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Pixels and Puppets S02E13: Bung-pocalypse

Season 2, Ep. 13

Keep up with everything Operation: Puppet does on https://www.OperationPuppet.com


0:00

Intro

  • Busy summer schedules continue
  • Andrew went to San Diego!


17:18

The Puppet Pit


36:14

Gizmotown 


1:15:34

Pixels and Tokens


Music Credits:

  • Opening Music/Stinger: Funk Babe by emiliomerone. Audiojungle Broadcast License.
  • Gizmotown: kiddpark, Freesound.org (Creative Commons 0 License).
  • Pixels and Tokens: Kagateni, Freesound.org (Creative Commons 0 License)


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