Episode
The Daily Show: Bill Bradley
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- Series
- The Daily Show
- Season
- Season 12
- Episode
- Episode 45
- Air date
- 2007-04-09
Episode context
Bill Bradley is Episode 45 in Season 12 of The Daily Show. It aired on 2007-04-09.
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