Episode
Lupin the 3rd: Snake Charmer
Overview
Jacqueline - a beautiful woman who has become a multimillionaire through acquiring alimony and inheritances whenever she changes husbands. Lupin set his sights on her diamond collection, which is fine, but before you know it, Lupin and Jacqueline are very close. To a man and woman, time is unnecessary. Fujiko, who as usual is also after the treasure, is captured by the Cobra crime syndicate. What is the thread that ties together a beautiful body and a venomous snake?
Details
- Series
- Lupin the 3rd
- Season
- Season 2
- Episode
- Episode 49
- Air date
- 1978-09-11
- Runtime
- 25 min
Episode context
Snake Charmer is Episode 49 in Part II of Lupin the 3rd. It aired on 1978-09-11. The runtime is 25 min.
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Episode 48: Vault Assault
Even though he announces that he will take the till from the Kentucky Derby, Lupin's first strike, on the transport car, fails. A despondent Lupin jumps straight into the Hudson River... but it's all part of his scenario. The main act is a supposedly perfect, supposedly foolproof cracking of the Metropolitan Bank's vault. How will Lupin penetrate an alarm system that sounds loud bells at the weight of even a handkerchief?
Episode 50: The Second Time Around (1)
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