For months, I’ve written about how Netflix and its streaming brethren are notoriously secretive about viewership numbers when it comes to original films and series. In the past, Netflix has been the biggest offender, only releasing statistics when it suits them and using vague numbers as evidence. This sort of methodology has been adopted by the likes of Disney, Hulu, Apple, Amazon, and the rest.

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Let’s give David Spade credit where credit is due for still managing to find star vehicles for himself in the year of our collective downfall, 2020. After “Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star” hit theaters in 2003, many assumed that Spade’s proverbial goose was more or less cooked. But not so fast.

Spade, for better or worse, has stuck around, milking his signature put-downs and infantile jokes about bad breath and pubic hair for all they’re worth.

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Remember when David Spade was the next big thing in comedy? After a successful run on ‘SNL’ in the early-‘90s, the comedian teamed with Chris Farley for a couple of classic films, “Black Sheep” and “Tommy Boy.” Spade was poised to be a star for years to come. Of course, that didn’t totally pan out, though “Joe Dirt” does hold a place in the hearts of many.

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