Episode
Monsters: Jar
Overview
While managing a remote inn near a wilderness swamp, an innkeeper makes ends meet by selling jars of items from the swamp. One particular item helps others to 'meet ends'. A curious private eye checks into the inn in search of a missing person, and meets Ann, who has brought her husband there to get him away from it all.
Details
- Series
- Monsters
- Season
- Season 2
- Episode
- Episode 7
- Air date
- 1989-11-12
- Runtime
- 22 min
Episode context
Jar is Episode 7 in Season 2 of Monsters. It aired on 1989-11-12. The runtime is 22 min.
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