Episode
Curb Your Enthusiasm: Lewis Needs a Kidney
Overview
When Richard Lewis finds out he needs a kidney transplant, he finds two friends who match him, leaving them to decide who ""gets"" to give up their organ.
Details
- Series
- Curb Your Enthusiasm
- Season
- Season 5
- Episode
- Episode 5
- Air date
- 2005-10-30
- Runtime
- 31 min
Episode context
Lewis Needs a Kidney is Episode 5 in Season 5 of Curb Your Enthusiasm. It aired on 2005-10-30. The runtime is 31 min.
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