Family Ties - Season 6 Episode 17 Miracle in Columbus
The Christmas spirit has come to the Keaton house, where the family is busy baking Christmas cookies when Skippy stops by to ask a favor. He wants Alex to pinch-hit for him as Santa at the mall, and Alex agrees after hearing about the excellent hourly wage.
With Mallory and Jennifer along as his wall-paid elves, ""Santa"" Alex dispenses stock tips and financial advice to long lines of children. Besieged by kids with elaborate Christmas lists, Alex is surprised when he's approached by a sad-looking little girl who insists she doesn't want anything for Christmas and doesn't believe in Santa Claus. Her mother explains that seven-year-old Michelle is very depressed that her father, a traveling salesman who is struggling to make a living, won't be home for the holiday.
As Christmas draws near, Alex becomes more and more concerned with Michelle's situation. After inviting the girl and her mother to join the Keations for some Christmas Eve cheer, Alex gets an unexpected visit from a kindly whi
Year: 1989
Country: United States of America
Studio: NBC
Director: Gary David Goldberg
Cast: Meredith Baxter, Michael Gross, Michael J. Fox, Justine Bateman, Tina Yothers, Brian Bonsall
Crew: Gary David Goldberg (Writer), Alan Uger (Writer), Gary David Goldberg (Executive Producer), Ruth Bennett (Producer), Carol Himes (Producer), Alan Uger (Producer)
First Air Date: Sep 22, 1982
Last Air date: May 14, 1989
Season: 7 Season
Episode: 176 Episode
Runtime: 26 minutes
IMDb: 7.28/10 by 231.00 users
Popularity: 78.562
Language: English
Keyword : us republican party, conservatism, family, democrat, sexual liberation, sitcom, 1980s, liberalism
Episode
The Last of the Red Hot Psychologists (1)
The Last of the Red Hot Psychologists (2)
Dear Mallory
The Other Woman
Dream Date
Super Mom
Walking On Air
Invasion of the Psychologist Snatchers
The Way We Were
Mister Sister
Citizen Keaton
Father Time (1)
Father Time (2)
The American Family (1)
The American Family (2)
Anniversary Waltz
Miracle in Columbus
The Play's the Thing
The Spirit of Columbus
The Blues Brother
Read It and Weep (1)
Read It and Weep (2)
Quittin' Time
Spring Reminds Me (a.k.a. Rosalie's Legacy)
The Boys Next Door
Sign of the Times
Return of the Native
Father, Can You Spare a Dime?
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