Episode
The Daily Show: George Lucas
Overview
GOP presidential candidates debate twice in New Hampshire, Mitt Romney's competitors resent his wealth, and George Lucas commemorates the Tuskegee Airmen.
Details
- Series
- The Daily Show
- Season
- Season 17
- Episode
- Episode 40
- Air date
- 2012-01-09
Episode context
George Lucas is Episode 40 in Season 17 of The Daily Show. It aired on 2012-01-09.
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