Episode
Iron Chef: Mr. Iron Chef 1994: Preliminaries
Overview
The three battles that make up the "Mr. Iron Chef 1994" tournament. Four challengers battle each other and the winner faces an Iron Chef in the first episode of the next year.
Details
- Series
- Iron Chef
- Season
- Season 2
- Episode
- Episode 50
- Air date
- 1994-12-23
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
Mr. Iron Chef 1994: Preliminaries is Episode 50 in Season 2 of Iron Chef. It aired on 1994-12-23. The runtime is 30 min.
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