Family Ties

Season 2 Episode 6: Speed Trap

When Alex takes diet pills for a lift during mid-terms, his dependency level increases daily. Alex is studying for several tests and convinces Mallory to obtain diet pills to help him stay awake. At his hyperness and irritability increase, so does his dependency on the pills. When he finally gets so desperate that he threatens Mallory to get more drugs, she becomes worried that he is headed for a ""crash landing"".

Genre:

Comedy, Drama, Family

Seasons:

7

Episodes:

168

Cast:

Meredith Baxter, Michael Gross, Michael J. Fox

Quality:

HD

Duration:

25 min

First Air:

1982

Rating:

7.2