Stephen Anderson
@stevehatguy
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Director • Monsters at Work S1, Winnie the Pooh, Meet the Robinsons | Story • The Garfield Movie, Groove, Tarzan | Author • ‘Disney Inbetween’
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I'm thrilled to announce that my new book 'Disney Inbetween,' about the post-Walt/pre-Eisner era at the Disney Studios, is now available for pre-order.
You can visit our special
@indiegogo
campaign at:
Or visit
Thanks everybody!
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Imagine seeing this arcane character from a Disney flop prancing around the parks today! Would you have any clue who this dude is? “Meet the Robinson’s” had decent reviews but failed at the box office sending him to the land of obscurity for evermore.
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On the other hand, the Japanese title was ‘Lewis and the Future Thief.’ I LOVE that title! 😊
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To be fair, they’re right that the movie flopped and failed at the box office. And saying we got ‘decent reviews’ is being generous.
That said, you’re all amazing!❤️
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I cannot believe that ‘Tarzan’ is 25 years old! It will always have a special place in my heart as my first film as a story artist and my first film at Disney.
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#meettherobinsons
was always going to be called ‘A Day with Wilbur Robinson,’ like the original book. However some execs felt that title was too soft and wanted to change it. Here are two of the rejected ones.
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Ok, last post about the title. I found this WIP image. It hung in my office because I loved it so much. To me, this was always the correct title. It encompasses the entire journey that Wilbur take Lewis on.
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Lots of talk lately about studio tentpole movies being ‘mid.’ Part of the problem in my opinion is the trend of using creative braintrusts to oversee film development.
When I first started working at Disney Features in ’95, story screening notes were given by the executives.
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The support for
#meettherobinson
on this platform is so touching. When it was first released, there was great apathy shown towards it by the world, critics and the Disney company. To see that it lives on in all of you is the greatest thrill. Thank you!
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QRT with four projects you’ve worked on.
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Happy 10th to ‘Frozen.’ Spent a few months storyboarding on it, back in the day.
#Frozen
#Frozen10
#Frozen10thAnniversary
#Disney
#disneyanimation
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Story sketches from
#meettherobinsons
. I always had fun playing with the Carl/Wilbur/Lewis dynamic.
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Unearthed some relics from the past! My first animation job in LA.
#animation
#animator
#animationindustry
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Would guests today have any clue who this forgotten character from the Disney box office dud “Emperor’s New Groove” is? “Llama Kuzco”(yes, that’s his name) briefly appeared in the parks, bewildered guests shunned him but would 2,000 babies actually be excited to meet him today?
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When I heard the Bill Justice WDW mural was being torn down, a cast member friend got me backstage to take farewell pics. Was excited to see that a few films had been added since I saw it as a kid.
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I was recently asked ‘Have all the good people left Disney and gone to other studios?’ A familiar refrain. In the early 2000s, the popular belief was that everyone with talent had left Disney and gone to Pixar or Dreamworks. As one of the people still there, it didn't feel good.
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Did these story beat drawings when I first started on
@GarfieldMovie
in 2021. Such a fun movie to work on!
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Happy Anniversary to one of my favorite Disney animated films, ‘The Great Mouse Detective!’
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An unused idea for a ‘Brother Bear’ promo starring Rutt and Tuke.
#BrotherBear
#Disney100
#disneyanimation
#waltdisneyanimationstudios
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8/8 But when group-think becomes an obligatory part of the process, a film can very easily veer towards feeling like a ‘product’ or ‘content’ created by committee rather than an expression by a writer and a director.
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Found this quick sketch of Carl the Robot that was pinned to my desk at Disney during the making of ‘Meet the Robinsons.’
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Another Paul Felix masterpiece to celebrate the 12th anniversary of ‘Winnie the Pooh’
#WinnieThePooh
#POOH
#poohbear
#thehundredacrewood
#Disney
#disneyanimation
#disneymovies
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Happy Birthday to Tom Kenny, master of the neurotic and an incredible collaborator!
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Toontober from
@Traditional2D
- Day 19: Don Bluth
#toontober
#toontober2023
#inktober
#inktober2023
#donbluth
#thesecretofnimh
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Happy 10th Anniversary to ‘Wreck-It Ralph!’ Here are sketches from a deleted sequence that I boarded.
#wreckitralph
#Disney
#disneyanimation
#storyboards
#storyboardartist
#storysketch
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MARCH OF ‘THE ROBINSONS’ The debut of Lewis, Wilbur and BHG in the Walt Disney Animation Studios building from 2007. One of the most euphoric moments I’ve ever had on this planet 🤗
#meettherobinsons
#disney
#wilburrobinson
#lewisrobinson
#bowlerhatguy
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It’s
#PortfolioDay
. Has anyone ever gotten hired from one of these posts?
I’m Steve Anderson, a director, storyboard artist and sometimes drawer of Disney characters.
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5/8 I’ve seen this process buff the edges off of many stories. Anything quirky or untraditional or unique to the vision of the filmmaker who’s in the hot seat can be ‘noted’ out of the film, if it doesn’t appeal to the group. The danger is that it can become more about the
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Early poster concept for ‘Winnie the Pooh’ by the incredible Paul Felix! We loved the whimsy of this rather long title but it was decided to go with something simpler.
#winniethepooh
#POOH
#poohbear
#Disney
#disneyanimation
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We designed a Bill Joyce-inspired castle logo for MTR but someone (whose initials are JL) wouldn’t let us to use it.
@stevehatguy
I discovered in your intro to the Meet the Robinsons deleted scenes that the film would've used a variation on the classic Disney castle logo. I wonder what it would've looked liked in motion?
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‘Brother Bear’ turns 20 today! One of the more challenging projects that I worked on but it left me with fond memories.
#brotherbear
#Disney100
#disneyanimation
#waltdisneyanimationstudios
#disneymgmstudios
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Very proud to have been a part of this super fun movie!
Monday just got a whole lot better - watch the
#GarfieldMovie
trailer now. Coming soon exclusively to movie theaters.
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A really fun run-down of my very first animation job!
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If you've seen
@GarfieldMovie
and stayed for the end credits, you've heard the incomparable
@hanwaddingham
sing a song called 'I'm Back!' It used to be in the movie itself and I had a blast boarding many different versions of it.
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6/8 collective vision, or the studio’s vision, rather than the director’s vision.
Besides Pixar and WDAS, my impression has been that Marvel and Lucasfilm also adopted this braintrust approach, having seen how successful it was for Pixar. And I believe there are other studios
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The amazing Nik Ranieri gave me this set of coasters when production wrapped!
#theemperorsnewgroove
#kuzco
#kuzcollama
#disneyswag
#Disney
#disneyanimation
#WaltDisneyAnimationStudios
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We’ve lost the great Randy Fullmer: artist, producer, craftsman and guitar-maker. One of the most joyful, positive and inspiring people I’ve ever met. We’ll miss you, Randy ❤️
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3/8 This process can yield great results and, as a filmmaker, getting solid, actionable notes from people that make films themselves is invaluable. Where it can go wrong is that now a filmmaker has to appeal to a collective. You sit in a room with at least 10-15 other people who
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Been storyboarding on this super cute show for the past few months and having all kinds of fun!
The theme song for Disney Junior’s ‘ARIEL’ has been released.
The show premieres on June 27 on Disney Junior, the next day on Disney+.
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4/8 analyze your choices and diagnose your problems. Your film has to achieve a consensus from a group of creative minds, many of which have wildly different tastes and approaches than you do.
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When Mark Dindal invited me to board on
@GarfieldMovie
I jumped at the chance! I knew it would be a great creative experience and lots of fun. It didn't disappoint.
Here are some of my boards from the mall sequence where we meet Vic.
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Saddened to hear that author Christopher Finch passed away last week. It’s not an exaggeration to say that his amazing book ‘The Art of Walt Disney’ changed my life. Fast forward about 40 years and I had the honor of being interviewed by the man himself. Thank you, Mr. Finch.
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Swiped this sketch of Owl, drawn by Burny Mattinson during a WTP story meeting. One of my favorite characters to draw and write for.
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Before ‘Brother Bear’ was a story about brothers, it was a story about fathers and sons. Young Kenai butted heads with his father Chilkoot about his reverence for the Great Spirits. Panels and thumbnails from the film’s production.
#brotherbear
#disneyanimation
#FathersDay
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2/8 After Disney bought Pixar, John Lasseter insisted that creative notes instead be given by filmmakers, something that Pixar had been doing for years and that WDAS had begun doing before John arrived.
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There were three different versions of the F&R sequence. The first had them arriving at Rabbit's house on a velocipede.
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Here’s Burny Mattinson recording scratch for ‘Winnie the Pooh.’ He played Piglet and Eeyore. We miss you, Legend!
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7/8 that use this approach too (although I’m willing to be wrong about that).
Getting creative ‘fresh eyes’ on one’s work is imperative.
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Story room doodles from when the amazing Dan Abraham and I were directing a film with the working title ‘Tink Meets Peter.’
#peterpan
#CaptainHook
#mrsmee
#Disney
#disneyanimation
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Most of what I did on
@GarfieldMovie
involved Jinx the cat. I loved working with this character!
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MARCH OF ‘THE ROBINSONS’ Two ideas from the very first storyboard version of ‘Meet the Robinsons.’ This sequence introduced Lewis and showed his typical day at school: struggling in gym class and taking his tuba apart in band practice.
#meettherobinsons
#disneyart
#storyboards
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I got to draw lots of Jinx scenes. She’s a hoot!
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To me, a 'Meet the Robinsons 2' would be both a sequel and a prequel: a sequel to Lewis' story and a prequel to Wilbur's.
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2023 had lots of disappointments. Was hoping my book and live-action short would be out this year. Oh well. I’m looking at you, 2024.
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A story sketch from early in the development of our 2011 film, ‘Winnie the Pooh.’ Can’t believe today is its 11 year anniversary!
#WinnieThePooh
#Pooh
#disney
#disneyanimation
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Happy Winnie the Pooh Day to all!
#WinnieThePoohDay
#winniethepooh
#Disney
#disneyanimation
#disneyart
#DisTwitter
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My little Disney kid brain was so captivated by this amazing mural! Wish they could’ve saved it somehow.
On this day in 1973, "The Walt Disney Story" opened on Main Street USA. Most people may not remember the attraction itself but they likely recall the Bill Justice mural that accompanied it. Do you have any memories of The Walt Disney Story? What about the mural?
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Wow, I forgot how absolutely gorgeous these layouts and BGs were/are!
It can't be a 2D Winnie The Pooh project without gorgeous backgrounds, and the 2011 film was no exception. Art director Paul Felix wisely didn't try and update the look of the 100 Acre Wood, and it ends up being one of the stronger Disneys as far as backgrounds go.
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Toontober from
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- Day 7: 80s/90s Disney
#gurgi
#theblackcauldron
#toontober
#TOONTOBER2023
#Disney
#Disney100
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As a story artist, I am not strong at boarding action scenes. However on
@GarfieldMovie
, Director Mark Dindal gave me the big climax to conceive and draw up.
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Way back when, after our
#meettherobinsons
press junket in Munich, Producer Dorothy McKim and I had dinner with the German Tallulah (Eva Padberg) and the German Fritz & Petunia (Rick Kavanian). Nice people and good times 😊
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Celebrating Winnie the Pooh’s 102 with a charming Burny Mattinson drawing.
#winniethepooh
#pooh
#Disney
#disneyart
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I was a guest on one of Mr. Carrozza’s podcasts. I’ve now deleted the post. Sending love and support to all affected by today’s news.
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There are so many other forces at play besides the creative. Like that old saying that says it’s a miracle anything gets made, let alone gets made well.
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The joy in working with
@GarfieldMovie
Director Mark Dindal is that he is the most 'yes and' director I've ever worked with. He always accepts what you bring to the table and builds on it.
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MARCH OF ‘THE ROBINSONS’ Some doodles from editorial sessions for ‘Meet the Robinsons.’ I cannot believe the movie will be 15 years old at the end of this month!
#meettherobinsons
#disneydirector
#disneymovies
#meetingdoodles
#disneyanimation
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Happy Anniversary to the brilliant and game-changing film ‘Who Framed Roger Rabbit!’ Wish current Disney movies were as bold.
#WhoFramedRogerRabbit
#Disney
#disneyanimation
#disneymovies
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I’m Steve Anderson and I’m a director and a storyboard artist. And I draw cartoons too!
#portfolioday
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Disney has always had peaks and valleys. A look back at its history makes that clear. The studio is in one of those periods right now but not because of a lack of talent or ability.
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Some early sketches of Roland, Jinx’s lackey from
@GarfieldMovie
. Director Mark Dindal invited all the story artists to pitch ideas for who these characters could be.
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I understand the frustration from an audience point of view. I do it too. When I’m disappointed with a film, I ask ‘what were they thinking?’ or ‘how could they make that choice?’ Easy to do when you only see the end product instead of the difficult journey it took to create it.
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From the old days of Disney/MGM Studios. Sure miss that animation tour!
#disneymgmstudios
#disneyshollywoodstudios
#Disney
#meettherobinsons
#disneyanimation
#WaltDisneyWorld
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Happy New Year! Walking into 2024 with the wide-eyed optimism conveyed in this
#meettherobinsons
story sketch by the incomparable Jeff Ranjo.
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Prototypes for the cancelled MTR Happy Meal toys. They would’ve been neat!
#meettherobinsons
#Disney
#disneyanimation
#happymeal
#happymealtoys
#McDonalds
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I recall the frustration of working really hard on films that just didn’t connect. It feels like you’re screaming at the top of your lungs to get someone’s attention but they just can’t hear you. Or like those moments in a dream when you yell so loud but no sound comes out.
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Proposed a San Diego Comic Con panel about doodles and caricatures from years in the Disney Animation story room. Sadly, we were denied. Here are two 'Tarzan' era sketches from my collection: story artist Chris Ure and director
@GoofyMovieDir
both drawn by
@cure2000
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Happy Anniversary to ‘The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad!’
#ichabodandmrtoad
#ichabodcrane
#mrtoad
#thelegendofsleepyhollow
#thewindinthewillows
#Disney
#disneyanimation
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Quote retweet with four projects you've worked on.
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Found some artwork for the 'Tink Meets Peter' (working title, btw) project, by the late, great John Howley. Peter was a street urchin in London who, after escaping the police in a small boat, is caught in a storm.
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In addition to animators and directors, authors like Christopher Finch and
@leonardmaltin
were on my list of childhood heroes. Hard to count the hours I spent lost in their books, absorbed in their writing. Holding a copy of my own book brings everything full circle.
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Celebrating the Music of ‘Winnie the Pooh’ on this 13th anniversary day!
1) Score composers
@mrchriswillis
and
@HenryJackman_
2) Singer/songwriter
@ZooeyDeschanel
3) Songwriter Bobby Lopez
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It promises a movie ABOUT the Robinsons when in reality, the movie is about Wilbur restoring Lewis' hope in his future. The Robinsons are of course a huge part of that but it's also about his confidence as an inventor. ADWWR casts a broader net over the story.
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Some early sketches of what became Nolan, Jinx’s other henchman in
@GarfieldMovie
. Happy to hear the movie is doing well!
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This is artwork from a movie I pitched right after ‘Meet the Robinsons’ was released. This piece is by the amazing
@claireonacloud
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Celebrating the 40th anniversary of
#indianajonesandthetempleofdoom
with a great gag idea by my Indy fan friend Ron Phelps.
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Proud to have been Animation Director on this show with the amazing peeps at
@atomiccartoons
9/21! Save the Date! Our new animated series Young Love based on our Oscar-winning animated short Hair Love is coming to
@StreamOnMax
on 9/21. Stars
@KiDCuDi
@issarae
@lodivadevine
@HarryJLennix
@TamarBraxtonHer
@thesherylralph
#DebraWilson
& Brooke Monroe Conaway
#YoungLoveMax
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For the week leading up to the release of ‘The Garfield Movie,’ thought I’d celebrate the film’s director, the amazing Mark Dindal. Here’s a drawing from him, left on my desk during the making of ‘The Emperor’s New Groove.’
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Many negative reviews criticized how little the Robinsons were in the film and that we only get to know them superficially. I realized how misleading 'Meet the Robinsons' was as a title.
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And for the final day of Dogust, a piece I did for a friend.
#dogust
#dogust2023
#disney
#disneycharacters
#PLUTO
#chipanddale
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