Recap / Family Ties

Family Ties ran from 1982 to 1989, spanning 176 episodes and 1 television movie.

Season One

1. Pilot: Alex escorts a pretty socialite to a dance at her country club.
2. Not With My Sister, You Don't: When Elyse and Steven go away for the weekend, Alex is left in charge.
3. I Know Jennifer's Boyfriend: Jennifer gets picked on when she befriends a boy at school.
4. Summer of 82: Seduced by an "older woman" of twenty-one, the hitherto inexperienced Alex is devastated to learn that she thinks of their relationship as casual.
5. I Never Killed For My Father: Steven's father comes to visit, resulting in a confrontation.
6. Give Your Uncle Arthur a Kiss: Mallory is horrified and confused when a close family friend and older business associate of her father's makes a pass at her.
7. Big Brother Is Watching: As the new editor of his school paper, Alex uncovers a cheating scandal and to everyone's chagrin, prints a list of students who were caught including Mallory.
8. No Nukes Is Good Nukes: To the dismay of the Keaton children and their equally conservative grandparents, Steven and Elyse take time out Thanksgiving Day to attend an anti-nuke rally-and end up spending the holiday in jail.
9. Death Of a Grocer: Though Alex loves working at Mr. Adler's "Mom and Pop" grocery store, to the old man's dismay, he quits to "climb the corporate ladder" at an ultramodern supermarket.
10. Have Gun, Will Unravel: The Keatons consider buying a gun for protection after getting burglarized.
11. A Christmas Story: When a blizzard forces the Keatons to spend Christmas at home, Elyse's gift to Steven of an album filled with fascinating old photos sparks flashbacks to the births of their three children.
12. Oops: One of Mallory's friends reveals she's pregnant.
13. Sherry Baby: When popular sorority girl Sherry Marshall befriends Mallory to get close to Alex, Mallory brings them together in hopes of joining Pi Nu but her plan backfires.
14. The Fugitive (Part 1): Elyse's younger brother and Alex's idol, Ned, makes a surprise visit. However, everyone is puzzled by the go-getter corporate executive's suspicious behavior.
15. The Fugitive (Part 2): With the FBI hot on Ned's heels for embezzling 4.5 million dollars in corporate funds, Elyse's ethical brother and Alex's idol tells the family why and where he hid the money.
16. Margin Of Error: Alex amasses a bundle by playing the stock market on paper for his economics class, and courts disaster by secretly investing his father's money.
17. French Lessons: Mallory's handsome but shy French tutor, Jeff, finally musters up the nerve to ask her out and then courts disaster by enlisting Alex's advice on how to behave on the date.
18. I Gotta Be Ming: As Big Brother to a 10-year-old Vietnamese boy, Alex tries to mold Ming into his own image, and he learns an unforgettable lesson when he breaks a promise to the adoring child.
19. Suzanne Takes You Down: Soon after freelance architect Elyse Keaton hires her friend Suzanne Davis to handle clerical chores, she wants to fire the under-qualified, overly aggressive secretary.
20. The Fifth Wheel: Alex gets stuck babysitting for his little sister Jennifer, who is fed up with feeling in the way at his poker game and decides to disappear.
21. Fright Stage Fright: While gearing up to face the television cameras as captain of his high school's team on "Quiz-Em", Alex panics at first when a teammate drops out and then launches a tutoring program a la Eliza Doolittle for his sister Mallory.
22. Elyse D'Arc: Elyse gets so wrapped up in work that she neglects her family.

Season Two

1. Tender is the Knight: When pretty Carrie Newman and her mother Julia come to visit the Keatons, Carrie's forward behavior sends Alex into a panic.
2. The Homecoming: When Mallory's boyfriend Jeff arrives home from college and wants to go steady, she's elated, but it's soon apparent that he's a little awed by school and merely grasping at the familiar.
3. The Harder They Fall: Alex anxiously awaits a crucial college recommendation from his English teacher.
4. This Year's Model: Mallory secretly submits a picture of Elyse and herself to an ad agency for a mother-daughter-modeling contest.
5. Not An Affair to Remember: Steven's assistant at the station is bright, talented, funny, and witty...and in love with him.
6. Speed Trap: When Alex takes diet pills for a lift during midterms, his dependency level increases daily.
7. Sweet Lorraine: While working as a DJ at the school radio station, Alex strikes up a telephone friendship with caller Lorraine Ferrar.
8. Batter Up: Steven and Elyse worry that Jennifer's softball team coach is pushing the girls too hard.
9. A Keaton Christmas Carol: A cynical Alex finds the spirit of Christmas in a dream.
10. To Snatch a Keith: Steven and Elyse realize how lucky they are when their friends come over for a visit, but are unaware that it will be for the last time.
11. Birthday Boy: On his 18th birthday, Alex defies his mother and goes off with some of his buddies to celebrate at an out-of-town nightclub.
12. Go Tigers: Alex is both amazed and furious when a critical admissions interview at Princeton University is shattered by his hysterical sister Mallory.
13. 'M' is for the Many Things: Elyse is shocked by her soon-to-be-divorced mother's quick and free-spirited plunge into the singles world.
14. Say Uncle: Alex discovers that his idol, young Uncle Ned , has a serious drinking problem.
15. Ladies' Man: Alex pretends to support the Equal Rights Amendment to impress a pretty feminist.
16. Ready or Not: Mallory turns to Alex for some advice when she begins to fear she'll lose her new boyfriend unless she agrees to his pleas for a more "adult" romance.
17. Double Date: Alex courts disaster when he invites two dates to the senior prom. He devises an elaborate scheme for escorting each of the unknowing girls on a night to remember.
18. Lady Sings the Blues: Elyse is excited at the prospect of reviving her folk-singing career at a local nightclub.
19. Baby Boy Doe: When Alex's pal Skippy discovers he's adopted, Alex helps him cope with the shocking news.
20. The Graduate: Alex is so sure that he will be named valedictorian of his class that he can't cope with the thought of being defeated by a girl-especially his girl.
21. Diary of a Young Girl: In the hospital awaiting a tonsillectomy, Jennifer fears she may never see her family again.
22. Working At It: Elyse feels the need to expand her horizons.

Season Three

1. The Gambler: Elyse is stricken with gambling fever on a business trip to Atlantic City. While on a roll with Alex's "foolproof" blackjack system, she's oblivious to her family and job.
2. Here We Go Again: The news that their mother is pregnant sends the three Keaton kids into an angry outburst resulting in a family battle.
3. Little Man on Campus: Alex is thrilled to be taking a college course taught by one of his personal heroes, Professor Ephraim Bronski. In his eagerness to impress the teacher he gets off to a bad start and is humiliated by his idol when he fails the first class assignment.
4. Love Thy Neighbor: Jennifer is thrilled about getting a visit from her former neighborhood pal, Scott, whom she hasn't seen in five years.
5. Keaton and Son: Alex reluctantly accepts a part-time job with his father at the non-profit station, and his dad is bursting with pride to have him following in his footsteps.
6. Fabric Smarts: Mallory's enthusiasm for her part-time job at a boutique causes her grades to slip even lower than usual.
7. Hotline Fever: As an economics student, Alex finds it demeaning to be forced into a public service position, but his experiences at the crisis center gives him a new outlook on life.
8. 4 Rms Ocn Vu: While Steven and Elyse are away on vacation, Mallory accidentally crashes her parents' car into a telephone pole. The kids need to raise money for auto repairs and decides to turn the Keaton house into a hotel.
9. Best Man: Alex cannot accept the fact that he and everyone around him are growing up, and desperately clings to his old ways.
10. Lost Weekend: Steven and Elyse plan a nostalgic weekend with the kids before the baby arrives, and are crushed to discover that the children are not at all interested in reminiscing about old times-they'd rather be with their friends.
11. Don't Kiss Me I'm Only the Messenger: Alex plays Cupid to help his shy pal Skippy get together with Jane, the girl of his dreams, but his good intentions go awry when the girl falls for him instead.
12. Help Wanted: Alex hires an attractive housekeeper with no experience who meets his special criteria.
13. Karen II, Alex 0: Alex's chances for acceptance into a smug college fraternity are dependent upon him having a knockout date for the pledge dance.
14. Oh Donna: Alex is a stand-in at a Lamaze class for pregnant, single, college students.
15. Auntie Up: Mallory's beloved Aunt Trudy suffers a fatal heart attack. Mallory falls into a deep depression, but matters are compounded when the family brushes her off to tend to what they feel are more important matters.
16. Philadelphia Story: While doing a term paper for history class on colonial times, Alex suffers from a cold and falls asleep, dreaming that he becomes a Philadelphia stable boy who experiences the events leading to the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
17. Birth of a Keaton (Part 1): It's Pledge Week again at Steven's TV station but Alex, Mallory and Jennifer are not very enthusiastic about it this year. But after Steven is called home to deal with plumbing problems, Elyse performs on-air and then goes into labor.
18. Birth of a Keaton (Part 2): With Steven, Skippy, and the plumber stuck in the massive snowstorm, Elyse remains at the TV station in the final stages of labor.
19. Cry Baby: Newborn Andrew's arrival has been hard on the Keatons, with everyone going without sleep. Jennifer has taken the bundle of joy the hardest, eventually screaming that she hates Andrew and wishes he had never been born. Now the family have to decide how they can properly balance their time with Andrew and not alienate Jennifer.
20. Don't Know Much About History: Rival tutors Alex & James both fall for an attractive student they are tutoring. Their ill will toward one another explodes at a poetry reading, and they continue to verbally spar.
21. Bringing Up Baby: With two careers, three bickering children and one demanding baby, Steven and Elyse can't seem to find any time for each other. But when they do finally take the time for a quiet evening alone, they find out that they actually miss all of the chaos.
22. Cold Storage: Skippy accidentally locks himself in the basement with Mallory while the rest of the Keatons are away visiting some of the acquaintances made at their past Lamaze classes.
23. Remembrances of Things Past (Part 1): The Keatons visit Grandma, who has put her house up for sale now that Grandpa has died. But Steven's unresolved issues with his father continue to haunt him.
24. Remembrances of Things Past (Part 2): Steven and his brother disagree about whether to accept the offer on their mother's house. Meanwhile, Steven visits his father's grave in order to make peace.

Season Four

1. The Real Thing (Part 1): Alex dates a cute freshman he spotted in the school catalogue, but ends up falling for her roommate Ellen instead.
2. The Real Thing (Part 2): With encouragement from Elyse, Alex travels to Lancaster, Pennsylvania to tell Ellen how he feels, even though she has gone there to elope with her boyfriend.
3. Mr. Wrong: Mallory brings home her new boyfriend, Nick Moore, who looks to be exactly the type of guy Steven and Elyse hoped their daughter wouldn't get involved with.
4. Designated Hitter: Jennifer defends her boyfriend from the attacks of a bully with complications.
5. Don't Go Changing': Alex tries to change his personality to impress Ellen's artsy & dancing friends.
6. The Old College Try: Mallory upsets Elyse when she announces that she is not going to college.
7. My Tutor: To help him with math, Alex hires a tutor who he later learns is a fourteen-year-old named Eugene. Eugene then falls for the younger Jennifer. However, he soon realizes it's a mistake when Jennifer acts her age and embarrasses him at a party.
8. Mr. Right: Nick decides that he wants to impress Steven and Elyse and enlists the help of Alex, who turns Nick into a clone of himself.
9. Just One Look: Steven's old college buddy Richard Schofield comes to town. Steven then learns that Elyse and Richard were previously in a relationship, which sends him into a jealous rage.
10. How Do You Sleep?: Alex has trouble sleeping, and his problems affect the whole family, much to their displeasure.
11. You've Got a Friend: Alex and Mallory catch a young girl, Jessie, stealing from the store where Mallory works, Mallory turns her in and then later decides to help the girl and befriend her. However, Jessie may not be ready to accept Mallory's offer.
12. Nothing But a Man: Steven gets a long awaited promotion at the TV station, but his long work hours cause him to miss dinners (and just about everything else) with the family, even private time with Elyse. Meanwhile, Alex is dismayed when the only toy Andy will play with is a doll Ellen gave him.
13. The Disciple: Jennifer asks Alex for help with her social studies class oral report, but Alex's intellect takes over the whole assignment, so that Jennifer's school is very impressed with the finished project but Jennifer does not understand a word of it herself.
14. Where's Poppa?: Alex sets up a reunion with Ellen and her father, who was absent for most of Ellen's childhood.
15. Fool for Love: Skippy refuses to let go of feelings for Mallory, despite her dating Nick.
16. Checkmate: Alex competes in the Chess match finals against Russia's top player. However, things start to go awry when Alex figures out that his opponent is attempting to throw the match.
17. Engine Trouble: When Alex and Elyse have to walk home after the car breaks down, they decide they should take a class in mechanics, but Alex soon turns it into a battle of the sexes.
18. A Word to the Wise (Part 1): As Alex and Ellen celebrate their six-month anniversary, the Keatons regale Ellen with stories about Alex's past schemes.
19. A Word to the Wise (Part 2): After Ellen hears many wild stories about Alex, Alex begins to wonder whether she still wants to be his girlfriend.
20. Art Lover: Mallory becomes suspicious when a wealthy and beautiful older woman takes a special interest in Nick's artistic creations.
21. Teacher's Pet: Alex gets a position as an assistant professor at the college and convinces Ellen to enroll in the class that he is teaching.
22. My Buddy: Steven has to learn to accept that Jennifer is growing up. The only way he can get any time with her is to take her to her Sunflower Girls meeting, where he sticks out like a sore thumb.
23. Once in Love with Elyse: Elyse must deal with Paul, a young architect associate who has fallen in love with her.
24. Paper Chase: Mallory faces the possibility of not graduating high school unless she passes a tough final oral exam.

Season Five

1. Be True to Your Preschool: Steven and Elyse enroll 3-year-old Andrew in preschool, but it soon becomes clear that Alex objects to the school's values of sharing and cooperation.
2. Starting Over: Ellen breaks up with Alex in order to take a scholarship in dancing she won at a prestigious Arts School in Paris, France. Distraught, Alex tries to cope with the breakup by re-entering the dating scene way too soon and meeting with Sharon, a girl he never noticed before and who he tries to make look like Ellen as much as possible.
3. The Freshman and the Senior: Mallory is teamed with 66-year-old Margaret Hollings on a college sociology project. Meanwhile, Alex is very interested to know what Steven and Elyse have written in their wills.
4. My Back Pages: Steven's old college roommate comes for a visit and reveals he wants to re-launch their old magazine.
5. Beauty and the Bank: Alex gets his dream job at the Harding Trust, only to find out his boss is an attractive woman.
6. Mrs. Wrong (Part 1): Mallory is overwhelmed with all her obligations at school and at home, so she decides the best way to get out of them is to marry her boyfriend, Nick.
7. Mrs. Wrong (Part 2): Nick and Mallory set out to elope, but not without waking everyone up. Now it's up to Alex to track them down at the justice of the peace.
8. The Big Fix: Elyse plays matchmaker when she tries to fix up a lonely colleague with her neighbor's daughter.
9. My Brother's Keeper: Alex gets Skippy an interview with the Grant chapter of his fraternity, only to find out they plan to make Skippy the butt of a humiliating practical joke.
10. High School Confidential: In order to teach an art class at the local youth center, Nick must get his high school diploma with help from Alex and Mallory.
11. Paper Lion: Alex works on an important paper with his Economics professor, only to find out that their hypothesis is wrong. His professor goes ahead with plans to present the paper anyway.
12. My Mother, My Friend: Mallory brings home Allison, a friend studying an architecture's major, and who has more in common with Elyse than Mallory herself. Mallory then becomes jealous of the attention her mom lavishes on the girl.
13. Oh Brother (Part 1): The Keatons are stunned when Uncle Rob visits and announces he's separated from his wife Maureen - and has already met someone else.
14. Oh Brother (Part 2): Rob's estranged wife Maureen shows up to tell the real story behind their separation. Although Rob stays single, he and Steve finally bond as brothers.
15. Higher Love: Mallory begins to fall for the leader of her poetry group.
16. Architect's Apprentice: Nick convinces Steven to let him enter a contest to pick the sculpture for the newly remodelled lobby of WKS.
17. A Tale of Two Cities (Part 1): While the Keaton kitchen gets remodelled, Alex and his boss, Rebecca, travel to Chicago for a conference, where they're forced to share a tiny room.
18. A Tale of Two Cities (Part 2): Nervous about meeting her boss, Rebecca gets drunk and makes a fool of herself. Back at home, Steven refuses all help and wallpapers the kitchen himself.
19. Battle of the Sexes (Part 1): Elyse, Mallory and Jennifer confront Steven and Alex after a disastrous dinner at a restaurant, and past incidents are recalled where gender played a role in their lives.
20. Battle of the Sexes (Part 2): Alex continues to defend and debate his chauvinistic ways, citing Mallory's and Jennifer's past experiences. But in the end, they decide he's not so bad after all.
21. Band on the Run: Jennifer and her band, The Permanent Waves, try out for the homecoming dance at Leland College. They do so well Alex sees a chance to make money, and convinces them to let him be their manager.
22. Keaton vs. Keaton: Alex and Mallory compete for a new $2,500 WKS scholarship.
23. A, My Name Is Alex (Part 1): When his friend Greg is killed in a car accident, Alex behaves erratically after the funeral. Eventually grief sets in, and he questions his own existence.
24. A, My Name Is Alex (Part 2): Now in therapy to deal with Greg's death, Alex talks about many episodes from his childhood - and his true feelings about his family.
25. 'D' is for Date: Jennifer plays dumb in order to date a good-looking jock named Tim.
26. Love Me Do: Skippy falls in love with Amy, a friend of Mallory's. Meanwhile, Steven plans a surprise birthday party for Elyse.
27. The Visit: Elyse's sister Michelle, her obnoxious husband, and their bratty children come for a visit, and despite Steven's attempts to tolerate their presence, it eventually becomes too much.
28. Matchmaker: Mallory—having recently broken up with Rick —comes home after yet another disastrous date. Alex, determined to get Mallory to forget Rick and find her a boyfriend, uses Jennifer's computer to snare the perfect guy.
29. It's My Party (Part 1): It's Jennifer's birthday, so she decides to invite the trendiest girls in school to her party. However, when the party proves lame, the cool girls leave, and she leaves with them.
30. It's My Party (Part 2): Now part of the trendiest clique in school, Jennifer talks valleyspeak and spends all her time at the mall. However, when she's caught cutting class, she's grounded and misses out on going to a football game with the family.

Season Six

1. The Last of the Red Host Psychologists (Part 1): Alex meets Lauren Miller, a psychology major at Leland College, and the two become friends.
2. The Last of the Red Hot Psychologists (Part 2): Alex and Lauren become more than friends when Alex participates in Lauren's study of overachievers.
3. Dear Mallory: Mallory is hired as advice columnist for the Columbus Shopper's Guide.
4. The Other Woman: Andrew feels ignored when Alex begins spending time with Lauren at the expense of brotherly bonding sessions.
5. Dream Date: Jennifer uses a nerdy boy who has a crush on her as a stepping stone to win the heart of a teen heartthrob.
6. Super Mom: Elyse must choose between working on a prestigious architectural account or spending time with her family.
7. Walking On Air: Steven gets a reluctant Mallory a new job at WKS. Meanwhile, Alex leads the rest of the family on a cereal-sponsored search contest for $5,000.
8. Invasion of the Psychologist Snatchers: Alex becomes insecure of Lauren's visiting ex-boyfriend.
9. The Way We Were: The Keatons get a first-hand lesson on Alzheimer's disease when Aunt Rosemary comes to visit and behaves erractically.
10. Mister Sister: Nick gets a job as the janitor at Mallory's sorority house, which leads to friction between them. Meanwhile, Steven and Alex try to teach Andy basketball.
11. Citizen Keaton: Mallory runs for student body president of Grant College, and Alex agrees to be her campaign manager.
12. Father Time (Part 1): Steven's newly-divorced brother Rob comes to visit with his son and troubled daughter, who is rebelling against her dad.
13. Father Time (Part 2): Steven's rebellious niece defies her father, and has the Keatons examining the meanings of marriage, divorce and parenthood.
14. The American Family (Part 1): Lauren does a term paper on the typical American family, culling memories from the Keatons on their past.
15. The American Family (Part 2): Lauren does a term paper on the typical American family, culling memories from the Keatons on their past.
16. Anniversary Waltz: Steven and Elyse argue for a week about their upcoming 20th anniversary party, leading the kids to remind them of their love for each other.
17. Miracle in Columbus: Alex gets a job as a mall Santa, where he finally gets the spirit of Christmas after he hears a young girl's wish for her father to come home.
18. The Play's the Thing: Steven tries to stage a radical play he wrote in the '60's, but Elyse is reluctant to play the lead role.
19. The Spirit of Columbus: Nick sells one of his sculptures, leading Alex to believe that Nick's art is worth something.
20. The Blues Brother: Alex encourages former blues musician Eddie Dupree to come out of retirement.
21. Read It and Weep (Part 1): Defying her school's policy, Jennifer writes a book report on the banned book The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
22. Read It and Weep (Part 2): Jennifer's punishment for reading "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" escalates into legal action.
23. Quitting Time: When Lauren quits work on her psychology thesis, Alex begins to find her less interesting.
24. Spring Reminds Me: Evelyn Mitchum, a former neighbor and mother of Mallory's childhood best friend Rosalie, who had committed suicide, visits the Keatons and reveals that she still has difficulty coping.
25. The Boys Next Door: Elyse's nerdy high school friend visits for a class reunion, hoping to rekindle their relationship.
26. Sign of the Times: Andy becomes friends with a new student who is deaf. But when the other kids start teasing him, Andy decides not to talk.
27. Return of the Native: Cousin June returns to the United States after three years abroad in England. She has lots to tell, but the entire family has stories of their own.
28. Father, Can You Spare a Dime?: Nick is hurting for money after he is rejected for a bank loan, but he doesn't think his estranged father is the right person to lend him money either.

Season Seven

1. It Happened One Night: Steven, Elyse, and Andy go camping and Jennifer, Alex, and Mallory stay home. After realizing they should have gone with them, Jennifer, Alex, Nick, and Mallory head to the campground. But the car breaks down in the middle of nowhere and they must camp outside.
2. Designing Woman: Mallory gets a job at a fashion designing store but finds out her co-worker is stealing her designs.
3. Truckers: Alex feels neglected when Andy would rather spend time with Nick's nephew than with him.
4. Beyond Therapy: Lauren encourages Alex to join a therapy group to express his feelings more.
5. Heartstrings (Part 1): The family pulls together after Steven has a heart attack and has to undergo heart surgery.
6. Heartstrings (Part 2): While Steven is in heart surgery, the family holds vigil at the hospital. And just when the family doesn't need any more stress, the nurse says that Steven has to undergo a quadruple bypass.
7. Heartstrings (Part 3): Steven returns home from the hospital and tries to adjust to new restrictions in his life.
8. Basic Training: Desperately seeking direction in life, Skippy decides to enlist in the Army.
9. Deja Vu: Jennifer starts dating Mallory's ex-boyfriend's younger brother, Josh. But when Mallory finds out that Josh wants to follow in his brother's footsteps, she thinks that he will dump Jennifer just like Jeff dumped her.
10. Nick's Best Friend: Nick is reunited with his old dog Scrapper after his mother moves into an apartment that does not allow pets. But after the dog is struck by a car and critically injured, Nick is forced to make a heart-wrenching decision.
11. Get Me to the Living Room on Time: Andy becomes friends with two senior citizens at a retirement home, Joseph and Eva. Steven decides to make them the focus of his new documentary. While the documentary is being recorded, Joseph proposes to Eva, who accepts. But Joseph's son, David, does not approve of their marriage.
12. The Job Not Taken: When Alex's friend, Paul Corman, gets Alex a job, Paul gets fired. Alex starts to feel guilty, so he quits.
13. The Wrecker's Ball: When the first building Elyse designed faces the wrecking ball, the entire family rallies behind her attempts to block the demolition.
14. My Best Friend's Girl: Lauren tries to play matchmaker for Skippy as a favor to Alex, but Skippy ends up falling in love with her. Meanwhile, Steven and Elyse both think they can teach Jennifer to drive better, so they compete.
15. 'Til Her Daddy Takes the T-Bird Away: Mallory's plans to buy a car from Nick's father's used car lot are stalled when Steven refuses to co-sign her loan.
16. Simon Says: Jennifer and Simon get jobs at a fast food restaurant. Meanwhile, a ten-year-old paper girl has an obsessive romantic crush on Alex.
17. All in the Neighborhood (Part 1): When their African-American friends move into the neighborhood, the Keatons are shocked and saddened to learn racism still exists among some of their neighbors.
18. All in the Neighborhood (Part 2): After their new neighbors' home is vandalized, the Keatons continue to battle racism in their own backyard and rally to support their friends.
19. They Can't Take That Away From Me: On the brink of graduation, Alex must choose between Lauren and a pretty music student who has captured his attention (two-part episode).
20. Rain Forests Keep Falling on My Head: When Jennifer becomes obsessed with saving the environment, she makes everybody use things that are not a hazard. Steven and Elyse suggest she see the school counselor.
21. Wrap Around the Clock: The Keatons look back on pleasant — although sometimes embarrassing — memories while filling in Andy's time capsule.
22. Mr. Keaton Takes a Vacation: Steven finally expresses his true feelings about Nick when he moves in with the family for a week.
23. Alex Doesn't Live Here Anymore: When Alex lands his dream job in New York, everyone (except Elyse) is delighted for him (two-part finale).