Balancing his obsession with Wall Avenue, Younger Republicans conferences, and countless Reagan-era knowledge, Household Ties‘ Alex P. Keaton (performed with legendary prep power by Michael J. Fox) stood as the final word 1980’s teen conservative in a family filled with ex-hippies. Between college debates, part-time jobs, and his all-consuming obsession with the almighty greenback, you’d assume he wouldn’t have time for love — however you’d be mistaken.
Regardless of his laser-focused ambitions, Alex’s love life provided a few of Household Ties‘ most heartwarming — and sometimes heartbreaking — storylines. From short-term flings to full-blown soulmates, his romantic pursuits made us snicker, cry, and attain for a sweater vest of our personal.