Family Ties Battle of the Sexes: Part 2 (Season 5, Episode 20)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 24 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

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Family Ties

Battle of the Sexes: Part 2 (Season 5, Episode 20)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 24 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

After their recollections give Andy the impression that everyone in the family constantly argues, they tell him about occasions when they offered each other support and comfort, strengthening their relationships.

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 (archive footage) Irwin 'Skippy' Handelman (archive footage) See fewer	Family Ties (1982)
Matthew Barry Scott (archive footage) Scott (archive footage) See fewer	Good Guys (I)
Frank Dent Ed Hanson (archive footage) Ed Hanson (archive footage) See fewer	Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead (1991)
John McCook Tuxedo Man (archive footage) Tuxedo Man (archive footage) See fewer	The Bold and the Beautiful (1987)
Richard Morof The Waiter (archive footage) The Waiter (archive footage) See fewer	St. Elsewhere (1982)
Tracy Nelson Deena Marx (credit only) (archive footage) Deena Marx (credit only) (archive footage) See fewer	Down and Out in Beverly Hills (1986)
Robert Schanche Slate Man (archive footage) Slate Man (archive footage) See fewer	Family Ties (1982)
Gail Strickland Dorothy Canell (credit only) (archive footage) Dorothy Canell (credit only) (archive footage) See fewer	The American President (1995)
Scott Valentine Nick Moore (archive footage) Nick Moore (archive footage) See fewer	Family Ties (1982)