"Family Ties" was all about Michael J. Fox to me. As Alex Keaton he was such an atypical youth that he naturally created laughs. I mean he was a suit-wearing Republican who was genuinely concerned about conservative issues as a teen. My goodness that is funny. Even if he wasn't juxtaposed to his parents Steven and Elyse Keaton (Michael Gross and Meredith Baxter) he would still be funny.
He got an assist here and there from Justine Bateman and Tina Yothers playing his sisters, Mallory and Jennifer Keaton. Later the show added Andy Keaton, but that was more or less an effort to infuse life into it as many programs do.
He got an assist here and there from Justine Bateman and Tina Yothers playing his sisters, Mallory and Jennifer Keaton. Later the show added Andy Keaton, but that was more or less an effort to infuse life into it as many programs do.