The series centered around the Keaton family, Steven and his wife Elyse, both flower children of the 1960's. They had four children, Alex, Mallory, Jennifer and Andrew, who was born in 1985.
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07x26 Alex Doesn't Live Here Anymore… Aired: May. 14, 1989Alex and Elyse need to have a talk after a blow up over his accepting a new job in NY, and his shunning of his family, calling him arrogant and … [continue reading]
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Season Guides
- Season 7 (1985-1989)
- Season 6 (1987-1988)
- Season 5 (1986-1987)
- Season 4 (1985-1986)
- Season 3 (1984-1985)
Previous Episodes
- 04x24 Paper Chase… (May. 08, 1986)
- 04x23 Once in Lov… (May. 01, 1986)
- 04x22 My Buddy (Mar. 06, 1986)
- 04x21 Teacher'… (Mar. 02, 1986)
- 04x20 Art Lover (Feb. 20, 1986)
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Show's Cast / Crew
Directors
- Sam Weisman (60 episodes)
- Will Mackenzie (37 episodes)
- Andrew McCullough (15 episodes)
Writers
- Gary David Goldberg (89 episodes)
- Alan Uger (38 episodes)
- Marc Lawrence (31 episodes)
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Series Fun Facts
- Steven Keaton was from Buffalo, New York.
- Gary David Goldberg named the family Keaton after Actress Diane Keaton.
- Columbus, Ohio was selected as the setting of the series as that section of the country is viewed as being 'Middle America'.
