Follow TV Tropes

Following

History Characters / FamilyTies

Go To

OR

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

*BoundAndGagged: Briefly with [[spoiler:Mallory]] and some British lords in 'Family Ties Vacation'.
*BrainyBrunette: Easily the most intelligent of the Keaton children. His intelligence as a child in particular is a RunningGag throughout the series.


Added DiffLines:

*IncrediblyLameFun: Alex thoroughly enjoys watching Wall Street Weekly, whereas it puts the rest of his family to sleep.


Added DiffLines:

*SecurityBlanket: As a child, Alex was completely obsessed with a cardboard box called Ba Ba that was accidentally destroyed when he took it into the bath with him. Years later, when he sees a box for one of Andy's toys, he can't help but claim it as his own and call it Ba Ba. Though in typical Alex fashion, he denies any knowledge of this childhood memory:
--> Alex: At no time have I ever cuddled with a box.


Added DiffLines:

*StillBelievesInSanta: Alex is well into college when he learns the truth about Santa from Jennifer, and immediately starts accusing her of spreading anti-Santa propaganda.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


Alex's dorky best friend.

to:

Alex's dorky best friend.friend, and neighbour of the Keaton family.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* AcademicAthlete: She is initially a sporty tomboy who gets good grades. After her GirlinessUpgrade in later seasons, the "athlete" part is removed, but there is more focus on her intelligence and is stated to be just as much as a TeenGenius as Alex (possibly smarter according to the final episode).

to:

* AcademicAthlete: She is initially a sporty tomboy who gets good grades. After her GirlinessUpgrade in later seasons, the "athlete" part is removed, but there is more focus on her intelligence and she is stated to be just as much as a TeenGenius as Alex (possibly smarter according to the final episode).



* GirlinessUpgrade: Over the years Jennifer went from a sport-loving tomboy to a music-loving GirlyGirl with massive EightiesHair. Her interest in sports disappears and starts dressing and acting like the typical girly teenager.

to:

* GirlinessUpgrade: Over the years Jennifer went from a sport-loving tomboy to a music-loving GirlyGirl with massive EightiesHair. Her interest in sports disappears and she starts dressing and acting like the typical girly teenager.

Changed: 27

Removed: 186

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
disambig'd trope per trs


* DumberThanTheyLook: He looks and acts like an ExtravertedNerd (socially inept, nerdy clothes, NerdGlasses), but he has no academic intelligence. Alex considers him even less intelligent than Mallory, Alex's BookDumb superficial sister. In "Designated Hitter", it's revealed that Mallory is [[SmarterThanYouLook Smarter Than She Looks]], while Skippy has an ImprobablyLowIQ that can't even be calculated.
* ExtravertedNerd: He's extremely awkward, and wears NerdGlasses and nerdy outfits. He's aware of his unpopularity, but he's still clingy to other people and shamelessly hits on Mallory.

to:

* DumberThanTheyLook: He looks and acts like an ExtravertedNerd a nerd (socially inept, nerdy clothes, NerdGlasses), but he has no academic intelligence. Alex considers him even less intelligent than Mallory, Alex's BookDumb superficial sister. In "Designated Hitter", it's revealed that Mallory is [[SmarterThanYouLook Smarter Than She Looks]], while Skippy has an ImprobablyLowIQ that can't even be calculated.
* ExtravertedNerd: He's extremely awkward, and wears NerdGlasses and nerdy outfits. He's aware of his unpopularity, but he's still clingy to other people and shamelessly hits on Mallory.
calculated.



* StrawLoser: An unpopular ExtravertedNerd who is not even intelligent, and he's pretty much there to make the relatively nerdy Alex (but of the NerdsAreSexy and TeenGenius variety) look good.

to:

* StrawLoser: An unpopular ExtravertedNerd nerd who is not even intelligent, and he's pretty much there to make the relatively nerdy Alex (but of the NerdsAreSexy and TeenGenius variety) look good.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* OppositesAttract: Though she and Alex actually have very similar personality-wise--driven, overachievers--much like him and Ellen, they have differing opinions on everything.

to:

* OppositesAttract: Though she and Alex are actually have very similar personality-wise--driven, overachievers--much like him and Ellen, they have differing opinions on everything.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* OppositesAttract: Though she and Alex actually have very similar personality-wise--driven, overachievers--much like him and Ellen, they have differing opinions on everything.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


** In the episode where Jennifer feels neglected by her older siblings, she says that in that case, Mallory is the one who disappointed her the most... because she has never expected anything from Alex.

to:

** In the episode where Jennifer feels neglected by her older siblings, she says that in that case, Mallory is the one who disappointed her the most... because she Jennifer has never expected anything from Alex.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


Elyse' husband, and general manager of [=WKS=], who was a hippie in the past like his wife.

to:

Elyse' Elyse's husband, and general manager of [=WKS=], who was a hippie in the past like his wife.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* DeadpanSnarker: Usually makes snarky remarks towards both Mallory and his friend Skippy (though Mallory is equally snarky towards him). The crowning moment of his trope is his ''long'' SarcasticConfession to his boss Rebecca, when they share a room in "A Tale of Two Cities".

to:

* DeadpanSnarker: Usually makes snarky remarks towards both Mallory and his friend Skippy (though Mallory is equally snarky towards him). The crowning moment of his this trope is his ''long'' SarcasticConfession to his boss Rebecca, when they share a room in "A Tale of Two Cities".
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* DeadpanSnarker: Usually makes snarky remarks towards both Mallory and his friend Skippy (though Mallory is equally snarky towards him). The crowning moment of his trope is his ''long'' SarcasticConfession to his boss Rebecca, when they share a room in "A Tale of Two Cities".


Added DiffLines:

* SoapBoxSadie: Sometimes in later episodes, such as when she becomes obsessed with envinroment in "Rain Forests Keep Falling on My Head".


Added DiffLines:

* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Always referred to as "Skippy" and nobody calls him Irwin.


Added DiffLines:

* RealMenWearPink: A Fonzie-like greaser who also has an interest in art.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* TheAce: A successful architect, and the ClassReunion episode reveals that she was a successful student loved by all her classamtes.

to:

* TheAce: A successful architect, and the ClassReunion episode reveals that she was a successful student loved by all her classamtes.classmates.

Added: 685

Changed: 2

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


Steven's wife, and an architect who was a hippie in the past.
----



Elyse' husband, and general manager of [=WKS=], who was a hippie in the past like his wife.
----



The eldest child, an ambitious Republican, and the BreakoutCharacter.
----



The second-eldest child, a BookDumb teenager who loves fashion and boys.
----



Originally the youngest child (before Andrew's birth), she starts off as an athletic tomboy and later grows up to be a normal teenager.
----



Born towards the end of season 3, he's the youngest child of the family.
----



* CousinOliver: He's the youngest Keaton child, who was born in season 5 (due to actress Meredith Baxter being pregnant in real life at the time).

to:

* CousinOliver: He's the youngest Keaton child, who was born in season 5 3 (due to actress Meredith Baxter being pregnant in real life at the time).


Added DiffLines:

Alex's dorky best friend.
----


Added DiffLines:

Mallory's most important boyfriend, starting in season 4.
----


Added DiffLines:

Alex's girlfriend in season 4.
----


Added DiffLines:

Alex's girlfriend in seasons 6-7.
----

Top