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Marwencol: Imagination Unlimited...But Only 27 Barbies

Marwencol - Film Clip

Aired 04/26/2011 | Rating TV-PG

Independent Lens

Marwencol: Imagination Unlimited...But Only 27 Barbies

Clip: Season 12 | 36s

Marwencol - Film Clip

Alter-egos and fantasies abound in the tiny (literally) town of Marwencol, where Mark's customized doppelgangers play out whatever he and his friends can dream up.

Aired 04/26/2011 | Rating TV-PG

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