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The Bitterest Pill

A boy treated poorly by his parents gets the upper hand when an eccentric uncle shows up and tries to convince the parents to finance him to develop his newest invention - a pill that increases brain power and memory. He has a stroke and dies but not before the boy swallows the one and only prototype, and soon puts his parents into the same position he was before.

English
  • Originally Aired October 12, 1986
  • Runtime 20 minutes
  • Content Rating United States of America TV-14
  • Network CBS
  • On Other Sites IMDB
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Name Type Role
Michael Kube-McDowell Writer
Brian Michael Stoller Director
Frederick Pohl Director