Q 01/05

Which actor was the producers' first choice to play Alex P. Keaton?

A) Matthew Broderick

B) Anthony Michael Hall

C) Emilio Estevez

D) Ralph Macchio

Answer · why

A) Matthew Broderick

Matthew Broderick. With him out of the picture, the show's creator had to fight his own network to cast Michael J. Fox, whom its programming chief tho...

Q 02/05

In which city is Family Ties set?

A) Cleveland, Ohio

B) Indianapolis, Indiana

C) Milwaukee, Wisconsin

D) Columbus, Ohio

Answer · why

D) Columbus, Ohio

Columbus, Ohio. The comfortable suburb turned ugly in a two-part story from the final season: when Black friends of the Keatons move onto the street, ...

Q 03/05

On which network did Family Ties air from 1982 to 1989?

A) ABC

B) CBS

C) Fox

D) NBC

Answer · why

D) NBC

NBC. In March 1987 the network took the rare step of showing the second half of an hour-long episode with no commercials at all, and that episode went...

Q 04/05

Who created Family Ties?

A) Norman Lear

B) James L. Brooks

C) Gary David Goldberg

D) Garry Marshall

Answer · why

C) Gary David Goldberg

Gary David Goldberg. He modelled Steven and Elyse on himself and his wife, former hippies who had hitchhiked around the world and run a day-care centr...

Q 05/05

What is Steven Keaton's job?

A) Manager of a public TV station

B) High school history teacher

C) Editor of the local newspaper

D) Professor of political science

Answer · why

A) Manager of a public TV station

Manager of a public TV station. The mild-mannered Steven gets the show's gravest late storyline: in the final season he has a heart attack and needs a...