Written by Paul Bernbaum
Directed by Steve Beers
Airdate: October 11, 1987
Guest Stars: Rob Stone (T.J.); Pauley Shore (Kenny)
"Two for the Road" comes perilously close to being a PSA episode. Fuller informs the crew Fake IDs are everywhere and teenage drunk driving related deaths are way up. The Jump Street unit is tasked with stopping the counterfeit ID operation, while, with irony, Capt. Fuller is picked up for DUI after leaving a party.
The story follows T.J., who is responsible for crippling his friend when driving drunk. Hanson and Penhall go undercover at a High School and hang out with a group of hard partiers, including Pauley Shore, to lead them to the illegal ID operation. Hanson makes a connection with T.J. - which takes a dark turn when the truth of what happened after the accident is revealed.
Fuller works to rebuild his reputation after his arrest, convincing the Internal Affairs Board at his hearing he only had a few drinks. He maintains an oddly petulant attitude throughout but gets reinstated.
The episode might remind you of one of those "Don't Drink and Drive" videos from High School. If there's a takeaway, don't drink and drive, just don't do it.
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