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Abandonment Issues

Factual, Local, Comedy • 1 Season
Crack-Up, Nostalgic, Kiwi As

Looking for closure for his abandonment issues, comedian James Mustapic revisits the NZ celebrities and popular culture that shaped his childhood but have since disappeared into obscurity.

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James Must-a-pic His Mum a ManQueer AcademyOh Nah!Blue Murder MotelCamp Be BetterInvisible BoysQueer Aotearoa: We've Always Been HereI'm Not Racist, But...Unravelling AnxietyAlma's Not NormalHouse of GodsC*A*U*G*H*TDadolescenceWhat It Feels Like For a GirlWestsideNew Zealand SpyThe Restaurant That Makes MistakesJohnny Vegas' Little Shop of AntiquesGeneration ZTestifyAllgoodsGet HomeOutrageous FortuneAbsolutely FabulousThe InbetweenersSex Before the InternetADHD: Not Just HyperCounting the BeatKid SisterDon'tNuclear ForeverAustralia's Most IdenticalSpookersOasis: Knebworth 1996Cutting the CurveA HoleZack and Miri Make a PornoDMVDevil in the Family: The Fall of Ruby FrankeEducatorsThe Body Next DoorBenGo GirlsTsunami 2004: The Day the Wave HitThe OthersGreenThe Walsh SistersDeadly Waters With Captain LeeHere We GoAngry SpiritsBaddiesWorlds ApartPoisoned: Mail Order MurderBob Marley: Catch a FireA Postcard From PyongyangParis & Nicole: The EncoreStumbleFaking ItAppropriation NationJames Blunt: One Brit WonderParks and RecreationMortenLovesickBoyzone: Life, Death and BoybandsMy Family MysteryDesign JunkiesMaking Life on Earth: Attenborough's Greatest AdventureThe TavernWhat the Hell Happened at Woofington's?AtomicThe Inbetweeners 2Interview with the VampireUnder His CommandDeep DeceptionGridiron GangNirvana: NevermindThe WivesFreddie Mercury: A Secret Daughter?Just Act NormalDisaster InvestigationKidnapping My Own Daughter

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