Ah, the struggle of politics and differing opinions within the family unit. Nothing exemplifies this phenomenon better and funnier than Family Ties ... Pollan played Alex’s early love interests ...

"Family Ties" undoubtedly changed the lives of ... when she began playing Alex's love interest Ellen Reed in 1985. "I was only there for one season," Pollan said. "And in so many ways, it was ...

Family Ties is ... loving conservative Alex. He and Pollan met while filming for the 1985-1986 season of the hit show. Pollan played a feminist college student Ellen Reed who briefly dated Alex.

will reunite on “Stars in the House” on Nov. 10 at 8 p.m. They’ll reminisce about all things Family Ties. Michael J. Fox starred as Alex P. Keaton. (Everett Collection/AP) The actor was ...

Fox was better known as Alex P. Keaton, the overachieving eldest child of Elyse (Meredith Baxter) and Steven Keaton (Michael Gross) on Family Ties. The sitcom followed followed the fictional ...

Aside from Alex’s adulation for then-President Ronald Reagan (boy did he savor those 1984 election results), “Family Ties” rarely ... a shy art student named Ellen Reed (Tracy Pollan ...

After finding out he got the job, Alex famously jumped into his father ... viewers got to see him say goodbye to all of his friends and family members as he prepared for the next chapter of ...