Road Rules
Three Legs, Two Broken Toes and One Lava Pit
TV Flash files “Three Legs, Two Broken Toes and One Lava Pit” as hour 54 of 219 in the TV Flash guide — Road Rules (1995–2007) on MTV, season 4, episode 10, aired 1997-09-08, 30 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S04E10: listed hour 54 of 219 in the Road Rules guide, hour 10 of 15 in season 4. It aired 1997-09-08 (30 min). The listed hour before it is “If Your Friend Jumped Off a Bridge...” (S04E09). Next is “Love Is in the Airwaves” (S04E11).
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Where does Three Legs, Two Broken Toes and One Lava Pit sit in the Road Rules guide?
S04E10 is listed hour 54 of 219 — hour 10 of 15 in season 4, season 4 episode 10.
When did Road Rules S04E10 air?
Three Legs, Two Broken Toes and One Lava Pit aired 1997-09-08 and is listed at 30 minutes.
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