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May 2022
57m 29s

Ep 529 - How to Train Your Dragon, by Cr...

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The inspiration for the hit trilogy of DreamWorks films is rather different than you might expect. It's still about a boy named Hiccup and his dragon Toothless, but the original has more burping, farting, and Dragonese than the films dared to show -- which is odd because those are the guys what made Shrek. Our theme music was composed by Nick Lerangis. Adv ... Show More
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