Jezebel: Family Ties

WTF Moment On Morning TV

Anna Holmes — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 10:20:00 EDT

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Oklahoma Couple Wants To "Return" Adopted Son

Margaret Hartmann — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 16:20:00 EST

Today Good Morning America interviewed Melissa and Tony Wescott, who are fighting to return their adopted 11-year-old son to the state of Oklahoma because he has severe psychiatric problems. They say loving him now means "letting him go." More »

Meredith Baxter's Surreal Today Show "Confession"

Lindsay Robertson — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 11:00:00 EST

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Matt sat down with Meredith Baxter today, because she had a "confession" to make. Did she have a party crashing story to refute? Had she slept with her father? Nope. Turns out the Family Ties mom is gay. More »

Having A Sister Makes You Happier And More Well Adjusted

Margaret Hartmann — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 09:30:00 EDT

People who have sisters are happier, more optimistic, less stressed, and better at coping with life's problems, according to a new study on mental health. More »

Natasha Richardson's Death Reduced To "Redgrave Curse."

Sadie Stein — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 12:40:00 EDT

Because obviously the best way to address the tragedy of Natasha Richardson's death is to ascribe it to a ghoulish, dubious "Redgrave Curse." Why settle for quiet dignity when there are conspiracy theories?! More »

The Office: Your Job Is Like A Big, Unhappy Family!

Sadie Stein — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 15:20:00 EST

Hate your boss? Maybe that's because he's a stand-in for your withholding dad. Competitive with a coworker? Obviously she reminds you of your little sister. According to a piece in today's Times, workplace relationships tend to mirror family (dys)function. Which means, basically, we're all screwed. More »

Alex P. Keaton Endorses NAFTA-Loving Obama!

Moe — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 10:00:32 EST

It's Super Twosday, fellow workers! Two Democratic primaries could end — or breathe life into! — the Hillary campaign tonight, and so the timing seems somewhat suspicious (or maybe just auspicious! for whom? no idea!) that conservative hero Alex P. Keaton, champion of Reaganomics and wearing ties to school, would choose today to endorse Barack Obama. Was it Barry's economist's little rendevous with that Canadian consular officer that did it for Alex? Did Michelle's college thesis awaken Alex's inner Princetonophile? Or is it all just a personal jab at doubting Rush Limbaugh's sudden plea for his listeners to vote Hillary? Will this soap opera ever end?? (Oh god, please!) A serious discussion of why the black JFK can win over the nation's most beloved fictional supply-sider but not the Catholic vote with me and fellow Catholic Glamocracy's Megan Carpentier, after the jump! More »

Tina Yothers Ate Carrot Sticks On The Set Of Family Ties

Anna Holmes — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 12:30:00 EST

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The cast of Family Ties gathered on the Today Show this morning in honor of a new book — titled Sit, Ubu, Sit — written the show's producer, Gary David Goldberg. After an interview with Matt Lauer, the TV family returned for another sitdown with co-host Al Roker, who passed on viewers' questions, one of which was directed at the females in the cast and had to do with the stay-slim standards of beauty in Hollywood. Although none of the women seemed interested in delving into the issue, Tina Yothers let it slip that she considered herself "a big kid" and that carrot sticks were provided by producers... perhaps as a subtle suggestion that she lose weight. Clip above (and listen for Tina's TV dad's undermining comment about Clydesdales). More »