Family Ties
The Fifth Wheel
Season 1, Episode 20 · Aired 1983-03-28
Synopsis
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.
In the series
This episode is part of Family Ties (1982–1989) on NBC.
Hippie parents, Reagan-kid son — the decade's political generational gag in living color.
Key cast
- Michael J. Fox as Alex P. Keaton
- Meredith Baxter as Elyse Keaton
- Michael Gross as Steven Keaton
- Justine Bateman as Mallory Keaton
- Tina Yothers as Jennifer Keaton