<Li> Scott Valentine as Nick Moore (seasons 4--7) </Li> <Li> Tracy Pollan as Ellen Reed (season 4) </Li> <Li> Courteney Cox as Lauren Miller (seasons 6--7) </Li> <P> The show had been sold to the network using the pitch "hip parents, square kids ." Originally, Elyse and Steven were intended to be the main characters . However, the audience reacted so positively to Alex during the taping of the fourth episode that he became the focus on the show . Fox had received the role after Matthew Broderick turned it down . </P>

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