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- ↑ Enchanted Drawings - Google Books (pgs.287-293)
- ↑ 1974|Oscars.org
- ↑ TONIGHT IN NYC: The Films of Frank and Caroline Mouris|Cartoon Brew
- ↑ Keeping Frank and Caroline Mouris Animated-Moving Image Archive News
- ↑ Frank and Caroline Mouris - University of Utah
- ↑ The Real Indies: A Close Look at Orphan Films|Oscars.org (title: "Altered Reality")
- ↑ Frank & Caroline Mouris - Five By Two - Experimental Cinema
- ↑ Beginners Luck on Amazon
- ↑ New York State Writers Institute - Frank Film and Frankly Caroline
- ↑ Frankly Caroline (VHS) - Direct Cinema Limited
- ↑ Classic Sesame Street animation - dog and hen (YouTube)
- ↑ Sesame Street Bus And Telephone (YouTube)
- 1 2 Caroline and Frank Mouris Collection|Oscars.org
- ↑ "Notable Holdings". Yale Film Archive.
- ↑ "Preserved Projects". Academy Film Archive.
