TV not only is the best babysitter it's also the best communicator.
True Story: a guy I knew couldn't whisper. Instead of relaying an important piece of information to me in an appropriate manner - he'd end up screaming something awful and unusually humiliating at the top of his lungs. Good ol' Loudmouth.
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Adam Spiegel as Spike Jonze
