A six-year-old boy in pre-hippie 1960s United States endures ridicule from his schoolmates and worry from his father over his fixation with a TV star named Dottie.
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It's Not Me, I Swear!
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Mr. Right
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Two of Us
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A Family Circus Christmas
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Hide and Seek
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Dear Santa
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The Boondocks
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