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- ↑ "WCAU-TV 10 airs new show called "Out of the Vault" | RadioDiscussions". Archived from the original on 2021-06-24. Retrieved 2021-06-19.
- ↑ "'Sesame's' Matthew Robinson dies, Phila. native was 'Cosby' writer". Philadelphia Daily News . August 7, 2002. p. 8. Retrieved August 25, 2012.
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