Family Ties

Family Ties (1982)

Episode list - season 4

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All season 4 mistakesMistakes
1The Real Thing: Part 10
2The Real Thing: Part 21
3Mr. Wrong0
4Designated Hitter0
5Don't Go Changing0
6The Old College Try0
7My Tutor0
8Mr. Right0
9Just One Look0
10How Do You Sleep?0
11You've Got a Friend0
12Nothing But a Man0
13The Disciple0
14Where's Poppa?0
15Fool for Love1
16Checkmate0
17Engine Trouble0
18A Word to the Wise0
19A Word to the Wise: Part 20
20Art Lover0
21Teacher's Pet0
22My Buddy0
23Once in Love with Elyse0
24Paper Chase0

Dear Mallory - S6-E3

Continuity mistake: Mallory starts reading one of her advice column letters to Alex. The letter she pulls from the stack is on blue paper in a blue envelope. After a cuts to Alex, there's a close-up of Mallory as she reads the letter, and then in the next wide shot the letter is on orange paper with an orange envelope. The letter is from a girl who intrigues Alex, so he grabs the orange envelope and starts to tear off the return address. The shot changes to show Elyse walk into the room, and Alex is now tearing the corner from the original blue envelope. When Elyse sits down, Alex reads the address holding a slip of the blue envelope, then starts to get up. In the immediate cut that follows, Alex is holding the orange envelope when he stands up. (00:53:50 - 00:54:55)

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Question: I remember an episode where Alex does the grocery shopping for the family and comes home with groceries and more money than when he started out. Elyse (Mom) says to Alex "I only gave you $20" and Alex replies that he used coupons and went on double coupon day or something like that and after the trip the store ended up owing him money. I can absolutely remember this part but have rewatched every episode (I think) recently and cannot find it. Does anyone else remember this part or episode?

Answer: A scene very similar to the one described happened on the show Mr. Belvedere that was on in the same time frame as when Family Ties was on. Perhaps this is what you are remembering.

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