The Hoboken Chicken Emergency

Nov 19, 1984

0h 58m

★ 5.0

Overview

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.

Genres

TV Movie

Fantasy

Family

Production Companies

WQED

KCET

KTCA

WETA

South Carolina Educational Television

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Cast

Mr. Gluckschen

Benny Baker

Pamela Reschner, the Mayor's Secretary

Vivian Bonnell

Gibbons

Hamilton Camp

Crandall

Keene Curtis

City Councilman

Richard Deacon

News Anchor

Stephanie Edwards

Policeman

John Finnegan

Narrator - Mrs. Gluckschen

Alice Ghostley

Helen Bobowicz

Arlene Golonka

Policeman

Jerry Houser

Anthony DePalma

Gabe Kaplan

Homeless Man

Bill McLean

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