Tina Yothers as Jennifer Keaton, Brian Bonsall as Andy Keaton, Michael Gross as Steven Keaton, Meredith Baxter as Elyse Keaton, Michael J. Fox as Alex P. Keaton, and Justine Bateman as Mallory Keaton ...

Back in the 1980s, I grew up on a steady diet of my favorite TV show, the sitcom Family Ties. I’d imagine what it would be like to be the fifth Keaton child. Don’t get me wrong–I loved my own family ...

This article contains mentions of substance misuse and suicide. While the format had been around for decades by the time the 1980s rolled around, one could argue it was the decade that sitcoms came ...