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Historical Pet Shop: Georgian
SKETCH-O-VISION
A VERY GOOD USE OF YOUR TIME.
The setup
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The premise
Here’s the bit.
A pet shop owner welcomes a lavishly dressed visitor whose interest in a goose has little to do with companionship. His explanation turns a routine sale into a tour of smuggling schemes and rough historical pastimes. The owner's attempts to protect the animals only prompt more alarming requests.
The funny people
Meet the cast. 2
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Highly quotable.
I intend to smuggle lace.
I need something to feed my ostrich.
A little extra
Notes from the archive.
The Georgian era takes its name from George I through George IV and is conventionally dated from 1714 to 1830.
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