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On the sitcom 'Family Ties,' what was the name of the young, staunchly conservative character whose politics clashed with his liberal parents?
Answer
Alex P. Keaton
Alex P. Keaton, played by Michael J. Fox, was written as a Reagan-admiring young Republican specifically to create generational friction with his former-hippie parents.
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Family Ties' Michael J. Fox played a young Republican to directly challenge the liberal politics of his TV parents, creating generational conflict.
Other options people guess
- Mallory Keaton
- Andrew Keaton
- Skippy Handelman
Topics
- sitcoms
- 1980s
- family-ties
- character-study
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