Season 2 (1983/84)
| No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Production code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | 1 | "Tender is the Knight" | Sam Weisman | Ruth Bennett | September 28, 1983 (1983-09-28) | 023 |
| Alex must contend with a childhood sweetheart staying at the house, who is unlike any girl he's met—or liked—before. | ||||||
| 24 | 2 | "The Homecoming" | Sam Weisman | Douglas Wyman | October 12, 1983 (1983-10-12) | 027 |
| Mallory's boyfriend Jeff returns to Columbus and confesses to Alex that he hates Princeton, and is willing to do anything to get out of it—even ask Mallory to go steady with him. | ||||||
| 25 | 3 | "The Harder They Fall" | Sam Weisman | Rich Reinhart | October 12, 1983 (1983-10-12) | 026 |
| Parent/Teacher Conferences at Alex and Mallory's school become interesting when both Steven and Elyse contend with a rude, insufferable teacher (Edward Edwards), whom Elyse punches for insulting her. Alex is upset when he finds out about it, particularly since a college recommendation hangs in the balance. | ||||||
| 26 | 4 | "This Year's Model" | John Pasquin | Susan Borowitz & Richard Raskind | October 26, 1983 (1983-10-26) | 032 |
| Mallory enters herself and Elyse in a mother/daughter modeling contest but ends up regretting it when they win and Elyse steals her thunder. | ||||||
| 27 | 5 | "Not An Affair to Remember" | Sam Weisman | Ruth Bennett & Gary David Goldberg | November 2, 1983 (1983-11-02) | 029 |
| Steven's fidelity is put to the test when he learns that Stacy (Judith Light), an employee at the TV station, has a crush on him. | ||||||
| 28 | 6 | "Speed Trap" | Sam Weisman | Michael J. Weithorn | November 9, 1983 (1983-11-09) | 025 |
| Obsessed with getting good grades to earn a college scholarship, Alex begins taking amphetamines so he can stay up late studying. | ||||||
| 29 | 7 | "Sweet Lorraine" | Sam Weisman | Alan Uger | November 16, 1983 (1983-11-16) | 031 |
| Working at the school radio station, Alex sets himself up a blind date with a fellow music enthusiast, who turns out to be twice his age. | ||||||
| 30 | 8 | "Batter Up" | Sam Weisman | Lisa A. Bannick | November 30, 1983 (1983-11-30) | 028 |
| Alex, the coach of Jennifer's peewee softball team, pushes his own sister too hard. It is up to Steven and Elyse to show Alex that being a coach is about more than winning and "doing what the coach says". | ||||||
| 31 | 9 | "A Keaton Christmas Carol" | Will Mackenzie | Story: Robert Caplain Teleplay: Rich Reinhart |
December 14, 1983 (1983-12-14) | 037 |
| Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" is adapted to the Keatons as a Scrooge-like Alex is enlightened of the meaning of the Christmas season by the Ghosts of Christmas Past (Jennifer) and Future (Mallory). | ||||||
| 32 | 10 | "To Snatch a Keith" | Sam Weisman | Alan Uger | December 21, 1983 (1983-12-21) | 024 |
| When family friends, Richard and his son Keith, come for a visit, it is known that Richard has gone through a divorce. Upon arrival, Richard reveals that his ex-wife, Cynthia, is moving to California and taking Keith with her. Despondent when Cynthia is about to leave with Keith, Richard takes his son. Steven has to meet Richard at a bar to convince him that not only is taking Keith illegal, it's wrong to take "prisoners" in his "war" against Cynthia. | ||||||
| 33 | 11 | "Birthday Boy" | Will Mackenzie | Michael J. Weithorn | January 5, 1984 (1984-01-05) | 033 |
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Alex's friends Neil (John Putch) and Doug (Crispin Glover) want to take him to West Virginia, where the drinking age is 18, for his birthday, but Elyse is opposed to this plan. Note: Michael J. Fox and Crispin Glover would later star in Back to the Future together. |
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| 34 | 12 | "Go Tigers" | Will Mackenzie | Michael J. Weithorn | January 12, 1984 (1984-01-12) | 036 |
| Alex travels to Princeton University for a critical, yet coveted, admissions interview. At the same time, Mallory—who has accompanied Alex—learns that her old boyfriend, Jeff, has a new girlfriend and neglected to tell her. Mallory becomes so emotional that she interrupts Alex's interview. Alex is left to decide what is more important: family or college. | ||||||
| 35 | 13 | ""M" is for the Many Things" | Will Mackenzie | Lisa A. Bannick | January 19, 1984 (1984-01-19) | 038 |
| Elyse is shocked by her soon-to-be-divorced mother's quick and free-spirited plunge into the singles world. | ||||||
| 36 | 14 | "Say Uncle" | Will Mackenzie | Ruth Bennett | January 26, 1984 (1984-01-26) | 039 |
| Elyse's brother Ned (Tom Hanks) returns, hoping to put his life back on track by getting a job at the TV station. But after they learn that Ned blew the job interview by going in drunk, Steven, Elyse, and Alex try to convince him he has an alcohol problem. | ||||||
| 37 | 15 | "Ladies' Man" | John Pasquin | Alan Uger | February 2, 1984 (1984-02-02) | 040 |
| Alex's attraction to a classmate leads him to join the ERA movement, much to his parents' surprise. However, Alex soon learns that it's not a good idea to lie about what he believes in just to impress a girl. | ||||||
| 38 | 16 | "Ready or Not" | Lee Shallat-Chemel | Ruth Bennett & Michael J. Weithorn | February 9, 1984 (1984-02-09) | 041 |
| Mallory turns to Alex for advice when her new boyfriend tries pressuring her into having sex. | ||||||
| 39 | 17 | "Double Date" | Will Mackenzie | Douglas Wyman | February 16, 1984 (1984-02-16) | 044 |
| Alex unwittingly makes two dates to the senior prom. He then has to figure a way out of this mess by escorting both girls to the big dance ... without telling the other. | ||||||
| 40 | 18 | "Lady Sings the Blues" | Andrew McCullough | Alan Uger & Michael J. Weithorn | February 23, 1984 (1984-02-23) | 042 |
| Elyse's emotions run the gamut as she prepares to revive her folk singing career at the local nightclub. | ||||||
| 41 | 19 | "Baby Boy Doe" | Will Mackenzie | Ruth Bennett & Alan Uger | March 8, 1984 (1984-03-08) | 045 |
| Skippy finds out he is adopted and asks for the Keatons' help to find his birth mother. | ||||||
| 42 | 20 | "The Graduate" | Will Mackenzie | Ruth Bennett & Lloyd Garver | March 15, 1984 (1984-03-15) | 043 |
| Alex's sexist views are put to the test when he learns that he will be his class' salutatorian ... and that his girlfriend will be the valedictorian. | ||||||
| 43 | 21 | "Diary of a Young Girl" | Sam Weisman | Ruth Bennett | May 3, 1984 (1984-05-03) | 034 |
| Jennifer fears the worst when she goes in for a tonsillectomy. In the first of several flashback episodes, Jennifer recalls past encounters with each of her family members and how they were resolved. | ||||||
| 44 | 22 | "Working At It" | Sam Weisman | Lloyd Garver | May 10, 1984 (1984-05-10) | 030 |
| Elyse struggles to juggle a new job and home life, which leads to further family problems. |
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