Comments on: When Did Family Ties Jump the Shark?

By: Spodlumtee

Spodlumtee — Mon, 10 Mar 2025 01:49:20 +0000

It jumped the shark when the character of Nick was introduced. He dumbed it down to a mindnumbingly bad sitcom level. His Sylvester Stallone-like character was insultingly stupid and along with horrible writing, was the deathnell to Family Ties. Plus the father became one big dumb punchline. By 1989, the whole thing had become unwatchable and was mercifully put out of its misery. And ours.

By: Scott McPhee

Scott McPhee — Mon, 06 Nov 2023 05:54:00 +0000

I was never a big fan of Family Ties as I preferred British comedies to American ones.

I did see the reruns on afternoon television in the early nineties. I would agree that too many of the story lines in later seasons focused on Alex P. Keaton due to the popularity of Michael J. Fox.

By: Teague von Bohlen

Teague von Bohlen — Mon, 24 Apr 2023 15:22:15 +0000

Never jumped, though it did feel like it trailed off near the end. I do agree that it was sad to see Mallory’s character sort of become this unreal parody of her former self. Would have been nice to see her really come into her own as the counterpart to APK.

By: Tim

Tim — Tue, 21 Mar 2023 05:19:27 +0000

Day One. The show was an irritating clichéfest from the get go. Completely unwatchable.

By: Jonathan Schaefer-Hames

Jonathan Schaefer-Hames — Thu, 02 Mar 2023 12:17:40 +0000

I agree that it probably didn’t. The last season is pretty bland, and Brian Bonsai and Tina Youthers get worse at acting as they age, but that’s offset by the Nick and Mallory subplots.