Family Ties - Season 6 Episode 19 The Spirit of Columbus
Alex is more than a little sceptical when Nick enters his sculpture ""Spirit of Columbus"", priced at $200, in an art show at the mall. but when Nick returns with the money and the news that he had several buyers vying for the piece, Alex decides that Nick is completely unaware of the marketability of his work. Appalled that Nick let potential buyers go away empty-handed, he insists that Nick increase the supply to meet the demand and steps in as Nick's manager for a hefty commission.
At first, both Nick and Mallory are opposed to the commercialization of Nick's artistic work, but they become seduced by the idea of building a substantial ""nest egg"" for their future, and give in to Alex's pressure.
However, Nick quickly becomes disenchanted as he fights to keep pace with Alex's intense production demands. When he tries to explain that the work has ""lost its beauty"" and become impersonal, Alex is too preoccupied with filling orders to listen. But when customers begin asking for his sculptu
Year: 1989
Country: United States of America
Studio: NBC
Director: Gary David Goldberg
Cast: Meredith Baxter, Michael Gross, Michael J. Fox, Justine Bateman, Tina Yothers, Brian Bonsall
Crew: June Galas (Producer), Lloyd Garver (Executive Producer), Ruth Bennett (Producer), Carol Himes (Producer), Marc Lawrence (Producer), Gary David Goldberg (Executive Producer)
First Air Date: Sep 22, 1982
Last Air date: May 14, 1989
Season: 7 Season
Episode: 176 Episode
Runtime: 26 minutes
IMDb: 7.28/10 by 231.00 users
Popularity: 74.079
Language: English
Keyword : us republican party, conservatism, family, democrat, sexual liberation, sitcom, 1980s, liberalism
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The Last of the Red Hot Psychologists (1)
The Last of the Red Hot Psychologists (2)
Dear Mallory
The Other Woman
Dream Date
Super Mom
Walking On Air
Invasion of the Psychologist Snatchers
The Way We Were
Mister Sister
Citizen Keaton
Father Time (1)
Father Time (2)
The American Family (1)
The American Family (2)
Anniversary Waltz
Miracle in Columbus
The Play's the Thing
The Spirit of Columbus
The Blues Brother
Read It and Weep (1)
Read It and Weep (2)
Quittin' Time
Spring Reminds Me (a.k.a. Rosalie's Legacy)
The Boys Next Door
Sign of the Times
Return of the Native
Father, Can You Spare a Dime?
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