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- ↑ "Wolfman's show slick and flashy but definitely not Canadian". The Globe and Mail , October 6, 1976.
- ↑ Biller, Steven; Kleinschmidt, Janice (October 2007). "The Influencers". Palm Springs Life. Archived from the original on 2016-06-02. Retrieved 2013-06-14.