Yes, stink badgers are a thing. Impressions: You have to admire what this show is doing. Or maybe not. Within seven minutes, it's taken a failed orchestra conductor, told him that he needs to create a boys choir, win regionals nationals, and now he's chasing a rabid badger around the city. It ass-sprays them, […]
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