True Life Season 2008, Ep. 17 "I'm Deaf"

How would you get along in a world without sound? Where you've never heard a note of music or your own mother's voice?
  • Runtime: 44 minutes
  • Original air date: July 20, 2008
  • Network: MTV
 
 
 
 

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Episode 17, "I'm Deaf"
Synopsis: How would you get along in a world without sound? Where you've never heard a note of music or your own mother's voice?
Original air date: July 20, 2008
Runtime: 44 minutes
ASIN: B001D7TAE6
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #168,865 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
True Life Season 2008
Synopsis: The series includes a diverse mix of fun reports on pop cultural trends, hard hitting pieces on breaking news issues, and continued coverage on matters relating to health, sex, spirituality, sex, money, drugs, and sex as well.
Season year: 2008
Network: MTV
ASIN: B0016GCVQ8
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