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Arrested Development (w/ Laura Merli)

Ep. 21
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In this episode, Thaddeus and special guest Laura Merli go to the Banana Stand to talk about Arrested Development. Together, they recap the pilot episode and discuss why it's Laura's favorite episode of the series, the Bluth family dynamics and what made the show such a standout. Also, the duo talk about the importance of the narrator in the show, the reboot and how it's impacted Laura and sitcoms today. Plus a game of trivia.


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