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The Wad: The True Story Behind The Phantom Lake County Chewing Gum Disaster

The Wad: The True Story Behind The Phantom Lake County Chewing Gum Disaster

NR 2024 · 82 min · Comedy, Science Fiction

In writer/director Christopher R. Mihm's first faux-documentary, KPHL Channel 6 Nightly News anchor Daniel Johnson hosts a "look back" at one of the most shocking events ever to transpire in Mihmiverse history. Through interviews with survivors and major players involved in the crisis, re-enactments, and never-before-seen archival footage, Mr. Johnson presents the complete and unabridged story of the wad of chewing gum that mutated, became sentient, grew to gargantuan proportions, and threatened the lives of every man, woman, and child in Phantom Lake County!

Directed by Christopher R. Mihm

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