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Therehas tube someMacGyverinyou mgivethe fat mfhat theywant on his thirdoom exactly 300 episodes which are still in heaVy MsredcharmmndSmithstilllflestoprm/‘kb togettotheend.‘ edytour. refinishecauseofdtelrunabadiedtakeonsmai] thoseins'ghtshtotheabmrdityofeverydaylik. Thelineslmm theshowarestillciassitsand “People just seem to want to be in a mom with town quirks and the characters that exhibit them. “The purpose of the show is to make people apply to most any situation in life. So keep your me, which is nice," said Smith. "We have a big Smith wondered how Red Green would laugh and not have people hear me whine and sticksmtheicesaldSmith, video screen and i use audiovisual quite a hit in translate into a live comedy shOW. but the bitch about things," said Smith. 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