Family Ties Diary of a Young Girl (Season 2, Episode 21)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 25 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

Family Ties

Diary of a Young Girl (Season 2, Episode 21)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 25 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

Jennifer is in the hospital to have her tonsils taken out and is worried she will not survive. Awaiting the surgery, she writes down her thoughts and memories of her family.

Director

Sam Weisman

Writers

Gary David Goldberg (created by) | Ruth Bennett (written by)

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Edit Released

Updated May 3, 1984

Release date

May 3, 1984 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

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

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7 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)
Nancy Parsons Nurse Nurse See fewer	Porky's (1981)
Michael David Wright Kevin Jenkins Kevin Jenkins See fewer	The Malibu Bikini Shop (1986)