Episode
20/20: The Real Rookies
Overview
Stories of Americans who followed their dreams and started new careers later in life, including a woman who quit her finance job to pursue acting, and a woman who became the oldest person to graduate the from the Houston Police Academy.
Details
- Series
- 20/20
- Season
- Season 42
- Episode
- Episode 4
- Air date
- 2018-09-25
Episode context
The Real Rookies is Episode 4 in Season 42 of 20/20. It aired on 2018-09-25.
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