burt Gummer, a trigger-happy hunter out to defend himself and a small town from strange underground creatures in 1990s Tremors.
- Michael J. Fox. While filming Family Ties, Michael J. Fox also became a box office star with movies like the Back to the Future trilogy, Teen Wolf, and Secret of My Success.
- Justine Bateman. Justine Bateman played air-headed Mallory Keaton. During and post-Family Ties, Bateman appeared in several TV films but in 1988 jumped onto the big screen as Jennie Lee, the lead singer of an all-girl band alongside Julia Roberts in Satisfaction.
- Michael J. Fox (Alex P. Keaton) Still a relative unknown when Family Ties began in the early-'80s, Michael J. Fox was given the part of straitlaced young Republican Alex Keaton when Matthew Broderick wasn't available.
- Meredith Baxter (Elyse Keaton) Meredith Baxter was best known for her twice-Emmy-nominated role of Nancy Lawrence Maitland on the '70s network drama Family when she took on the role of free-spirited mother Elyse Keaton on Family Ties.
- Michael Gross (Steven Keaton) Michael Gross had done a few TV movies before Family Ties, but it was his role as liberal TV station manager and father Steven Keaton that put him in the spotlight.
- Justine Bateman (Mallory Keaton) Justine Bateman's first acting role is also her most well-known, as the superficial daughter Mallory Keaton on Family Ties.
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Meet the actors who played the characters in the sitcom Family Ties, from the 1960s flower children to the Reagan era conservatives. See the director, writer and producer credits for each episode and season.
