Episode
The Simpsons: Thirty Minutes Over Tokyo
Overview
After their bank account is drained at a cyber-cafe, the Simpsons go on a disastrous low-budget trip to Japan, where they wind up as contestants on a humiliating game show.
Details
- Series
- The Simpsons
- Season
- Season 10
- Episode
- Episode 23
- Air date
- 1999-05-16
- Runtime
- 23 min
Episode context
Thirty Minutes Over Tokyo is Episode 23 in Season 10 of The Simpsons. It aired on 1999-05-16. The runtime is 23 min.
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