What Are Friends For? / Aqua Vita
Episode 2 · 1986-10-04

- Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- Drama
- Mystery
Episode overview
Alex Mattingly wonders whether his son Jeff's new friend Mike is real or imaginary. This episode is a cruel "fountain of youth" spin-off. A fortyish reporter is at risk of losing her anchor position on a network evening news broadcast to a younger reporter. She hears about a special type of bottled water from a friend of hers. She orders some at a relatively low cost. It works. Yet she finds she must drink it every day in order to retain her youth. When she orders another 5-gallon container. The price jumps up to $200. She talks to the water deliveryman. He refers he to her as "girlie". She remarks "girlie" is an old term and asks for his actual age. He says something along the lines of "I don't think you'd want to know". She is halfway done with the second bottle and is tearing apart her place looking for items to pawn when her husband shows up. They have no kids. She explains what has happened and decides to end her dilemma by balancing their situations.
48 minutes
Season 2 episodes
1. The Once and Future King / A Saucer of Loneliness1986-09-27
2. What Are Friends For? / Aqua Vita1986-10-04
3. The Storyteller / Nightsong1986-10-11
4. The After Hours / Lost and Found / The World Next Door1986-10-18
5. The Toys of Caliban1986-12-04
6. The Convict's Piano1986-12-11
7. The Road Less Traveled1986-12-18
8. The Card / The Junction1987-02-21
9. Joy Ride / Shelter Skelter / Private Channel1987-05-21
10. Time and Teresa Golowitz / Voices in the Earth1987-07-10
11. Song of the Younger World / The Girl I Married1987-07-17