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- ↑ "CBC.ca - Afternoon Drive - The man who created the TV show The Polka Dot Door passed away last week. he came from Essex county and developed a world famous childrens [sic] show". www.cbc.ca. Retrieved 2021-03-08.
- ↑ Coneybeare, L. H. (Ted) (1975). Through the polka dot door. Ontario Educational Communications Authority.
