Season 7 (1988/89)
| No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Production code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 145 | 1 | "It Happened One Night" | Matthew Diamond | Marc Lawrence | October 30, 1988 (1988-10-30) | 154 |
| Steven, Elyse, and Andy go camping and Jennifer, Alex, and Mallory stay home. After realizing they should have gone with them, Jennifer, Alex, Nick, and Mallory head to the campground. But the car breaks down in the middle of nowhere and they must camp outside. | ||||||
| 146 | 2 | "Designing Woman" | Matthew Diamond | Katie Ford | November 6, 1988 (1988-11-06) | 155 |
| Mallory gets a job a fashion designing store but finds out her co-worker is stealing her designs. | ||||||
| 147 | 3 | "Truckers" | Andrew McCullough | Shannon Gaughan | November 13, 1988 (1988-11-13) | 156 |
| Alex feels neglected when Andy would rather spend time with Nick's nephew rather than with him. | ||||||
| 148 | 4 | "Beyond Therapy" | Sam Weisman | Katie Ford | November 27, 1988 (1988-11-27) | 158 |
| Lauren encourages Alex to join a therapy group to express his feelings more. | ||||||
| 149 | 5 | "Heartstrings, Part 1" | Sam Weisman | Alan Uger | December 4, 1988 (1988-12-04) | 151 |
| Steven suffers a major heart attack in the living room of his home. At the hospital, the Keatons pass the time in two ways: recalling when Steven and Elyse met and supporting Mr. Meyers and Mrs. Hobart, whose spouses are also suffering from heart-related health issues. | ||||||
| 150 | 6 | "Heartstrings, Part 2" | Sam Weisman | Alan Uger | December 11, 1988 (1988-12-11) | 152 |
| Steven's surgery goes longer than expected, but spirits are lifted when Mr. Meyers' wife pulls through her surgery successfully. Just minutes later, the Keatons get a scary reminder of what still might be when Mrs. Hobart's husband suddenly dies, even after it had appeared that his health had improved greatly. | ||||||
| 151 | 7 | "Heartstrings, Part 3" | Sam Weisman | Alan Uger | December 18, 1988 (1988-12-18) | 153 |
| Steven recovers from surgery and returns home, but is terrified of his future. In the end, Elyse has to put her own fears aside to help calm Steven's and help him adjust to life after his heart attack. | ||||||
| 152 | 8 | "Basic Training" | Sam Weisman | Susan Borowitz | January 1, 1989 (1989-01-01) | 157 |
| Desperately seeking direction in life, Skippy decides to enlist in the Army. But is the Army the best career path for him? Meanwhile, Steven is not allowed to eat fattening foods because of his recent heart attack. | ||||||
| 153 | 9 | "Deja Vu" | Matthew Diamond | Susan Borowitz | January 8, 1989 (1989-01-08) | 160 |
| Jennifer starts dating Mallory's ex-boyfriend's younger brother, Josh. But when Mallory finds out that Josh wants to follow in his brother's footsteps, she thinks that he will dump Jennifer just like Jeff dumped her. | ||||||
| 154 | 10 | "Nick's Best Friend" | Sam Weisman | Katie Ford | January 15, 1989 (1989-01-15) | 159 |
| Man's best friend becomes Nick's best friend when he adopts a pet dog. But when the dog is struck by a car and critically injured, Nick is forced to make a heart-wrenching decision. | ||||||
| 155 | 11 | "Get Me to the Living Room on Time" | Sam Weisman | Matthew Monaher | January 29, 1989 (1989-01-29) | 161 |
| Andy becomes friends with two senior citizens at a retirement home, Joseph and Eva. Steven decides to make them the focus of his new documentary. While the documentary is being recorded, Joseph proposes to Eva, who accepts. But Joseph's son, David, does not approve of their marriage. | ||||||
| 156 | 12 | "The Job Not Taken" | Andrew McCullough | Marc Lawrence | February 5, 1989 (1989-02-05) | 162 |
| When Alex's friend, Paul Corman, gets Alex a job, Paul gets fired. Alex starts to feel guilty, so he quits. | ||||||
| 157 | 13 | "The Wrecker's Ball" | Sam Weisman | Douglas Wyman | February 12, 1989 (1989-02-12) | 163 |
| When the first building Elyse designed faces the wrecking ball, the entire family rallies behind her attempts to block the demolition. | ||||||
| 158 | 14 | "My Best Friend's Girl" | Sam Weisman | Bruce Helford | February 19, 1989 (1989-02-19) | 165 |
| Lauren tries to play matchmaker for Skippy as a favor to Alex, but Skippy ends up falling in love with her. Steven and Elyse both think they can teach Jennifer to drive better, so they compete. | ||||||
| 159 | 15 | "'Til Her Daddy Takes the T-Bird Away" | Matthew Diamond | Susan Borowitz | February 26, 1989 (1989-02-26) | 166 |
| Mallory's plans to buy a car are stalled when Steven refuses to co-sign her loan. | ||||||
| 160 | 16 | "Simon Says" | Matthew Diamond | Katie Ford | March 5, 1989 (1989-03-05) | 164 |
| Jennifer and Simon get jobs at a fast food restaurant. | ||||||
| 161 | 17 | "All in the Neighborhood, Part 1" | Matthew Diamond | Ruth Bennett | March 12, 1989 (1989-03-12) | 167 |
| When a longtime African-American coworker of Steven's moves into the neighborhood with his family, tensions rise over the fear of falling property and home values. Things come to a boil when the new neighbors' home is vandalized. | ||||||
| 162 | 18 | "All in the Neighborhood, Part 2" | Matthew Diamond | Ruth Bennett | March 19, 1989 (1989-03-19) | 168 |
| The Keatons and their neighbors are pressed into action after their new neighbors' home is vandalized. Through the process, the neighbors really get to know one another, as deep-seated feelings of racism begin to surface in the neighborhood. | ||||||
| 163 | 19 | "They Can't Take That Away From Me, Part 1" | Matthew Diamond | Marc Lawrence | April 2, 1989 (1989-04-02) | 171 |
| Alex becomes attracted to a young music student named Marty (Jane Adams) even though he is still dating Lauren. | ||||||
| 164 | 20 | "They Can't Take That Away From Me, Part 2" | Matthew Diamond | Marc Lawrence | April 9, 1989 (1989-04-09) | 172 |
| Alex must choose between Lauren and Marty. | ||||||
| 165 | 21 | "Rain Forests Keep Falling on My Head" | Rita Rogers | Bruce Helford | April 16, 1989 (1989-04-16) | 173 |
| When Jennifer becomes obsessed with saving the environment, she makes everybody use things that are not a hazard. Steven and Elyse suggest she see the school counselor. | ||||||
| 166 | 22 | "Wrap Around the Clock (1 Hour)" | Matthew Diamond | Katie Ford | April 23, 1989 (1989-04-23) | 169/170 |
| The Keatons look back on pleasant memories while filling in Andy's time capsule. | ||||||
| 167 | 23 | "Mr. Keaton Takes a Vacation" | Sam Weisman | Shannon Gaughan | May 7, 1989 (1989-05-07) | 174 |
| Steven finally expresses his true feelings about Nick when he moves in with the family for a week. | ||||||
| 168 | 24 | "Alex Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1 Hour)" | Sam Weisman | Susan Borowitz, Katie Ford, Marc Lawrence & Alan Uger | May 14, 1989 (1989-05-14) | 175/176 |
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When Alex lands his dream job in New York, everyone's delighted for him... except Elyse, who can't stand the thought of her first child moving so far away from home. At the end of the show, the cast and the show's creator Gary David Goldberg come out for a final curtain call. Note: In 2011, the whole 2-part finale was ranked #24 on the TV Guide Network special, TV's Most Unforgettable Finales. |
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