Alex P. Keaton was a workaholic who was determined to learn about economics at a young age and generate as much income as possible. This might turn off his hippie dad, but the rest of the country saw a future job creator. Norman Lear was horrified at Archie’s popularity, but Family Ties creator Gary David Goldberg said Alex P. Keaton’s popularity was proof that America was going to hell in a suit and tie. “When else could a boy with a briefcase become a national hero?” he asked, seemingly dumbfounded.
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