"A, My Name Is Alex" is a two-part hour-long very special episode of the NBC television series Family Ties.
Alex is talking with an unseen therapist, who helps him to confront the issues he must now deal with resulting from Greg's untimely death.
Through play-acting, Alex revisits his grade school days and situations with his family and attempts to reassess his own life.
When the therapist asks if he believes in God, Alex's analytical side tells him no, but when he expounds on "miraculous things", "phenomena of nature", Alex tells the therapist that he does indeed believe in God, even though he doesn't understand His logic behind allowing Greg to die.
[3] It also earned a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series nomination for Will Mackenzie.