Episode
Lupin the 3rd: Plunder the Pyramid of Insurance
Overview
Lupin decides to engage in a little pyramid scheme with two hired guns. Can Lupin turn those giant stone bricks into giant piles of cash?
Details
- Series
- Lupin the 3rd
- Season
- Season 3
- Episode
- Episode 42
- Air date
- 1985-06-22
- Runtime
- 25 min
Episode context
Plunder the Pyramid of Insurance is Episode 42 in Part III of Lupin the 3rd. It aired on 1985-06-22. The runtime is 25 min.
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