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| Family Ties Season 4 : |
| This is a list of episodes from the fourth season of Family Ties. |
| Episode 1 - [The Real Thing Part 1] |
| Details : Alex implements a fail-proof and extremely unromantic method of meeting the girl of his dreams: He picks her from pictures in the freshman directory. His selection Tricia seems to fit his requirements perfectly but his plan goes off-track when he is strongly attracted to her roommate Ellen. Ellen and Alex dislike each other instantly and though he can't figure out why he finds himself thinking about her constantly. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Suzanne Snyder | Tracy Pollan | Marc Price | Writer : Michael J. Weithorn | Director : Will Mackenzie | |
| Air Date : Sep. 26, 1985 |
| Episode 2 - [The Real Thing Part 2] |
| Details : Alex realizes he must make Ellen aware of his feelings but she is on a train on her way to marry another man so he takes drastic measures to stop the wedding. The usually cool Alex decides he must let down his defenses or lose the girl he loves. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Suzanne Snyder | Tracy Pollan | Marc Price | Writer : Michael J. Weithorn | Director : Will Mackenzie | |
| Air Date : Oct. 03, 1985 |
| Episode 3 - [Mr Wrong] |
| Details : Mallory brings home her new boyfriend Nick a Rambo-type environmental artist to meet her family but Steven and Elyse are shocked by his crude appearance and gruff manner. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Scott Valentine | Director : Will Mackenzie | |
| Air Date : Oct. 17, 1985 |
| Episode 4 - [Designated Hitter] |
| Details : Jennifer takes on the class bully to defend her boyfriend and unwittingly humiliates him by undermining his masculinity and Alex is devastated when Mallory scores higher than him on an IQ test. Jennifer tries to apologize to Adam but discovers that all the boys are making fun of him and he won't speak to her. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Noah Hathaway | Marc Price | Danny Nucci | Director : John Pasquin | |
| Air Date : Oct. 24, 1985 |
| Episode 5 - [Don't Go Changin'] |
| Details : Alex does some fancy footwork on the dance floor to impress Ellen when he thinks he is losing her because of their divergent interests. Alex feels he has to compete with Ellen's artsy friends for her attention and attempts to change himself to fit into her world. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Tracy Pollan | Pamela Springsteen | Director : Asaad Kelada | |
| Air Date : Oct. 31, 1985 |
| Episode 6 - [The Old College Try] |
| Details : When Mallory informs her parents that she has no intention of going to college after graduation they are sure she is being influenced by her boyfriend Nick a high school dropout. Elyse is crushed by Mallory's decision to forego a college education and Mallory turns to Nick for support. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Scott Valentine | Molly Cheek | Director : Barbara Schultz | |
| Air Date : Nov. 07, 1985 |
| Episode 7 - [My Tutor] |
| Details : Alex hires a tutor to help him with math but his teacher turns out to be a 13-year-old genius who suddenly becomes more interested in Jennifer than in helping Alex. When Eugene Alex's tutor meets Jennifer he loses his concentration and Alex comes up with a scheme that will benefit both him and Eugene. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : River Phoenix | Peter Hobbs | |
| Air Date : Nov. 14, 1985 |
| Episode 8 - [Mr Right] |
| Details : Mallory's boyfriend environmental artist Nick Moore swaps his T-shirt camouflage pants combat boots and earrings for a three-piece suit and a haircut to impress Mallory's parents but while Steven and Elyse love the new Nick Mallory is ready to leave him. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Bunny Summers | Scott Valentine | Director : James Burrows | |
| Air Date : Nov. 21, 1985 |
| Episode 9 - [Just One Look] |
| Details : Steven's old college buddy Richard Schofield is in town for and Steven looks forward to reminiscing about old times until he learns that Richard and Elyse share some memories he wasn't aware of. Steven loses his normally cool composure and becomes insanely jealous imagining that Elyse and Richard are secretly attracted to one another. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Robert Desiderio | Director : Michael J. Weithorn | |
| Air Date : Dec. 05, 1985 |
| Episode 10 - [How Do You Sleep] |
| Details : Alex who prides himself on being in control of his life is embarrassed to admit that he is having a problem with insomnia which is creating stress in his personal life as well as in school. Although Alex refuses to discuss his sleeping problems with anyone his restlessness is disrupting the whole family. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Marc Price | |
| Air Date : Dec. 12, 1985 |
| Episode 11 - [You've Got A Friend] |
| Details : Mallory begins to feel severe guilt after reporting a young girl to the police for shoplifting especially when he learns that the girl is from a home for abused children. Mallory visits Jessie at the home but is suspicious of the girl's intentions. Nick warns Mallory that she can't change Jessie overnight but Mallory is sure that she can at least be a good influence. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Scott Valentine | Martha Plimpton | Director : John Pasquin | |
| Air Date : Dec. 19, 1985 |
| Episode 12 - [Nothing But A Man] |
| Details : Steven gets the promotion he has been waiting years for but as the new regional manager of the station he is required to put in long hours at the office and soon realizes he has no time for his family. Although Elyse and the kids are happy about Steven's new position they begin to miss the days where he would come home for dinner every nite and have time to take part in day-to-day activities. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Tracy Pollan | Marc Price | John Hancock | Robert Costanzo | Writer : Jurgen Wolff | Director : Will Mackenzie | |
| Air Date : Jan. 02, 1986 |
| Episode 13 - [The Disciple] |
| Details : Alex offers to help Jennifer with a speech project and winds up creating a monster the speech is such a success that she is asked to repeat the performance for an awards panel. Jennifer does her class project perfectly but doesn't understand what she said because Alex coached her on most of the material. So when asked to present it to the panel of judges her nerves get the best of her. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Belita Moreno | Marc Price | Corey Feldman | Amy O'Neill as Brenda | Director : Will Mackenzie | |
| Air Date : Jan. 09, 1986 |
| Episode 14 - [Where's Poppa] |
| Details : Alex secretly invites Ellen's dad to Parent's Day Weekend at Leland College thinking that she will be pleasantly surprised to see him but what he doesn't know is that Ellen has no desire to see her father. Ellen can't forgive her father for not spending time with her when she was growing up and although he wants to make amends she refuses to forgive and forget. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Tracy Pollan | Ronny Cox | Director : Will Mackenzie | |
| Air Date : Jan. 16, 1986 |
| Episode 15 - [Fool For Love] |
| Details : Skippy's lifetime obsession with Mallory builds to a climax when he refuses to accept that she is in love with Nick and creates an embarrassing scene at the Homecoming dance. Alex tries to convince Skippy he should forget about Mallory and find someone else and even enlists the help of a psychiatrist but Skippy can't let go of his fantasy. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Scott Valentine | Marc Price | Director : Lee Shallat Chemel | |
| Air Date : Jan. 23, 1986 |
| Episode 16 - [Checkmate] |
| Details : A chess tournament between Leland College students and a visiting Soviet team turns into a wrestling match when Alex and his opponent Ivan Rozmirovich match wits and fight for their countries. Alex considers it his patriotic duty to beat the Russian but as the game progresses he realizes his opponent is not really the enemy he had envisioned him to be. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Tracy Pollan | Alex Henteloff | Elsa Raven | |
| Air Date : Jan. 30, 1986 |
| Episode 17 - [Engine Trouble] |
| Details : Elyse enrolls in an auto mechanics class to prove Alex and Steven that women can be just as competent with cars as men but to protect his own masculinity Alex joins the class to prove her wrong. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Scott Valentine | Marc Price | Robert Costanzo | Director : John Pasquin | |
| Air Date : Feb. 06, 1986 |
| Episode 18 - [A Word To The Wise Part 1] |
| Details : The Keaton family fills in his girlfriend Ellen on some of the more humorous events in Alex's life before they met in this special one-hour episode. Flashbacks to previous episodes include some highlights from the series' past shows. Alex and Ellen celebrate their six-month anniversary as boyfriend and girlfriend and the family think it's time for Ellen to know the truth about Alex. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Director : Will Mackenzie | |
| Air Date : Feb. 13, 1986 |
| Episode 19 - [A Word To The Wise Part 2] |
| Details : The Keaton family fills in his girlfriend Ellen on some of the more humorous events in Alex's life before they met in this special one-hour episode. Flashbacks to previous episodes include some highlights from the series' past shows. Alex and Ellen celebrate their six-month anniversary as boyfriend and girlfriend and the family think it's time for Ellen to know the truth about Alex. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Director : Will Mackenzie | |
| Air Date : Feb. 13, 1986 |
| Episode 20 - [Art Lover] |
| Details : Mallory suspects there's more involved than art appreciation when a wealthy and beautiful older woman takes a special interest in Nick's creations. Promising to help launch his career art patron Victoria Hurstenberg takes Nick under her wing occupying nearly all of his time and interfering with his relationship with Mallory who insists that the older woman has her eye on more than Nick's art. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Scott Valentine | |
| Air Date : Feb. 20, 1986 |
| Episode 21 - [Teacher's Pet] |
| Details : Alex lands a teaching-assistant position and runs into big trouble when he has to grade a student who also happens to be his girlfriend Ellen. When Ellen is assigned to Alex's economics class he has trouble treating her as just another student and ends up causing a strain on their relationship. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Tracy Pollan | Mark Moses | Macon McCalman | Director : John Pasquin | |
| Air Date : Mar. 02, 1986 |
| Episode 22 - [My Buddy] |
| Details : Steven has a very difficult time accepting that his youngest daughter Jenniferis growing up and no longer wants to pal around with him. As Jennifer grows and finds new interests Steven feels rejected because she no longer spends time with him. The situation comes to a head when Steven insists on accompanying Jennifer on her girls-club outing and she is mortified when he is the only male there. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Miriam Flynn | |
| Air Date : Mar. 06, 1986 |
| Episode 23 - [Once In Love With Elyse (A K A) Loan Arranger] |
| Details : Elyse must deal with Paul a young architect associate who falls in love with her. After working for a year in the same office as Elyse Paul a very promising architect can no longer ignore his feelings for her. He quits the job and confronts Elyse's husband Steven with his dilemma. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Peter Scolari | Matthew Faison | |
| Air Date : May. 01, 1986 |
| Episode 24 - [Paper Chase (A K A) Mallory's Graduation] |
| Details : Mallory discovers that her high school graduation is in jeopardy unless she can pass a very tough history exam. Never an avid student Mallory faces the possibility of failing her senior year in high school because of her poor grades. As the school term rapidly draws to a close her only hope is to score extremely well on a tough final exam. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Scott Valentine | Tracy Pollan | Terry Wills | Marc Price | Gracie Harrison | |
| Air Date : May. 08, 1986 |