Family Ties - Season 6 Episode 22 Read It and Weep (2)
While Jennifer steels herself for a showdown with school authorities, Steven and Elyse prepare to back her up in her fight against the school board's book banning policy. Even Mallory gets into the act and shocks the family by falling in love with the forbidden ""Huckleberry Finn"", which she ends up reading aloud to Nick.
Nothing is solved at the meeting with the school principal, Dr. Hewitt, the head of the school board and Jennifer's English teacher Mr. Flaherty when the Keaton's refuse to comply with the new school ruling. Jennifer is crushed by the fact that Flaherty, whom she respects and admires, will not stand up to Hewitt and the board even though he claims to be completely on her side.
Pushed to a more serious confrontation, Steven and Elyse hire a lawyer to challenge the School Board decision, while Jennifer fields calls from reporters and grows increasingly uneasy with her notoriety. When the final face-off comes, Jennifer makes an impassioned plea for the freedoms of speech
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: June Galas (Producer), Alan Uger (Writer), Gary David Goldberg (Writer), Alan Uger (Producer), Michael J. Weithorn (Producer), Carol Himes (Producer)
First Air Date: Sep 22, 1982
Last Air date: May 14, 1989
Season: 7 Season
Episode: 176 Episode
Runtime: 26 minutes
IMDb: 7.27/10 by 232.00 users
Popularity: 71.687
Language: English
Keyword : us republican party, conservatism, family, democrat, sexual liberation, sitcom, 1980s, liberalism
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Mister Sister
Citizen Keaton
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Miracle in Columbus
The Play's the Thing
The Spirit of Columbus
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