Family Ties Battle of the Sexes (Season 5, Episode 19)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 24 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

Family Ties

Battle of the Sexes (Season 5, Episode 19)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 24 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

Elyse, Mallory and Jennifer are upset after Alex orders for them at a restaurant, arguing that he was being chauvinistic. Alex and Steven disagree, so the women recall all the times they tried to be overly manly and the disastrous results.

Directors

Andrew McCullough | Sam Weisman

Writers

Gary David Goldberg (created by) | Stephen Curwick (written by) (as Stephen J. Curwick)

Cinematographer

Robert F. Liu

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Edit Released

Updated Feb 19, 1987

Release date

Feb 19, 1987 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 5 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 19 wins & 43 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
15 cast members

Name	Known for
Meredith Baxter Elyse Keaton (as Meredith Baxter Birney) Elyse Keaton (as Meredith Baxter Birney) See fewer	All the President's Men (1976)
Michael Gross Steven Keaton Steven Keaton See fewer	Family Ties (1982)
Michael J. Fox Alex P. Keaton Alex P. Keaton See fewer	Back to the Future (1985)
Justine Bateman Mallory Keaton Mallory Keaton See fewer	Violet (II) (2021)
Tina Yothers Jennifer Keaton Jennifer Keaton See fewer	Family Ties (1982)
Brian Bonsall Andrew 'Andy' Keaton Andrew 'Andy' Keaton See fewer	Family Ties (1982)
Marc Price Irwin 'Skippy' Handelman (credit only) (archive footage) Irwin 'Skippy' Handelman (credit only) (archive footage) See fewer	Family Ties (1982)
Matthew Barry Scott (credit only) (archive footage) Scott (credit only) (archive footage) See fewer	Good Guys (I)
Frank Dent Ed Hanson (credit only) (archive footage) Ed Hanson (credit only) (archive footage) See fewer	Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead (1991)
John McCook Tuxedo Man (credit only) (archive footage) Tuxedo Man (credit only) (archive footage) See fewer	The Bold and the Beautiful (1987)
Richard Morof The Waiter (credit only) (archive footage) The Waiter (credit only) (archive footage) See fewer	St. Elsewhere (1982)
Tracy Nelson Deena Marx (archive footage) Deena Marx (archive footage) See fewer	Down and Out in Beverly Hills (1986)
Robert Schanche Slate Man (credit only) (archive footage) Slate Man (credit only) (archive footage) See fewer	Family Ties (1982)
Gail Strickland Dorothy Canell (archive footage) Dorothy Canell (archive footage) See fewer	The American President (1995)
Scott Valentine Nick Moore (archive footage) Nick Moore (archive footage) See fewer	Family Ties (1982)