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- ↑ "Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards: The Complete Winners List". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2017-04-08.
- ↑ "Multiple Award Winning 'Litton's Weekend Adventure' Returns for Ninth Season Premiere October 6, 2018" (Press release). Litton Entertainment. September 10, 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-10-06. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
