Episode
Madeline: Madeline and the White Lie
Overview
When Lord Cucuface becomes suddenly indisposed, Madeline takes over his mission to impress some American tourists who are potential donors to the girls' school. She tells them that she is a famous tour guide, and finds she must lie more and more as she takes the eccentric couple around the Louvre, until they are all hopelessly lost and she is forced to come clean and tell the truth.
Details
- Series
- Madeline
- Season
- Season 3
- Episode
- Episode 24
- Air date
- 2001-02-14
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
Madeline and the White Lie is Episode 24 in Season 3 of Madeline. It aired on 2001-02-14. The runtime is 30 min.
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Episode 19: Madeline and the Magic Show
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Episode 17: Madeline and the Fashion Show
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