Family Ties
Little Man on Campus
Season 3, Episode 3 · Aired 1984-10-04
Synopsis
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.
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