"Father, Can You Spare a Dime?" is the twenty-eighth and final episode in the sixth season of the NBC family sitcom Family Ties. It originally aired on May 1, 1988, and is the hundred-and-fiftieth episode of the series overall.
Synopsis[]
Nick faces money struggles, but refuses to accept financial assistance from his estranged father. Meanwhile, Alex is on the look out for a used car bargain.
Plot[]
Andy is upset that Nick's art class at the Community Center is coming to an end. Nick wants to start an art school, so Alex takes him to the bank to try to get a loan. When that falls through, Mallory suggests he go to his father (played by Dan Hedaya) for the money.
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Quotes[]
- Alex: "I even have plans for a little pop-stick Ron and a little pop-stick Nancy."
Elyse: "How about a pop-stick jail for his cabinet?" - Mallory: "Nick, I am so excited. We're gonna see 101 Dalmatians for the 101st time."
Nick: "Quick, quick, quick. Turn on the TV. I don't want to miss any of the barking."
Trivia[]
- Parts of this episode are used as flashbacks in "Wrap Around the Clock".
- Nick's first desire to teach art to kids was in "High School Confidential".
- One of Andy's classmates in Nick's art class is a very young Joseph Gordon-Levitt.
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