Family Ties · SEASON 5
Paper Lion
Episode 11 · 1986-12-11

- Comedy
- Drama
- Family
Episode overview
While assisting his economics professor in the final stages of an important research paper, Alex faces a serious moral dilemma when he finds that his mentor's conclusions are not supported by the facts. On the threshold of winning the coveted Wilson Award for his work with economics professor Rhodes, Alex is dismayed to discover that a major error in Rhodes' computations invalidates the professor's theory.
24 minutes
Season 5 episodes
1. Be True to Your Preschool1986-09-25
2. Starting Over1986-10-02
3. The Freshman and the Senior1986-10-09
4. My Back Pages1986-10-16
5. Beauty and the Bank1986-10-30
6. Mrs. Wrong (1)1986-11-06
7. Mrs. Wrong (2)1986-11-13
8. The Big Fix1986-11-17
9. My Brother's Keeper1986-11-20
10. High School Confidential1986-12-04
11. Paper Lion1986-12-11
12. My Mother, My Friend1986-12-18
13. O'Brother (1)1987-01-08
14. O'Brother (2)1987-01-15
15. Higher Love1987-01-22
16. Architect's Apprentice1987-01-29
17. A Tale of Two Cities (1)1987-02-05
18. A Tale of Two Cities (2)1987-02-12
19. Battle of the Sexes1987-02-19
20. Band on the Run1987-02-26
21. Keaton vs. Keaton1987-03-05
22. A, My Name is Alex1987-03-12
23. "D" is for Date1987-03-20
24. Love Me Do1987-04-30
25. The Visit1987-05-07
26. Matchmaker1987-07-23
27. It's My Party (1)1987-08-06
28. It's My Party (2)1987-08-13