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References
- ↑ "'What A Wonderful Kind Of Day!' WGBH Celebrates 20th Anniversary Of Family Favorite 'Arthur' On PBS Kids". PR Newswire. 19 September 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
- ↑ Wolfe, Jennifer (29 September 2015). "Oasis Animation Tapped for New Seasons of 'Arthur'". Animation World Network. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
- ↑ Distefano, Christian (20 April 2016). "Its been a fun season voicing DW on @wgbh #Arthur Season 20 !!!! wraps today hoping for a season 21 #voiceactor". Twitter . Archived from the original on 11 May 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
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