This episode may very well be my favorite for the simple reason I had it on tape and watched it a hundred times. Not to mention I was 12 or 13 and thought that Jessica Collins was the hottest woman ever. This episode also contained one of my all time favorite actors John Vernon. Although his role is minimal it is important to the episode. Mr Vernon does a great job playing a very ruthless father with some equally bad kids. The best line is when Arlene Dahl tells him he should be proud of his kids because they are criminals and Vernon laughs and says yeah they're good boys. I own this series on DVD and love it but the majority of the episodes are forgettable. There are some stand outs most of which feature a guest star. This was one of those episodes for me. Oh and any that star series creator Stephen J. Cannell playing dirty cop Donald "Dutch" Dixon.
Review of Family Ties
