Family Ties/It's My Party (2)

It's My Party (2)
Season 5, Episode 30
Airdate	August 13, 1987
Written by	Susan Borowitz
Directed by	Asaad Kelada
Stream
← 5x29 It's My Party (1)	6x01 → The Last of the Red Hot Psychologists (1)
Family Ties — Season Five

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It's My Party (2) is the thirtieth episode of the fifth season of Family Ties, and the one hundred twenty-second episode overall.

Starring: Meredith Baxter Birney (Elyse Keaton), Michael Gross (Steven Keaton), Michael J. Fox (Alex P. Keaton), Justine Bateman (Mallory Keaton), Tina Yothers (Jennifer Keaton)

Guest Starring: Tracy Pollan (Ellen), Amy Lynne (Chrissy), Heather Hobbs (Stacie), Stephanie Dizon (Holly), Alyson Croft (Brooke), Nicole Nourmand (Beth), Niall Gartlan (Brett), Gino De Mauro (Zack)

Plot Overview

Jennifer's behavior becomes more and more uncontrollable as the influence of her new friends — supposedly popular girls who act like stuck up valley girls — continues to battle that of her parents. The girls even make Jennifer shun her real friends, who are nice but unspectacular. At one point, Alex even remarks that he is "running out of normal sisters."

Eventually, Steven and Elyse become fed up with Jennifer's new attitude and ground her. They warn her not to have any friends over while they go away for a few hours, although Jennifer's real friend is apparently invited. However, the girls (along with a few boyfriends) come over unannounced to have a party. At first, Jennifer goes along with the group, until she sees they have beer with them. She decides that her parents were right about the "popular" clique and kicks them out. Jennifer makes up with her real friends.

That isn't the end of the story. That night, Steven and Elyse come home and find empty beer cans in the house. They confront Jennifer, who tries to tell them the truth. At first her parnts don't believe her, but her friend backs her up and all is forgiven.