Episode
Tales from the Cryptkeeper: Unpopular Mechanics
Overview
Randall, who loves to invent destructive mechanical gadgets, gets his comeuppance as his appliances suddenly turn on him.
Details
- Series
- Tales from the Cryptkeeper
- Season
- Season 3
- Episode
- Episode 4
- Air date
- 1999-09-30
- Runtime
- 22 min
Episode context
Unpopular Mechanics is Episode 4 in Season 3 of Tales from the Cryptkeeper. It aired on 1999-09-30. The runtime is 22 min.
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