the 60s are over, dad. thanks for the tip. family ties is a reversal in many ways of all in the family except you have the liberal appearance and conservative child. i found a copy of the wall street journal under his bed. you think he was switched at birth with the rockefellers and they have our kid? michael was just wonderful. he was young and energetic. and he had such good timing. who did this? [ laughter ] we started rather slowly. nbc was moving us around a little bit trying to find the right place for us. family ties pumped a little life into the family sitcom but the sitcom in general had been pronounced dead. there were very few on the air and then all of a sudden comes the cosby show in 84. dad, can i have an advanced on my allowance? son, you re already backed up until your 50th birthday. the cosby show was a game changer for me.
you saw the family sitcom strive to find a new identity. i can t believe you guys watch this. you look ridiculous. family times has one of the great premises in sitcom history. half a million people trying to stop a senseless war. you find that ridiculous? i m talking about the outfits. these two flower children from the 60s grow up and in the 80s find themselves with this young republican son. how do i look? middle-aged. it was about the clashes between two generations. you re a young man. you shouldn t be worried about success. you should be thinking about hopping on a steamer and going around the world. the 60s are over, dad. thanks for the tip. family ties is a reversal in many ways of all in the family except you have the liberal appearance and conservative child. i found a copy of the wall street journal under his bed. i think he was switched at
when a man loves a woman, can t keep his mind on nothing else the tone of the 1960s is about rebellion about being students. by the 1980s, it s time to grow up. and so, they shave author beards and they put on power suits. a whole, new notion. the yuppies. last year, the politicians were all talking about winning their votes. now, those young, urban professionals and the rest of their baby-boom generation are being wooed advertisers and their agencies. by the 80s, it was pretty clear the generation after the generation of the 60s may be embodied by alex keaton on family ties. seemed to be a lot more interested in the corner office than the new jerusalem. you are a young man. you shouldn t be worried about success. you should be thinking about hopping on a steamer and going around the world. the 60s are over, dad. thanks for the tip. you weren t laughing at michael j. fox s character for
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give up their dashikis, and put on power suits, a whole new notion. oh, the yuppies. last year the politicians were all talking about winning their votes. now the young urban professionals and the rest of their baby boom generation are being wooed by advertisers and their agencies. by the 80s, it was pretty clear that the generation after the generation of the 60s may be embodied by alex keaton on family ties, seeming to be a lot more interested in the corner office than the new jerusalem. you re a young man, you shouldn t be worried about success. you should be thinking about hopping on a tramp steamer and going around the world. the 60s are over, dad. thanks for the tip. you weren t laughing at michael j. fox s character for being too conservative. you were actually laughing at the parents for being too hopelessly liberal. what is this? i found it in the shower. that s generic brand shampoo. no! this is him. this is the guy i ve been telling you about.