Episode
Night Gallery: A Fear of Spiders / Junior / Marmalade Wine / The Academy
Overview
An arachnophobic gourmet columnist seeks help from a woman he spurned when he discovers a hairy, and obstinate, little guest crawling in his kitchen sink. A mother and father learn the hardships of parenting. A careless braggart foolishly exaggerates his meager talents to a crackpot surgeon. A widower investigates an unusually strict military academy for his delinquent son.
Details
- Series
- Night Gallery
- Season
- Season 2
- Episode
- Episode 4
- Air date
- 1971-10-06
- Runtime
- 51 min
Episode context
A Fear of Spiders / Junior / Marmalade Wine / The Academy is Episode 4 in Season 2 of Night Gallery. It aired on 1971-10-06. The runtime is 51 min.
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