"You'll laugh because it's not your family. You'll cry because it is."
A self-help advocate struggles to put his dysfunctional family in its place.
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The people behind it
Al Franken
Stuart Smalley
Laura San Giacomo
Julia
Vincent D'Onofrio
Donnie
Shirley Knight
Mom
Harris Yulin
Dad
Lesley Boone
Jodie
John Link Graney
Kyle
Marjorie Lovett
Aunt Paula
Walter Robles
Smalley Uncle
Erik Cord
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