Season Guide
Season 5
Episodes
1
Aired 1986-09-25.Alex objects to the teaching style at Andrew's elite pre-school.
2
Aired 1986-10-02.Alex is on the rebound when Ellen leaves for Paris.
3
Aired 1986-10-09.Mallory gets paired with a senior citizen for a class project.
4
Aired 1986-10-16.Steven revives the left-wing political magazine he established in college.
5
Aired 1986-10-30.Alex jeopardizes his career at a bank when he falls for his boss.
6
Aired 1986-11-06.Nick and Mallory plan to elope when the Keaton's oppose their marriage.
7
Aired 1986-11-13.The Keatons try to stop Mallory and Nick from eloping.
8
Aired 1986-11-17.Elyse tries to fix up her co-worker with one of her friends.
9
Aired 1986-11-20.Skippy is the victim of a cruel fraternity prank when Alex intervenes.
10
Aired 1986-12-04.Alex tutors Nick to help him earn his high school diploma.
11
Aired 1986-12-11.Alex faces a moral dilemma while assisting his professor on a research project.
12
Aired 1986-12-18.Mallory gets jealous when her friend forms a bond with Elyse.
13
Aired 1987-01-08.The Keatons are devastated when Uncle Rob announces he's getting a divorce.
14
Aired 1987-01-15.The Keatons hear the other side of the story about Uncle Rob's separation.
15
Aired 1987-01-22.Mallory joins a poetry club and falls for the leader of the group.
16
Aired 1987-01-29.Nick competes in a local art competition at Steven's station.
17
Aired 1987-02-05.Alex accompanies his boss on a business trip to Chicago.
18
Aired 1987-02-12.Alex's boss makes a pass at him while on a business trip in Chicago.
19
Aired 1987-02-19.The Keatons have their own own battle of the sexes.
20
Aired 1987-02-19.The Keatons reminisce about their relationships gone awry.
21
Aired 1987-02-26.Alex is unsuccessful at managing Jennifer's all-girl band.
22
Aired 1987-03-05.Mallory goes head-to-head with Alex in a scholarship competition.
23
Aired 1987-03-12.Alex questions the meaning of life when his friend dies in a car accident.
24
Aired 1987-03-12.Alex questions the meaning of life when his friend dies in a car accident.
25
Aired 1987-03-20.Jennifer plays dumb to impress a star athlete at school.
26
Aired 1987-04-30.Skippy makes a fool of himself over Mallory's new college friend.
27
Aired 1987-05-07.Elyse's sister and her obnoxious family visit the Keatons.
28
Aired 1987-07-23.When Mallory goes through a string of bad dates, Alex attempts to find her someone who seems perfect "on paper".
29
Aired 1987-08-06.On Jen's birthday, she is unusually un-eager for the usual party ingredients, clearly only pretends to appreciate the hand-puppet show dad revels in, and actually gets completely obsessed with…
30
Aired 1987-08-13.Jennifer feels out of place at her own thirteenth birthday party.