List of Pee-wee's Playhouse episodes facts for kids
Welcome to the complete list of episodes for the fun TV show, Pee-wee's Playhouse! This show was all about the silly and imaginative adventures of Pee-wee Herman and his friends in his amazing playhouse. A total of 45 half-hour episodes and one special show were made for CBS between 1986 and 1990.
Contents
Series overview
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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| 1 | 13 | September 13, 1986 | December 6, 1986 | |
| 2 | 10 | September 19, 1987 | November 21, 1987 | |
| Christmas special | 1 | December 21, 1988 | ||
| 3 | 2 | September 2, 1989 | September 9, 1989 | |
| 4 | 10 | September 16, 1989 | November 18, 1989 | |
| 5 | 10 | September 15, 1990 | November 17, 1990 | |
Episodes
Season 1 (1986)
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Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
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| 1 | 1 | "Ice Cream Soup" | Stephen R. Johnson | George McGrath, John Paragon, Paul Reubens, Max Robert & Michael Varhol | September 13, 1986 | 101 |
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Pee-wee makes "Ice Cream Soup" before his friends leave the pool due to rain.
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| 2 | 2 | "Luau for Two" | Stephen R. Johnson | George McGrath, John Paragon, Paul Reubens, Max Robert & Michael Varhol | September 20, 1986 | 102 |
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Pee-wee wins a dinner for two. He decides to throw a big Luau party for everyone at the playhouse instead.
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| 3 | 3 | "Rainy Day" | Stephen R. Johnson | George McGrath, John Paragon, Paul Reubens, Max Robert & Michael Varhol | September 27, 1986 | 103 |
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It's raining, and Pee-wee tries to find fun things to do inside. He hopes the rain will stop soon.
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| 4 | 4 | "Now You See Me, Now You Don't" | Stephen R. Johnson | George McGrath, John Paragon, Paul Reubens, Max Robert & Michael Varhol | October 4, 1986 | 104 |
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Pee-wee performs a magic show for his friends. He accidentally makes himself invisible and needs to figure out how to become visible again.
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| 5 | 5 | "Just Another Day" | Stephen R. Johnson | George McGrath, John Paragon, Paul Reubens, Max Robert & Michael Varhol | October 11, 1986 | 105 |
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Cowboy Curtis visits and teaches Pee-wee all about being a cowboy.
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| 6 | 6 | "Beauty Makeover" | Stephen R. Johnson | George McGrath, John Paragon, Paul Reubens, Max Robert & Michael Varhol | October 18, 1986 | 106 |
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Miss Yvonne offers a beauty makeover to the next person who enters. Mrs. Steve is the lucky one!
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| 7 | 7 | "The Restaurant" | Stephen R. Johnson | George McGrath, John Paragon, Paul Reubens, Max Robert & Michael Varhol | October 25, 1986 | 107 |
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Pee-wee and Captain Carl play "restaurant." Pee-wee is the host, waiter, and cashier, but they only serve peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.
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| 8 | 8 | "Ants in Your Pants" | Stephen R. Johnson | George McGrath, John Paragon, Paul Reubens, Max Robert & Michael Varhol | November 1, 1986 | 108 |
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The ants from Pee-wee's ant farm escape and get everywhere!
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| 9 | 9 | "Monster in the Playhouse" | Stephen R. Johnson | George McGrath, John Paragon, Paul Reubens, Max Robert & Michael Varhol | November 8, 1986 | 109 |
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Mrs. Steve warns Pee-wee about a one-eyed monster on the loose.
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| 10 | 10 | "The Cowboy and the Cowntess" | Stephen R. Johnson | George McGrath, John Paragon, Paul Reubens, Max Robert & Michael Varhol | November 15, 1986 | 110 |
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Miss Yvonne asks Cowboy Curtis on a date, making him nervous. Cowntess suggests they practice by role-playing.
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| 11 | 11 | "Stolen Apples" | Stephen R. Johnson | George McGrath, John Paragon, Paul Reubens, Max Robert & Michael Varhol | November 22, 1986 | 111 |
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Randy steals Mrs. Steve's crab apples.
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| 12 | 12 | "The Gang's All Here" | Stephen R. Johnson | George McGrath, John Paragon, Paul Reubens, Max Robert & Michael Varhol | November 29, 1986 | 112 |
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A new adult member, Rusty, joins the Playhouse Gang. Pee-wee gives everyone secret names, but has to step in when things get too wild.
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| 13 | 13 | "Party" | Stephen R. Johnson | George McGrath, John Paragon, Paul Reubens, Max Robert & Michael Varhol | December 6, 1986 | 113 |
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Pee-wee throws a big party for all his friends at the playhouse. This episode marks the last appearances of Dixie, Tito, Captain Carl, Mrs. Steve, Elvis, Cher, Opal, and the salesman.
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Season 2 (1987)
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Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
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| 14 | 1 | "Open House" | Guy Louthan & Paul Reubens | George McGrath, Paul Reubens & Max Robert | September 19, 1987 | 201 |
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Pee-wee and his friends work together to fix up the playhouse. Pee-wee also makes sun tea for a snack. Note: Making homemade sun tea can be unsafe because it can grow bad bacteria. Because of this, some parts of this episode were cut in later airings, but the DVD and Blu-Ray versions include a warning. This episode also introduces Billy Baloney, Ricardo, Floory, Mrs. René, and Clockey. |
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| 15 | 2 | "Puppy in the Playhouse" | Wayne Orr & Paul Reubens | George McGrath, Paul Reubens & Max Robert | September 26, 1987 | 202 |
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A dog shows up at the playhouse. It turns out to be Reba, the Mail Lady's dog.
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| 16 | 3 | "Store" | Wayne Orr & Paul Reubens | George McGrath, Paul Reubens & Max Robert | October 3, 1987 | 203 |
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Cowboy Curtis sings a song, and then Pee-wee, Curtis, and Miss Yvonne play "Store."
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| 17 | 4 | "Pee-wee Catches a Cold" | Wayne Orr & Paul Reubens | George McGrath, Paul Reubens & Max Robert | October 10, 1987 | 204 |
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Pee-wee gets a cold and feels unwell. Ricardo and Miss Yvonne take care of him.
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| 18 | 5 | "Why Wasn't I Invited?" | Wayne Orr & Paul Reubens | George McGrath, Paul Reubens & Max Robert | October 17, 1987 | 205 |
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The Cowntess invites almost everyone to her party, but Pee-wee, Magic Screen, and Chairry are left out.
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| 19 | 6 | "Tons of Fun" | Wayne Orr & Paul Reubens | George McGrath, Paul Reubens & Max Robert | October 24, 1987 | 206 |
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While Pee-wee plays with the Playhouse Gang, Miss Yvonne and Cowboy Curtis have some fun around the playhouse.
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| 20 | 7 | "School" | Wayne Orr & Paul Reubens | George McGrath, Paul Reubens & Max Robert | October 31, 1987 | 207 |
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The Playhouse Gang comes over to play "school." They learn about Christopher Columbus and the Declaration of Independence.
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| 21 | 8 | "Spring" | Wayne Orr & Paul Reubens | George McGrath, Paul Reubens & Max Robert | November 7, 1987 | 208 |
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On the first day of spring, Pee-wee plants seeds that grow very quickly. The King of Cartoons visits with his wife and son.
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| 22 | 9 | "Playhouse in Outer Space" | Wayne Orr & Paul Reubens | George McGrath, Paul Reubens & Max Robert | November 11, 1987 (prime-time) November 14, 1987 (Saturday) |
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An alien named Zyzzybalubah takes the playhouse into space and wants everyone to be his new friend.
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| 23 | 10 | "Pajama Party" | Wayne Orr & Paul Reubens | George McGrath, Paul Reubens & Max Robert | November 11, 1987 (prime-time) November 21, 1987 (Saturday) |
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Pee-wee hosts a slumber party at the playhouse. He even "marries" a bowl of fruit salad!
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Special (1988)
| Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
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| "Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special" | Paul Reubens | John Paragon & Paul Reubens | December 21, 1988 | 30X |
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It's Christmas at the Playhouse, and Pee-wee has a very long wish list for Santa. Many special guests appear, including Frankie Avalon, Annette Funicello, Charo, Grace Jones, k.d. lang, Dinah Shore, Little Richard, Cher, the Del Rubio Triplets, Magic Johnson, Princess Zsa Zsa, Whoopi Goldberg, Oprah Winfrey, and Joan Rivers.
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Season 3 (1989)
Season 3 only had two episodes, plus the Christmas special. This was because production was paused due to a writers' strike and because the movie Big Top Pee-wee was being made.
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Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
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| 24 | 1 | "Reba Eats and Pterri Runs" | John Paragon & Paul Reubens | John Paragon | September 2, 1989 | 301 |
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Pee-wee calls Reba to the playhouse on her day off to mail a letter, much to her and Jambi's surprise. Pterri feels unwanted and runs away, but eventually comes back.
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| 25 | 2 | "To Tell the Tooth" | John Paragon & Paul Reubens | John Paragon | September 9, 1989 | 302 |
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Pee-wee gets a toothache and tries to avoid going to the dentist.
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Season 4 (1989)
The last two seasons were filmed one after the other.
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Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
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| 26 | 1 | "Dr. Pee-wee and the Del Rubios" | John Paragon & Paul Reubens | John Paragon | September 16, 1989 | 401 |
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Dr. Pee-wee helps Reba with a splinter. The Del Rubio Triplets visit to play a game and sing "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'". This episode introduces Chandelier, El Hombre, and Pee-wee's dog, Roosevelt.
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| 27 | 2 | "Fire in the Playhouse" | John Paragon & Paul Reubens | John Paragon & Paul Reubens | September 23, 1989 | 402 |
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Pee-wee dreams he's a superhero. Randy accidentally sets the oven too high while making bread, causing a fire in the playhouse.
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| 28 | 3 | "Love That Story" | John Paragon & Paul Reubens | Max Robert | September 30, 1989 | 403 |
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Pee-wee and Miss Yvonne play "Library." Ricardo joins them to share their favorite stories.
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| 29 | 4 | "Sick, Did Somebody Say Sick?" | John Paragon & Paul Reubens | John Paragon | October 7, 1989 | 404 |
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Randy tries to take over the show when Pee-wee steps out. Jambi gets sick, and a genie doctor, Dr. Jinga Janga, comes to help.
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| 30 | 5 | "Miss Yvonne's Visit" | John Paragon & Paul Reubens | Doug Cox & John Moody | October 14, 1989 | 405 |
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Miss Yvonne's house is being painted, so Pee-wee invites her to stay the night at the playhouse.
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| 31 | 6 | "Rebarella" | John Paragon & Paul Reubens | Lynne Marie Stewart & Mimi Pond | October 21, 1989 | 406 |
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Pee-wee, Miss Yvonne, and the puppets play "airplane." Later, they help Reba get ready for her big date.
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| 32 | 7 | "Heat Wave" | John Paragon & Paul Reubens | Rob Bragin | October 28, 1989 | 407 |
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On a very hot day, Pee-wee plays "courtroom" to decide who gets to wear a unique dress that Miss Yvonne and Mrs. René both have.
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| 33 | 8 | "Chairry-Tee Drive" | John Paragon & Paul Reubens | John Paragon | November 4, 1989 | 408 |
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Pee-wee looks for a pencil sharpener he borrowed from the Cowntess. He decides to start a clothing drive.
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| 34 | 9 | "Let's Play Office" | John Paragon & Paul Reubens | John Paragon & Lynne Marie Stewart | November 11, 1989 | 409 |
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Pee-wee and Miss Yvonne play "office," with Pee-wee as the boss and Miss Yvonne as the secretary. Pee-wee also makes fruit punch.
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| 35 | 10 | "I Remember Curtis" | John Paragon & Paul Reubens | John Paragon | November 18, 1989 | 410 |
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Cowboy Curtis leaves his lasso behind. Pee-wee and his friends remember fun times with Curtis in this special episode.
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Season 5 (1990)
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Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
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| 36 | 1 | "Conky's Breakdown" | John Paragon & Paul Reubens | John Moody & Doug Cox | September 15, 1990 | 501 |
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Conky breaks down, so Pee-wee calls a repairman (Jimmy Smits) to fix him. Miss Yvonne is very impressed by the repairman.
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| 37 | 2 | "Mystery" | John Paragon & Paul Reubens | David Cohen & S.H. Schulman | September 22, 1990 | 502 |
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Things start to go missing around the playhouse. Pee-wee tries to solve the mystery and find out who the thief is.
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| 38 | 3 | "Front Page Pee-wee" | John Paragon & Paul Reubens | John Moody & Doug Cox | September 29, 1990 | 503 |
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Pee-wee decides to start his own newspaper. But Randy prints untrue stories in it.
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| 39 | 4 | "Tango Time" | John Paragon & Paul Reubens | David Cohen & S.H. Schulman | October 6, 1990 | 504 |
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Pee-wee watches two cartoons from the King of Cartoons. He teaches Mrs. René how to tango and looks at old photos with Cowboy Curtis.
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| 40 | 5 | "Playhouse Day" | John Paragon & Paul Reubens | Rob Bragin | October 13, 1990 | 505 |
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All of Pee-wee's friends are busy with work. So, Pee-wee invents "Playhouse Day" to get them to come over and have fun.
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| 41 | 6 | "Accidental Playhouse" | John Paragon & Paul Reubens | John Moody & Doug Cox | October 20, 1990 | 506 |
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Pee-wee's pen pal from Japan, Oki (Joey Miyashima), comes to visit the Playhouse.
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| 42 | 7 | "Fun, Fun, Fun" | John Paragon & Paul Reubens | Max Robert | October 27, 1990 | 507 |
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Pee-wee tries to say the Secret Word upside-down. Pee-wee and Miss Yvonne make cheeseballs, and Pee-wee shows how to make a mobile.
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| 43 | 8 | "Camping Out" | John Paragon & Paul Reubens | John Paragon | November 3, 1990 | 508 |
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In this rare episode, Pee-wee and Cowboy Curtis go camping outside the playhouse. Pee-wee also talks to Rhonda, the Picturephone operator (Sandra Bernhard).
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| 44 | 9 | "Something to Do" | John Paragon & Paul Reubens | John Paragon | November 10, 1990 | 509 |
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Pee-wee is bored, so Jambi creates a list of fun things for him to do.
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| 45 | 10 | "Playhouse for Sale" | John Paragon & Paul Reubens | John Paragon | November 17, 1990 | 510 |
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Miss Yvonne sees a "for sale" sign outside the playhouse and thinks Pee-wee is selling it. She and the puppets remember all their good times. They later find out Pee-wee was just selling lemonade, and part of the sign had fallen off!
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External links
- Pee-wee's Playhouse – list of episodes at IMDb
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