"No Nukes is Good Nukes" is the eighth episode in the first season of the NBC family sitcom Family Ties. It originally aired on November 24, 1982, and is the eighth episode of the series overall.
Synopsis[]
Elyse and Steven's participation in an anti-nuke rally on Thanksgiving lands them in jail.
Plot[]
The family is getting ready for Thanksgiving. Steven and Elyse plan to attend a rally to protest nuclear arms, which opens a conversation about Alex's opposition to nuclear disarmament. Elyse's parents, Kate and Charlie (played by Priscilla Morrill and Dick Sargent, respectively) come for Thanksgiving, and Charlie scoffs at Steven and Elyse's continued desire to go to protests.
Later a news report come across the TV: "Trouble broke out this afternoon at the Blackstone Nuclear Research Laboratory", and Steven and Elyse are seen being arrested (and they refuse to sign a waiver of their right to protest further in order to go home). Unlike Charlie, Kate stands up for Steven and Elyse's position. Everybody shows up at jail with Thanksgiving dinner.
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[]
- Dick Sargent as Charlie Donnelly
- Priscilla Morrill as Kate Donnelly
- Larry Hankin as Walter
- Nancy Lenehan as Roberta
Co-Starring[]
Quotes[]
Trivia[]
- Grandpa and the kids are following a football game (USC vs. Notre Dame). On Saturday November 27, 1982 (three days after the episode aired), USC won the game 17-13.
- The title is a pun on the phrase "No News is Good News".
- Alex ends up in jail in "Ladies' Man" and acts much like Steven and Elyse did in this episode.
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