Episode Info
Episode #75 - Season 4, Episode 8
First Aired: November 21, 1985
Plot
Nick recognizes that he needs to fit in better with the Keaton family. He goes to Alex for advice on how to do this. Alex suggests that Nick start to look and act exactly like Alex. And so Nick changes the way he talks and shows up dressed in a jacket and tie. Steven is very much in favor of the "new Nick". Mallory, however, feels neglected by her changed boyfriend.
Funny Moments
- In an unseen scene, Nick lets all the lobsters loose at the restaurant. Steven ends up with forty lobsters in the bathtub.
Trivia
- Part of this episode is used as a flashback in "The American Family".
- Dressed-up Nick looks a lot like a 1980s Tony Danza.
- Guest star Alan Blumenfeld plays several roles in seven different episodes.
- See the Nick and Alex page.