Family Ties

S06E15 Miracle in Columbus

The holiday season has arrived at the Keaton household, where the family is immersed in baking Christmas cookies when Skippy arrives with a request. He asks Alex to fill in as Santa at the mall, and after learning about the generous pay, Alex agrees. Joined by Mallory and Jennifer, who are happily dressed as his well-compensated elves, "Santa" Alex hands out stock tips and financial advice to eager kids. Just as he’s swamped with requests from children sporting extravagant wish lists, he encounters a sorrowful little girl who claims she doesn’t want anything for Christmas and doesn’t believe in Santa. Her mother explains that seven-year-old Michelle is feeling down because her father, a traveling salesman, won’t be home for the holidays.