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and people, as shown by the quote "A person's a person, no matter how small". This is employed on many levels, primarily with Horton hearing a world in a speck, while also appearing with the Mayor's relationship with his son, and Sour Kangaroo learning the truth about the speck. The movie characters display traditional gender roles, according to NPR host Peter Sagal: "Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who!" was released on DVD and Blu-ray on December 9, 2008. Three
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seconds before the speck hits the oil. The Kangaroo's son, Rudy grabs the clover and proclaims he can hear it, and the other animals of Nool notice that they can hear it too. Despite the Kangaroo's objections, Rudy returns the clover to Horton. Realizing the truth about the Whos existence, the animals isolate the Kangaroo for tricking them. While being praised for his integrity by his neighbors, Horton even forgives the devastated Kangaroo, and she befriends him with a makeshift umbrella for Whoville. The film ends
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their existence. So almost everyone in Whoville shouts, sings, and plays instruments, but still no one but Horton can hear them. So the Mayor searches Whoville until he finds a very small shirker named JoJo, who is playing with a yo-yo instead of making noise. The Mayor carries him to the top of Eiffelberg Tower, where Jojo lets out a loud "Yopp!", which finally makes the kangaroo and the monkeys hear the Whos. Now convinced of the Whos' existence, the other
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Geisel (Dr. Seuss), and with narration by Hans Conried, who also voiced Horton. In this direction, the Sour Kangaroo's name is Jane, while her son is named Junior. Horton's contact in Whoville was not the Mayor, but a scientist named Dr. Hoovie (also voiced by Hans Conried). Jane was voiced by June Foray. In Russia, Alexei Karayev directed "I Can Hear You" in 1992, a 19-minute paint-on-glass-animated film which is based on the Russian translation
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Horton with the clover and, with help from the Wickersham Brothers (and their relatives), plans to end Horton's "problem" once and for all and they tie Horton up and pulls him into a cage, intending to boil the dust speck in beezle-nut oil. Horton urges the Whos to make noise to prove their existence, but even with the Whos' shouting and loud instruments, the other animals still hear nothing. Dr. Hoovey searches through town and finds a small Who named JoJo, who
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mayor named Augustus Maywho, played by Jeffrey Tambor. Actor Steve Carell plays the Mayor of Whoville in the 2008 animated film "Horton Hears a Who". In this version, he is named Ned McDodd, and he lives with his wife, 96 daughters and 1 son named Jo-Jo. There are differences between Maywho and McDodd that are instantly noticeable: Maywho is a pompous, arrogant man who views himself as the only person worth listening to, whereas McDodd is "devoted, and fair, and a little bit
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Horton Hears a Who! is a 1970 television special based on the Dr. Seuss book of the same name, "Horton Hears a Who!". It was produced and directed by Chuck Jones who previously produced the Seuss special "How the Grinch Stole Christmas!" for MGM Television and first broadcast March 19, 1970 on CBS. The special contains songs with lyrics by Seuss and music by Eugene Poddany, who previously wrote songs for Seuss' book, "The Cat in the Hat Song Book". In the Jungle
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Horton Hears a Who! (also known as Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who!) is a 2008 American computer animated adventure comedy film based on the book of the same name by Dr. Seuss, produced by Blue Sky Studios and distributed by 20th Century Fox. Directed by Jimmy Hayward and Steve Martino in their directorial debuts, the film's screenplay was written by Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio, and features the voices of Jim Carrey and Steve Carell as Horton the Elephant and Mayor Ned McDodd, respectively, alongside Carol Burnett
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consensus reads, ""Horton Hears A Who!" is both whimsical and heartwarming, and is the rare Dr. Seuss adaptation that stays true to the spirit of the source material." Another review aggregator, Metacritic, calculated a score of 71 out of 100 based on 31 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews." According to CinemaScore, the film version rated an "A−" on an "A+" to "F" scale. "Horton Hears a Who!" grossed a total of $297 million on
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him, while refusing to leave the nest; and the hunters, realising they have found a rare attraction - an elephant sitting on a nest - dig up the tree and sell him to a circus. When the circus arrives in Palm Beach, Mayzie goes to Horton demanding the return of her egg; but when the egg hatches, it produces the hybrid 'elephant-bird', who returns with Horton to the wild. Horton Hears A Who!: Horton is bathing in a pond when he hears a speck of
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Horton Hears a Who! is a children's book written and illustrated by Theodor Seuss Geisel under the pen name Dr. Seuss and was published in 1954 by Random House. It is the second Dr. Seuss book to feature Horton the Elephant, the first being "Horton Hatches the Egg". The Whos would later reappear in "How the Grinch Stole Christmas!". Miranda Richardson read the book as part of her second audio collection of Dr. Seuss books. The other three books she narrated were "Oh, the Places
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In the United States and Canada, "Horton Hears a Who!" was also the #1 film its second weekend of release, grossing $25 million over the Easter frame, in 3,961 theaters and averaging $6,208 per venue. It dropped to #2 in its third weekend grossing $17.8 million in 3,826 theaters and averaging $4,637 per venue. "Horton Hears a Who!", like other Dr. Seuss creations, contains layered subtexts and messages. A major theme regards learning about universal values between vastly different places
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You'll Go!", "Mr. Brown Can Moo! Can You?", and "Happy Birthday to You!". The book tells the story of Horton the Elephant, who, while splashing in a pool, hears a small speck of dust talking to him. Horton surmises that a small person lives on the speck and places it on a clover, vowing to protect it. He later discovers that the speck is actually a tiny planet, home to a community called Whoville, where microscopic creatures called Who
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We landed so hard that our clocks have all stopped" is a reference to the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The story, along with "Horton Hatches the Egg", also provides the basic plot for the 2000 Broadway musical "Seussical". "Horton Hears a Who!" was adapted into a half-hour animated TV special by MGM Animation/Visual Arts in 1970, directed by Chuck Jones (who also directed the television version of "How the Grinch Stole Christmas!"), produced by Theodor
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jungle animals vow to help Horton protect the tiny community. Geisel began work on "Horton Hears a Who!" in the fall of 1953. The book's main theme, "a person's a person no matter how small", was Geisel's reaction to his visit to Japan, where the importance of the individual was an exciting new concept. Geisel, who had harbored strong anti-Japan sentiments before and during World War II, changed his views dramatically after the war and used this book as an allegory for
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of Nool, Horton the elephant bathes in the watering hole when he sees a small dust speck floating by. He hears a call for help coming from the dust speck and, thinking someone is living on it, saves it from going over a waterfall. Setting it on top of a clover, he discovers it is home to a tiny town called Whoville, home to the microscopic Whos. One of the Whos, scientist Dr. H. Hoovey (replacing the Mayor), communicates with Horton through a device he built
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as playing a variety of instruments, so the animals may hear them, assisted by JoJo's "Symphonophone", an invention which creates a huge musical contribution (which reveals that JoJo's "true" passion is music), but still fails to penetrate the surface of the speck. The Kangaroo snatches the clover, and drops it in the pot. Meanwhile, JoJo grabs the horn used to project Horton's voice, runs up the highest tower, and screams "YOPP!", breaking through the sound barrier just
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the American post-war occupation of the country. He dedicated the book to a Japanese friend. "Horton Hears a Who!" is written in anapestic tetrameter, like many other Dr. Seuss books. Unlike some of his books, however, "Horton" contains a strong moral message, which Thomas Fensch identifies as "universal, multinational, multi-ethnic. In a word: Equality." Fensch also contends that the Mayor of Whoville's lines, "When the black-bottomed birdie let go and we dropped,/
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and sent adrift through the Jungle of Nool. At the same time, Horton the Elephant, the jungle's eccentric nature teacher, takes a dip in the pool. The dust speck floats past him in the air, and he hears a tiny yelp coming from it. Believing that an entire society of microscopic creatures are living on that speck, he gives chase to it before placing it on top of a clover. Horton finds out the speck harbors the city of Whoville and its inhabitants, the Whos, led by
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of Nathan Horton (Melissa's son), Melanie Jonas (Daniel's daughter), Holly Lane (Daniel's other daughter) and Parker Jonas (Daniel's son). She is also an aunt, great-aunt and great great aunt to many members of the Horton and Kirikias family through her marriages to Mickey and Victor. Suzanne Rogers first auditioned for the role on July 13, 1973, and garnered the attention of future daytime legend, Susan Flannery, who played Dr. Laura Horton. Maggie was introduced as a
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is saved and respected by the others. He is very popular because of his big heart and respectful compassion, which makes him more humorous. In 1942, Warner Bros. made the animated short film, "Horton Hatches the Egg", in which Horton is voiced by Kent Rogers. In 1970, MGM Animation/Visual Arts made a 30-minute TV Special of "Horton Hears a Who". Horton is voiced by Hans Conried, who also leads his voice as the narrator. Horton is also a character on the TV series
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is bouncing a yo-yo instead of making noise. He takes JoJo to the top of his tower, where JoJo utters a "Yopp", which breaks through the dust speck and allows the animals to finally hear the Whos and they release Horton and allow him to keep it. The special ends with Dr. Hoovey relaxing in his chair when he sees a small dust speck and hears a call for help coming from it, much to his dismay. The special was frequently included on VHS, CED, LaserDisc and
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must be on it, calling out for help. He carefully places the speck on a soft clover and decides to guard it ("Horton Hears a Who"), but is mocked mercilessly by the Sour Kangaroo and the other animals of the jungle, who do not believe him ("Biggest Blame Fool"). The only exceptions are Horton's bird neighbors, Gertrude McFuzz, who admires his compassion, and Mayzie LaBird, who is more concerned about herself. Horton soon discovers that the speck is actually a microscopic
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Horton the Elephant is a fictional character from the 1940 book "Horton Hatches the Egg" and 1954 book "Horton Hears a Who!", both by Dr. Seuss. Horton is a kind, sweet-natured elephant who cares about other animals or people. Though he goes through many hardships, whether trying to keep an egg warm through storms, rough travels, and humiliating shows, or tries to save a small planet from harm, he always triumphs; the egg hatches into an elephant-bird, while the planet
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speck from him. They give the clover to the black-bottomed eagle Whizzer McWoff, who flies away with it. Horton pursues McWoff across the mountains below, but the eagle drops the clover into a large field of clovers and leaves Horton to find it. Horton searches frantically through the field, eventually finding his clover, and learns from Dr. Hoovey that Whoville was badly damaged when the clover was dropped. The other Whos, seeing the destruction as proof that Dr. Hoovey was right, rally behind him. Jane finds
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"The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss". John Kennedy voiced the character in "Horton Hatches the Egg". Horton is also a principal character in "Seussical the Musical", which uses most of the two Horton books as its primary plot. Horton is voiced by Jim Carrey in the computer-animated adaptation of "Horton Hears A Who!", where he is shown as being eccentric and imaginative, and sort of absent-minded. Horton appeared in a new Dr. Seuss book, "Horton and the Kwuggerbug
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Mayor Ned McDodd, whose family includes his wife Sally, 96 daughters (whose names all begin with the letter H), and one teenage son named JoJo. Despite being the oldest and next in line for the mayoral position, JoJo doesn't want to be the next mayor, and because he's so scared of disappointing his father, never talks. Once Horton begins carrying the speck with him, the city starts experiencing strange phenomena (earthquakes and changes in the weather), and the Mayor finds his attempts to caution
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to see other worlds outside of the speck. The other Whos, however, only laugh at him, thinking nothing exists beyond their world. Horton promises to protect Whoville from harm, feeling that "a person's a person, no matter how small." The other animals in the jungle — particularly the cynical Jane Kangaroo — think he is crazy, and do not believe in the existence of the Whos. Thinking Horton's behavior is a problem, Jane sends the Wickersham Brothers to take the clover with the
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with the people of Whoville and the animals of Nool gathering to recite the chorus from "Can't Fight This Feeling", with the narrator revealing that the Jungle of Nool (and Earth as a whole) is just one speck, like Whoville, among numerous others, floating in outer space. In March 2005, as Blue Sky Studios was completing "Robots", the studio started courting Dr. Seuss' widow Audrey Geisel on getting the adaptation rights for "Horton Hears a Who!". The art director for "
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. The television program "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" was a 26-minute segment originally telecasted on CBS in 1966. In 2000 "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" was developed into a motion picture, which became the first Dr. Seuss story ever made into a featured film. Also, "Horton Hears a Who" was adapted into a 26-minute television segment in 1970. In 2008, "Horton Hears a Who" was made into a full-length film. A CGI adaptation called "The Grinch" was released in November
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of Seuss's poetry but features a very different visual style. "Horton Hears a Who!" was adapted into a computer-animated feature-length film of the same name in 2008, using computer animation from Blue Sky Studios, the animation arm of 20th Century Fox. The cast included Jim Carrey and Steve Carell. It was released on March 14, 2008. In 1992, The book was made into a direct-to-video, narrated by Dustin Hoffman. And then, included the other story, Thidwick
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for democracy. "Horton Hears a Who!" was published in 1954, and it was one of Seuss's most successful books. "Horton Hears a Who!" is said to have many political and social messages, focusing on the powerless. It is sometimes said that Seuss wrote this book as a kind of atonement for his anti-Japanese editorial cartoons during World War II. Seuss visited Japan in 1953 and viewed the aftermath of the atomic bombs; he wrote this book the next year, dedicating it to a
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or hear. He is first criticized by the sour kangaroo and her joey. The splash they make as they jump into the pool almost reaches the speck, so Horton decides to find somewhere safer for it. But the news of his odd new behavior spreads quickly, and he is soon harassed by a group of monkeys. They steal the clover from him and give it to Vlad Vladikoff, a black-bottomed eagle. Vlad flies the clover a long distance, with Horton in pursuit, until Vlad drops it into a
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ignores her demands. Also taking force toward Horton are the Wickersham Brothers, a group of monkeys who like to cause havoc and misery for anybody. Eventually, the Kangaroo enlists a sinister vulture named Vlad Vladikoff to get rid of the speck by force. After a few failed attempts, Vlad manages to steal the clover away from Horton and drops it into a massive field of identical pink clovers, causing an apocalyptic tremor in Whoville. After unsuccessfully picking 2,999,999 clovers, Horton eventually recovers the clover (exactly the 3,000,000th clover).
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Schulz's son, Craig, his grandson, Bryan, and Cornelius Uliano—who also produced the film alongside Paul Feig—it was animated by 20th Century Fox's Blue Sky Studios, and directed by Steve Martino, the director of "Horton Hears a Who!" and "". A trailer for the film was released on March 18, 2014. That same day, it was also announced that archive recordings of Bill Meléndez would be used to make up Snoopy and Woodstock's dialogue. With an opening North-
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, Will Arnett, Seth Rogen, Isla Fisher, and Amy Poehler. John Powell composed the film's music. The film was released theatrically on March 14, 2008, and grossed $297 million on a budget of $85 million. "Horton Hears a Who!" was the third Dr. Seuss feature film adaptation, the first adaptation to be fully animated, and the second Dr. Seuss film starring Jim Carrey after "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" (2000). A dust speck is dislodged from its obscure place
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Favorites" box set. The special was again re-released on DVD with Phil Roman's and June Foray's audio commentary replacing the "Horton Hears a Who!" bonus special. The special was released on high definition Blu-ray Disc in 2009 with the title changed to "Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas!" It contained all the bonus features from the 2000 DVD, except for "Horton Hears a Who!", and also included a DVD of the special and a Digital Copy. Three
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his dog Max. The Grinch overlooks the city of Whoville with a lack of empathy for all Whos. He is known to be of a different species than the Whos, being stated as a What in the 2000 film. The Grinch is played by actor Jim Carrey in the 2000 production of "How the Grinch Stole Christmas!" In the book "Horton Hears a Who", there is a mayor in Whoville. In the live-action film "How the Grinch Stole Christmas," there is a
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Whoville challenged by the Town Council, led by the opportunistic yet condescending Chairman. After he makes contact with Horton, the Mayor finds out from Dr. Mary Lou LaRue that Whoville will be destroyed if Horton does not find a "safer, more stable home". With the help of his best friend Morton, Horton decides to place the speck atop Mt. Nool, the safest place in the jungle. The head of the jungle, the Sour Kangaroo, demands that Horton give up the speck for overshadowing her authority, but Horton
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newspaper had successfully appealed against an injunction application in the High Court preventing publication and preserving Horton's privacy. Apologising also to Horton and Mr Justice Eady, who had sat at the hearing, Harding said that he only learned of the newspaper's action after the court hearing in June 2009 had taken place. Post-Leveson, Harding took on the role of negotiating with Oliver Letwin, who as Minister of State at the Cabinet Office was the Prime Minister David Cameron's representative, with the proposal of a new supervisory model for
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s live. The Mayor of Whoville asks Horton to protect them from harm, which Horton happily agrees to, proclaiming throughout the book that "a person’s a person, no matter how small." Throughout the book, Horton is trying to convince the Jungle of Nool that "A person is a person no matter how small" and that everyone should be treated equally. In his mission to protect the speck, Horton is ridiculed and harassed by the other animals in the jungle for believing in something they can't see
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field of clovers. After a long search, Horton finally finds the clover with the speck on it. However, the Mayor informs him that Whoville, the town on the speck, is in bad shape from the fall, and Horton discovers that the sour kangaroo and the monkeys have caught up to him. They tie Horton up and threaten to incinerate the speck in a pot of "Beezle-Nut" oil. To save Whoville, Horton implores the little people to make as much noise as they can, to prove
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the better of him. Maggie also said goodbye to Melanie, who left town. Additionally, Maggie opened her home to her nephew, Nick Fallon, Marie's grandson, who was recently paroled. Though Maggie has a new husband, son, granddaughter, and home, she is considered to be the matriarch of the Horton Family and still maintains a relationship with the members of the Horton family.In February 2016 her son Daniel Jonas was injured in a car accident that also injured Eric Brady, Brady Black and Jennifer Horton
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Josh Flitter


Joshua Alexander Flitter (born August 25, 1994) is an American actor. He is known for playing Corky in "Nancy Drew", Eddie in "The Greatest Game Ever Played", and voiced Rudy Kangaroo in the 2008 animated film "Horton Hears a Who!" and Budderball in the Air Buddies movies. Flitter was born in Ridgewood, New Jersey to parents Carla, who appeared in Broadway and regional musicals, and Steve. Josh attended Marlboro High School and graduated in 2012. In 2016, he graduated from
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in a motorbike accident. It is also revealed that he has another son, Eli Grant, with Valerie. Mike Horton was named after Mickey Horton, who was thought to be his father, and Bill Horton, his father. Mickey and Bill were brothers. Michael's mother was Mickey's wife Dr. Laura Spencer Horton. Mike has the honor of being the most recast character in "Days of our Lives" history, having been played by sixteen different actors since his character's birth in 1968. He's also been
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Robots", Steve Martino, along with story consultant and additional scene director Jimmy Hayward, created a model of protagonist Horton and some animation tests to showcase their design ideas to Geisel, who eventually agreed on "a seven-figure deal" for both the book and its predecessor "Horton Hatches the Egg". Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio were then hired to write the script, to be directed by Hayward and Martino with a set release date of 2008. Geisel was credited as a supervising producer and watched production up close
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The Kangaroo eventually finds out, thanks to Mrs. Quilligan, that Horton still has the speck, and rallies the jungle community into fighting Horton, saying that his goal will lead to anarchy. Upon cornering him, the Kangaroo offers Horton to renounce Whoville's existence. Horton refuses and the Kangaroo orders the animals to rope and cage him, and to have the speck and Whoville destroyed in a pot of beezlenut oil. The Mayor enlists all of his people to make noise by shouting "We are here!", as well
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Hot Rod". Stewie finds a book entitled "Horton Hears Domestic Violence in the Next Apartment and Doesn't Call 911!", a parody of "Horton Hears a Who!" Cleveland's deadpan exclamation of "...and boom goes the dynamite" is a reference to the popular catchphrase which became an Internet sensation. Cleveland and Carolyn meet at a Starbucks. Peter doesn't remember the name of Cleveland's ex-wife (Loretta) and he guesses that it's Jennifer Hudson. The episode was watched by 9.2
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and is an avid follower of the Toronto Maple Leafs and Toronto Blue Jays. Arnett married Penelope Ann Miller in 1994, but they divorced in 1995. Arnett married Amy Poehler on August 29, 2003. They appeared together in four episodes of "Arrested Development", one episode of "Parks and Recreation", and the films "Blades of Glory", "Horton Hears a Who!", "On Broadway", "Spring Breakdown", and "Monsters vs. Aliens". They have two sons, the
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most notably the 1938 short story "Matilda, the Elephant with a Mother Complex". "Horton Hatches the Egg" was published to immediate critical acclaim and financial success and has remained popular with the general public. The book has also been used as the basis for academic articles on a variety of topics, including economics, Christianity, feminism, and adoption. Horton appeared again in the 1954 Dr. Seuss book "Horton Hears a Who!" These two books later provided the thrust of the plot for the 2000 Broadway musical
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Martin John Horton (21 April 1934 – 3 April 2011) was an English cricketer, who played in two Tests in 1959. He was born in Worcester, England, and played the bulk of his first-class cricket for his native county. Cricket writer, Colin Bateman, noted that Horton was, "a versatile all-rounder who could bat anywhere in the top six and who twice took more than 100 wickets in a season with his off-spin...". Horton made his debut for Worcestershire in 1952
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The Trip to Bountiful (play)


The Trip to Bountiful is a play by American playwright Horton Foote. The play premiered March 1, 1953 on NBC-TV, before being produced on the Broadway stage from November 3, 1953 to December 5, 1953. The play involves a "woman who has to live with a daughter-in-law who hates her and a son who does not dare take her side." While the unhappy family lives in a Houston apartment, Carrie Watts dreams of returning to Bountiful, where she was raised. She eventually
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, Geisel and his wife moved to La Jolla, California, where he returned to writing children's books. He published most of his books through Random House in North America and William Collins, Sons (later HarperCollins) internationally. He wrote many, including such favorites as "If I Ran the Zoo" (1950), "Horton Hears a Who!" (1955), "If I Ran the Circus" (1956), "The Cat in the Hat" (1957), "How the Grinch
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Classics: "Horton Hears a Who!" (also 1992); in "Hook", Hoffman's costume was so heavy that he had to wear an air-conditioned suit under it. Hoffman played the lead role in "Outbreak" (1995), alongside Rene Russo, Kevin Spacey, Morgan Freeman, Cuba Gooding Jr. and Donald Sutherland. In the film, Hoffman is a medical doctor who uncovers a newly discovered Ebola-like virus which came to the U.S. from Africa in an infected monkey. Hoffman races
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centers around the life in Whoville, especially the Whos' Christmas pageant and Horton the elephant. Both themes were based on the plots of "How the Grinch Stole Christmas!" and "Horton Hears a Who!" Universal Orlando Resort endorses Dr. Seuss' work by attributing a section of the amusement park to him. Within the Islands of Adventure, there is a component designated to the city of Whoville. In the town, visitors of Universal Orlando Resort are able to interact with the characters and explore the theme park
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Gilbert Horton was a free-born black citizen who was captured with the intent on being sold into slavery. In August 1826, a local business owner in Croton Falls, New York, named John Owen noticed an advertisement in "The National Intelligencer" describing Horton. Owen brought this to the attention of William Jay, who was the son of John Jay, in order to express concern over the capture of a free citizen. Through the efforts of Jay and Owen, Governor DeWitt Clinton wrote a letter on behalf of Horton
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Artificial Intelligence". He provided voices for animated films such as "A Bug's Life", "Monsters, Inc.", "", "Cars", "Horton Hears a Who", "The Prince of Egypt", "The Iron Giant", and "Aladdin". Angel has also ventured into video games, narrating the cult hit "Killer7" as well as playing Wonkers the Watilla in "", The Mayor in "Ratchet & Clank", and "Ammand the Corsair" in the
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2012), "Visions" (2015), "Grimsby", "Nocturnal Animals", "Keeping Up with the Joneses" (all 2016), and "Tag" (2018). In addition, she has voiced characters in animated films such as "Horton Hears a Who!" (2008), "Rango" (2011), and "Rise of the Guardians" (2012). On television, she played a recurring role on the fourth and fifth seasons of "Arrested Development" (
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dust emit cries for help, and places it on a red clover for safety. Upon investigating, he learns that the speck of dust is a microscopic world named Whoville, inhabited by a microscopic species called Whos. When he talks to the Whos, the Sour Kangaroo and her son brand Horton as insane to the entire animal kingdom. When Horton retains the Whos, the Wickersham Brothers steal the clover and request Vladikoff to dispose of it; whereupon Vladikoff discards the clover among a field of identical plants. After
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Lisa" became "Moo"-na Lisa. In a film called "Elf", Buddy uses an Etch-a-Sketch to draw the Mona Lisa in process to build Santa Land by the North Pole in Gimbels. In "Horton Hears A Who", the Mayor Ned McDodd shows his only son Jojo a family gallery where in one part his great grandmother is parodied as the Mona Lisa. And in "", there is a cake that Pinkie Pie and Fluttershy have baked with a picture of the Mona Lisa inside.
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"Sour Kangaroo" in the Dr. Seuss tale "Horton Hears A Who!". Kanga and Roo are fictional mother and son kangaroos in the popular series of children's books about Winnie-the-Pooh. Kidding Kangaroo in the "Sweet Pickles" book series by Ruth Lerner Perle, Jacquelyn Reinach and Richard Hefter. One of the several intelligent races described in the fantasy novel "Shadowkeep," written by Alan Dean Foster, are high-bounding, fun-loving marsupials, known as "roos" and obviously
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, Horton makes his best case, but Judge Yertle the Turtle finds him guilty. He orders Horton remanded to the "Nool Asylum for the Criminally Insane" and the clover destroyed in a kettle of hot "Beezle-Nut" oil. Desperate, Horton encourages the Whos to make as much noise as possible to prove their existence, but the animals do not hear them. Jojo finally uses his Thinks to conjure a new word, "Yopp", which he shouts loudly enough to reach the animals' ears.
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Horton Hears a Who! (TV special)


DVD releases of "How the Grinch Stole Christmas!", and was released on its own DVD on March 4, 2008. Bonus features include a songs-only version, the cartoons "Horton Hatches the Egg", "The Butter Battle Book", and "Daisy-Head Mayzie", and the 1994 documentary "In Search of Dr. Seuss". It was also made available in high definition Blu-ray Disc on October 6, 2009 with all the bonus features except "Horton Hatches the Egg",
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Days of Our Lives


the show has used since then. Original cast member Frances Reid, who played Alice Horton, remained on contract with "Days of Our Lives" until her death on February 3, 2010, though she made her last appearance on the show in December 2007. Original cast member John Clarke, who played Mickey Horton, left the series in 2004. Suzanne Rogers, who plays Maggie Horton has been on the show since 1973, and Susan Seaforth Hayes has played Julie Olson Williams since 1968 with a few breaks in-between
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Claude Wendell Horton Jr.


Professor Wendell Horton (born February 1942) is a Professor of Physics at the University of Texas at Austin and a student of plasma physics. Horton's core area of research is plasma transport and its application to the development of nuclear fusion power. Horton is a fellow of the American Physical Society. Claude Wendell Horton Jr. was born in Houston, Texas, the son of Claude Wendell Horton Sr. who was one of the principal contributors to the development of the Department of Physics at the University of Texas, Austin. Horton
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Horton Hears a Who! (film)


into the film. To make Horton different from the mammoths Blue Sky worked with in the "Ice Age" series, he would at times walk on two legs, in a way that it looked like "a fat man in an elephant suit". While the design had a major difference from the original book, with a bigger mouth to allow for wider facial expressions like those of Jim Carrey, as the directors noticed Horton's design in the book varied according to his emotion, the 3D wireframe tried to allow for
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The Great Garrick


The Great Garrick is a 1937 American historical comedy film directed by James Whale and starring Brian Aherne, Olivia de Havilland, and Edward Everett Horton. The film also features Lionel Atwill, Luis Alberni, Melville Cooper, and future star Lana Turner, who has a bit part. Based on the play "Ladies and Gentlemen" by Ernest Vajda, the film is about the famous eighteenth-century British actor David Garrick, who travels to France for a guest appearance at the Comédie Française. When the French actors hear rumours that
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Amy Poehler


of its 2017 class. Poehler married actor Will Arnett on August 29, 2003. Poehler and Arnett met in 1996 when he saw one of her performances; they started dating four years later. During their relationship, Poehler and Arnett worked together on several projects including the series "Arrested Development," the 2007 film "Blades of Glory", "Horton Hears a Who!", and "The Secret World of Arrietty". Together, Poehler and Arnett have two sons, one born in October 2008 and the other
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Horton Court


of his age. Also Theresa-Francis, relict of the above who died March 6th MDCCCXXX (1830) aged 51. And of their eldest son, Fitzherbert-Hartley who died in the 18th year of his age, November 15th 1830." Horton Court passed to his grandson Sir Frederick Richards (1833–1912), Admiral of the Fleet, who had married his daughter Lucy Fayle Brooke (d.1880), which marriage was without progeny. Richards made extensive alterations in 1884. In 1937 Horton Court was purchased by Miss Hilda
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Thomas Scawen


of Horton from his brother William. The remainder of William's estates passed to Thomas's eldest son, also Thomas. From 1723 to his death, Scawen was a Deputy Governor. Scawen died on 22 September 1730 at Carshalton, and was buried at Horton, Buckinghamshire. He and his wife had five sons and four daughters. He left Horton to his eldest son, Thomas, who married a daughter of Hon. James Russell, and was the father of James Scawen, MP for Surrey. The remainder of his properties
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Debbie Horton


Debbie Horton is an American guitarist, DJ and songwriter who is the only woman to have ever played lead guitar for Johnny Cash. During a concert near Baltimore, Maryland Johnny Cash had heard that Debbie Horton was there and that she played lead guitar in a similar way to Luther Perkins. During the concert Cash called Horton out of the audience to join him on stage to perform a song with him. Cash sang "Big River" while Horton played lead guitar. Horton holds the distinction of being the only woman to have
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Brian Boyd


Northrop Frye’s "Anatomy of Criticism" (1957), "On the Origin of Stories" proposes that art and storytelling are adaptations and derive from play. It also shows evolutionary literary criticism in practice in studies of Homer’s "Odyssey" and Dr. Seuss’s "Horton Hears a Who!". Boyd's "On the Origin of Stories" helped precipitate an exhibition, "On the Origin of Art", at the Museum of Old and New Art (Hobart, Australia) in 2016-17, in
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All My Sons (film)


All My Sons is a 1948 drama film noir directed by Irving Reis, based on Arthur Miller's play of the same name, and starring Edward G. Robinson and Burt Lancaster. The supporting cast features Louisa Horton, Mady Christians, Howard Duff, Arlene Francis, and Harry Morgan. Joe Keller is sorry to hear son Chris plans to wed Ann Deever and move to Chicago, for he hoped Chris would someday take over the manufacturing business Joe built from the ground up. Ann's father Herb was Joe’s business partner
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Sweet Nothing in My Ear (play)


- most who know nothing about sign language - have the experience of watching the play in sign language while hearing it acted at the same time. Two languages become one." - Stephen Sachs Laura is a deaf teacher.br Dan is her hearing husband.br Adam is their deaf son.br Max is Laura's father who is deaf.br Sally is Laura's mother who is deaf.br Dr. Walters is a deaf therapist.br Dan and Laura are a married couple who have son named Adam. At age four Adam loses his hearing, which leaves Laura and Dan
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Arran James Horton


Arran James Horton (born 21 December 1985) is an English footballer who plays for Wetherby Athletic as a Midfielder.Arran is an academy coach at Leeds United Football Club who has also coached extensively in the USA and China as well as the UK. Born in Leeds, West Yorkshire, Arran James Horton Played four years of 'college soccer' at Bethel College between 2006 and 2009. As well as playing with USL PDL club Indiana Invaders between 2006 and 2010. After that Arran joins Wakefield F.C. The new management trio bolstered
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Judith Ellen Foster


, and her mother was Judith Delano (1799–1847). On both parents' sides she descended from the English Puritans who migrated to New England in the 1630s. Jotham Horton descended from Barnabas Horton (1600–1680) and his son Joseph Horton (1625–1696); the Hortons were originally from Leicestershire, England, and immigrated to America on the ship "Swallow", captained by Jeremy Horton. They settled at Hampton, New Hampshire, but soon moved to New Haven, Connecticut, in 1640, and lastly at Southold, Long
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Henry Horton (sportsman)


to Surrey, and 1961, when it won the Championship for the first time. Horton remained fit into his mid-40s, and completed 1,000 for the last time in 1966. The following year, with younger players coming into the side, he played a few games and then retired. He became a first-class umpire for a few seasons, then retired back to Herefordshire. He was the younger brother of Joseph Horton, who played more than 60 times for Worcestershire in the 1930s and who died just four days after him
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Horton Foote


was born in Wharton, Texas, the son of Harriet Gautier "Hallie" Brooks (1894–1974) and Albert Horton Foote (1890–1973). His younger brothers were Thomas Brooks Foote (1921–44), who died in aerial combat over Germany, and John Speed Foote (1923–95). Foote began as an actor after studying at the Pasadena Playhouse in 1931–32. After getting better reviews for plays he had written than his acting, he focused on writing in the 1940s and became one of the leading writers for television during the 1950s
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Bill Farmer


Attorney at Law" in both the animated series and its spin-off video game, Stinkie in "" and "Casper Meets Wendy", Willie Bear in "Horton Hears a Who!", and Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck in "Robot Chicken". As of 2014, he plays Doc, the leader of the title characters in Disney's animated television series "The 7D". He also voiced Blackhoof Boar Clan Leader in the 2008 video game "Kung Fu Panda". Bill Farmer still regularly performs comedy
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Nathan Horton


Nathan Russell Horton (born May 29, 1985) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is currently under contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs in the National Hockey League (NHL). He won the Stanley Cup in 2011 with the Boston Bruins. During his career, Horton has also played for the Columbus Blue Jackets and the Florida Panthers. Horton has not played in an NHL game since April 2014 due to a back injury. Though he is not officially retired, the surgery required to fix Horton's back would end
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Whoville


denizens being microscopic in size. According to the book "Horton Hears a Who!", the city of Whoville is located within a floating speck of dust which is then placed onto a clover flower by Horton the Elephant. In the book "How the Grinch Stole Christmas", the location of Whoville is never mentioned; the only geographic clues include the mentioning of a "Mount Crumpit" (elevation 3,000 feet, implying a size more comparable to human cities) and an overlook just north of the city where the titular
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Jack Horton


John Henry Horton, known as Jack Horton (15 February 1866 – 28 December 1946) was an English footballer who played in the English Football League and the 1895 FA Cup Final for West Bromwich Albion. He also played for Burslem Port Vale and Wednesbury Old Athletic. His brother Ezra was also a footballer, and was a teammate of many years at West Brom. Horton, a player able to play either as a defender or as an attacker, began his career at Oak Villa. He represented Wednesbury Old Athletic, before
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James Horton (footballer, born 1907)


James William George Horton (6 January 1907 – July 1972) was an English professional footballer who played as a forward for Aldershot, Millwall and Southampton in the 1920s and 1930s. Horton was born in Aldershot and qualified as an electrician. After playing for various works teams, he started his football career when he joined Woking of the Isthmian League in October 1928. After scoring five goals on his debut and three in his next match, he was soon offered a contract with Aldershot Town of the Southern League, who he joined
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Edith Whetnall


of what would become the Nuffield Hearing and Speech Centre. This was built at a cost of £100,000 which was promised after a presentation to Lord Nuffield by Whetnall. She also became the hearing consultant (otologist) to London County Council. She succeeded Terence Cawthorne who she had been working with since the war at Horton. She then collaborated with Dennis Fry and they would write two books together about the treatment of children who were deaf. Whetnall and Fry challenged the assumption that severely deaf children would not learn to speak.
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In My Sleep


was completed by Conrad Pope, who also orchestrated "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull", "Horton Hears a Who!" and "Julie & Julia" and "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button", and who recorded the score in Bulgaria and Los Angeles. Ralph Winter was the executive producer. Alyssa Weisberg, who won an Emmy for casting "Lost" and also cast "Star Trek", was the casting director. On November 6, 2009, "In My Sleep" screened at
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Dr. Seuss bibliography


-length films. This Dr. Seuss collection was a series released by Random House. They are a video version of a "book on tape". None of these productions are animated. This section does not contain duplicate entries. While Horton Hatches The Egg, How The Grinch Stole Christmas, Horton Hears A Who, The Cat in the Hat, Green Eggs and Ham, and Because A Little Bug Went Ka-Choo!, were adapted into full animation, they were also adapted into a non-animated production for
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Tony Horton (baseball)


Anthony Darrin Horton (born December 6, 1944) is a retired American Major League Baseball player. A first baseman who batted and threw right-handed, Horton played for the Boston Red Sox (1964–67) and Cleveland Indians (1967–70). Horton made his major league debut at age 19 in . He was a reserve first baseman for two seasons with the Red Sox until he was traded to the Indians in for Gary Bell, who won 12 games for the Red Sox during their pennant drive after going 1–5 in Cleveland
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Ricky Horton


Ricky Neal Horton (born July 30, 1959) is an American former Major League Baseball player who pitched from 1984 to 1990. He was known as Ricky during his playing career, but now goes by Rick. He currently provides color commentary and play-by-play for television broadcasts of the St. Louis Cardinals on Fox Sports Midwest and fills on KMOX radio broadcasts. Horton was born in Poughkeepsie, New York. He graduated from F. D. Roosevelt High School coached by Duane Davis in nearby Hyde Park. Horton attended and
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Tim Hortons


, 2014. Since then, quality has decreased drastically according to public opinion and the company has dropped in reputation. The chain's first store opened on May 17, 1964, in Hamilton, Ontario, under the name "Tim Horton Donuts"; the name was later abbreviated to "Tim Horton's" and then changed to "Tim Hortons" without the possessive apostrophe. The business was founded by Tim Horton, who played in the National Hockey League from 1949 until his death in a traffic crash in 1974. Horton
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Village Barn


of Electric Lady Studios in New York City, was opened in November 1930 by owner Meyer Horowitz, who resigned as president and director on October 19, 1951. He was succeeded by his brother, Lawrence (Horowitz) Horton, who subsequently left to pursue other interests. Ownership remained with family members, including Horton, who returned to active management in the early 1960s; a nephew, George Goodman; and son Michael. Meyer Horowitz remained active as a consultant until the Barn closed in August 1967. In 1931, Rudy
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Thomas W. Horton (RAF officer)


died in all wars, conflicts, and peacekeeping operations" and "the contribution and suffering of all those who have served". Horton met with Mr. & Mrs. Moore again in 2014 at the 100th anniversary of ANZAC Day. Horton married in December 1943 and has one daughter, Gail, and one son, Peter. His wife of 68 years, Beris, died in October 2011. Horton remains interested in aviation and attends luncheons with fellow pilots. During a 2012 interview, he expressed a desire to visit a restored de
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Johnny Rebel (singer)


appears on Coe's "Underground Album". Coe has been quoted as saying that "anyone that hears "[Underground Album]" and says I'm a racist is full of shit." Some of Johnny Rebel's songs have also been misattributed to Johnny Horton, an American country music and rockabilly singer who died in 1960. The confusion appears to stem from a song by Horton called "Johnny Reb". Johnny Rebel's songs have been covered by other singers such as Big Reb and the German neo-Nazi
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Meet the Browns (film)


theaters in the United States and Canada, ranking #2 at the box office behind "Horton Hears a Who!". Although the film ranked second at the box office, it ranked first in average gross per theater, grossing $9,977 per theater compared to "Horton"s $6,336 per theater. When the film ended its run at the box office, it had grossed $41,975,388 over its $20 million budget, making the film a success. The soundtrack was released by Atlantic Records on March 18, 2008. "
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Sugarfoot


Sugarfoot gathers the evidence to bring him to justice. In "Trail's End" (November 12, 1957), Sugarfoot comes upon a former childhood sweetheart, Kathy Larsen (Venetia Stevenson), who is managing a dance hall. Chris Alcaide plays the corrupt Clay Horton, who forces Kathy to marry him so that she cannot testify in court in regard to Horton's crimes. Barbara Stuart portrays Muriel, Kathy's business partner. Gordon Jones plays Sugarfoot's lively friend, Wasco Wolters, who has an interest in
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Will Horton


a young son who was struggling with his sexuality, we were able to watch Will come out, fall in love, and get married ... Now I regret ever encouraging him to watch." In another published tweet a fan thanked Alison Sweeney (who plays Will's mother, Sami Brady) for "voicing our disgust" to the killing of Will. Sweeney told "Soap Opera Digest": "I was angry. I felt betrayed and hurt", and "this particular story point is something that I just do
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Blake Horton


Blake Horton is an Australian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Mildenhall Town in the Isthmian League. Born in Nowra, New South Wales, Horton began his senior career for Rockdale City Suns before moving to the Netherlands to play for Telstar in 2015. Horton made his debut for Telstar in the Dutch Eerste Divisie on 30 January 2016, coming on as a second half substitute after an injury to Wesley Zonneveld against FC Emmen. He made his first competitive start for the side on 15 April 2016 in a draw with FC Oss
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Tim Horton


This record was tied in 1978 by Ian Turnbull (who played 13 games), but was not broken until 1994, when David Ellett registered 18 points (albeit in 18 games). At age 41, Horton signed a one-year contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins in 1971 for an estimated $100,000, the largest contract at the time for the five-year-old franchise. In spite of Horton's age, 42, and considerable nearsightedness, Punch Imlach of the Buffalo Sabres, who was also the former Leafs
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Stuart Horton


Stuart Horton (), also known by the nickname of "Corgi", is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s, and coached in the 1990s. He played at club level for Castleford and York, as a , and coached at club level for York. Stuart Horton played as a interchange/substitute (replacing Kevin Beardmore) in Castleford's 15-14 victory over Hull Kingston Rovers in the 1986 Challenge Cup Final during the 1985–86 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 3
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Melissa Horton


deal with her trouble-making mother, Linda who wanted her back in order to get her hands on Anderson manufacturing. Melissa ends up in Mickey and Maggie's home, having begun several years before to consider Mickey and Maggie surrogate parents. When Linda discovers her there, she tries to have her removed physically, and Mickey and Maggie decide to fight for custody of her. At the hearing, Linda does not show up, and the judge grants custody to the Hortons. Melissa and her cousin Hope Williams became good friends
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Charles Horton


Charles "Charley" Horton is a former American football halfback who played one season with the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was drafted by the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL) with the eleventh overall pick of the 1956 NFL Draft. He played college football at Vanderbilt University and attended St. Petersburg High School in St. Petersburg, Florida. Horton played high school football for the St. Petersburg High School Green Devils. He was named Honorable mention All-State and played in the
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