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Alex heads the household when Elyse and Steven go away for the weekend.

Jennifer gets picked on when she befriends a boy at school.

Seduced by an "older woman" of twenty-one, the hitherto inexperienced Alex is devastated to learn that she thinks of their relationship as casual.

A visit from Steven's father evokes confrontation between the two.

Mallory is horrified and confused when a close family friend and older business associate of her father makes a pass at her.

As the new editor of his school paper, Alex uncovers a cheating scandal and to everyone's chagrin, prints a list of students who were caught including Mallory.

To the dismay of the Keaton children and their equally conservative grandparents, Steven and Elyse take time out Thanksgiving Day to attend an anti-nuke rally-and end up spending the holiday in jail.

Though Alex loves working at Mr. Adler's "Mom and Pop" grocery store, to the old man's dismay, he quits to "climb the corporate ladder" at an ultramodern supermarket.

The Keatons consider buying a gun for protection after getting burglarized.

When a blizzard forces the Keatons to spend Christmas at home, Elyse's gift to Steven an album filled with fascinating old photos sparks flashbacks to the births of their three children.

Mallory resents Elyse for the advice she gives her pregnant friend.

When popular sorority girl Sherry Marshall befriends Mallory to get close to Alex, Mallory brings them together in hopes of joining Pi Nu but her plan backfires.

Elyse's younger brother and Alex's idol, Ned, makes a surprise visit. However, everyone is puzzled by the go-getter corporate executive's suspicious behavior.

With the FBI hot on Ned's heels for embezzling 4.5 million dollars in corporate funds, Elyse's ethical brother and Alex's idol tells the family why and where he hid the money.

Alex amasses a bundle by playing the stock market on paper for his economics class, and courts disaster by secretly investing his father's money.

Mallory's handsome but shy French tutor, Jeff, finally musters up the nerve to ask her out and then courts disaster by enlisting Alex's advice on how to behave on the date.

As Big Brother to a 10-year-old Vietnamese boy, Alex tries to mold Ming into his own image, and he learns an unforgettable lesson when he breaks a promise to the adoring child.

Soon after freelance architect Elyse Keaton hires her friend Suzanne Davis to handle clerical chores, she wants to fire the under-qualified, overly aggressive secretary.

Alex gets stuck babysitting for his little sister Jennifer, who is fed up with feeling in the way at his poker game and decides to disappear.

While gearing up to face the television cameras as captain of his high school's team on "Quiz-Em", Alex panics at first when a teammate drops out and then launches a tutoring program a la Eliza Doolittle for his sister Mallory.

Elyse gets so wrapped up in work that she neglects her family.

When pretty Carrie Newman and her mother Julia come to visit the Keatons, Carrie's forward behavior sends Alex into a panic.

Steven and Elyse realize how lucky they are when their friends come over for a visit, but are unaware that it will be for the last time.

When Alex takes diet pills for a lift during midterms, his dependency level increases daily.

Mallory secretly submits a picture of Elyse and herself to an ad agency for a mother-daughter-modeling contest.

Steven's assistant at the station is bright, talented, funny, and witty...and in love with him.

When Mallory's boyfriend Jeff arrives home from college and wants to go steady, she's elated, but it's soon apparent that he's a little awed by the school and merely grasping at the familiar.

While working as a DJ at the school radio station, Alex strikes up a telephone friendship with caller Lorraine Ferrar.

Steven and Elyse worry that Jennifer's softball team coach is pushing the girls too hard.

A cynical Alex finds the spirit of Christmas in a dream.

Alex anxiously awaits a crucial college recommendation from his English teacher.

On his 18th birthday, Alex defies his mother and goes off with some of his buddies to celebrate at an out-of-town nightclub.

Alex is both amazed and furious when a critical admissions interview at Princeton University is shattered by his hysterical sister Mallory.

Elyse is shocked by her soon-to-be-divorced mother's quick and free-spirited plunge into the singles world.

Alex discovers that his idol, young Uncle Ned, has a serious drinking problem.

Alex pretends to support the Equal Rights Amendment to impress a pretty feminist.

Mallory turns to Alex for some advice when she begins to fear she'll lose her new boyfriend unless she agrees to his pleas for a more "adult" romance.

Alex courts disaster when he invites two dates to the senior prom. He devises an elaborate scheme for escorting each of the unknowing girls on a night to remember.

Elyse is excited at the prospect of reviving her folk-singing career at a local nightclub.

When Alex's pal Skippy discovers he's adopted, Alex helps him cope with the shocking news.

Alex is so sure that he will be named valedictorian of his class that he can't cope with the thought of being defeated by a girl-especially his girl.

In the hospital awaiting a tonsillectomy, Jennifer fears she may never see her family again.

Elyse feels the need to expand her horizons.

When Elyse has a convention speech in 'fascinating east coast resort' Atlantic City, she didn't plan to waste any time and money gambling.

The news that their mother is pregnant sends the three Keaton kids into an angry outburst resulting in a family battle.

Alex is thrilled to be taking a college course taught by one of his personal heroes, Professor Ephraim Bronski. In his eagerness to impress the teacher he gets off to a bad start and is humiliated by his idol when he fails the first-class assignment.

Little Jennifer is thrilled about getting a visit from her former neighborhood pal, Scott, whom she hasn't seen in five years.

Alex reluctantly accepts a part-time job with his father at the non-profit station, and his dad is bursting with pride to have him following in his footsteps.

Mallory's enthusiasm for her part-time job at a boutique causes her grades to slip even lower than usual.

As an economics student, Alex finds it demeaning to be forced into a public service position, but his experiences at the crisis center give him a new outlook on life.

While Steven and Elyse are away on vacation, Mallory accidentally crashes her parents' car into a telephone pole. The kids need to raise money for auto repairs and decides to turn the Keaton house into a hotel.

Alex cannot accept the fact that he and everyone around him are growing up and desperately clings to his old ways.

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