Tuesday Mar 9, 2010 at 12:01 AM Sep 8, 2011 at 2:27 PM 10. Steven Keaton, "Family Ties" You know the hometown dad has to be on the list. Mr. Keaton was the liberal, book-learned elitist to Alex P. Keaton's Reaganite. It's no wonder the show's pitch was "Hip parents, square kids."