Family Ties: The Third Season (1984) Rating: Starring: Michael J. Fox, Michael Gross, Meredith Baxter Birney, Justine Bateman, Tina Yothers Director: Category: Television Studio: Paramount Pictures Subtitles: Length: 573 mins     The mellow 1960s still clash with the conservative 1980s in the generation gap comedy Family Ties. But by Season Three, the Keatons of Ohio finally agree on one thing - their joy at the birth of baby brother Andrew! The hit series gave us the funniest season yet as Elyse (Meredith Baxter Birney) tells Steven (Michael Gross) she is pregnant, and the family suffers through food cravings, Lamaze classes, and Elyse going into labor on television during Pledge Week! Plus, Alex (Michael J. Fox) starts college, Mallory (Justine Bateman) gets a job she is actually good at, and Jennifer (Tina Yothers) discovers boys! Now with the new baby around, no one minds being bound by Family Ties!