As chairman of the entertainment committee for the Leland College 10th reunion, Alex has big plans, which include hiring some great bands to impress attending alumni in the music business. Jennifer finally talks a very skeptical Alex into letting her new all-girl band, The Permanent Waves, audition for the affair. At the audition, Alex is thrilled with the unexciting Polka Boys, but his fellow committee members are left cold until they hear The Permanent Waves. They are so good, in fact, that even Alex is impressed and not only books the group but convinces them to sign with him as manager. Once in charge, Alex decides to completely revamp the look and style of the band. For the reunion performance, he has the girls dress in evening gowns and changes the group's name to The Swinging Corporate Raiders, persuading them to sing such golden oldies as ""Mr. Sandman"". After being completely ignored, the girls finally break into one of their own tunes and immediately win the crowd over. Unfort
| Title | Family Ties - Season 5 Episode 21 : Band on the Run |
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| Alternative Titles | Familienbande, پیوندهای خانوادگی |
| First Air Date | 1982-09-22 |
| Last Air Date | 1989-05-14 |
| Number of Episodes | 176 |
| Number of Seasons | 7 |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, Family, |
| Networks | NBC, |
| Casts | Meredith Baxter, Michael Gross, Michael J. Fox, Justine Bateman, Tina Yothers, Brian Bonsall |
| Plot Keywords | , |
Episodes List
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Family Ties Season 5 :Episode 1 Be True to Your Preschool Be True to Your Preschool
1986-09-24Former 1960s flower children Steven and Elyse Keaton raise their conservative son Alex, daughters Mallory and Jennifer, and later, youngest child...
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Family Ties Season 5 :Episode 2 Starting Over Starting Over
1986-10-01Former 1960s flower children Steven and Elyse Keaton raise their conservative son Alex, daughters Mallory and Jennifer, and later, youngest child...
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Family Ties Season 5 :Episode 3 The Freshman and the Senior The Freshman and the Senior
1986-10-08Former 1960s flower children Steven and Elyse Keaton raise their conservative son Alex, daughters Mallory and Jennifer, and later, youngest child...
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Family Ties Season 5 :Episode 4 My Back Pages My Back Pages
1986-10-15Former 1960s flower children Steven and Elyse Keaton raise their conservative son Alex, daughters Mallory and Jennifer, and later, youngest child...
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Family Ties Season 5 :Episode 5 Beauty and the Bank Beauty and the Bank
1986-10-29Former 1960s flower children Steven and Elyse Keaton raise their conservative son Alex, daughters Mallory and Jennifer, and later, youngest child...
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Family Ties Season 5 :Episode 6 Mrs. Wrong (1) Mrs. Wrong (1)
1986-11-05Former 1960s flower children Steven and Elyse Keaton raise their conservative son Alex, daughters Mallory and Jennifer, and later, youngest child...
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Family Ties Season 5 :Episode 7 Mrs. Wrong (2) Mrs. Wrong (2)
1986-11-12Former 1960s flower children Steven and Elyse Keaton raise their conservative son Alex, daughters Mallory and Jennifer, and later, youngest child...
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Family Ties Season 5 :Episode 8 The Big Fix The Big Fix
1986-11-17Former 1960s flower children Steven and Elyse Keaton raise their conservative son Alex, daughters Mallory and Jennifer, and later, youngest child...
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Family Ties Season 5 :Episode 9 My Brother's Keeper My Brother's Keeper
1986-11-19Former 1960s flower children Steven and Elyse Keaton raise their conservative son Alex, daughters Mallory and Jennifer, and later, youngest child...
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Family Ties Season 5 :Episode 10 High School Confidential High School Confidential
1986-12-03Former 1960s flower children Steven and Elyse Keaton raise their conservative son Alex, daughters Mallory and Jennifer, and later, youngest child...
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Family Ties Season 5 :Episode 11 Paper Lion Paper Lion
1986-12-10Former 1960s flower children Steven and Elyse Keaton raise their conservative son Alex, daughters Mallory and Jennifer, and later, youngest child...
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Family Ties Season 5 :Episode 12 My Mother, My Friend My Mother, My Friend
1986-12-17Former 1960s flower children Steven and Elyse Keaton raise their conservative son Alex, daughters Mallory and Jennifer, and later, youngest child...
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Family Ties Season 5 :Episode 13 O'Brother (1) O'Brother (1)
1987-01-07Former 1960s flower children Steven and Elyse Keaton raise their conservative son Alex, daughters Mallory and Jennifer, and later, youngest child...
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Family Ties Season 5 :Episode 14 O'Brother (2) O'Brother (2)
1987-01-14Former 1960s flower children Steven and Elyse Keaton raise their conservative son Alex, daughters Mallory and Jennifer, and later, youngest child...
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Family Ties Season 5 :Episode 15 Higher Love Higher Love
1987-01-21Former 1960s flower children Steven and Elyse Keaton raise their conservative son Alex, daughters Mallory and Jennifer, and later, youngest child...
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Family Ties Season 5 :Episode 16 Architect's Apprentice Architect's Apprentice
1987-01-28Former 1960s flower children Steven and Elyse Keaton raise their conservative son Alex, daughters Mallory and Jennifer, and later, youngest child...
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Family Ties Season 5 :Episode 17 A Tale of Two Cities (1) A Tale of Two Cities (1)
1987-02-04Former 1960s flower children Steven and Elyse Keaton raise their conservative son Alex, daughters Mallory and Jennifer, and later, youngest child...
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Family Ties Season 5 :Episode 18 A Tale of Two Cities (2) A Tale of Two Cities (2)
1987-02-11Former 1960s flower children Steven and Elyse Keaton raise their conservative son Alex, daughters Mallory and Jennifer, and later, youngest child...
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Family Ties Season 5 :Episode 19 Battle of the Sexes (1) Battle of the Sexes (1)
1987-02-18Former 1960s flower children Steven and Elyse Keaton raise their conservative son Alex, daughters Mallory and Jennifer, and later, youngest child...
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Family Ties Season 5 :Episode 20 Battle of the Sexes (2) Battle of the Sexes (2)
1987-02-18Former 1960s flower children Steven and Elyse Keaton raise their conservative son Alex, daughters Mallory and Jennifer, and later, youngest child...
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Family Ties Season 5 :Episode 21 Band on the Run Band on the Run
1987-02-25Former 1960s flower children Steven and Elyse Keaton raise their conservative son Alex, daughters Mallory and Jennifer, and later, youngest child...
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Family Ties Season 5 :Episode 22 Keaton vs. Keaton Keaton vs. Keaton
1987-03-04Former 1960s flower children Steven and Elyse Keaton raise their conservative son Alex, daughters Mallory and Jennifer, and later, youngest child...
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Family Ties Season 5 :Episode 23 A, My Name is Alex (1) A, My Name is Alex (1)
1987-03-11Former 1960s flower children Steven and Elyse Keaton raise their conservative son Alex, daughters Mallory and Jennifer, and later, youngest child...
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Family Ties Season 5 :Episode 24 A, My Name is Alex (2) A, My Name is Alex (2)
1987-03-11Former 1960s flower children Steven and Elyse Keaton raise their conservative son Alex, daughters Mallory and Jennifer, and later, youngest child...
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Family Ties Season 5 :Episode 25 "D" is for Date "D" is for Date
1987-03-19Former 1960s flower children Steven and Elyse Keaton raise their conservative son Alex, daughters Mallory and Jennifer, and later, youngest child...
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Family Ties Season 5 :Episode 26 Love Me Do Love Me Do
1987-04-29Former 1960s flower children Steven and Elyse Keaton raise their conservative son Alex, daughters Mallory and Jennifer, and later, youngest child...
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Family Ties Season 5 :Episode 27 The Visit The Visit
1987-05-06Former 1960s flower children Steven and Elyse Keaton raise their conservative son Alex, daughters Mallory and Jennifer, and later, youngest child...
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Family Ties Season 5 :Episode 28 Matchmaker Matchmaker
1987-07-22Former 1960s flower children Steven and Elyse Keaton raise their conservative son Alex, daughters Mallory and Jennifer, and later, youngest child...
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Family Ties Season 5 :Episode 29 It's My Party (1) It's My Party (1)
1987-08-05Former 1960s flower children Steven and Elyse Keaton raise their conservative son Alex, daughters Mallory and Jennifer, and later, youngest child...
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Family Ties Season 5 :Episode 30 It's My Party (2) It's My Party (2)
1987-08-12Former 1960s flower children Steven and Elyse Keaton raise their conservative son Alex, daughters Mallory and Jennifer, and later, youngest child...
