Episode
Tales from the Darkside: The Social Climber
Overview
A shoemaker's apprentice discovers a strange power when he finds he can step into other peoples' lives simply by putting on their shoes.
Details
- Series
- Tales from the Darkside
- Season
- Season 3
- Episode
- Episode 19
- Air date
- 1987-03-08
- Runtime
- 22 min
Episode context
The Social Climber is Episode 19 in Season 3 of Tales from the Darkside. It aired on 1987-03-08. The runtime is 22 min.
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