Family Ties A Word to the Wise: Part 2 (Season 4, Episode 19)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 60 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

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Family Ties

A Word to the Wise: Part 2 (Season 4, Episode 19)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 60 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

Skippy joins the Keatons in sharing stories about Alex with Ellen, recalling how he confronted Mallory about her love life, rented out the house while his parents were away, and went to a bar in West Virginia for his 18th birthday.

Director

Will Mackenzie

Writers

Gary David Goldberg (created by) | Susan Borowitz (written by) | Marc Lawrence (written by)

Producers

Ruth Bennett | Alan Uger

Cinematographers

Robert F. Liu | Dominic Palmieri

Editor

Gary Anderson

Casting Director

Judith Weiner

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Edit Released

Updated Feb 13, 1986

Release date

Feb 13, 1986 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 5 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 19 wins & 43 nominations

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12 cast members

Name	Known for
Meredith Baxter Elyse Keaton (as Meredith Baxter Birney) Elyse Keaton (as Meredith Baxter Birney) See fewer	All the President's Men (1976)
Michael Gross Steven Keaton Steven Keaton See fewer	Family Ties (1982)
Michael J. Fox Alex P. Keaton Alex P. Keaton See fewer	Back to the Future (1985)
Justine Bateman Mallory Keaton Mallory Keaton See fewer	Violet (II) (2021)
Tina Yothers Jennifer Keaton Jennifer Keaton See fewer	Family Ties (1982)
Marc Price Irwin 'Skippy' Handelman Irwin 'Skippy' Handelman See fewer	Family Ties (1982)
Tracy Pollan Ellen Reed Ellen Reed See fewer	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
Earl Boen Ed Barker (archive footage) Ed Barker (archive footage) See fewer	Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
Crispin Glover Doug Doug See fewer	What Is It? (2005)
Philip Charles MacKenzie Dan Matthews (archive footage) Dan Matthews (archive footage) See fewer	Brothers (1984)
Michael B. Moynahan Grover Garver (archive footage) Grover Garver (archive footage) See fewer	Zoobilee Zoo (1986)
John Putch Neil (archive footage) Neil (archive footage) See fewer	The Father and the Bear (2016)