Why do we have $2 bills if nobody uses them?
Million Bazillion
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🗓️ 4 November 2025
⏱️ 32 minutes
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Summary
It’s Skimbleshanks’ birthday bash and Bridget and Ryan head to the two-dollar general store for party supplies. When they get back, they tackle Harper’s question about why $2 bills exist if nobody uses them. With a little help from two ghostly guests from history they discover why this rare bill still matters.
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| 0:35.0 | Hey, Ryan, did you move all my crafting supplies? |
| 0:38.3 | Oh, um, I might have used up some of them. |
| 0:42.3 | What? My glue is empty, my construction paper only has yellow left. |
| 0:46.3 | You mangled my scissors. What did you make? |
| 0:49.3 | It's not my fault. I saw a TikTok about how to make your own pinata, |
| 0:53.3 | so I cut up a bunch of old delivery boxes and I made this beauty. |
| 0:57.0 | What is that? |
| 1:00.0 | It's a Jerome Powellinata. Can't you tell? I thought it would be a nice addition to the decor for my Katz-Skimble Shanks' Federal Reserve-themed birthday party. |
| 1:10.0 | I am stunned, speechless. |
| 1:13.7 | Boy, I think he's going to love it. |
| 1:15.7 | It's truly magnificent. |
| 1:17.3 | A testament to your creative spirit and your love for Skimble Shanks. |
| 1:21.3 | So you're going to come with me to the $2 general to buy replacements for all my crafting supplies? |
| 1:26.5 | You mean the dollar general? The store where everything costs $1? No, they renamed it. Now it's the $2 general to buy replacements for all my crafting supplies? You mean the dollar general? |
| 1:28.0 | The store where everything costs $1? |
| 1:30.1 | No, they renamed it. |
| 1:31.2 | Now it's the $2 general. |
| 1:32.2 | Between the tariffs and inflation, everything is more expensive now. |
| 1:35.1 | I gotta say, $2 general really doesn't roll off the tongue or the wallet. |
| 1:40.1 | Oh, here comes Skimble Shanks. |
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