The Mancusis have too many pets, and Jessi’s babysitting all of them! Meanwhile, Kristy’s in beast mode again, Mary Anne’s a liability, Dawn’s learning to swear, and we contemplate getting a horrible Boomer parrot. Also, we complain extensively about Mrs Braddock but we actually meant Mrs Barrett, so, uh, sorry about that.

On today’s agenda: Chekhov’s fat hamster; things the Queen wears; a heartening show of solidarity against Kristy; suspicious levels of DustBuster visibility; lessons in hamster husbandry; fond memories of the world’s sketchiest pet shop; NEW ELECTIONS; home hairdressing disasters and the thongs of faces; merry japes and medieval drolleries.

Our theme song is "The Incredible Shrinking Larry" by Matt Oakley and "Big Band Jingle A" is by Lobo Loco, both on Free Music Archive.

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