Episode
Dream On: Up the River
Overview
Martin and Nina's relationship comes to a head when her environmental activism goes too far.
Details
- Series
- Dream On
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 11
- Air date
- 1990-09-16
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
Up the River is Episode 11 in Season 1 of Dream On. It aired on 1990-09-16. The runtime is 30 min.
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