Episode
Early Edition: Downsized
Overview
Gary and Chuck must stop an old friend of theirs from their former job from having fatal plastic surgery to impress his girlfriend and enhance his career.
Details
- Series
- Early Edition
- Season
- Season 2
- Episode
- Episode 5
- Air date
- 1997-10-25
- Runtime
- 45 min
Episode context
Downsized is Episode 5 in Season 2 of Early Edition. It aired on 1997-10-25. The runtime is 45 min.
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