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Family Ties Season 3 Episodes
Season 3 Episode Guide
22 Episodes 1984 - 1985
Episode 1
Here We Go Again
Thu, Sep 27, 1984 30 mins
When Steven and the Keaton youngsters return from a camping trip, Elyse is bursting with news that she's pregnant. Steven: Michael Gross. Alex: Michael J. Fox. Jennifer: Tina Yothers.
Episode 2
Little Man on Campus
Thu, Oct 4, 1984 30 mins
Alex is stunned when he receives a low mark in a political-science course. Bronski: Michael McGuire. Doug: Timothy Busfield. Mallory: Justine Bateman.
Episode 3
Love Thy Neighbor
Thu, Oct 11, 1984 30 mins
Jennifer wonders why she's being ignored by her friend Scott, who would rather take Mallory to dinner than go to a ball game with Jennifer. Mallory: Justine Bateman.
Episode 4
Keaton and Son
Thu, Oct 18, 1984 30 mins
After making a commitment to work with Steven, Alex begins working at the TV station, then considers leaving when a bank job opens up. Steven: Michael Gross. Elyse: Meredith Baxter Birney.
Episode 6
Hotline Fever
Thu, Nov 1, 1984 30 mins
To earn college credit, Alex takes a job at a hotline counseling center, where his first call comes from a suicidal student. James: Jeffrey Joseph. Elyse: Meredith Baxter Birney. Steven: Michael Gross.
Episode 7
4 Rms Ocn Vu
Thu, Nov 8, 1984 30 mins
While Steven and Elyse are away, Alex rents out a room in the house to pay for the auto damage Mallory caused. Mallory: Justine Bateman. Skippy: Marc Price.
Episode 8
Best Man
Thu, Nov 15, 1984 30 mins
Alex has trouble believing that Doug would rather spend time with his new girlfriend than with him. Michael J. Fox. Eleanor: Lily Mariye. Flaum: Michael Zorek.
Episode 9
Lost Weekend
Thu, Nov 22, 1984 30 mins
Steven and Elyse realize that the kids would rather be anywhere than with a parent for a weekend. Michael Gross, Meredith Baxter Birney, Michael J. Fox, Justine Bateman.
Episode 10
Don't Kiss Me, I'm Only the Messenger
Thu, Nov 29, 1984 30 mins
Lacking the nerve to ask a girl out, Skippy has Alex do it for him---but the girl falls for Alex instead. Alex: Michael J. Fox. Jane: Michelle Meyrink. Mallory: Justine Bateman. Jennifer: Tina Yothers.
Episode 11
Help Wanted
Thu, Dec 6, 1984 30 mins
Alex hires a housekeeper with no experience---and whose chief qualification is meeting his special criteria. Karen: Geena Davis. Max: Robert Costanzo.
Episode 12
Karen II, Alex 0
Thu, Dec 13, 1984 30 mins
Alex wants to attend a fraternity rush party with the perfect date, but when she cancels, he asks the housekeeper (Geena Davis). McCall: Robert Pine. Alex: Michael J. Fox.
Episode 13
Oh Donna
Thu, Jan 3, 1985 30 mins
Alex gets wrapped up in the joy of fatherhood when he meets an unwed mother at a Lamaze class held at the Keatons'. Donna: Isabelle Walker. Steven: Michael Gross. Carol: Mary Farrell.
Episode 14
Auntie Up
Thu, Jan 10, 1985 30 mins
The death of her favorite aunt leaves Mallory in need of consolation, but her family's too caught up in a garage sale to notice. Aunt Trudy: Edith Atwater. Alex: Michael J. Fox. Jennifer: Tina Yothers.
Episode 15
Philadelphia Story
Thu, Jan 17, 1985 30 mins
Alex falls asleep writing an American-history paper---and wakes up in Philadelphia on July 3, 1776. Skippy: Marc Price. Steven/Jefferson: Michael Gross.
Episode 16
Birth of a Keaton
Thu, Jan 24, 1985 30 mins
An expectant Elyse can't wait to perform in the pledge-week entertainment at Steven's station. First of two parts.
Episode 17
Birth of a Keaton
Thu, Jan 31, 1985 30 mins
Conclusion. Steven, the plumber and Skippy brave a blizzard to reach the hospital, but Elyse is still back at the station in the final stages of labour.
Episode 18
Cry Baby
Thu, Feb 7, 1985 30 mins
The whole family's going gaga over the new baby---except for Jennifer, who's resorting to infantile behavior. Michael Gross, Meredith Baxter Birney.
Episode 19
Don't Know Much About History
Thu, Feb 14, 1985 30 mins
Alex and James (Jeffrey Joseph) start a tutoring service and fall for the same client (Nancy Everhard). Axelrod: David Wohl. William: Wyatt Knight.
Episode 20
Bringing Up Baby
Thu, Feb 21, 1985 30 mins
Job pressures, demanding teenagers and a crying newborn interrupt Steven and Elyse's plans to spend time together. Michael Gross, Meredith Baxter Birney.
Episode 21
Cold Storage
Thu, Mar 7, 1985 30 mins
Skippy becomes Mallory's welcome companion when the two get locked in the basement while the Keatons are away. Mallory: Justine Bateman. Alex: Michael J. Fox. Leonard: Jack Blessing.
Episode 22
Remembrance of Things Past
Thu, Mar 28, 1985 30 mins
After his father's death, Steven returns to his home town to help his mother move out of the house---a place that easily inspires memories. Part 1 of two. May: Anne Seymour. Robert: Norman Parker.
Episode 23
Remembrance of Things Past
Thu, Mar 28, 1985 30 mins
Conclusion. Steven and his brother (Norman Parker) lock horns over the sale of their mother's house, sparking memories of their childhood disputes. May: Anne Seymour. Young Steven: Adam Carl.