"The Spirit of Columbus" is the nineteenth episode in the sixth season of the NBC family sitcom Family Ties. It originally aired on January 17, 1988, and is the hundred-and-forty-first episode of the series overall.
Synopsis[]
Alex discovers that Nick's artistic talents have the potential to be profitable for the both of them, and sets out to manage Nick's career.
Plot[]
After seeing a commercial on TV, Andy decides that he wants to be a dog. Meanwhile, Nick sells one of his sculptures, which causes Alex to believe that Nick's art is worth something. And then he gets the idea that Nick should mass produce them. Nick, however, doesn't see his artwork that way.
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Trivia[]
- Nick says they're going to the flea market. However, the subtitles say "flee market".
- Production assistant Robert Schanche appears in this episode.
- Terry Wills appears in one of his seven episodes of the show.
- Alex suggests (incorrectly) that Leonardo da Vinci also created Mona Beth, Mona Kathy, and Mona Mona (on the same day he did the Mona Lisa.
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