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darlin'.
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Benedict Cabbage-Patch.
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Are there free doughnuts?
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52. - Hi, dads.
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a really complicated show.
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112. Small cast, simple sets,
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119. Oh, the guy from In the Heights.
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120. Now, how did I know that?
I'm back!
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121. All right, who's our
Alexander Hamilton?
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"burr" anymore.
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historical figure...
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128. Now I'm in a hurry— Maggieand I have a Daddy and Me class.
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130. Keys, wallet, I don't think so.
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133. Oh, uh, some dads just love
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134. - Can I go?
- Sorry, no.
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leaking your goo.
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I'll kiss your boo-boo.
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Take care of your kid.
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died of a beaver bite.
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147. Lis, you're gonna love it.
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Hillary Clinton.
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Bloody Bloody Jebediah,
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about our city's founder.
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we're playing.
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and an ostrich.
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only I understand.
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star, Sideshow Mel.
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You wouldn't be interested.
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a woman has signed something
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custody of something.
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where the lighting is free.
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- Please, I'm begging you,
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- I'm researching a role.
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two girls and two boys
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her grandma anymore.
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in Man of La Mancha.
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theater scene so vibrant?
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- Not Macduff.
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306. - No.
- I'm out.
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during the show.
- How hard?
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It's violent and cruel.
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Break a leg, everyone.
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Why would you wish that?
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- "Grrr."
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about the cruelty of the sea
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off-Broadway musical.
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