Episode
Cosby: Turkey Day
Overview
When Hilton offers to make Jurnee's Thanksgiving Day Parade turkey costume from scratch, it comes out to be just that.... a turkey of a costume. So imagine Hilton's joy when the queen of domesticity, Martha Stewart, shows up at the coffee shop bearing the most realistic looking turkey outfit that anyone's ever seen and leaves it behind by mistake. But, when Martha Stewart returns asking if anyone has seen the costume, will Hilton's guilt get the best of him... or will Jurnee be the best-dressed turkey in the parade?
Details
- Series
- Cosby
- Season
- Season 3
- Episode
- Episode 10
- Air date
- 1998-11-23
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
Turkey Day is Episode 10 in Season 3 of Cosby. It aired on 1998-11-23. The runtime is 30 min.
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