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- ↑ The Hallmark HoF listing Archived 2011-12-09 at the Wayback Machine does not show episodes marked "x"
- ↑ imdb shows the title, Span of Time
- ↑ Other sources put the date for this as March 2.
- ↑ Listed out of order on the Hallmark site
- ↑ "35Academy Award Winner Cuba Gooding Jr. Stars in Hallmark Hall of Fame's "Firelight" for ABC". TheFutonCritic.com. Retrieved January 29, 2012.