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- ↑ Florea, John, Brink of Disaster! (Short), Ed Nelson, Gary Crabbe, Jerry Fairbanks Productions, National Education Program, retrieved 2024-02-13
- ↑ Fairbanks (Jerry) Productions (1972), Brink of Disaster , retrieved 2024-02-13
- ↑ Brink of Disaster! (1972) , retrieved 2024-02-13
