Family Ties: A Tale of Two Cities (Part 2)

"A Tale of Two Cities (Part 2)" is the eighteenth episode of season five of the American comedy series Family Ties and the twenty-fourth episode of the series overall. It was directed by Sam Weisman and written by Douglas Wyman. It first aired on NBC on February 12th, 1987. In this episode, Mallory's boyfriend, Jeff Wakefield returns hom to Columbus, Ohio, much to Mallory's excitement. He confesses to Alex however that he hates going to Princeton and wants to remain at home. He asks Mallory to go steady with him.