"Lost Weekend" is the tenth episode in the third season of the NBC family sitcom Family Ties. It originally aired on November 22, 1984, and is the fifty-fourth episode of the series overall.
Synopsis[]
The Keaton parents have high hopes for the weekend, one of their last chances before the baby is born to spend some quality time alone with the same-gender kids, and prepare trips through memory lane. Alex politely pretends some interest in Steven's souvenir football, but eagerly throws a chess game in a minute as an excuse to run off to a potential girlfriend; even Skippy, now welcome, just wants a ride to the library from Steven, with no time for any other activities. The girls blatantly ignore Elyse's huge photo album and run off from their secluded cabin retreat to find some fun. But when Elyse calls home out of loneliness, she and Steven both pretend to be having a swell time.
Plot[]
Steven and Alex plan to spend time together at home while Elyse and the girls are at a mountain cabin. The parents see this as the last time they can spend quality time with the kids before the new baby is born. Alex finds it difficult to bond with his dad (playing Chess) and instead desires to see an old friend, Suzie Farkas (see YouTube). The girls are bored with the activities Elyse has planned for them. Neither Steven nor Elyse wants to admit defeat to one another.
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Trivia[]
- Parts of this episode are used as flashbacks in "Battle of the Sexes".
- The football Steven has for Alex is a Bart Starr autographed model. They used to play catch together on Sundays after five-year-old Alex watched "Meet the Press".
- Skippy comes to the house and finds Steven all alone. A similar thing happened with Skippy and Elyse in "Here We Go Again".
- Suzie Farkas has a dog named Pierre.
- Two episodes in a row, a blue lamp gets broken, this time by Alex. See also the next episode, "Don't Kiss Me, I'm Only the Messenger".
- Other Keaton Camping adventures.
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