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It starred Meredith Baxter and Michael Gross as Elyse and Steven Keaton. Elyse was a very successful architect and Steven ran a public television station; both were former flower children . They lived in Columbus, Ohio with their three children: Alex (played by Michael J. Fox), Mallory (played by Justine Bateman), and Jennifer (played by Tina Yothers ).

The majority of the show's humor is derived from the tension between Alex's (Michael J. Fox) conservative, Republican mindset, Mallory's uninformed consumerism, and their parents' attitudes as liberalLiberalism is a political current embracing several historical and present-day ideologies that claim defense of individual liberty as the purpose of government. It typically favors the right to dissent from orthodox tenets or established authorities in po Democratslogo depicts a stylized donkey in red, white, and blue. The Democratic Party is one of the two major United States political parties. The Party is currently the minority in both the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives, as w.

In 1984This page is about the year 1984. For other uses of 1984, see 1984 (disambiguation). 1984 is a leap year starting on Sunday (link shows calendar). Events January January 1 Brunei becomes a fully independent state January 1 AT&T is broken up into 22 indepe, Elyse found out that she was pregnant, and much comedy came from all the children: Alex thought Elyse was too old to be having children, Mallory thought her mother would seriously cramp her social life, and Jennifer didn't want the new baby at first because she wanted to stay the baby of the family. Elyse gave birth to Andrew in 19851985 is a common year starting on Tuesday. Events January events January 1 Creation of the Internet's Domain Name System. January 17 British Telecom annouces they are going to abolish the famous red telephone boxes. January 23 A debate in the House of Lor, and the child was aged to a pre-schooler (played by Brian BonsallBrian Eric Bonsall (Born: December 3, 1981 in Torrance, California, USA) is an American former child actor. He is best known for his roles in Family Ties and in Star Trek: The Next Generation''. Filmography Lily in Winter (1994) (TV movie). as Michael Tow) in 19871987 is a common year starting on Thursday. Events January January 1 Nunavut's capital changes it name to Iqaluit from Frobisher Bay. January 3 Aretha Franklin becomes the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. January 4 An Amtrak train.

Other characters included Alex's best friend Skippy Handelman, who had an undying crush on Mallory, and in later years, budding artist Nick Moore, who became romantically involved with Mallory and alarmed various members of the family with how unknowingly crass and unmannered he could be. The final two seasons also featured Courteney CoxCourteney Cox Arquette (born June 15, 1964 in Birmingham, Alabama, USA) is an American actress. While she has occasionally used her full married name professionally, she continues to be generally known simply as "Courteney Cox". She was born into an afflu as Lauren Miller, a love interest for Alex.