We're taking it allll the way back to the very first Discovery special. A rewatch for me (Whitney) and a side-eyed first watch for me (Tim). In light of some...uh...legal happenings, we look back from the beginnings of this saga to catch the cringe, the red flags, and the tater tot casserole.
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Hey! Check it out! We have made it to 100 episodes. Thank you so much for joining us on this Dig. In an effort to capture some candid moments before we record, I've been saving all of the Mic Check audio when we are calibrating levels to start recording. I though you'd enjoy this montage of some of the fun randomness when I...I mean, Mildred gets u…
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Episode 100 - Sunday! Sunday! Sunday! Covenant Love Event!
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Would you like to see a group of Sister Mom's invade Chicago? We have all of your favorites Bates, Keller, and Duggars. The floor length denim skirt store never stood a chance. In this week's dig, we finish the second half of ____abee. We explore his affair with Rock Music, his use of taxpayer funds for, all sorts of things, and a weird amount of g…
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The gang actually sees the sunrise, which only happens when they're on the Today Show. We watch them all, sleepily try to get ready to be on national television. They join, old pal Mike Yuckabee for his show right after. In a heavily anticipated Dig, we explore Mike Huckabee. He has so many connections to IBLP, Billy G, and the Duggars. If you'd li…
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Episode 98 - That's Her Birthin' Hair
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Join us as we watch another Duggar example of a bunch of random B Roll thrown together as an episode. Lego invites people over with the intention of hitching a ride with them. Our Little Jilly Croissant intrudes on his time away from the fam. We get jealous of the continuing fedora game, and we wax poetic about the 'lympics and how it takes over ou…
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It is family picture day for the brood. Let's give a shoutout to cameraman Scott for having patience of monk. He was able to wrangle Duggar Time, Stains and squinting into a pretty good family picture collage. In our Dig, we explore how serious and dangerous the Rock Music Addiction can be. It affects millions of lives every single day. I am battli…
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Watch as the Duggars meet up with their...uhhhhh, really good friends.....whatever their name is. In the Digg we explore a Colorado tragedy that is intertwined with ole Billy G and our recurring buddy, Ted Haggard. The Ted Train keeps a rolling. If you join us at www.buymeacoffee.com/diggingupthedug we have so much content across a lot of topics, a…
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Josie gets a road trip and a checkup, while Whit and I recount what amazing Cardboard Car builders we are. Jessa gets her homeschool diploma, Cannon and the girls talk about how much of an awkward "parent" Lego is. We go back to the dig site of Ted Haggard, and see how the man really can't help himself. The fact that so many people go back to him a…
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Episode 94 - Come to my Unfinished Basement and Talk About the Lord
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Little Josie gets to come home now that its only normal levels of ick and not Chicken Pox ick. Cannon and the crew try to talk down to us about how most internet and media is so bad for you, but they make a living by it. We watch as they get their voice actor chops in. Cracker Justin and Soundman Jim are definitely the stars, while Jilly Croissant …
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Episode 93 - We Hosted Ourselves, and We Loved It!
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Watch in horror as the Duggar brood get Chicken Pox. They also completely miss opportunities for good wordplay. See Lego Hair getting out of his normal jurisdictions and...ya know, takes care of his sick children. In our dig; you've heard of Character Houses, Streets, Neighborhoods, Cities, States, but enjoy the first Character Inn. No, its not an …
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Episode 92 - Not To Be Religious, But...
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**Disclaimer** We have a new mic that really picks up everything so my (Tim) voice is echoey through some of it. We are aware and are working it out. The Bates make their return to the show, watch Jana and JD in Malaysia with a sneak appearance by Frank Sun. Join us in the Dig where we look at Character Cities. The Phillipines definitely were ahead…
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Episode 91 - Just Gotta Give It Up to the Ford
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The Duggars go Hollywood. Watch the clan (minus Cannon) get on the "Big Screen". Joy, actually gets her actress skirt on and plays the part so well. Pest, is....annoying as always. In our Dig, we get into the Sherwood Ministry projects and talk through how they can fund movies through exploiting their parishioners. We don't suggest watching Firepro…
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Episode 90 - A Little Bit of Denim, In My Life...
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The Duggars get up in all sorts of Bingo-worthy stuff this episode (listen up to see who gets the winning square). We get too much Pest, learn why Josie might be struggling to get home, and celebrate some Jilly-muffin birthday. We Dig into why having a business partner is a terrifying thing! Be afraid of being able to consistently pay your bills! R…
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Episode 89 - Church Every 4 Hours, Or As Needed
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We've reached the end of the Baby Ballot to name the children. Where do we go from here? We check to see if Josie has *rumspringer's(sic). Jinnifer gets some aggression out on the Sound team, but no WWE moves in this episode. We get the return to the Tater-tot Mansion. In this week's Dig, we explore more IBLP "Wisdom" on the role the church plays i…
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Watch as we celebrate a Lost Boy Birthday, and the fam heads to Cult-Con in Texas. Watch as Cannon roams the Halls alone, and Johannah drops the Sideways Power Slam! Help! We Woke Up! but after we woke up, we dug into Micro-Graham, Franklin. You know its a bad sign when your siblings are roasting you over an open fire. Digging the Vibes? Want to ge…
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Episode 87 - Remove Mrs. Butterworth, My Wife's Not Here
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We continue with little Josie growing, and Lego continuing to uhhh...Lego. This time with the kids at the zoo! We get another appearance of the Cracker Jack cosplay, hopefully not the last. In our Dig, we get into one of the numerous Billy G's. We are slowly covering all of the Grahams, Billy maybe Teddy. (I love teddy grahams!) We explore his Revi…
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We get to see a gaggle of Joshes, we meet more extended family, and we learn that "Duggar Time" is between 60 and 180 minutes!! In this week's Dig, we examine the Columbine shooting and how Evangelical groups used it to their advantage. Digging the Vibes? Want to get ad-free episodes? Like Bonus Content? Dig on over to https://www.buymeacoffee.com/…
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Episode 85 - We're Just Here for the Bibes
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We Get To Recap Little Josie's Journey And See The Family Make Arrangements To Get Her Oxygen And Keep Monitoring Her Vitals. Well, The Older Girls Making Arrangements. It Was A Double Length Episode With A Lot Of Recapping. In Our Digg, We Explore IBLP Literature On How To Make Sound Medical Decisions, According To Old Billy G. We're Just Chill Ma…
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We roll along the wagon train of getting the brood to actually do things again. They get carsick, watch some relatively defrauding dancing, and get to work some metal. The choice of activity at the Iron Works was very thoughtful and kind. We finish the Dig on The Passion of the Christ and get to ole JC (actor), the creative and targeted marketing, …
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Episode 83 - How Dare you Besmirch the Name of Jack Butler!
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Want to see a bunch of folks in non-hiking gear, hike up a big mountain? Well do we have an episode for you! We watch as Lego and the brood get real outdoors-y. Michelle got to get out of it to spend time with Josie. On the 20 year anniversary of the movie, The Passion of the Christ, we explore the movie, the BTS, and some of the people around it. …
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Episode 82 - We're Silly with Billy's
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I've said before that in comedy its funny when you set up a premise and then destroy that premise. Not so much in reality tv shows about controlling religious groups and a lot of kids. Famy and Anna say they are going to knit or crochet booties for Josie, and then proceed to spend a whole episode doing...not that at all. We Dig into Hobby Lobby's c…
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Episode 81 - Tell Me More, Tell Me More, Like Did He Go To Church
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Join us as we get a return of the Bates clan to the show! Lots of denim skirts, but unfortunately, no Kass-uh-dee-uz. We digg into the IBLP Levels of Friendship. I hope Whitney lets me up to level 2 or 3! Like what you hear? Want to hear some ad-free episodes? Dig on over to https://www.buymeacoffee.com/diggingupthedug Enjoy our episode visuals and…
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The Brood decides to eat out in public at a favorite of *gasp!!!* Bill Clinton! Jana and Jill get a view of their future job when they go visit Josie in the hospital. To pay off our Dig cliffhanger last week, we present what Tim is calling Jesus Camp 2 : Electric Boogaloo. We continue on and explore some themes throughout the documentary, the react…
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Episode 79 - It’s Christian "Talk-to-the-Hand"
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We're still hanging in Little Rock and we see the Duggars, "answering" phones during a telethon for the Children's Hospital. We also watch as "Kitten" is looking a little closer to being able to head home. In part 1 of a split Dig, we examine the documentary "Jesus Camp" and Tim gets emotional in this one...rare occurrence, right? In our Digging on…
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Episode 78 - Down with the Dillness
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Join us as we they are scraping the barrel on content while the clan is away from the Tator Tot Mansion. In the Dig, we explore how controlling systems have lead to inaction in getting people the help they need when it comes to mental illness and abuse. We explore these parallels with yet ANOTHER Josh. We dig on local business and some more gems fr…
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Episode 77 - It Should Be Called Cheese-etti
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Join us as we watch the Duggirls get a break with a little trip home. But in order to get a break from child raising and taking care of a historic house, they must sacrifice their gut health with a cheese filled dinner at the Pest nest. In our Dig, we focus on Billy G (not my lover). We look at his childhood, and how the word “spectacular,” and bei…
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In our recap, we explore some Hanny Moments while the Duggars take a trip to the park. Later, in a big milestone since her birth, Cannon gets to hold Josie for the first time.In the Dig, we explore a Wisdom Booklet and the supplementary curriculum they use. We are digging on Lake Street Dive and some pet Parent Lingo. Like what you hear? Would you …
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Join us as we watch a, pretty old-reality-tv episode. We watch the Duggars, just do stuff. Our girl, Johannah is a little afraid of what’s under the sea. In the Dig, we look at the dangerous precipice of black-and-white thinking and Bill G’s very specific teachings on it. We explore the challenge of such a close minded thinking process. We dig on t…
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Episode 74 - Verily, Verily, My Dad Was Pissed!
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Welcome aboard, the Blood Vessel (Venture Brothers reference). We show the Dugggirls going with Lego to donate blood, as Grandma maintains a historic home and all the littles. Lots of preparations for eating with a trip to the grocery store and baby Josie gets a feeding tube. In our Dig, we explore the complicated Jehovah's Witness blood policy. Bu…
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Episode 73 - RIP:What We're Harpin' On 2024-2024
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Welcome back from the Holiday Break. Hope you had a wonderful Toyotathon! Enjoy the Inception and (maybe) end of a segment called "What We're Harpin' On". The place for your hot, Duggar-related Harp News. In the episode recap, we watch the brood invade a historic house. In our Dig, we look at the Arkansas Birth Control Movement and the Specific, Av…
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*Bonus Episode* - Christmas Pickle Peek
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We're here with a bonus episode! Over on buymeacoffee.com/diggingupthedug , we drop bonus episode and posts that we call Pickles. Here's a sneak preview of this content for everyone. It's our recap, post-holiday to get us back into the groove. Enjoy!
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Episode 72 - Good Luck, Jeff, You Lost Peter Biblow
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Let's get it out of the way. There is way too much Pest in this one, folks. We had a good half season where we didn't have to watch him try to lead a show like dear ole, Lego Hair. No Fank You. In the Dig, we examine the "War On Christmas" and its origins. How it, oddly, involves early days of Amazon, and join us as we push out the good vibes in Wh…
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Join us as we watch a Christmas episode. The family is split between being with Josie in Little Rock and the rest of the brood back at the Tater Tot Mansion. Cannon tells us that with Christmas, the kids have more work. They always have all the work, what's the difference?! In our Dig, we look into what ole Billy G tells his followers about gallsto…
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Episode 70 - Uuuuuhhh...yeahAaaaaaaaannnnnnnnddddddd.......We're Back!!! Welcome to our Season 4 kickoff. Reap the rewards of the Duggars bigger budget!Better intro cards, Check! Better backgrounds for talking heads, Check! New bingo cards, Check! We recount the special that showcases the birth of Josie. We, unfortunately, get 110 percent more Pest…
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Join us as Season 3 comes to a close. We give our State of the Pod, talk about Tim's utter dominance when it comes to the Bingo 3-peat, and we answer some of your hottest submitted questions. It's been an amazing season for growth and we thank you all for grabbing your shovels and hard hats to join us on this Dig. Like what you hear? Would you like…
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Episode 68 - He Victory Sipped this Bitch
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Here we are! We've reached the end of season 3! Usually a season ending episode would have a lot more fanfare, but its a little anti-climatic. We watch as the behind the camera crew gets a little bit of facetime and we learn the seedy rumors about "Frana". In an absolutely epic Digg, we learn about what was the catalyst for the satanic panic. Get W…
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Episode 67 - He Has Beef Ramen with Government Assistance
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We get right down to the Bates and a cast of (seemingly) thousands, trying to finish their house. Watch as the Bates kids get their Volunteer Firefighter on. Yearn for some delicious, Southern cooking (boiled hot dogs). See Erin Bates slamming those ivories as volunteer labor tries to build her new house around her! Sorry Folks, no Kass-uh-dee-yuz …
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Episode 66 - "Gimme that Morsel in Your Tummy" - A Demon
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We haven't seen the Bates in a while. That bingo square was getting a little lonely. We join the Duggars as they are on the road, stopping in Pigeon Forge. We get to see Jessa celebrate her birthday with a light spa day with her sisters. We get the first Dug-girls talking head and watch as the Bates drop, almost, 3K on groceries since they will be …
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Episode 65 - There's No Merit Badge for That!
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****Disclaimer**** We have a new laptop that we are trying to iron out the recording details with. We know that the sound will be a little different but we are still working. Join us for a long episode of us watching people meander and look at stuff, lol. In the Night Dig (Tim and Whitney in the morning....Nights) Community Reference. We explore so…
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Episode 64 - Sleepy, It’s All I Got!
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Our schedules were all messed up this week but join us as we have a Frankenstein'ed together episode with 3 different story lines, but not a lot going on. Witness the majesty of Tim's 2nd (supposedly 3rd) Bingo!!!! We do our first Dig chosen by our supporters, the history of TLC. Join us for a dig full of comedy, Home Improvement, and Dog the Bount…
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Episode 63 - Everybody Loves Raymen
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Join us in a jump for Joy! Its not dancing, dammit! We watch as that sweet TLC money lets Joy get multiple festivities for her birthday. Revel in the inappropriate attire! Go Mad over some pizza! Watch the 00's-eriffic purse she gets! We also Dig into the second half of "Counting the Cost" and really get to the bottom of how Lego Hair is not just a…
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Episode 62 - Thank You For Baking the Bread
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Join us as the our girl, Jill goes to babysit and the family attends an ostrich...uh...meeting at best. Other than that its pretty quiet in Duggar-world...NO! WAIT! Jill's book is out!!! This is not a drill, Diggers! Whit and I revisit the first half of "Counting the Cost". Revel in Simpsons references, the game: Dream Phone, and feel the excitemen…
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Episode 61 - More Like Character Worst! Amirite?!
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Come along with us to beautiful Branson, Missouri! (Not Bronson, Missouri) We watch the Duggar clan get to "perform" in the Noah's Ark Musical. They won't even let CinderJana perform without a baby in her arms! In our Dig we discover how Character Worst! I mean First! wormed its way into the education systems of certain IBLP friendly states in the …
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Episode 60 - Give Me That Fried Nakedness
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Running in Jeans. That's the through line of this whole episode. Running in Jeans. Running is a struggle enough, but now they're trying to do it in jeans??? Yeesh! Watch the Duggars surrounded by tons of defrauding attire. The family gets a couple good roasts off of Lego Hair. Gasp in horror as Lego high fives a woman in a sports bra!!! In our Dig …
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Episode 59 - Every Generation Needs a Fashion Monkey
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Join us for the first Duggar Q and A episode! See the immense new intro/jingle budget! See someone finally ask about their TV hypocrisy. Enjoy Duggarsplaining : the episode! In the Dig we look at a development for IBLP that goes in so many different random directions. Russia. Sanitizing for Secularism. A New Approach to Business. This will set the …
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Episode 58 - Get In, Loser. We're Going Caring!
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We watch the Duggars get down on the farm! Watch Jinn-ifer tell a Pony "Ooh, gurl, bye." Watch the Tractor Train of Duggars head to the petting zoo. Watch some epic, pony side-eye. In one of my favorite Digs, we explore all of the Turmoil in the Toybox, and how Phil Phillips works through his hatred of He-man and his unresolved feelings about Smurf…
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Episode 57 - Whore-Chata at the Potfaith
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We have the 1st Duggar Grandchild folks!!! Enjoy the nostalgia-hued baby shower, Witness Lego Hair having to parent...again. Watch as Pajama totally outbirths her own mother-in-law (at least for 1 episode). This was another double length special, so no Dig this week, but you will get to hear how a 1990's Crockpot keeps Whitney up at night. Feel fre…
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Episode 56 - That Bitch was a Witch
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Join us as we get to visit tight lipped Dr. Sarver for a double date with Lego, Cannon, Pajama, and Pest. We also explore Lego Hair having to actually watch and provide for his children for one of the rare times. The Girls go to a baby shopping free for all and Cannon, still doesn't have to do any of the work. In the Dig, we go on a journey through…
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Episode 55 - She's All Anna Pajama Over Here
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It's time for a special!!! (Deanna style with the exclamation points) We watch Lego Hair reenact his super unique proposal...over and over...and over. Watch Duct Tape and the Duggirls do the real work for this vow "removal". Watch as Cannon gets grilled to remember anything she can about all of her kids. Due to the double length episode, we are ski…
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Episode 54 - The Lord is My Wingman
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What's up, fellow Diggers! Join us as we watch the Duggars renew vows, modest-fy a crazy expensive dress, and watch as Lego Hair doesn't have any idea how long anything actually takes. In the Dig we explore the whole whirlwind romance of Lego Hair and Baby Cannon. It's hot in Arizona and I'm happy our mics didn't melt while we recorded! Feel free t…
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Episode 53 - You Know, Anna-Robics!
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GASP!!! We've run out of Grandchildren to name the episodes after! In this episode we relive the Duggars getting to hang out with children from outside their home! We watch in horror, as the Duggars think its a great idea to take a teenaged Jana to Weight Watchers, that's developing a healthy young lady. S/ At least our girl, Johannah gets a little…
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