Ep #66 - Return to Halloweentown (2006)

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Ep #66 - Return to Halloweentown (2006)

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Dec 20, 2021

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Coming back from a big break with a big episode! Lucas and Jacob return and are joined by a mysterious special guest for the almost AWNP holiday tradition: watching a Halloweentown DCOM for Christmas! Will this "Return" be the final adventure with Marnie? Only time (and Disney's tendency to mine Millenial nostalgia!) will tell. Wikipedia plot synopsis of Return to Halloweentown

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Dec 20, 2021

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