Episode
Life with Louie: How to Succeed in Washington Without Really Trying
Overview
Louie's class must give a speech and if someone wins, the class will go to Washington. Louie buys a speech from Glen Glenn and he wins. Andy accompanies the trip because he was in a war with the president. After Andy tells Louie he must always tell the truth, Louie tells the truth about the speech.
Details
- Series
- Life with Louie
- Season
- Season 2
- Episode
- Episode 5
- Air date
- 1996-10-19
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
How to Succeed in Washington Without Really Trying is Episode 5 in Season 2 of Life with Louie. It aired on 1996-10-19. The runtime is 30 min.
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