Episode 487: Brush with the Law

Episode notes

Sheila files suit against her sister, Elyse. Sheila would like to paint the shed at their parents house. But Elyse doesn’t like the color scheme that Sheila picked out! Sheila says that since it was her idea to paint in the first place, she should get to pick the colors. Who’s right? Who’s wrong?

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Evidence from Brush with the Law

A drawing done with markers of a red and white play house, in the style of a barn

Elyse's vision for the play house

A marker drawing of a gray play house with black trim and a purple door, with a ghost in the window and a spiderweb on the wall under the roof. A bat is also on top of the roof.

Sheila's proposal for the play house

A young woman crouching with a dog in front of a yellow play house (with white trim and a red door). Another dog is in the foreground of the picture

Sheila, Maverick and Willow

A dog with a zombie dog toy, with the brains in her mouth

Willow "enjoying Halloween"

A dog with a person's black square framed glasses on its face

Willow wearing Elyse's glasses

A dog with its paws crossed in the foreground

Maverick

In this episode...

John Hodgman

Host

Jesse Thorn

Host

Jennifer Marmor

Producer

Daniel Arón Speer

Video Editor

AJ McKeon

Audio Editor

Megan Rosati

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