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- The full Muppetdom.
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The full Muppetdom.
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A full Muppetology.
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Welcome to our Sweet Sixteen of "What's
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Up, Disney+," where we talk all things Disney+.
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That's right, it's our 16th episode.
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We have a stacked episode for you today.
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"The Muppet Show" is coming to Disney+.
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And we are also going nuts with the cast
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and crew of the Disney+ original movie,
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"Flora & Ulysses."
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There is so much to look forward to.
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Let's get started.
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Waka, waka.
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It's finally here.
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Yay.
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"The Muppet Show" is coming to Disney+ tomorrow
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and I am so excited to watch this series
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from start to finish.
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Oh my gosh.
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"Muppet Show" was my childhood and I can't wait to relive it
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all on Disney+.
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Same here.
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And they put "The Muppet Show" out on DVD for seasons one
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through three, but hardcore Muppet fans
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were like, where's season four?
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Where's season five?
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Well, all five seasons will be on Disney+, which is great.
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To get us all ready, we're going to tell you everything
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you need to know before rewatching everyone's favorite
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variety show.
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But because we're a little competitive over here
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at "What's Up, Disney+," we are going
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to do it all in record time.
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Let's go.
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"The Muppet Show" is a variety show featuring recurring
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sketches, musical numbers, and comedy featuring the Muppets
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and a new guest star every episode.
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It premiered on September 5, 1979, and ran for five seasons.
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The series features iconic sketches like Muppet Labs,
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Pigs In Space, Veterinarian's Hospital, The Swedish Chef,
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Fozzie Bear's Stand-Up Act, At The Dance,
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and Muppet News Flash.
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From it's iconic theme song which evolved every season,
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to "The Muppet Show" house band, Dr. Teeth
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and the Electric Mayhem, the show
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features so much great music.
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Not to mention hits like "Mahna Mahna" in the pilot episode,
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and everyone's favorite, "It's Not Easy Being Green."
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Of course, we must talk about the Muppets themselves.
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We've got Kermit the Frog, who's a singer, dancer,
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banjo-playing extraordinaire,
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and host with the most. Miss Piggy, diva, superstar,
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top-billed performer-- or else.
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Fozzie Bear, the stand-up comic.
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The Great Gonzo, the performance artiste and daredevil.
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And Scooter -- gofer -- go for coffee,
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go for sandwiches, and the show's stage manager.
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And we can't forget Rowlf the Dog, piano player.
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Statler and Waldorf, hecklers.
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(LAUGHS) Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, Muppet Labs scientist.
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Beaker, Muppet Labs assistant. ME, ME, ME, ME, ME.
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Sam Eagle, upholder of all things moral and decent.
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Robin the Frog, Kermit's nephew.
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The Swedish Chef, canteen cook, culinary performer.
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Lew Zealand, boomerang fish thrower.
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Beauregard, janitor.
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Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem,
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that's the in-house rock band, consisting of Dr. Teeth, Sgt.
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Floyd Pepper, Janice, Zoot, and Animal.
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RAWR, RAWR, RAWR, RAWR.
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"The Muppet Show" was of course, created
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by Jim Henson, who actually played some of the characters
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himself.
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Including Rowlf the Dog, the Swedish Chef,
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and Kermit the Frog.
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[CHEERS]
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Yeah.
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We did it.
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That is everything you need to know to get
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you ready for "The Muppet Show."
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Make sure you stream "The Muppet Show" on Disney+,
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on February 19.
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And now, here's What's New.
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See the inside and outs of Pixar Animation Studios,
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with new episodes of "Inside Pixar," an original series
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now streaming on Disney+.
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Marvel Studios' "Assembled,"
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a new documentary series of specials,
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goes behind the scenes of the series and movies of the MCU.
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The first special, "Assembled: The Making of WandaVision,"
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is streaming March 12 on Disney=.
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March is going to be a game-changer.
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Next month, start streaming Marvel Studios'
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"The Falcon and the Winter Soldier,"
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"The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers," Disney's "Raya
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and the Last Dragon" with Premier Access, and more
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on Disney+.
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Learn more at Disneyplus.com/raya.
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And finally, for all you Marvel Studios'
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"WandaVision" fans, get ready to give your Disney+
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profile a new look.
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New Wanda and Vision avatars are now available.
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And now it's time to meet a squirrelly new hero
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with the arrival of "Flora & Ulysses,"
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a brand-new Disney+ original movie.
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Based on the award- winning children's book,
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the film tells the story of an avid comic book
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fan named Flora, who saves a squirrel she named Ulysses.
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But pretty soon, she finds out that Ulysses
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has unique superpowers.
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And their antic-filled adventures change Flora's life forever.
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Let's hear from the cast and crew of "Flora & Ulysses."
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I'm here with Matilda Lawler, Alyson Hannigan, and Lena Khan,
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the cast and director of "Flora & Ulysses."
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Hi, guys.
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Hi.
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Hi.
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Alyson, can you tell us about "Flora & Ulysses"?
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It's just this incredible story of Flora,
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and she's a very imaginative, wonderful girl, that
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saves this squirrel's life.
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And then discovers that that squirrel is now a super hero.
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And a lot of entertainment and action
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and adventure and everything ensues after that.
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Matilda, tell us about your character, Flora.
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So my character starts out as a cynic.
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And she decides that she can't hope,
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and she has to just observe.
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And then as the story goes on, she meets Ulysses.
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And Ulysses kind of brings her family together,
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and then gives her hope again.
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Lena, what do you hope the audience takes
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away from watching the movie?
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We're dealing with a crazy time right now,
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and I'm just kind of hoping people,
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when they come out of it, with all the stuff kind of life
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throws at you, they can kind of see a different way
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of seeing the world.
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OK, Matilda and Alyson, we are going to create
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a squirrel sonnet together.
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So we need to come up with a list of words,
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starting with you, Matilda.
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I need you to give me a noun.
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Hm.
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Paris.
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Err, flying.
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Is that a verb?
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I cannot wait to see how this sonnet turns out.
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Old.
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Uh, scuba diving.
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Lives.
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Lives.
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Yo-yoing.
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Young.
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Uh, Australia.
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OK, are you ready to hear our squirrel sonnet?
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Yes.
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Yes.
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Today is going to be amazing!
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The lingering smell of Paris makes me want to sing.
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What kind of day would it be if I did not try to fly
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it is, after all, my routine.
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In my own old way, I scuba dive, live, and yo-yo into action
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to give life to the day!
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For any other squirrel, this would be young, you see.
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But Australia happens to be my specialty!
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(LAUGHS)
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Thank you, again, so so much, Matilda and Alyson,
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for playing this wonderful game,
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and for creating this beautiful and powerful sonnet together.
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(LAUGHS) Eh, questionable.
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Make sure to stream "Flora & Ulysses,"
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tomorrow on Disney+.
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We have reached the end, folks.
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But you can't say we didn't deliver.
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There were Muppets and a super hero squirrel.
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I mean, name another YouTube show that can deliver both.
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Be sure to head over to Disney+ to stream all
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of your favorites.
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Happy Sweet Sixteen, Jenny.
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You too, buddy.
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And now, I'm going to open up my "What's Up,
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Disney+" Sweet Sixteen birthday presents.
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See ya.
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Wait, you got presents?
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Andre, you got presents?
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Andre.
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Holy unanticipated occurrences.