"Working At It" is the twenty-second episode in the second season of the NBC family sitcom Family Ties. It originally aired on May 10, 1984, and is the forty-fourth episode of the series overall.
Synopsis[]
Elyse gets a new job at an architectural firm and experiences challenges at work and at home.
Plot[]
Elyse is on her way to an interview at an architectural office with Karen Banks (played by Rebecca Balding). She worries how getting this job might affect her home life. The interview is tough, but Elyse pulls through and gets the job. She quickly finds out that she is technologically behind and challenged with her initial project. Elyse and Steven have a (relatively funny) argument about the new work situation. After a disastrous presentation, Elyse reevaluates her position in the workforce.
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[]
- Walter Olkewicz as Bill Channing
- Rebecca Balding as Karen Banks
- Michael Currie as Mr. Halifax
Co-Starring[]
Quotes[]
Trivia[]
- Steven makes an ill-fated reference to Grandma Moses.
- Walter Olkewicz also appears in "Architect's Apprentice".
- Elyse has a difficult time with the new technology (in perhaps a brief homage to the I Love Lucy episode at the chocolate factory, called Job Switching). See the classic clip on YouTube.
- Bill Channing (played by Walter Olkewicz) sings "My Funny Valentine" (by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart).
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