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The Hoboken Chicken Emergency

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Arthur is asked to pick up a bird for Thanksgiving dinner, so he brings home a 266-pound chicken named Henrietta. The family welcome her with open arms, but the neighbors are not so sure and then Henrietta escapes.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 1984-11-19

Runtime: 58 mins

Director: Peter Baldwin

Writer: Don Nelson, Arthur Alsberg

Spoken language: English

Genres: TV Movie, Fantasy, Family

Original title: The Hoboken Chicken Emergency

Production Companies: WQED, KCET, KTCA, WETA, South Carolina Educational Television

Production Countries: United States of America

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