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''Family Ties'' is a rather straightforward [[Dom Com]] from [[The Eighties]].

'''''Family Ties''''' is a rather straightforward [[Dom Com]] from [[The Eighties]].

Former flower children Steven (Michael Gross) and Elyse (Meredith Baxter-Birney) Keaton [[Happily Married|are now adults]] and raising three kids of their own: hyper-conservative Alex (Michael J. Fox in the role that made him a star), [[The Ditz|ditzy]] Mallory (Justine Bateman) and precocious Jennifer (Tina Yothers). A fourth Keaton child, Andrew, was born in the third season and played by Brian Bonsall beginning in season 5.

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The aforementioned straightforwardness was actually notable in itself. Not many [[Dom Com]]s—then or now—are actually about a completely standard [[Nuclear Family|"nuclear" family]]. Think ''[[My Three Sons]]'', ''[[Family Affair]]'', ''[[The Brady Bunch]]'', ''[[Diff'rent Strokes]]'', ''[[Full House]]''. The fact that '''Family Ties''' had no adopted kids, cousins, kids from previous marriages, or single parents actually made it something of a subversion.

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* [[Absentee Actor]]: Meredith Baxter is absent from some of the season three episodes. Sometimes it is explained, often nobody bothers with an excuse.

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