Comedy

Candy Cane Lane

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Candy Cane Lane

Candy Cane Lane is a throwaway Christmas flick with a family-friendly Eddie Murphy starring as an recently laid off salesman obsessed with winning his California neighborhood’s house decoration contest (even as he should be thinking about putting away money to pay his bills). This is the least edgy movie Eddie Murphy has ever made. In fact, it may be the least edgy movie anyone has ever made. Every aspect from Murphy to Ken Marino as the dicksish neighbor who is actually a not dickish at all and a pretty good neighbor, is as bland as can be.

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Bob’s Burgers – Wharf, Me Worry?

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Bob's Burgers - Wharf, Me Worry?

“Wharf, Me Worry?” offers some warm fuzzy revelations for characters worrying about current dilemmas. When Gene (Eugene Mirman), Tina (Dan Mintz), and Louise (Kristen Schaal) head to Wonder Wharf if Bob’s father (Eric Bauza), Bob (H. Jon Benjamin) worries his father’s growing pessimism over the decaying state of the world will scare the kids. Turns it he had nothing to worry about, although when he decides to check up on them he discovers the kids are missing eventually to be found locked into Clamstradamus booth of the Shellendipity where they have had fun telling random fortunes to the few passersby on a rainy day at the amusement park.

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Bob’s Burgers – Escape from Which Island?

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Bob's Burgers - Escape from Which Island?

Rich people are crazy. In the need of a personal chef for the retreat of his secret club, Mr. Fischoeder (Kevin Kline) hires Bob (H. Jon Benjamin) who spends most of his night on the secret island running from one of the guests turned rabid and surviving the storm which Fischoeder ‘s friends chose to ignore. Back home, Linda (John Roberts) gives Gene (Eugene Mirman), Tina (Dan Mintz), Louise (Kristen Schaal) a crash course on proper etiquette at a cocktail party (some of her advice is even good).

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Quiz Lady

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Quiz Lady

Flirting with themes of fandom and family, Quiz Show stars Awkwafina as an isolated young woman whose main pleasures in life are her dog and the popular quiz show she has watched since she was four years-old. Her mother running away from her nursing home, leaving a large amount of debt, and the arrival of her sister (Sandra Oh) will push Anne out of her comfort zone. When her sister takes note of Anne’s quiz knowledge, a plan begins to form for the pair to come up with the cash needed to pay off their mother’s gambling debts to a loan shark (the same one who has stolen Anne’s dog).

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Bob’s Burgers – Bully-ieve It or Not

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Bob's burgers - Bully-ieve It or Not

The arrival of a new kid at school proves complicated for Zeke (Bobby Tisdale) who it turns out has an embarrassing past with Will. From the limited information provided, Gene (Eugene Mirman) and Louise (Kristen Schaal) assume Will bullied Zeke in grade school and decide to get revenge only to discover Zeke was the bully which hits especially hard for his best friend. Our adult storyline involves Bob (H. Jon Benjamin) having a conniption fit after Jimmy Pesto (Al Madrigal) steals his burger of the day idea for a new special at the restaurant.

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