"Pilot" is the first episode in the first season of the NBC family sitcom Family Ties. It originally aired on September 22, 1982, and is the first episode of the series overall.
Synopsis[]
Elyse and Steven are shocked when Alex attends a dance at a restricted country club.
Plot[]
Alex is interested in a rich girl from school named Kimberly Blanton (played by Cindy Fisher). He tries to impress her with his own stories of affluence (none of which are true). The real trouble begins when Kimberly invites Alex to the elitist Carlton Country Club that has restrictions on its membership. Steven and Elyse (as children of the '60s) try to stop Alex from going on moral grounds, but Alex isn't interested in such arguments. He and Steven have a discussion to help them understand each other. Steven reveals that he did work for the conservative Richard Nixon for a couple of weeks in 1960 (all because of a girl, Sandra Fudderman - similar to Alex in "Ladies' Man").
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[]
- Cindy Fisher as Kimberly Blanton
- John Petlock as Preston Blanton
- Toni Sawyer as Emily Blanton
Co-Starring[]
Quotes[]
- Jennifer: "Mommy, you look so pretty, like an Indian princess."
Elyse: "That's your father, dear." - Steven: "That'll come in handy for you in case Eliot Janeway calls."
- Alex: "I just want to go a party, Mom, I don't want to change the world."
Trivia[]
- Parts of this episode are used as flashbacks in "Wrap Around the Clock".
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