Ep #110 - Spin (2021)

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Ep #110 - Spin (2021)

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Sep 11, 2023

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Lucas and Jacob are feeling like it's 2021, not because that's when the surprisingly fantastic Spin came out, but because that's when they were covering the (good) DCOMs that it seems to be harkening back to. Plus, a much-needed rundown of an uninteresting character from Jacob's past, and how did they forget this episode would be releasing on 9/11?! Wikipedia entry for Spin

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Sep 11, 2023

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Two friends taking a critical eye to the entire Disney Channel Original Movie filmography. Join them on their nostalgic and humorous journey as they chronicle everything from Under Wraps to The Descendants and beyond!

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