Episode 008: Home Run (“Family Ties” S01E06)

Posted on September 12, 2018September 14, 2018 by Chelsea

Chelsea and Andrew discuss a seriously thoughtful, considerate, and uncompromising look at the sexual harassment of a young girl by a family friend she trusts. Probably the most eloquent Very Special Episode we have yet explored, the writing really holds up, even 40 years after it originally aired.

Show: FAMILY TIES \\ “Give Uncle Arthur A Kiss,” Season 1, Episode 6

Air Date: November 10, 1982

Find it: on Amazon Prime Video

Further Reading:

The telling signs someone in your child’s life is a predator (MamaMia)

Snack: Yogurt Trail Mix

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