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- ↑ BFI
- ↑ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. p. 215. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7 . Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- ↑ Cartoons of a Different Kind|Current|The Criterion Channel
- ↑ Stephen MacQuignon - IMDb
- ↑ What Makes 'Abel's Island' an East Coast Classic|Animation Obsessive