"Mr. Wrong" is the third episode in the fourth season of the NBC family sitcom Family Ties. It originally aired on October 17, 1985, and is the seventy-first episode of the series overall.
Synopsis[]
The Keatons are stunned when they finally meet Mallory's boyfriend, Nick. They soon realise that they need to trust their daughter and allow her to make her own decisions.
Plot[]
Mallory brings home a new boyfriend, Nick Moore, an environmental artist. The family reacts less than positively toward him. Steven forbids Mallory from seeing Nick. Then as a compromise, Steven and Elyse invite Nick to dinner to try to get to know him better.
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[]
- Scott Valentine as Nick Moore
Co-Starring[]
Quotes[]
- Mallory: "Don't mind Alex, he's a little strange."
Nick: "Ah, he's alright. He's a cute little guy." - Nick: "I'm not no Charles Bronson."
- Steven: "We don't not want you to stop not seeing her. Not in any way."
- Nick: "I don't know."
Steven: "I see, can you expand on that?"
Nick: "I... don't... know."
Steven: "Um, very good. Getting back to the topic of school-"
Mallory: "No, Dad. Nick wasn't finished. You interrupted him."
Steven: "Sorry, Nick, didn't mean to cut you off there. What was it you were going to say after 'I... don't... know'?"
Nick: "I... don't... remember."
Trivia[]
- Parts of this episode are used as flashbacks in both "Battle of the Sexes" and "The American Family".
- Steven twice compares Nick to Rambo.
- Perhaps as part of a haul of garbage, Nick wears a "Monty Python's Flying Circus" T-shirt (with sleeves torn off).
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