Family Ties I Gotta Be Ming (Season 1, Episode 18)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 25 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

Family Ties

I Gotta Be Ming (Season 1, Episode 18)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 25 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

Alex volunteers to be a big brother to a Vietnamese refugee, but then lets the boy down when his schedule becomes too demanding, adding to concerns that he's trying to turn the boy into a copy of himself.

Creator

Gary David Goldberg (created by)

Director

Sam Weisman

Writer

Douglas Wyman (written by)

Producer

Lloyd Garver (producer)

Composer

Tom Scott

Cinematographer

Mikel Neiers (director of photography)

Editor

Gary Anderson

Casting Director

Judith Weiner

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Edit Released

Updated Feb 23, 1983

Release date

Feb 23, 1983 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 5 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 19 wins & 43 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
7 cast members

Name	Known for
Meredith Baxter Elyse Keaton (as Meredith Baxter Birney) Elyse Keaton (as Meredith Baxter Birney) See fewer	All the President's Men (1976)
Michael Gross Steven Keaton Steven Keaton See fewer	Family Ties (1982)
Michael J. Fox Alex P. Keaton Alex P. Keaton See fewer	Back to the Future (1985)
Justine Bateman Mallory Keaton Mallory Keaton See fewer	Violet (II) (2021)
Tina Yothers Jennifer Keaton Jennifer Keaton See fewer	Family Ties (1982)
Gene Akutagawa Ming Nguyen (as Eugene Akutagawa) Ming Nguyen (as Eugene Akutagawa) See fewer	Family Ties (1982)
Irene Yah-Ling Sun Tanly Nguyen Tanly Nguyen See fewer	Magnum, P.I. (1980)