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82 Toothpicks: Estate Planning Meets the Movies

Thursday Murder Club

May 25, 2026

The Thursday Murder Club features Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan, and Ben Kingsley solving murders in a retirement home — and accidentally raising more estate planning questions than any law school class.

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82 Toothpicks: Estate Planning Meets the Movies

The Truman Show: Guardianship, Conservatorship, and the Strangest Adoption in Movie History

May 24, 2026

What if a corporation adopted you and controlled your entire life...and called it love? The 82 Toothpicks crew watches The Truman Show and finds more estate planning questions than Truman has cameras.

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82 Toothpicks: Estate Planning Meets the Movies

What Legally Blonde Gets Right About Estate Planning (And What It Doesn’t)

May 23, 2026

Elle Woods went to Harvard Law to win back her ex. But the murder case at the heart of Legally Blonde is driven by inheritance, trust funds, and estate planning. 82 Toothpicks breaks it all down.

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82 Toothpicks: Estate Planning Meets the Movies

A Muppet Christmas Carol and Estate Planning: What Scrooge Got Wrong

May 22, 2026

The Muppet Christmas Carol turns out to be a surprisingly rich estate planning story. Scrooge's arc from miser to generous giver raises questions every family eventually has to face.

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82 Toothpicks: Estate Planning Meets the Movies

Estate Planning in Spirited: Guardianship, Legacy, and Knowing When to Say No

May 21, 2026

In this episode of 82 Toothpicks, the crew watches Spirited (the 2022 Christmas musical with Will Ferrell and Ryan Reynolds) and finds real estate planning hiding inside a story about redemption, ripples, and who takes care of the kids when a parent is gone.

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82 Toothpicks: Estate Planning Meets the Movies

Estate Planning for Incapacity, Family Traditions, and Planning Ahead in National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation

May 20, 2026

Listen along as the team talks about Aunt Bethany’s confusion, Clark’s pressure to create the perfect family Christmas, Cousin Eddie’s unstable situation, and the way one missing Christmas bonus can throw an entire plan off course.

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82 Toothpicks: Estate Planning Meets the Movies

Abandoned at Christmas: Legacy Lessons from Home Alone

December 5, 2025

Estate planning lessons from Home Alone: guardianship gaps, POAs, property risks, and legacy themes beneath the comedy.

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82 Toothpicks: Estate Planning Meets the Movies

How the Grinch Stole Christmas: Grievances, Guardianship, and the Gift of Community

November 28, 2025

The team explores estate planning, legacy, and guardianship themes hidden inside How the Grinch Stole Christmas.

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82 Toothpicks: Estate Planning Meets the Movies

No Capes, No Excuses: The Incredibles and Superpowered Planning for the Modern Family

November 21, 2025

The Incredibles meets estate planning as the hosts unpack legal themes, family crises, and legacy lessons with Pixar charm.

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about 82 toothpicks

Explore the wild world of estate planning as seen in movies and TV shows. Watch and listen along as we unpack iconic legal moments—from dramatic will readings to messy inheritance battles—and separate fact from fiction with real-life legal insights. Whether you love true stories or Hollywood drama, we’ll help you see estate planning in a whole new way!

About Huizenga Law Firm

The Huizenga Law Firm, P.C., is an estate planning and elder law firm in Orange City, Iowa. Our team serves seniors and their families across Iowa, South Dakota, and Missouri during the most difficult moments of their lives. With our unique approach, we solve the financial stress of the transitions at the end of life, so you can focus on everything that’s more important than money.