"Read It and Weep, Pt. 2" is the twenty-second episode in the sixth season of the NBC family sitcom Family Ties. It originally aired on February 14, 1988, and is the hundred-and-forty-fourth episode of the series overall.
Synopsis[]
Jennifer's report on a banned book leads her to a meeting with the school board, where she is forced to defend her actions.
Plot[]
The family has a meeting with the principal. Because she is unwilling to back down, she is officially suspended. Jennifer's teacher (though publicly in agreement with the school board) is supportive of her position. The family hires a lawyer to fight the school board. The school board hears opposition and decides to reconsider the issue. Meanwhile, the teachers stand up to get Jennifer's suspension revoked.
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
- Brian Bonsall as Andrew Keaton
Guest Starring[]
- Scott Valentine as Nick Moore
- Granville Van Dusen as Mr. Carter
- Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Susan White
- Bibi Besch as Dr. Hewitt
- Christian Clemenson as Mr. Flaherty
- Rachel Jacobs as Jill
- Denise D'Amico as Woman at School Board Meeting
- Baillie Gerstein as Mrs. Hummier
- Joseph Della Sorte as Mr. Parsons
- Adrian Sparks as Man at School Board Meeting
Co-Starring[]
Quotes[]
- Jennifer: "Is Yogi Berra related to Yogi Bear? And, if so, how?"
Trivia[]
- Parts of this episode are used as flashbacks in "Wrap Around the Clock".
- Other banned books: Catcher in the Rye , The Grapes of Wrath , Slaughterhouse-Five, The Diary of Anne Frank , Of Mice and Men , and the magazine Cosmopolitan
- Acceptable books: Babar Goes to Holland and The Yogi Berra Story
- Julia Louis-Dreyfus plays Jennifer's lawyer. (see other Famous Guest Stars)
- Jen had apparently previously written a report on Huck Finn, as she reports in "Invasion of the Psychologist Snatchers"
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