Episode
War of the Worlds: The Good Samaritan
Overview
The aliens have produced a deadly toxin, and a miraculous new development to feed the world becomes their means of mass poisoning.
Details
- Series
- War of the Worlds
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 10
- Air date
- 1988-12-26
- Runtime
- 46 min
Episode context
The Good Samaritan is Episode 10 in Season 1 of War of the Worlds. It aired on 1988-12-26. The runtime is 46 min.
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