Family Ties - Season 6 Episode 28 Father, Can You Spare a Dime?
Nick again demonstrates his flair for teaching art by conducting a class at the ""Y"" for children, including Andrew. So popular is the class, in fact, that when the ""Y"" needs the classroom space back for another program, the kids and their enthusiastic parents are very disappointed. Mallory tells the family that Nick would really like to open up his own art school, and Alex escorts Nick to the bank to help him get a loan.
When the bank loan doesn't work out, Mallory encourages Nick to ask his father for the money. Nick explains that because his father left home when he was only eleven, their relationship leaves a lot to be desired, and he feels uncomfortable approaching him. But when Mallory finds out that Nick's dad is Joe Moore, the well-known owner of a very successful car dealership in town, she feels sure that Joe will want to reconcile with his son and lend him the money.
The fast-talking Joe shows up at the Keatons for a pre-arranged meeting with Nick and acts as if he can instan
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
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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?