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- ↑ "This week in TV Guide: August 13, 1966". itsabouttv.com. It's About TV!. 12 August 2023. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
- ↑ "6 failed TV pilots from 1966 that featured familiar faces". decades.com. Decades. 3 April 2020. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
