# The point a show hit its stride

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-point-a-show-hit-its-stride/928846>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** tv-shows-scripted\
**Created:** [December 24, 2020, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-point-a-show-hit-its-stride/928846 "2020-12-24T22:11:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\
**Post date:** [December 25, 2020, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-point-a-show-hit-its-stride/928846/7 "2020-12-25T03:42:46Z")

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Over in another thread that [Family Ties became what it was in the fourth episode](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-ties-who-ruined-it-more-the-addition-of-andy-or-nick/922745/26), when Alex lost his virginity.

Of course the topic was, “when exactly was Family Ties ruined,” so sometimes the show’s stride is downhill all the way.

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