"Matchmaker" is the twenty-eighth episode in the fifth season of the NBC family sitcom Family Ties. It originally aired on July 23, 1987, and is the hundred-and-twentieth episode of the series overall.
Synopsis[]
Alex uses a computer in an attempt to find a new boyfriend for Mallory after she breaks up with Rick.
Plot[]
Mallory is having a string of failures since she broke up with Rick ("Ready or Not"). Alex decides to borrow Jennifer's computer to try to find a perfect match for Mallory. The lucky candidate is Roger Sloate (played by Bill Allen), but will Mallory like him? She's not really interested in him but agrees to see him a second time as long as Alex doubles with them with Tracy (played by Eli Marder). Roger ends up being more attracted to Tracy than to Mallory.
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
Guest Starring[]
- Bill Allen as Roger Sloate
- Eli Marder as Tracy
Co-Starring[]
Quotes[]
Trivia[]
- This episode was filmed during Season 3. The opening credits are the ones with the artist painting (seasons 2-3).
- Alex mentions the new James Bond film. He is probably referring to A View to a Kill (released May 22, 1985). For the record, Roger hated the movie, and Mallory loved it (the first sign they might not be compatible).
- Steven and Elyse become obsessed with computer sports games.
- The computer appears to be a Northern Telecom DisplayPhone, model NT6K00 with power brick NT6K01.
- Although this was one of the last episodes filmed during Season 3, there's no mention of Andrew Keaton.