Episode
Madeline: Madeline and the Soccer Star
Overview
Madeline's country cousin Andre comes to town. Everyone thinks he's nothing more than a bumpkin with phenomenal gardening skills until, with Madeline's encouragement, he saves the day at the big soccer match.
Details
- Series
- Madeline
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 11
- Air date
- 1993-10-10
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
Madeline and the Soccer Star is Episode 11 in Season 1 of Madeline. It aired on 1993-10-10. The runtime is 30 min.
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