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* TheAce: A successful architect, and the ClassReunion episode reveals that she was a successful student loved by all her classamtes.
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* ThrowTheDogABone: Inlater seasons, season 5, he finally finds Amy, a girl who likes him back.back, thouh she's only seen in two episodes.
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* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Has blonde hair, and is a sweet and caring mother.
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* BigBrotherInstinct: He gives up his opportunity to attend Princeton to look after his sister Mallory, who was having an emotional breakdown during Alex's interview.
* DisappointingOlderSibling: Mainly due to his pretentious attitude. While Mallory and Jennifer love him, they are often snarky towards him. This is more often seen with Mallory, but even Jennifer often shares this. Jennifer even asked Alex's girlfriend Ellen WhatDoesSheSeeInHim.
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* AbsenteeActor: She is completely or almost completely absent from almost all of the first 16 episodes of Season 3. Although it was really due to Baxter Birney's maternity leave for her real-life pregnancy, it is usually explained in-show as Elyse's being either bedridden or out of town visiting relatives for her in-show pregnancy to Andrew.
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* 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).
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* FaceOfAThug: He has the GreaserDelinquents appearance, but he's a good person.
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* InsufferableGenius: He often looks down on people he considers less intelligent than him.
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* 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.
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* BewareTheNiceOnes: Steven Keaton is generally a mellow, understanding person. But if you make him mad, you had best vacate the premises at once.
* BreakoutCharacter: Michael J. Fox even went from losing an Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor to winning three consecutive awards for Outstanding Lead Actor.
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* DitzyGenius: He's a hyper-competitive straight A student and math genius who was doing his parents' taxes when he was five years old and advised his parents on mortgage rates when they bought their house. Yet in everyday activities he often proves completely incapable. His little sister frequently beats him in sports, and he fails at things like building kites, cooking, or fixing cars even with extensive directions.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Hedreams of reaching the top of the corporate ladder and being rich — and he often acts pompous about his intelligence. His views also sometimes appear sexist and he often appears to hold a certain contempt for people who lack intelligence (particularly his sister Mallory) or wealth. However, he has shown many times that he truly is a lovable and compassionate person.
* SmartPeoplePlayChess: Alex is so good at chess that he competes against a player from the Soviet Union.
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* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Her eventual boyfriend Nick looks like a GreaserDelinquents.
* BrattyTeenageDaughter: She is into fashion, shopping, gossip, and is very boy-crazy, even choosing a rebellious bad boy disliked by her parents.
* BrilliantButLazy: She gets low grades, but in one episode, it is revealed that she has a higher I.Q. than Alex, much to the latter's horror.
* DatingWhatDaddyHates: And mommy too. Everyone in the family has a WhatDoesSheSeeInHim reaction when she starts dating Nick. They warm up to him eventually.
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* EightiesHair: Jennifer's hair in later seasons was a fairly extreme case.
* 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).
* BrattyTeenageDaughter: In later seasons, she becomes a typical teenager who likes boys, fashion, music, and tries to fit in with the popular crowd.
* 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.
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!!Ellen Reed
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!!Lauren Miller
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!!Steven Keaton
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* HippieParents: Steven and Elyse tried to keep the spirit of the hippie movement alive while still living their upper middle class lifestyle.
!! Alex P. Keaton
--> '''Played by''' Creator/MichaelJFox
* DitzyGenius: He's a hyper-competitive straight A student and math genius who was doing his parents' taxes when he was five years old and advised his parents on mortgage rates when they bought their house. Yet in everyday activities he often proves completely incapable. His little sister frequently beats him in sports, and he fails at things like building kites, cooking, or fixing cars even with extensive directions.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Hedreams of reaching the top of the corporate ladder and being rich — and he often acts pompous about his intelligence. His views also sometimes appear sexist and he often appears to hold a certain contempt for people who lack intelligence (particularly his sister Mallory) or wealth. However, he has shown many times that he truly is a lovable and compassionate person.
* SmartPeoplePlayChess: Alex is so good at chess that he competes against a player from the Soviet Union.
!!Mallory Keaton
--> '''Played by''' Creator/JustineBateman
* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Her eventual boyfriend Nick looks like a GreaserDelinquents.
* BrattyTeenageDaughter: She is into fashion, shopping, gossip, and is very boy-crazy, even choosing a rebellious bad boy disliked by her parents.
* BrilliantButLazy: She gets low grades, but in one episode, it is revealed that she has a higher I.Q. than Alex, much to the latter's horror.
* DatingWhatDaddyHates: And mommy too. Everyone in the family has a WhatDoesSheSeeInHim reaction when she starts dating Nick. They warm up to him eventually.
!!Jennifer Keaton
--> '''Played by''' Tina Yothers
* EightiesHair: Jennifer's hair in later seasons was a fairly extreme case.
* 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).
* BrattyTeenageDaughter: In later seasons, she becomes a typical teenager who likes boys, fashion, music, and tries to fit in with the popular crowd.
* 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.
!Other Characters
!!Irwin "Skippy" Handelman
--> '''Played by''' Marc Price
!!Nick Moore
--> '''Played by''' Scott Valentine
!!Ellen Reed
--> '''Played by''' Creator/TracyPollan
!!Lauren Miller
--> '''Played by''' Creator/CourteneyCox
