Episode
Amazing Stories: The Pumpkin Competition
Overview
An old spinster who is tired of losing a pumpkin competition recieves special advice from an agricultural professor.
Details
- Series
- Amazing Stories
- Season
- Season 2
- Episode
- Episode 10
- Air date
- 1986-12-01
- Runtime
- 23 min
Episode context
The Pumpkin Competition is Episode 10 in Season 2 of Amazing Stories. It aired on 1986-12-01. The runtime is 23 min.
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