Top Story Weekly

Turns out those trapped Chilean miners have been tweeting all along!

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CHILEAN MINERS OMG by Joel Anderson - from Top Story! Weekly Episode 67: “Of Mice and Mad Men”

Starring Artemis Pebdani (Ana) and Brent Pope (Carlos)

Directed by Kristina Adelmeyer

Jimmy Carter has come to North Korea to free American prisoner Aijalon Gomes - but first, he’s got to persuade Kim Jong-Il that he’s not a super spy!

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GET CARTER by Erich Eilenberger - from Top Story! Weekly Episode 67: “Of Mice and Mad Men”

Starring Artemis Pebdani (Kim Jong-Il), Brent Pope (Minion), Phillip Wilburn (Jimmy Carter) and Matthew Harris (Aijalon Gomes)

Directed by Kristina Adelmeyer

Between eggs with salmonella, lunch meat with listeria, and bedbug infestations, it’s not easy to give your honey a special birthday breakfast in bed!

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BREAKFAST IN BED by Andrew Payne - from Top Story! Weekly Episode 67: “Of Mice and Mad Men”

Starring Tommy Bechtold (Sam) and Shannon Ayers (Jill)

Directed by Kristina Adelmeyer

As Glenn Beck prepares for his big rally at the Lincoln Memorial on the anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech, he’s visited by the ghosts of two famous men with a message for him - two men who are more than a little familiar with the area!

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I HAVE A BOOK TO SELL by Christopher N. Corte and Kyle Norwood - from Top Story! Weekly Episode 67: “Of Mice and Mad Men”

Starring Phillip Wilburn (Glenn Beck), Andy Harris (Abraham Lincoln), Matthew Harris (Martin Luther King Jr.) and Melissa Okey (Sarah Palin)

Directed by Kristina Adelmeyer

George Michael stops by with the latest on his arrest, an Emmy expert gives a rather specific recount of the awards show, and the latest development in 3-D television gets a reaction from God Himself - all in this episode of the Top Story! Weekly Report!

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THE TOP STORY! WEEKLY REPORT by Jed Alexander, Peter Aranda, Joel Anderson, Tamra Brown, Brandon Burkhart, Shawn Carlow, Christian Correa, Adam Hastings, Jeff Hawkins, Michael Hughes, Markus Kublin, Matt Manser, John McNamee, Andy Nordvall, Rick Paulas, Andrew Payne, Phil Ranta, Dan Reber, Stacy Rumaker, Howie Scheer, Josh Snyder and Ryan Stayton - from Top Story! Weekly Episode 67: “Of Mice and Mad Men”

Starring John Abbott (Anchor), Melissa Okey (Anchor), Artemis Pebdani (Cosmo Cahuenga), Phillip Wilburn (Anchor), Shannon Ayers (JetBlue Passenger), Andy Harris (George Michael), Brent Pope (Billy Ray Cyrus), Tommy Bechtold (God) and Matthew Harris (Felix Detweiler)

Directed by Kristina Adelmeyer

Jennifer Aniston visits Live with Regis and Kelly to do damage control over her use of the word “retard” - but only finds herself getting into more hot water!

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ANISTON SAYS WHAT? by Victor DeTroy and Liz Funk - from Top Story! Weekly Episode 67: “Of Mice and Mad Men”

Starring Phillip Wilburn (Regis Philbin), Artemis Pebdani (Kelly Ripa), Andy Harris (Michael Gelman) and Shannon Ayers (Jennifer Aniston)

Directed by Kristina Adelmeyer

Hillary Clinton unveils the American plan to help Pakistan after the floods - but can they really get help from Thad Allen, Michael Brown, and a certain fitness guru who will have them sweatin’ to the oldies?

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PAKISTAN FLOOD PLAN by Alicia Bien - from Top Story! Weekly Episode 67: “Of Mice and Mad Men”

Starring Melissa Okey (Hillary Clinton), Tommy Bechtold (Thad Allen), John Abbott (Michael Brown), Andy Harris (Richard Simmons), Brent Pope (Reporter #1), Matthew Harris (Reporter #2) and Shannon Ayers (Reporter #3)

Directed by Kristina Adelmeyer

Indicted for making false statements to Congress, seven-time Cy Young Award winner Roger Clemens has his defense all prepared: everyone but him is a liar!

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STUBBORN ROGER by Steve Wright - from Top Story! Weekly Episode 66: “Lost in a Mosque-erade”

Starring John Druska (Roger Clemens), Phillip Wilburn (Lawyer), Rebecca Stevens (Reporter #1), Brent Pope (Reporter #2) and Tammie Smalls (Reporter #3)

Directed by Michael Hughes

Glenn Beck held a rally on Saturday at the Lincoln Memorial, on the anniversary and site of Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech. Beck claims the timing is a coincidence, since he has no idea who Martin Luther King Jr. is.

In China, the Beijing-Tibet expressway was clogged with traffic that stretched 62 miles and took 9 days to get through. Chinese authorities cleared the road by running over the cars with a tank.

Earlier this week Iran fueled up its first nuclear reactor. In response, the US government fueled up its over-reactor.

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Brett Favre finally agrees to return to another season on the Minnesota Vikings - only he can’t seem to remember anyone from the preceding season!

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NEW VIKING IN TOWN by Andrew Payne - from Top Story! Weekly Episode 66: “Lost in a Mosque-erade”

Starring Brian O’Connell (Brett Favre), Sean Cowhig (Brad Childress), John Druska (John Sullivan), Derek Reid (Adrian Peterson) and Rebecca Stevens (Deanna Favre)

Directed by Michael Hughes