How TV’s “Family Ties” Turned Me Into An NBC Page

Herbie J Pilato
6 min readFeb 18, 2020

A “Big ‘80s” Memory

The “Ties” That Found Me

I always thought Family Ties, which originally aired on NBC in the “Big ‘80s,” was a fun show.

I admired the many talents of its star, Michael J. Fox, who played the program’s central character, wiz-kid, Alex P. Keaton. During the sitcom’s genesis, Fox was not…

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Herbie J Pilato

Herbie J Pilato is a writer, producer, and TV personality whose books about life and pop culture include THE 12 BEST SECRETS OF CHRISTMAS.