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"Dear Mallory" is the third episode in the sixth season of the NBC family sitcom Family Ties. It originally aired on September 20, 1987, and is the hundred-and-twenty-fifth episode of the series overall.

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Mallory turns the Keaton household upside down with her new job writing an advice column. She begins receiving constant calls and visits from people who want her help, but later discover her advice wasn't helpful.

Plot[]

Mallory is hired as advice columnist for the Columbus Shopper's Guide. Alex meets a girl (who loves money) through the column. And after publishing the address and phone number, they get some interesting visitors and calls. Mallory begins to question her abilities when she is confronted by the author of one of her letters.

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Trivia[]

  • The title of the episode "Dear Mallory" is a reference to the advice column "Dear Abby." The episode features Mallory Keaton, played by Justine Bateman, who is hired as an advice columnist for the Columbus Shopper's Guide.
  • In the episode "Dear Mallory," Mallory Keaton, played by Justine Bateman, is wearing white pants. This is a fashion statement that is in keeping with the character's personality.
  • Footage from "Dear Mallory" is used as flashbacks in "Wrap Around the Clocks" This episode was directed by Sam Weisman and written by Alan Uger.

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