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By L. Gillespie
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The Season Four set has a major bonus: The Family Ties Vacation movie. This is a feature-length film. There is no laugh track, no audience, and many outdoor scenes. It's quite a change seeing the Keaton's outdoors in England. Oh, did I mention the bulk of the film is set in England?
The rest of the DVD set is typical Family Ties stories about family, relationships and moral dilemmas. They took a new direction this season by giving both Alex and Mallory steady love interests with the recurring characters Ellen and Nick. This provided a rich area for exploring relationships and keeping the viewers invested, and I found myself routing for both relationships. Nick was an especially great addition to the cast as a foil for Steven, Elyse, and especially Alex.
Season 4 was at the midway point of the series run, and has all the great aspects and characters that we remember. If you only buy one season of Family Ties, you couldn't go wrong with Season 4.
The rest of the DVD set is typical Family Ties stories about family, relationships and moral dilemmas. They took a new direction this season by giving both Alex and Mallory steady love interests with the recurring characters Ellen and Nick. This provided a rich area for exploring relationships and keeping the viewers invested, and I found myself routing for both relationships. Nick was an especially great addition to the cast as a foil for Steven, Elyse, and especially Alex.
Season 4 was at the midway point of the series run, and has all the great aspects and characters that we remember. If you only buy one season of Family Ties, you couldn't go wrong with Season 4.
I have said it before about the other seasons and I know I am repeating myself, but I have to say it again. Phenomenal and number one in my books.
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4.6 out of 5 stars
17 reviews
13 of 14 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Possibly the Best Season Ever
May 26 2008
By Amazon User
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I'm already counting down to the release date! Season 4 of Family Ties was the Year of Alex and Ellen, and if you were a child of the '80s like me, you still know all the words to "At This Moment" by Billy Vera and the Beaters because you heard it on Family Ties in the 2-parter where Alex and Ellen met and fell in love. (The song has just GOT to be in the episodes! It's a vital part of the story!) Season 4 was also the year Mallory brought Nick home to meet her family for the first time, and the reactions of the Keatons to Nick were comedy gold. And all of the Keatons, plus Skippy, being kept awake by Alex's insomnia (and a faulty burglar alarm), with Elyse finally providing a cure for her firstborn's sleeplessness (one of my favorite ever scenes between Meredith Baxter and Michael J. Fox), is one of the best episodes of all time. This season is a must-have for every true Family Ties fan's collection!
11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Could be the best season.
May 26 2008
By ADRIENNE MILLER
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Family Ties - The Complete Fourth Season just keeps getting better and better. I truly enjoyed every season, the acting was always on top and the storylines always dealth with real issues. Season four is stellar, we are introduced to Ellen who tutors Alex and they fall in love and in real life too. My favorite episodes include: Mr. Wrong, My Tutor, A World to the Wise Part I and II, Teacher's Pet, and Once in Love with Elyse. I highly recommend purchasing season 4, only three seasons left!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
Another enjoyable season with the Keatons
Dec 14 2009
By O. B. Tryggvason
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Well, you really need not bother with the Fourth Season of this show if you're not already a fan. It delivers more of the same from the Keatons; harmless humor and situations that go down very pleasently and without much drama.
Here there's a new Keaton in town, Andy, and the crowded household finds itself having to sort through various problems that arise. There are new additions as well as Scott Valentine joins the gang as Mallory's not-so-desirable boyfriend Nick and Tracy Pollan (the real Mrs. Michael J. Fox) enters as...you guessed it; Alex's girlfriend Ellen.
The standout episode here is the one where Alex can't get any sleep and gradually drives everyone insane in the process. As for the whole season; every cast member has perfected his character and they work really well together. Scott Valentine is a very welcome addition to the show as Nick proves to have a bit more layers than you might have expected and he provides many solid laughs.
Overall; if you liked the previous three seasons than this is a no-brainer. Quite often it's a treat to pop one episode in before you dose off and see a happy family sorting things out...and on that note; Sha la la la.
Here there's a new Keaton in town, Andy, and the crowded household finds itself having to sort through various problems that arise. There are new additions as well as Scott Valentine joins the gang as Mallory's not-so-desirable boyfriend Nick and Tracy Pollan (the real Mrs. Michael J. Fox) enters as...you guessed it; Alex's girlfriend Ellen.
The standout episode here is the one where Alex can't get any sleep and gradually drives everyone insane in the process. As for the whole season; every cast member has perfected his character and they work really well together. Scott Valentine is a very welcome addition to the show as Nick proves to have a bit more layers than you might have expected and he provides many solid laughs.
Overall; if you liked the previous three seasons than this is a no-brainer. Quite often it's a treat to pop one episode in before you dose off and see a happy family sorting things out...and on that note; Sha la la la.
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