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

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…

Alex’s chances or acceptance into a smug college fraternity are dependent upon his having a knockout date for the pledge dance and when the girl cancels he pleads with Karen,…

While Steven and Elyse are away on vacation, the Keaton house becomes a hotel for the weekend after Mallory accidentally crashes her parents’ car into a telephone pole and the…

When his best friend, Doug, meets and falls in love with Eleanor, and decides to marry her, Alex resents the fact that someone has come between their friendship and refuses…

Steven and Elyse plan a nostalgic weekend with the kids before the baby arrives, and are crushed to discover that the children are not at all interested in reminiscing about…

Mallory’s enthusiasm for her part-time job at a boutique causes her school grades to slip even lower than usual and Steven and Elyse agree that she must quit work, but…

Alex is teamed with long-time rival James Jarrett and assigned to work at a “”hotline”” crisis center to fulfill a course requirement, and the two end up in a crisis…

Alex is thrilled to be taking a college course taught by one of his personal heroes, Professor Ephraim Bronski, but in his eagerness to impress the teacher he gets off…

Little Jennifer is thrilled about a visit from Scott, a former neighborhood pal she hasn’t seen in five years, but her happiness at the reunion is shattered when he ignores…

Alex reluctantly accepts a part-time job with his father at the non-profit station, and his dad is bursting with pride to have him following in his footsteps, but Alex feels…

Elyse is stricken with gambling fever on a business trip to Atlantic City, and while on a roll with Alex’s “foolproof” blackjack system, she’s oblivious to her family and job….

The news that their mother is pregnant sends the three Keaton kids into an angry outburst resulting in a family battle. The children react with panic and outrage at the…

When Elyse lands a job with a top architectural firm, the load begins to get to her at work and at home. Elyse feels the need to expand her horizons….

When Alex’s pal Skippy discovers he’s adopted, Alex helps him cope with the shocking news and accompanies the nervous teenager on a memorable meeting with his real mother.

Alex is so sure that he will be named valedictorian of his class that he can’t cope with the thought of being defeated by a girl especially his girl so…

In the hospital awaiting a tonsillectomy, Jennifer fears she may never see her family again and, while writing in her diary, she flashes back to regrettable incidents with each family…

Mallory turns to Alex for some advice when she begins to fear she’ll lose her new boyfriend unless she agrees to his pleas for a more “”adult”” romance. Sixteen-year-old Mallory…

Alex courts disaster when he invites two dates to the senior prom and devises an elaborate scheme for escorting each of the unknowing girls on a night to remember. Prom…

Excited at the prospect of reviving her folk-singing career at a local niteclub, Elyse faces the skepticism of Alex and Mallory and an audience unattuned to the songs of the…

Elyse is chocked by her soon-to-be-divorced mother’s quick and free-spirited plunge into the singles world, and sparks fly between the two women when Elyse can’t help but interfere.

Alex discovers that his idol, young Uncle Ned, has a serious drinking problem when the bright, but ill-fated corporate whiz kid returns for a visit after losing another job.

Alex pretends to support the Equal Rights Amendment to impress a pretty feminist and winds up behind bars after championing the cause at a debate that turns into a riot….

Steven and Elyse realize how lucky they are when their friends come over for a visit, but are unaware that it will be for the last time. Divorced “”Sunday father””…

On his 18th birthday, Alex defies his mother and goes off with some of his buddies to celebrate at an out-of-town niteclub, and to his dismay, the irate Elyse shows…

Alex is both amazed and furious when a critical admissions interview at Princeton University is shattered by his hysterical sister Mallory, who feels her anger over discovering her boyfriend kissing…

While working as a DJ at the school radio station, Alex strikes up a telephone friendship with caller Lorraine Ferrar, who shares his love of swing music, and he and…

Steven and Elyse worry that Alex, who is the new coach of Jennifer’s softball team, is pushing the girls too hard when Jennifer fails to jog all the way home…

A cynical Alex finds the spirit of Christmas in a dream, when he’s shown shocking visions of the past and future by ghosts of Mallory and Jennifer. While the family…

After Mallory secretly submits a picture of Elyse and herself to an ad agency for a mother-daughter modeling contest, she’s ecstatic to have won but dismayed and jealous when the…

Steven’s assistant at the station is bright, talented, funny, witty…and in love with him. And it looks like Steven may be returning her affections. It becomes obvious that Steven’s assistant,…

When Alex takes diet pills for a lift during mid-terms, his dependency level increases daily. Alex is studying for several tests and convinces Mallory to obtain diet pills to help…

When Mallory’s boyfriend Jeff arrives home from college and wants to go steady, she’s elated, but it’s soon apparent that he’s a little awed by school and merely grasping at…

Alex anxiously awaits a crucial college recommendation from his English teacher and urges Steven and Elyse to butter Mr. Tedesco up on parents’ nite at school – but the obnoxious…

When pretty Carrie Newman and her mother Julia come to visit the Keaton’s, Carrie’s forward behavior sends Alex into a panic.

In her zeal for good causes Elyse devotes so much energy to committee work that a neglected Steven feels shortchanged. Ecstatic to have won an award for his public television…

As “”Big Brother”” to a 10-year-old Vietnamese boy, Alex tries to mold Ming into his own image, and he learns an unforgettable lesson when he breaks a promise to the…

Soon after free lance architect Elyse Keaton hires her friend Suzanne Davis to handle clerical chores, she wants to fire the under-qualified, overly aggressive secretary, but Suzanne’s marriage breaks up,…

Alex gets stuck babysitting for his little sister Jennifer, who is fed up with feeling in the way at his poker game and decides to disappear.

While gearing up to face the TV cameras as captain of his high school’s team on “Quiz Off,” Alex panics at first when a teammate drops out. He then launches…