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Nick's Best Friend: Directed by Sam Weisman. With Meredith Baxter, Michael Gross, Michael J. Fox, Justine Bateman. Andy celebrates his 7th birthday, and Alex tells him to just look for cash and not read the cards. Nick is reunited with his dog from when he lived at home.
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- Comedy, Drama, Family
- Sam Weisman
- 1989-01-15
- Synopsis
- Plot
- Cast
When Nick's 16-year-old dog is gravely injured by a car, Nick is completely devastated and is forced to make a heart-wrenching decision about his canine best friend.
Alex teaches Andy how to deal with all his birthday cards (look for the money inside). As usual, Steven has gone overboard planning Andy's party. Nick is happily reunited with his old friend, Scrapper, and then is grieved when he has an accident with a car. Everyone (even Alex) has trouble dealing with Scrapper's death.
Starring
1. Meredith Baxter as Elyse Keaton 2. Michael Gross as Steven Keaton 3. Michael J. Fox as Alex P. Keaton 4. Justine Bateman as Mallory Keaton 5. Tina Yothers as Jennifer Keaton 6. Brian Bonsall as Andrew Keaton
Guest Starring
1. Scott Valentine as Nick Moore 2. Tom Isbell as John Austin 3. Carol Mansellas Woman with Cats 4. Ron Jarvisas Clown 5. Scott LaRoseas Lobster
Nick's Best Friend. Nick gets back together with his best childhood friend: his dog Scrapper. When Nick's mother moves into a new apartment complex that doesn't allow animals, he is given custody of his boyhood dog Scrapper.
"Family Ties" Nick's Best Friend (TV Episode 1989) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Nick gets back together with his best childhood friend: his dog Scrapper. When Nick's mother moves into a new apartment complex that doesn't allow animals, he is given custody of his boyhood dog Scrapper.
"Nick's Best Friend" is the tenth episode of season seventh 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 January 15th, 1989.
Family Ties. Chronicles liberal ex-hippies Steven and Elyse Keaton, their conservative son Alex, daughters Mallory and Jennifer, and later, youngest child Andrew.
