Kidding (TV)
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| Episode 1 | |||
| Title | Green Means Go | ||
| Original Air Date: | August 31, 2018 (online) September 9, 2018 (Showtime) |
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| Director: | Michel Gondry | ||
| Writer: | Dave Holstein |
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| Summary: |
Jeff Pickles decides it’s time to talk about death on Mr. Pickles’ Puppet Time. His executive producer, Seb, feels that Mr. Pickles the persona and Jeff Pickles the person need to remain separate. Deirdre punishes her daughter Maddy for not eating her veggies. |
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| Review: |
Read our recap of this episode |
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| Music: |
"Superstar" - Murray Head & the Trinidad Singers |
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| Rating: |
TV14 |
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| U.S. viewers: | 443,000 | ||
| Digital viewers: | 207,000 | ||
| Total viewers: | 650,000 |
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| Multimedia: | Pictures, Video Clips
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| Episode 2 | |||
| Title | Pusillanimous | ||
| Original Air Date: | September 9, 2018 (online) September 16, 2018 (Showtime) |
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| Director: | Michel Gondry | ||
| Writer: | Dave Holstein |
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| Summary: |
Jeff makes a rash decision that could affect the ability of the show to continue. Seb strategizes how to rebuild Jeff’s image. The two disagree about how Jeff can repair his family. Deirdre tries to learn more about what’s happening while Maddy is at her piano lesson. Jeff’s son Will decides to let loose with his new friends. |
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| Review: |
Read our recap of this episode |
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| Music: |
"All of Me" - Cast "Waterfalls" - Cast "My Room" - Jeannie Harmon |
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| Rating: |
TVMA |
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| U.S. viewers: | 290,000 | ||
| Digital viewers: | 154,000 | ||
| Total viewers: | 444,000 |
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| Multimedia: | Pictures, Video Clips
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| Episode 3 | |||
| Title | Every Pain Needs A Name | ||
| Original Air Date: | September 23, 2018 | ||
| Director: | Jake Schreier | ||
| Writer: | Halley Feiffer |
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| Summary: |
Jeff tries to fix his heartbreak. Deirdre deals with her daughter’s developing medical condition. Seb outlines the future of Mr. Pickles’ Puppet Time without Jeff. Jeff tries to get Will off pot by giving him a hobby. |
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| Review: |
Read our recap of this episode |
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| Music: |
"You Look So Sweet" - Ella Jenkins |
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| Rating: |
TVMA |
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| U.S. viewers: | 303,000 | ||
| Digital viewers: | 201,000 | ||
| Total viewers: | 504,000 |
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| Multimedia: | Pictures, Video Clips
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| Episode 4 | |||
| Title | Bye, Mom | ||
| Original Air Date: | September 30, 2018 | ||
| Director: | Jake Schreier | ||
| Writer: | Mike Vukadinovich |
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| Summary: |
Jeff deals with a one-night stand. Jill learns that Jeff has been sending money to someone behind her back and confronts him. |
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| Review: |
Read our recap of this episode |
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| Music: |
"Touch-a, Touch-a, Touch-a, Touch Me" - Jim Carrey "Stranger by the Sea" - Adrian Younge |
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| Rating: |
TVMA |
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| U.S. viewers: | 281,000 | ||
| Digital viewers: | 164,000 | ||
| Total viewers: | 445,000 |
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| Multimedia: | Pictures, Video Clips
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| Episode 5 | |||
| Title | The New You | ||
| Original Air Date: | October 7, 2018 | ||
| Director: | Michel Gondry | ||
| Writer: | Cody Heller |
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| Summary: |
Jeff decides to step out of his comfort zone. Seb tries to get Jeff on board with new changes for Puppet Time, as well as his ice skating show – Pickles On Ice, starring Tara Lipinski. |
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| Review: |
Read our recap of this episode |
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| Music: |
"I Saw An Angel Die" - Bobbie Gentry "Ping Pong Machine" - Kumisolo |
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| Rating: |
TVMA |
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| U.S. viewers: | 199.000 | ||
| Digital viewers: | 182,000 | ||
| Total viewers: | 381,000 |
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| Multimedia: | Pictures, Video Clips
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| Episode 6 | |||
| Title | The Cookie | ||
| Original Air Date: | October 14, 2018 | ||
| Director: | Michel Gondry | ||
| Writer: | Noah Haidle |
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| Summary: |
Will tries to honor his brother in a unique way. Jeff decides to make some changes to Pickles on Ice. Deirdre lets her anger out on Maddy. Jeff tries to convince Vivian to continue with her treatment. |
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| Review: |
Read our recap of this episode |
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| Music: | "Poison Pen" - Bauhaus |
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| Rating: |
TVMA |
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| U.S. viewers: | 166,000 | ||
| Digital viewers: | 170,000 | ||
| Total viewers: | 336,000 |
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| Multimedia: | Pictures, Video Clips
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| Episode 7 | |||
| Title | Kintsugi | ||
| Original Air Date: | October 21, 2018 | ||
| Director: | Minkie Spiro | ||
| Writer: | Jas Waters |
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| Summary: |
Jeff goes off script and starts to speak more honestly to children on Puppet Time as Seb panics that Jeff will soon have to appear on live television for the National Tree Lighting Ceremony. Deirdre and Scott get a new visitor from Japan – Mr. Pickles-San. The Pickles have Thanksgiving as a family. |
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| Review: |
Read our recap of this episode |
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| Music: |
"How Would You Know" - Margaret Lewis "Christmas is A-Comin'" - Bing Crosby |
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| Rating: |
TVMA |
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| U.S. viewers: | 192,000 | ||
| Digital viewers: | 116,000 | ||
| Total viewers: | 308,000 |
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| Multimedia: | Pictures, Video Clips
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| Episode 8 | |||
| Title | Philliam | ||
| Original Air Date: | October 28, 2018 | ||
| Director: | Minkie Spiro | ||
| Writer: | Roberto Benabib |
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| Summary: |
Jeff meets the son of his pen pal, an inmate on death row, and decides to help him. |
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| Review: |
Read our recap of this episode |
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| Music: |
"Who's Gonna Buy You Ribbons" - Paul Clayton |
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| Rating: |
TVMA |
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| U.S. viewers: | 179,000 | ||
| Digital viewers: | 168,000 | ||
| Total viewers: | 347,000 |
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| Multimedia: | Pictures, Video Clips
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| Episode 9 | |||
| Title | LT. Pickles | ||
| Original Air Date: | November 4, 2018 | ||
| Director: | Michel Gondry | ||
| Writers: | Joey Mazzarino & Dave Holstein |
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| Summary: |
Jeff wonders if he’s having a breakdown or a breakthrough. Will gets into trouble at school. Scott confronts Deirdre about her feelings for Mr. Pickles-San. Seb decides to make a last-minute change to Pickles on Ice while Jeff is away. |
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| Review: |
Read our recap of this episode |
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| Music: |
"Make You Mine" - Black Lips |
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| Rating: |
TVMA |
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| U.S. viewers: | 152,000 | ||
| Digital viewers: | 163,000 | ||
| Total viewers: | 315,000 |
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| Multimedia: | Pictures, Video Clips
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| Episode 10 | |||
| Title | Some Day | ||
| Original Air Date: | November 11, 2018 | ||
| Director: | Michel Gondry | ||
| Writer: | Dave Holstein |
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| Summary: |
Everyone in Jeff’s life deals with the results of the speech Jeff made on national television. |
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| Review: |
Read our recap of this episode |
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| Music: |
"What Does It Mean" - Cast "You Can Feel Anything At All" - Cast |
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| Rating: |
TVMA |
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| U.S. viewers: | 224,000 | ||
| Digital viewers: | 165,000 | ||
| Total viewers: | 389,000 |
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| Multimedia: | Pictures, Video Clips
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| Episode 11 | |||
| Title | The Cleanest Liver in Columbus, Ohio | ||
| Original Air Date: | February 9, 2020 | ||
| Director: | Jake Schreier | ||
| Writer: | Dave Holstein |
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| Summary: |
Jeff realizes that if he can tell a lie for the first time in his life he’ll get everything he’s ever wanted. Season premiere. |
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| Review: |
Read our recap of this episode |
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| Music: |
Not available |
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| Rating: |
TVMA |
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| U.S. viewers: | 120,000 | ||
| Digital viewers: | 131,000 | ||
| Total viewers: | 251,000 |
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| Multimedia: | Pictures, Video Clips
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| Episode 12 | |||
| Title | Up, Down and Everything in Between | ||
| Original Air Date: | February 9, 2020 | ||
| Director: | Jake Schreier | ||
| Writer: | Mike Vukadinovich |
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| Summary: |
While Jill, Deirdre and Seb debate over who is to blame for Jeff’s recent behavior, Jeff finds himself in the real-world version of Pickle Barrel Falls. |
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| Review: |
Read our recap of this episode |
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| Music: |
Not available |
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| Rating: |
TVMA |
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| U.S. viewers: | 85,000 | ||
| Digital viewers: | 110,000 | ||
| Total viewers: | 195,000 |
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| Multimedia: | Pictures, Video Clips
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| Episode 13 | |||
| Title | I'm Listening | ||
| Original Air Date: | February 16, 2020 | ||
| Director: | Kimberly Peirce | ||
| Writer: | Roberto Benabib |
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| Summary: |
Jeff has an idea for how he can speak directly to the children of the world while Seb hands over the reins of the Pickle empire to Deirdre. After finding a book of magic spells, Will finds himself face to face with the past. |
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| Review: |
Read our recap of this episode |
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| Music: |
Not available |
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| Rating: |
TVMA |
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| U.S. viewers: | 81,000 | ||
| Digital viewers: | 118,000 | ||
| Total viewers: | 199,000 |
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| Multimedia: | Pictures, Video Clips
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| Episode 14 | |||
| Title | I Wonder What Grass Tastes Like | ||
| Original Air Date: | February 16, 2020 | ||
| Director: | Kimberly Peirce | ||
| Writer: | Hilary Weisman Graham |
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| Summary: |
After realizing that he might not have any real friends, Jeff makes a new best friend. Deirdre tries to get Puppet Time back on the air. |
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| Review: |
Read our recap of this episode |
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| Music: |
Not available |
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| Rating: |
TVMA |
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| U.S. viewers: | 43,000 | ||
| Digital viewers: | 89,000 | ||
| Total viewers: | 132,000 |
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| Multimedia: | Pictures, Video Clips
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| Episode 15 | |||
| Title | Episode 3101 | ||
| Original Air Date: | February 23, 2020 | ||
| Director: | Michel Gondry | ||
| Writer: | Joey Mazzarino |
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| Summary: |
Jeff tries to teach children about change in the first episode of the 31st season of Mr. Pickles’ Puppet Time. |
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| Review: |
Read our recap of this episode |
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| Music: |
Not available |
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| Rating: |
TV14 |
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| U.S. viewers: | 98,000 | ||
| Digital viewers: | 98,000 | ||
| Total viewers: | 196,000 |
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| Multimedia: | Pictures, Video Clips
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| Episode 16 | |||
| Title | The Death of Fil | ||
| Original Air Date: | February 23, 2020 | ||
| Director: | Michel Gondry | ||
| Writer: | Dave Holstein |
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| Summary: |
After an international incident, Jeff, Deirdre, Will and Seb attend a funeral at sea. |
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| Review: |
Read our recap of this episode |
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| Music: |
Not available |
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| Rating: |
TVMA |
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| U.S. viewers: | 88,000 | ||
| Digital viewers: | 108,000 | ||
| Total viewers: | 196,000 |
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| Multimedia: | Pictures, Video Clips
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| Episode 17 | |||
| Title | The Acceptance Speech | ||
| Original Air Date: | March 1, 2020 | ||
| Directors: | Bert & Bertie | ||
| Writer: | Mike Vukadinovich |
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| Summary: |
Deirdre deals with a medical issue while attending Jeff’s Lifetime Achievement Award ceremony. Jeff tries to be anyone but himself. Seb meets someone old and someone new. |
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| Review: |
Read our recap of this episode |
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| Music: |
Not available |
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| Rating: |
TVMA |
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| U.S. viewers: | 107,000 | ||
| Digital viewers: | 97,000 | ||
| Total viewers: | 204,000 |
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| Multimedia: | Pictures, Video Clips
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| Episode 18 | |||
| Title | A Seat on the Rocket | ||
| Original Air Date: | March 1, 2020 | ||
| Directors: | Bert & Bertie | ||
| Writer: | Jas Waters |
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| Summary: |
Jeff decides to start a new Pickles family while Deirdre tries to get some good PR for the show. |
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| Review: |
Read our recap of this episode |
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| Music: |
Not available |
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| Rating: |
TVMA |
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| U.S. viewers: | 76,000 | ||
| Digital viewers: | 66,000 | ||
| Total viewers: | 142,000 |
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| Multimedia: | Pictures, Video Clips
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| Episode 19 | |||
| Title | The Nightingale Pledge | ||
| Original Air Date: | March 8, 2020 | ||
| Director: | Jake Schreier | ||
| Writers: | Dylan Tanous & Dave Holstein |
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| Summary: |
Jeff learns the safest place for him is far away from everyone. Will talks to a mysterious visitor at his school. With Maddy’s help, Deirdre gets a win for the show. |
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| Review: |
Read our recap of this episode |
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| Music: |
Not available |
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| Rating: |
TVMA |
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| U.S. viewers: | 140,000 | ||
| Digital viewers: | - | ||
| Total viewers: | - |
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| Multimedia: | Pictures, Video Clips
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| Episode 20 | |||
| Title | The Puppet Dalai Lama | ||
| Original Air Date: | March 8, 2020 | ||
| Director: | Jake Schreier | ||
| Writer: | Dave Holstein |
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| Summary: |
Jill asks Jeff a question he isn’t sure if he can answer. |
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| Review: |
Read our recap of this episode |
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| Music: |
Not available |
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| Rating: |
TV14 |
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| U.S. viewers: | 54,000 | ||
| Digital viewers: | - | ||
| Total viewers: | - |
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| Multimedia: | Pictures, Video Clips
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