Family Ties Engine Trouble (Season 4, Episode 17)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 24 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

Family Ties

Engine Trouble (Season 4, Episode 17)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 24 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

Alex committed the surprising error to vent his conviction there are male and female fortes in the feminist home, so he gets stuck following the same elementary car mechanics course as ma Elyse, the architect, who proves more gifted at it....See moreAlex committed the surprising error to vent his conviction there are male and female fortes in the feminist home, so he gets stuck following the same elementary car mechanics course as ma Elyse, the architect, who proves more gifted at it. It gets embarrassing when Alex keeps bumbling like any self-respecting nerd covered in grease while she gets 'consulted' by Nick's hunky mate Clete... Meanwhile the girls must try to keep dad Steven in bed, who refuses to admit he's sick. Written by KGF Vissers See less

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9 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)
Marc Price Irwin 'Skippy' Handelman Irwin 'Skippy' Handelman See fewer	Family Ties (1982)
Scott Valentine Nick Moore Nick Moore See fewer	Family Ties (1982)
Robert Costanzo Sam Sam See fewer	Total Recall (1990)
Anthony Tyler Quinn Clete (as Tony Quinn) Clete (as Tony Quinn) See fewer	Boy Meets World (1993)