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"Sherry Baby" is the thirteenth episode in the first season of the NBC family sitcom Family Ties. It originally aired on January 12, 1983, and is the twelfth episode of the series overall.

Synopsis[]

In the hopes of being invited to join a popular sorority, Mallory convinces Alex to go out with an influential member who likes him; in turn, he must persuade Mallory to go out with Skippy to cancel out a lost wager.

Plot[]

Sherry Marshall (played by Lisa Lucas), a classmate of Mallory's, is coming to the house to work on a science project.  Sherry is more interested in Alex, so Mallory tries to get Alex to go out with her in the hope that Sherry will ask Mallory to pledge the sorority.  (Alex forces Mallory to go out with Skippy in exchange.) When it turns out that Mallory's name was never in consideration for the sorority, she wants to leave the dance, but Alex is more interested in staying with Sherry.

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Trivia[]

  • Mallory says Sherry is part of the sorority Pi Nu.  Apparently, fraternities and sororities are common in high schools as well.
  • The episode title is likely a pun on words in the chorus of the song Sherry.

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