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136:Patric Caird
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512:considered
431:Jono Howard
400:Nickelodeon
305:Janyse Jaud
293:Sam Vincent
271:Jono Howard
252:Sam Vincent
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1159:Characters
1089:Herald Sun
791:August 24,
699:August 23,
556:References
509:Herald Sun
448:Amazon.com
435:Mike Kubat
373:cartoonist
260:cul-de-sac
204:(season 1)
149:1999-01-04
120:Mike Kubat
83:Written by
458:Reception
420:negatives
301:Matt Hill
248:Matt Hill
68:Episode 1
1249:Category
1191:Season 2
1177:Season 1
1169:Episodes
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1021:July 31,
941:Archived
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667:Take One
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179:—
176:Previous
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856:May 28,
758:May 17,
722:Credits
534:Alfalfa
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