Episode
Monsters: Parents from Space
Overview
An orphan named Cindy receives a blessing in disguise when her abusive foster parents are taken over by friendly aliens whose ship has broken down.
Details
- Series
- Monsters
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 14
- Air date
- 1989-02-11
- Runtime
- 22 min
Episode context
Parents from Space is Episode 14 in Season 1 of Monsters. It aired on 1989-02-11. The runtime is 22 min.
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