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Oct 2023
37m 57s

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Story Pirates
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Lee, Rolo and Smitty start tracking down the other members of the Story Pirates in NYC, starting with Meghan, who is starring in her very own Broadway show alongside a theatrical ghost (Heléne Yorke). 
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The Porch Boogie/A Very Monstrous Game Show (feat. Christy Carlson Romano)
<p>The Story Pirates track down Nimene, who has become a top fashion designer for an eccentric mathematician (Christy Carlson Romano). Featuring two new stories: “Porch Boogie,” a song about porches that detach from their houses and start a dance party, written by Elias, a 4 year ... Show More
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