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Season 2, 7 episodes

Episode 1: Escape
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- 30m
- May 4, 2008
Two teenage boys in Philadelphia look for ways to impress girls; and a young man fights for his independence from his mother.
Episode 2: Two Wars
- May 11, 2008
An Iraqi comes to America after leaving his war-torn country and sets out on a trip across America and lets the U.S. citizens ask questions about any subject; a Bulgarian man decides that an argument with his wife, about lawn upkeep, goes back more than 20 years.
Episode 3: Going Down in History
- May 18, 2008
Stories of people trying to make — and remake — history, while others go down in history in ways they never intended. Two Wisconsin convicts gain local fame for almost escaping prison using dental floss. High school students pose for smiley yearbook snapshots, which capture nothing of the dramas in their lives. And a man with a 30-year obsession with one particular bird unveils the grainy, Big Foot-style video evidence that he saw it.
Episode 4: Underdogs
- 30m
- May 25, 2008
A group of teenage boys, in New York City, learn how to fight back against bullies in an old fashioned way; two boxers from Tennessee who have known each other, since they were kids, must face each other in a fight that they can't lose.
Episode 5: Every Marriage Is a Courtroom
- 30m
- Jun 1, 2008
Cartoonist Chris Ware animates a true story that demonstrates that every marriage—even the happiest—is a courtroom. But most of the episode is devoted to the slow-motion disintegration of one couple's marriage. The husband's obsession with a legal battle forces the most basic marital questions into the open: what do I need? And what can I put up with?
Episode 6: John Smith
- Jun 8, 2008
The story of one life, told through the lives of people from all over the country, all named John Smith. Baby John Smith is 11 weeks old, in South Carolina, and his parents are still reeling from the sonograms that all predicted he would be a girl. By the time he's 23, John Smith in Laramie, Wyoming, has made some mistakes and is appearing in front of a judge. At 46, he's in Texas, welcoming his oldest son back from Iraq. In-depth portraits of people growing up, growing old, and figuring out how to be fathers, husbands, and men in America today.
Episode 7: No Respect
- 28m
- May 28, 2009
This episode examines comedians and their audiences. It includes segments about performing for a rowdy crowd, and a piece about Mike Birbiglia's worst gig ever.

Episodes

Episode 1: Escape

Episode 2: Two Wars

Episode 3: Going Down in History

Episode 4: Underdogs

Episode 5: Every Marriage Is a Courtroom

Episode 6: John Smith

Episode 7: No Respect

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Episodes

Episode 1: Escape

Episode 2: Two Wars

Episode 3: Going Down in History

Episode 4: Underdogs

Episode 5: Every Marriage Is a Courtroom

Episode 6: John Smith

Episode 7: No Respect

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Episodes

E1 Episode 1: Escape

E2 Episode 2: Two Wars

E3 Episode 3: Going Down in History

E4 Episode 4: Underdogs

E5 Episode 5: Every Marriage Is a Courtroom

E6 Episode 6: John Smith

E7 Episode 7: No Respect

Overview

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Network

Production

Cast

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Episodes

E1 Episode 1: Escape

E2 Episode 2: Two Wars

E3 Episode 3: Going Down in History

E4 Episode 4: Underdogs

E5 Episode 5: Every Marriage Is a Courtroom

E6 Episode 6: John Smith

E7 Episode 7: No Respect

Fun facts

Episode 1: Escape

Episode 2: Two Wars

Episode 3: Going Down in History

Episode 4: Underdogs

Episode 5: Every Marriage Is a Courtroom

Episode 6: John Smith

Episode 7: No Respect

Episode 1: Escape

Episode 2: Two Wars

Episode 3: Going Down in History

Episode 4: Underdogs

Episode 5: Every Marriage Is a Courtroom

Episode 6: John Smith

Episode 7: No Respect