Picks and Pans Review: Family Ties

UPDATED 09/27/1982 at 01:00 AM EDT • Originally published 09/27/1982 at 01:00 AM EDT

NBC (9:30-10 p.m. ET)

Hey, wouldn't it be funny if, like, a couple of '60s hippies (Michael Gross and Meredith Baxter Birney) grew up and, you know, had kids who dreamt of business school and Barry Manilow? Not really, judging by this new series, which probes that premise with jackhammer subtlety. (Premiere)

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