Tập
Tales from the Darkside: Episode 11
Tóm tắt
Betsy, an overweight woman, receives an anonymous package with an earpiece that will supposedly help her diet. It transmits the "voices" of her food as is being eaten, but Betsy still has problems and the next gift is a pair of glasses that let her "see" her food as well...
Chi tiết
- Phim bộ
- Tales from the Darkside
- Mùa
- Mùa 4
- Tập
- Tập 11
- Ngày phát sóng
- 1988-02-21
- Thời lượng
- 22 min
Thông tin tập
Episode 11 là tập 11 trong Season 4 của Tales from the Darkside. Tập này phát sóng ngày 1988-02-21. Thời lượng là 22 min.
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