Family Ties Season 6 Episode 18 The Play's the Thing 1987
The Keaton kids are dismayed when the local playhouse agree to stage Steven's radical 60's college play, ""A Draft Card for the Burning"". Embarrassed by the script's laughably dated hippie lingo, they are not surprised when Elyse refuses to reprise her leading role as Sequola Free, the play's sexy activist/anthropology student. Crushed by her decision, Steven goes off in a huff to cast another actress. But after numerous fruitless auditions, Elyse finally succumbs to Steven's wishes. Just as she predicts, Steven becomes insanely jealous of her leading man and finds it impossible to separate his dual roles as husband and director. Elyse and her co-star, local dentist Jeff Cooper, grow frustrated with Steven, who keeps changing the script to avoid any intimacy between them. When opening night arrives, Elyse and Jeff are rather uneasy about Steven's changes, which include turning a passionate kiss into a high-five slap. After complying with the high-five sign, the artistically stifled El
- Released: 1988-01-09
- Runtime: 60 minutes
- Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
- Stars: Meredith Baxter, Michael Gross, Michael J. Fox, Justine Bateman, Tina Yothers
- Director: June Galas, Lloyd Garver, Ruth Bennett, Carol Himes, Marc Lawrence
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3. Dear Mallory 1987-09-19
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4. The Other Woman 1987-09-26
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5. Dream Date 1987-10-03
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6. Super Mom 1987-10-17
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7. Walking On Air 1987-10-24
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8. Invasion of the Psychologist Snatchers 1987-10-31
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9. The Way We Were 1987-11-07
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10. Mister Sister 1987-11-14
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11. Citizen Keaton 1987-11-21
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12. Father Time (1) 1987-11-28
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13. Father Time (2) 1987-12-05
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14. The American Family (1) 1987-12-12
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15. The American Family (2) 1987-12-12
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16. Anniversary Waltz 1987-12-16
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17. Miracle in Columbus 1987-12-19
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18. The Play's the Thing 1988-01-09
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19. The Spirit of Columbus 1988-01-16
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20. The Blues Brother 1988-01-23
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21. Read It and Weep (1) 1988-02-06
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22. Read It and Weep (2) 1988-02-13
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23. Quittin' Time 1988-02-21
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25. The Boys Next Door 1988-03-06
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26. Sign of the Times 1988-03-11
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27. Return of the Native 1988-03-19
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28. Father, Can You Spare a Dime? 1988-04-30
