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- ↑ "Nothing To HIde: Connections". IMDB. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
- ↑ "Talk Dirty to Me (1980) Awards". IMDB. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
- ↑ "Talk Dirty to Me: Part 2 (1982) Awards". IMDB. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
- ↑ "Talk Dirty to Me Part III (1984) Awards". IMDB. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
- ↑ "Talk Dirty to Me (Part Five) (1987 Video) Awards". IMDB. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
