Money-hungry Alex gets a job as a mall Santa. While Alex sees the holiday as a financial event, he gets caught up in the reason for the season when a little girl only wants her father home for a Christmas gift.

"Miracle in Columbus" is the seventeenth episode in the sixth season of the NBC family sitcom Family Ties. It originally aired on December 20, 1987, and is the hundred-and-thirty-ninth episode of the series overall. To earn extra money, Alex takes a …

Leaving Food for Santa: Andy wants to leave milk and cookies for Santa; Mall Santa: Alex is one; Santa's Existence Clause: Santa is real in this world.

"Miracle in Columbus" is the third and final Christmas episode of the NBC sitcom Family Ties, aired as the sixteenth episode in the show's sixth season. Alex gets a job as a mall Santa, where he finally gets the spirit of Christmas after he hears …

Beth Davis is the mother of Michelle Davis and the wife of Ray Davis. Ray works as a traveling salesman, but work has been bad during 1987. A few days before Christmas, he's forced to go to Fargo on business. He expects to spend Christmas away from his family.

Filling in for Skippy as a mall Santa Claus, Alex tries to give a girl a Christmas miracle. 16. The Play's the Thing (24:12) (Originally aired January 10, 1988) Steven's autobiographical play is to be performed for two nights, bringing out jealousy in its playwright/director. 17. The Spirit of Columbus (24:43) (Originally aired January 17, 1988)

Besieged by kids with elaborate Christmas lists, Alex is surprised when he's approached by a sad-looking little girl who insists she doesn't want anything for Christmas and doesn't believe in Santa Claus.

Nov 25, 2012 · Baxter and Gross portray the parents of a young woman (Hilarie Burton) who happens upon Santa Claus’ naughty-or-nice book. To find out whether people are lying, she simply leafs through its...

Sep 6, 2023 · Gross played Nick Claus in 2015’s Becoming Santa, alongside his wife, Jessica Claus, played by Meredith Baxter. The actor is also an amateur railroad historian, with an extensive collection of railroad antiques.

Family Ties aired on NBC for seven seasons more than 25 years ago, but fans of the series will see two of its stars reunite in a new Lifetime Christmas movie titled Becoming Santa. Michael Gross and Meredith Baxter are together again on the small screen as Santa and Mrs. Claus.