Episode
The Hitchhiker: Power Play
Overview
A producer's assistant meets his match when he agrees to housesit for his boss and falls for the sexy young woman who is supposed to be helping him out.
Details
- Series
- The Hitchhiker
- Season
- Season 3
- Episode
- Episode 25
- Air date
- 1989-12-09
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
Power Play is Episode 25 in Season 3 of The Hitchhiker. It aired on 1989-12-09. The runtime is 30 min.
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