Family Ties

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Family Ties is a popular 1980s American sitcom that follows the Keaton family as they navigate generational and political differences with humor and heart.

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Family Ties canonical 14
Family Ties (TV series) 1
Family Ties: Vacation 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf sitcom
television series
broadcastFormat color
cameraSetup multi-camera
characterActorRelation Alex P. Keaton
surface form: Alex P. Keaton – Michael J. Fox

Andrew Keaton
surface form: Andrew Keaton – Brian Bonsall

Elyse Keaton – Meredith Baxter
Jennifer Keaton – Tina Yothers
Mallory Keaton – Justine Bateman
Michael Gross
surface form: Steven Keaton – Michael Gross
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
creator Gary David Goldberg
executiveProducer Gary David Goldberg
finalAired 1989-05-14
firstAired 1982-09-22
genre family comedy
sitcom
hasSubjectMatter Reagan-era politics
family relationships
mainCharacter Alex P. Keaton
Andrew Keaton
Elyse Keaton
Jennifer Keaton
Mallory Keaton
Steven Keaton
mainTheme generational differences
political differences
notableAward Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
notableAwardCategory Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
notableAwardRecipient Michael J. Fox
numberOfEpisodes 176
numberOfSeasons 7
openingTheme Without Us
openingThemePerformer Deniece Williams
Johnny Mathis
originalLanguage English
originalNetwork NBC
originalRunStartDecade 1980s
portrayedBy Brian Bonsall
Justine Bateman
Meredith Baxter
Michael Gross
Michael J. Fox
Tina Yothers
portrays liberal parents and conservative son dynamic
productionCompany Paramount Television Studios
surface form: Paramount Television

Ubu Productions
setInPeriod 1980s
setting Columbus, Ohio
typicalRuntimeMinutes 24

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TV Land Award notableRecipient Family Ties
Michael J. Fox notableWork Family Ties
Oliver Muirhead appearedIn Family Ties
Courteney Cox notableWork Family Ties
Courteney Cox televisionSeries Family Ties
Alex P. Keaton appearsIn Family Ties
Tracy Pollan notableWork Family Ties
Tracy Pollan notableWork Family Ties
this entity surface form: Family Ties: Vacation
Lucky Man: A Memoir about Family Ties
this entity surface form: Family Ties (TV series)
Justine Bateman notableWork Family Ties
Beverly Archer appearedIn Family Ties
Jami Gertz notableWork Family Ties
Bud Bundy – David Faustino televisionSeries Family Ties
subject surface form: David Faustino