TV Guide: Family Ties

Video: Cold Storage

CBS — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500

With the rest of the Keaton family away for the weekend, Mallory is excited about having the house to herself until she is accidentally locked in the basement with the person she'd least like to be with her adoring neighbor, Skippy

Video: Bringing Up Baby

CBS — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500

With Elyse back at work, Steven is frustrated when her schedule and the baby's schedule aren't allowing them any free time together

Video: Mr. Wrong

CBS — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Mallory brings home her new boyfriend, Nick, a Rambo-type environmental artist, to meet her family

Video: The Old College Try

CBS — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500

When Mallory informs her parents that she has no intention of going to college after graduation, they are sure her boyfriend, Nick, a high school dropout, is influencing her

Video: Don't Go Changin'

CBS — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Alex does some fancy footwork on the dance floor to impress Ellen when he thinks he is losing her because of their divergent interests

Video: Help Wanted

CBS — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Because of Elyse's pregnancy, the family decides to get a housekeeper, so Alex hires the lovely Karen Nicholson, a totally incompetent young lady whom the family immediately adores but Steven insists must be fired

Video: Don't Kiss Me, I'm Only the Messenger

CBS — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Alex plays Cupid to help his shy pal Skippy get together with Jane, the girl of his dreams, but his good intentions go awry when the girl falls for him instead

Video: Oh Donna

CBS — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Alex befriends Donna, a young, unwed expectant mother from Elyse's natural-childbirth class

Video: Philadelphia Story

CBS — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Alex falls asleep while working on a college term paper on Thomas Jefferson and dreams that his family and friends are living 200 years ago

Video: Auntie Up

CBS — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Mallory is crushed when her favorite aunt dies suddenly, but her feelings of sadness turn to anger when family and friends at the funeral seem to be taking Aunt Trudy's death too lightly

Video: My Tutor

CBS — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Alex hires a tutor to help him with math, but his "teacher" turns out to be a 13-year-old genius who suddenly becomes more interested in Jennifer that in helping Alex

Video: Art Lover

CBS — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Mallory suspects there's more involved than "art appreciation" when a wealthy and beautiful older woman takes a special interest in Nick's creations

Video: Engine Trouble

CBS — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Elyse enrolls in an auto mechanics class to prove to Alex and Steven that women can be just as competent with cars as men, but to protect his own masculinity, Alex joins the class to prove her wrong

Video: Teacher's Pet

CBS — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Alex lands an assistant teaching position and runs into big trouble when he has to grade a student who also happens to be his girlfriend, Ellen

Video: Once in Love with Elyse

CBS — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Elyse must deal with Paul, a young architect associate who falls in love with her

Video: My Buddy

CBS — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Steven has a very difficult time accepting that his youngest daughter, Jennifer, is growing up and no longer wants to "pal around" with him

Video: Just One Look

CBS — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Steven looks forward to reminiscing about the good old times when an old college buddy, Richard Schofield, comes to visit

Video: Mr. Right

CBS — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Nick seeks Alex's help and advice on how to fit in more comfortably with the Keaton family, and ends up taking a "normal" job and going to extremes to be accepted

Video: You've Got a Friend

CBS — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Mallory begins to feel severe guilt after reporting a young girl to the police for shoplifting, especially when she learns that the girl is from a home for abused children

Video: Checkmate

CBS — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500

A chess tournament between Leland College students and a visiting Soviet team turns into a wrestling match when Alex and his opponent, Ivan Rozmirovich, match wits and "fight" for their countries

Video: Nothing but a Man

CBS — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Steven gets the promotion he has been waiting years for, but as the new regional manager of the station, he is required to put in long hours at the office and soon realizes he has no time for his family