"Summer of '82" is the fourth episode in the first season of the NBC family sitcom Family Ties. It originally aired on October 27, 1982, and is the fourth episode of the series overall.
Synopsis[]
Alex learns the complicated matters of of love, sex, and the emotions involved, when he falls for a college senior to whom he loses his virginity. The next day he is heartbroken when he sees her with another guy.
Plot[]
While delivering groceries, seventeen-year-old Alex meets Stephanie Brooks (played by Amy Steel), a college senior writing a thesis on Milton Friedman. He later nervously loses his virginity with her, but he is heartbroken when he sees her with another guy. Stephanie doesn't think the situation is as serious as Alex does. Steven helps Alex to sort out his feelings.
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[]
- Amy Steel as Stephanie Brooks
- John Putch as Pete Drucker
Co-Starring[]
Quotes[]
Trivia[]
- Parts of this episode are used as flashbacks in "Wrap Around the Clock".
- Alex mentions this "relationship" to Mallory in an effort to persuade her not to sleep with her boyfriend ("Ready or Not").
- Alex's apron shows that he is working at Adler's Grocery (as seen in "Death of a Grocer").
- After his affair with Stephanie, the next morning at home Alex sings "Let's Do It (Let's Fall in Love)".
- The title is a reference to the 1971 film, "Summer of '42".
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