Family Ties still holds up

The New York Times

Michael J. Fox's NBC sitcom may be closely associated with the 1980s, but it was "TV comedy before the rise of rapid-fire barbs and winking pop culture references," says Mara Reinstein. "Aside from Alex’s adulation for then-President Ronald Reagan (boy did he savor those 1984 election results), Family Ties rarely even acknowledged the outside world."