"A Tale of Two Cities, Pt. 2" is the eighteenth episode in the fifth season of the NBC family sitcom Family Ties. It originally aired on February 12, 1987, and is the hundred-and-tenth episode of the series overall.
Synopsis[]
In Chicago, the hung over Rebecca gets furious when Alex refuses to tell her what happened the night before.
Plot[]
The Keatons are deciding whether or not to remodel the kitchen. Alex is hoping to represent his bank, Harding Trust, at the Midwest Banking Seminar in Chicago (if his boss can stand to take him!) After arriving, Alex's reservations are lost, and he is forced to share a room with Rebecca Ryan (played by Melinda Culea). Rebecca is concerned about Alex's professionalism, but it turns out that Alex helps to save her job.
Cast[]
Starring[]
- Meredith Baxter as Elyse Keaton
- Michael Gross as Steven Keaton
- Michael J. Fox as Alex P. Keaton
- Justine Bateman as Mallory Keaton
- Tina Yothers as Jennifer Keaton
- Brian Bonsall as Andrew Keaton
Guest Starring[]
- Marc Price as Skippy Handelman
- Scott Valentine as Nick Moore
- Melinda Culea as Rebecca Ryan
- Alan Blumenfeld as George Bellack
- James N. Hamilton as Bellhop
- Jonna Lee as Tammy Okun
- Reid Shelton as Charles Okun
Co-Starring[]
Quotes[]
Trivia[]
- The title references the title of a Charles Dickens novel.
- Parts of this episode are used as flashbacks in "Wrap Around the Clock".
- Terry Wills appears in one of his seven episodes of the show (Part 1 only as the Desk Clerk).
- Melinda Culea reprises the character first introduced in "Beauty and the Bank".
- Alan Blumenfeld appears in one of his seven episodes of the show.
- Alex gives a quick rendition of "My Kind of Town".
- Alex tries "Strangers in the Night", with his own lines "exchanging money" and "exchanging T-bills" rather than "exchanging glances"