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Debbie (Joan Cusack) heads down to the basement to have a heart-to-heart with her father (Jon Lithgow) about relationship problems, but gets increasingly frustrated when he only responds with annoying idioms and clichés. [Season 11, 1985]

Appearing:John Lithgow
Tags: Cliche talk, Jon Lithgow daughter talk, John Lithgow garage, John Lithgow cliches, Cliches heart-to-heart
S11 E44 minHighlightComedyLate Night
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