Episode
Supernatural: I Believe the Children Are Our Future
Overview
Sam and Dean investigate a series of odd murders that strangely resemble fairytales and urban legends. The brothers track down an 11-year-old boy named Jesse and realize that whatever Jesse believes is coming true. Castiel tells Sam and Dean that Jesse is a serious threat and needs to be eliminated.
Details
- Series
- Supernatural
- Season
- Season 5
- Episode
- Episode 6
- Air date
- 2009-10-15
- Runtime
- 42 min
Episode context
I Believe the Children Are Our Future is Episode 6 in Season 5 of Supernatural. It aired on 2009-10-15. The runtime is 42 min.
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Sam and Dean head to a small town where people are murdered by famous dead icons. However the brothers come to a dead end when two teenagers reveal they saw Paris Hilton kidnap their friend.
Episode 7: The Curious Case of Dean Winchester
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