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Family Ties - The Fourth Season

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I'm already counting down to the release date! Season 4 of Family Ties was the Year of Alex and Ellen, and if you were a child of the '80s like me, you still know all the words to "At This Moment" by Billy Vera and the Beaters because you heard it on Family Ties in the 2-parter where Alex and Ellen met and fell in love. (The song has just GOT to be in the episodes! It's a vital part of the story!) Season 4 was also the year Mallory brought Nick home to meet her family for the first time, and the reactions of the Keatons to Nick were comedy gold. And all of the Keatons, plus Skippy, being kept awake by Alex's insomnia (and a faulty burglar alarm), with Elyse finally providing a cure for her firstborn's sleeplessness (one of my favorite ever scenes between Meredith Baxter and Michael J. Fox), is one of the best episodes of all time. This season is a must-have for every true Family Ties fan's collection!

Family Ties - The Complete Fourth Season just keeps getting better and better. I truly enjoyed every season, the acting was always on top and the storylines always dealth with real issues. Season four is stellar, we are introduced to Ellen who tutors Alex and they fall in love and in real life too. My favorite episodes include: Mr. Wrong, My Tutor, A World to the Wise Part I and II, Teacher's Pet, and Once in Love with Elyse. I highly recommend purchasing season 4, only three seasons left!

I grew up in the 80's and this is one of my favorite shows from back then. It's odd, a lot of shows I liked as a kid I didn't like later in life for one reason or another, but not Family Ties. It's the perfect show to watch when I want to be transported back to the 80's, if only for a brief time. My thoughts on the show have changed a bit, like when I was young I liked Michael J. Fox's portrayal of Alex the most... which makes sense because most kids did... he was kind of the star of the show. But now, I find Steven to be more interesting. He's definitely funnier to me now that I'm older.

Well, you really need not bother with the Fourth Season of this show if you're not already a fan. It delivers more of the same from the Keatons; harmless humor and situations that go down very pleasently and without much drama.

Here there's a new Keaton in town, Andy, and the crowded household finds itself having to sort through various problems that arise. There are new additions as well as Scott Valentine joins the gang as Mallory's not-so-desirable boyfriend Nick and Tracy Pollan (the real Mrs. Michael J. Fox) enters as...you guessed it; Alex's girlfriend Ellen.

The standout episode here is the one where Alex can't get any sleep and gradually drives everyone insane in the process. As for the whole season; every cast member has perfected his character and they work really well together. Scott Valentine is a very welcome addition to the show as Nick proves to have a bit more layers than you might have expected and he provides many solid laughs.

Overall; if you liked the previous three seasons than this is a no-brainer. Quite often it's a treat to pop one episode in before you dose off and see a happy family sorting things out...and on that note; Sha la la la.

I purchased this series more or less on a lark to watch a few episodes. what a wonderful purchase. My wife and I have 4 sons ages 14-22 and even they enjoyed watching Michael J. Fox and his family struggle hillariously with day to day issues we all still face today. You will love it.

This show was a great study of an Atomic family in the 1980's with all the funny truth about the family dynamics...

One of my favorite seasons. This season showed the debut of Tracy Pollan
as Alex's first real girlfriend. (Tracy Pollan went on to become Michael J Fox's wife in real life). Also with the new baby added alot of fun.

I'm enjoying this season so far...I'm so glad I purchased the DVD! This is the season where the intellectual, overachieving Alex falls in love with arts Ellen...Relive the memories and purchase this DVD...

This package arrived overseas within the time frame stipulated by amazon.com. It was almost immediately opened and viewed. It's great to relive one of the classic family sitcoms of the 80s/early 90s that I grew up with. The kids pick on eachother, the parents try to parent well, and each character progresses throughout the complete series. Good value and good values. Highly recommended. Another good classic, The Cosby Show, give that a try too.

Family Ties is my all-time favorite show. it's great. It's funny, heartwarming and everyone in the family can watch it. They don't make shows like this anymore.

This season only got 4 stars out of five because it introducted the Nick character who I can't stand.