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Grunt Work interviews the prolific director of the first two seasons of Home Improvement and the movies The Santa Clause, Jungle 2 Jungle, and Joe Somebody.

This episode was originally released: Apr 9, 2018

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Title: Interview with director John Pasquin

Grunt Work interviews the prolific director of the first two seasons of Home Improvement and the movies The Santa Clause, Jungle 2 Jungle, and Joe Somebody.

This episode was originally released: Apr 9, 2018

Join our Patreon for as little as $1/mo. for access to our library of Grunt Work: Nights episodes.

Visit our website for more: gruntworkpodcast.com