Episode
Tour of Duty: Lonesome Cowboy Blues
Overview
Anderson and Goldman find a leak in a top-secret operation; Alex must prove herself to a shady new boss.
Details
- Series
- Tour of Duty
- Season
- Season 2
- Episode
- Episode 12
- Air date
- 1989-04-11
- Runtime
- 60 min
Episode context
Lonesome Cowboy Blues is Episode 12 in Season 2 of Tour of Duty. It aired on 1989-04-11. The runtime is 60 min.
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Episode 15: Hard Stripe
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Episode 16: The Volunteer
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Episode 7: I Wish It Would Rain
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Episode 6: Sleeping Dogs
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Episode 5: Non-Essential Personnel
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Episode 4: True Grit
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