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Alex Keaton Showed Up On “Spin City”

After “Family Ties” ended, Michael J. Fox went on to play the role of Mike Flaherty on “Spin City.” Fox ended up having to leave his role on this television show because his Parkinson’s symptoms started getting worse and worse. However, there were quite a few nods to his previous role as Alex on “Spin City,” and in one episode, there’s even an mention of a conservative junior senator named Alex P. Keaton. Worlds colliding.