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Carpool Karaoke: The Series
GenreReality
Created by
Based onCarpool Karaoke
by Ben Winston &
James Corden
Directed by
  • Benjamin Green
  • Blake Webster
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons5
No. of episodes75 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
  • Ben Winston
  • James Corden
  • Eric Pankowski
Producers
  • Benjamin Green
  • Diana Miller
Running time12–23 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network
ReleaseAugust 9, 2017 (2017-08-09) –
June 23, 2023 (2023-06-23)

Carpool Karaoke: The Series is an American television series that premiered on Apple Music on August 9, 2017. Based on the recurring segment, Carpool Karaoke, from The Late Late Show with James Corden, the series pairs various celebrities with each other as they drive around together and sing along to popular music. On February 15, 2018, it was announced that the series had been renewed for a second season which premiered on October 12, 2018, on Apple TV. On August 17, 2021, it was announced that the series had been renewed for a fifth season and would be moving to Apple TV+. The fifth season premiered on May 27, 2022.[1]

Premise

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In each episode of Carpool Karaoke: The Series, "celebrities will ride along and sing along...as they visit places meaningful to the celebrity, sing tunes from their personal playlists and surprise fans who don't expect to see big stars belting out tunes one lane over."[2]

Episodes

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SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast airedNetwork
121August 9, 2017 (2017-08-09)June 22, 2018 (2018-06-22)Apple Music
219October 12, 2018 (2018-10-12)March 29, 2019 (2019-03-29)
39January 24, 2020 (2020-01-24)March 20, 2020 (2020-03-20)
44May 10, 2021 (2021-05-10)
522May 27, 2022 (2022-05-27)June 23, 2023 (2023-06-23)Apple TV+

Season 1 (2017–18)

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No.
overall
No. in
season
Featured celebritiesOriginal release date
11"James Corden & Will Smith"August 9, 2017 (2017-08-09)
22"Alicia Keys & John Legend with special guests James Corden & Taraji P. Henson"August 15, 2017 (2017-08-15)
33"Billy Eichner & Metallica"August 15, 2017 (2017-08-15)
44"Sophie Turner & Maisie Williams"August 22, 2017 (2017-08-22)
55"Seth MacFarlane & Ariana Grande"August 22, 2017 (2017-08-22)
66"The Cyrus Family (Miley, Billy Ray, Tish, Braison, Brandi, Trace, & Noah)"August 29, 2017 (2017-08-29)
77"Queen Latifah & Jada Pinkett-Smith with special guests Regina Hall & Tiffany Haddish"August 29, 2017 (2017-08-29)
88"John Cena & Shaquille O'Neal"September 5, 2017 (2017-09-05)
Songs used: "Gin and Juice", "(I Know I Got) Skillz", "The Time Is Now", "Mama Said Knock You Out", "Africa" (a cappella), "True Colors" (a cappella), "Red Red Wine" (a cappella), "Conga" (a cappella), "Like a Virgin" (a cappella), "Papa Don't Preach" (a cappella), & "Maneater"
99"Jeff Gordon & Michael Strahan"September 5, 2017 (2017-09-05)
Songs used: "Lovely Day", "Physical", "E.I.", & "Closer"
1010"Shakira & Trevor Noah"September 19, 2017 (2017-09-19)
1111"Tracee Ellis Ross & Big Sean"September 19, 2017 (2017-09-19)
Songs used: "Bounce Back", "Moves", "Endless Love", "Dance (Ass)" (spoken word), "Baby Got Back" (spoken word), "O.P.P." (spoken word), & "I Don’t **** with You" (bleeped on both clean and explicit versions)
1212"Gwyneth Paltrow, Jessica Alba, & will.i.am with special guest James Corden"September 26, 2017 (2017-09-26)
1313"Sheryl Crow & Dierks Bentley"September 26, 2017 (2017-09-26)
1414"Tyrese Gibson & Ludacris"October 3, 2017 (2017-10-03)
1515"Blake Shelton & Chelsea Handler"October 3, 2017 (2017-10-03)
1616"Neil Patrick Harris & Tyler Perry"October 10, 2017 (2017-10-10)
1717"Joe Jonas & Camila Cabello"October 10, 2017 (2017-10-10)
1818"Linkin Park & Ken Jeong"October 12, 2017 (2017-10-12)

Songs used: "Hey Ya!", "Numb", "In the End", "Talking to Myself", "Under the Bridge", "Sweet Home Alabama", & "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing"

Note: The episode is dedicated to the memory of Linkin Park lead singer Chester Bennington, who committed suicide following the production.
1919"LeBron James & James Corden, with special guest Ice Cube"October 31, 2017 (2017-10-31)
2020"Jeremy Renner, Jon Hamm, & Ed Helms"June 15, 2018 (2018-06-15)
2121"Evan Rachel Wood & James Marsden"June 22, 2018 (2018-06-22)
Songs used: "When Doves Cry", "Summer Nights", "Shoop" (parodied as "Loop"), "After All", & "Ironic"

Season 2 (2018–19)

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No.
overall
No. in
season
Featured celebritiesOriginal release date
221"Jamie Foxx & Corinne Foxx"October 12, 2018 (2018-10-12)
232""Weird Al" Yankovic & the Lonely Island"October 19, 2018 (2018-10-19)
Songs used: "Fat", "Amish Paradise", "Angela (Theme from Taxi)", "867-5309/Jenny", "I'm on a Boat", & "Dick in a Box"
243"Wiz Khalifa & Bebe Rexha"October 26, 2018 (2018-10-26)
254"Megan Mullally & Nick Offerman, with special guest Stephanie Hunt"November 3, 2018 (2018-11-03)
265"Triple H & Stephanie McMahon; Big E, Xavier Woods & Kofi Kingston; Becky Lynch, Naomi, Natalya Neidhart, Charlotte Flair & Nia Jax; Alexa Bliss & Braun Strowman"November 10, 2018 (2018-11-10)
276"Tyra Banks & Lil Yachty"November 17, 2018 (2018-11-17)
Songs used: "It Takes Two", "Forever Young", "Yellow", "Be a Star", & "Broccoli"
287"Quincy Jones & Rashida Jones"November 30, 2018 (2018-11-30)
298"Kendall Jenner & Hailey Bieber, with special guest Miley Cyrus"December 7, 2018 (2018-12-07)
309"Jason Sudeikis & The Muppets"December 14, 2018 (2018-12-14)
3110"Gisele Bündchen & Boyz II Men"January 25, 2019 (2019-01-25)
3211"Star Trek: Discovery cast: Mary Wiseman, Doug Jones, Anthony Rapp, & Sonequa Martin-Green"February 1, 2019 (2019-02-01)
3312"Thomas Middleditch & Ben Schwartz, with special guest Dr. Drew"February 8, 2019 (2019-02-08)
3413"Shaun White, Tony Hawk, & Kelly Slater, with special guest Mark Mothersbaugh"February 15, 2019 (2019-02-15)
3514"Snoop Dogg & Matthew McConaughey"February 22, 2019 (2019-02-22)
3615"Kevin Durant & Travis Scott, with special guests Kylie Jenner, Jeff Van Gundy, Mark Jones, Kerith Burke, Paul Pierce, Michelle Beadle, Jalen Rose, & Chauncey Billups"March 1, 2019 (2019-03-01)
3716"Samuel L. Jackson & Brie Larson"March 8, 2019 (2019-03-08)
3817"Michael Sheen & Matthew Rhys"March 15, 2019 (2019-03-15)
3918"Taron Egerton & Richard Madden"March 22, 2019 (2019-03-22)
4019"Ben Platt & Sara Bareilles"March 29, 2019 (2019-03-29)
Songs used: "Sir Duke", "Zak and Sara", "Brave", "Bad Habit", "Bad Idea", "Armor"

Season 3 (2020)

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No.
overall
No. in
season
Featured celebritiesOriginal release date
411"Darius Rucker & Anthony Anderson"January 24, 2020 (2020-01-24)
422"Ken Jeong, Nicole Scherzinger, & Robin Thicke"January 31, 2020 (2020-01-31)
433"Kesha & Whitney Cummings"February 7, 2020 (2020-02-07)
444"Mae Whitman, Christina Hendricks, & Retta"February 14, 2020 (2020-02-14)
455"Seal & Jay Leno"February 21, 2020 (2020-02-21)
466"Zooey Deschanel, Emily Deschanel, Jonathan Scott, & Drew Scott"February 28, 2020 (2020-02-28)
477"Weezer & Fred Armisen"March 6, 2020 (2020-03-06)
488"Daniel Bryan, Roman Reigns, Becky Lynch, Seth Rollins, Ronda Rousey, The Bella Twins, The Miz, Shayna Baszler, Jessamyn Duke, Marina Shafir & Maryse Ouellet"March 13, 2020 (2020-03-13)
499"Finn Wolfhard, Millie Bobby Brown, Gaten Matarazzo, Caleb McLaughlin, Noah Schnapp, & Sadie Sink"March 20, 2020 (2020-03-20)

Season 4 (2021)

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No.
overall
No. in
season
Featured celebritiesOriginal release date
501"Maya Rudolph & HAIM"May 10, 2021 (2021-05-10)
512"Keegan-Michael Key & Rob Gronkowski"May 10, 2021 (2021-05-10)
523"Patricia Arquette & David Arquette"May 10, 2021 (2021-05-10)
534"Mark Cuban, Robert Herjavec, Daymond John, & Kevin O'Leary"May 10, 2021 (2021-05-10)

Season 5 (2022–23)

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No.
overall
No. in
season
Featured celebritiesOriginal release date
541"Simu Liu & Jessica Henwick"May 27, 2022 (2022-05-27)
552"Murray Bartlett, Alexandra Daddario & Sydney Sweeney"May 27, 2022 (2022-05-27)
563"Anitta & Saweetie"May 27, 2022 (2022-05-27)
574"Zooey Deschanel & Jonathan Scott"May 27, 2022 (2022-05-27)
585"CM Punk, Bryan Danielson, Christian Cage & Dr. Britt Baker DMD; Powerhouse Hobbs, Ruby Soho & MJF"May 27, 2022 (2022-05-27)
596"Charli D'Amelio, Dixie D'Amelio, Heidi D'Amelio & Marc D'Amelio"May 27, 2022 (2022-05-27)
607"Sandra Oh & Duran Duran"December 9, 2022 (2022-12-09)
Songs used: "Rio"
618"Joel Kinnaman, Shantel VanSanten, Edi Gathegi & Cynthy Wu; Krys Marshall, Jodi Balfour & Coral Peña"December 9, 2022 (2022-12-09)
629"Nikki Glaser & Wilco, with special guest Mavis Staples"December 9, 2022 (2022-12-09)
6310"Hillary Clinton, Chelsea Clinton & Amber Ruffin, with special guest Vanessa Williams"December 9, 2022 (2022-12-09)
6411"Kevin Bacon & Michael Bacon"December 9, 2022 (2022-12-09)
6512"Method Man & Chris Redd"December 9, 2022 (2022-12-09)
6613"Ciara & Russell Wilson"December 9, 2022 (2022-12-09)
6714"Alan Cumming & Brian Cox"March 31, 2023 (2023-03-31)
6815"John Cho, Anna Konkle, Zoë Chao, Jack Whitehall & Sam Richardson"June 23, 2023 (2023-06-23)
6916"Yungblud & Avril Lavigne"June 23, 2023 (2023-06-23)
7017"Lea Michele & Darren Criss with special guest Hila Kremer"June 23, 2023 (2023-06-23)
7118"Cedric the Entertainer & Sheryl Lee Ralph"June 23, 2023 (2023-06-23)
7219"Alanis Morissette & Cara Delevingne"June 23, 2023 (2023-06-23)
7320"Renee Elise Goldsberry, Busy Philipps, Sara Bareilles, & Paula Pell"June 23, 2023 (2023-06-23)
7421"Rose McIver, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Rebecca Wisocky, Devan Chandler Long & Roman Zaragoza"June 23, 2023 (2023-06-23)
7522"Alison Brie & Danny Pudi with special guest Joel Mchale"June 23, 2023 (2023-06-23)

Production

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Development

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On July 26, 2016, Apple Music and CBS Television Studios announced that they had reached a deal for an exclusive first-window licensing agreement under which Apple Music would be the global home of a television series adaptation of the popular recurring segment, Carpool Karaoke from the Late Late Show with James Corden. It was further reported that production companies CBS Television Studios and Fulwell 73 would produce the series. James Corden and Ben Winston are the creators and executive producers for the series. Before the deal was reached, CBS Studios International and Fulwell 73 had been shopping the series for an international home. It was also initially announced that the series would have a host that would appear in every episode.[2][3][4] On January 9, 2017, it was reported that the series would not feature a single host and instead would have a different host every episode.[5][6][7][8]

On February 15, 2018, it was announced that the series had been renewed for a second season.[9] On May 26, 2018, it was reported that an episode of season two would feature cast members from Star Trek: Discovery including Sonequa Martin-Green, Mary Wiseman, Anthony Rapp, and Doug Jones.[10] On October 9, 2018, it was announced that season two would premiere on October 12, 2018. Episodes were set to feature guest stars including Jason Sudeikis with The Muppets, The Lonely Island with "Weird Al" Yankovic, Snoop Dogg with Matthew McConaughey, Rashida Jones with her father Quincy Jones, Tyra Banks, and Jamie Foxx with his daughter Corinne Foxx. It was then announced that beginning with season two, the series was expected to move to the Apple TV app with new episodes being released on Fridays through December 2018 and then resuming again after the holidays.[11][12][13] On August 17, 2021, it was announced that the series had been renewed for a fifth season and would be moving to Apple TV+.[14]

Filming

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In March 2018, an episode featuring James Marsden and Evan Rachel Wood, both of whom star on the HBO series Westworld, was filmed in Austin, Texas during the annual South by Southwest Film Festival.[15]

Release

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Marketing

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On February 13, 2017, Apple released the first teaser trailer for the series[16] and a few days later, the first full-length trailer was released.[17] On October 9, 2018, the official trailer for season two was released.[11][12]

International versions

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Country Title Network Host Premiere
 Israel Carpool Karaoke[18] KAN 11 Nicky Goldstein May 15, 2017[18]
 Italy Carpool Karaoke[19] Italia 1 Jake La Furia April 27, 2017[20]
 United Arab Emirates Carpool Karaoke Arabia[21] Dubai TV Hisham Al Howaish February 18, 2018[21]
 Saudi Arabia Carpool Karaoke KSA SBC Hisham Al Howaish January 26, 2020
 France Plan C TF1 Camille Combal June 14, 2019

Premiere

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After initially being set to premiere in April 2017, it was announced on April 25, 2017, that the series would be delayed to sometime later in the year.[22] On May 30, 2017, it was announced that the show's official premiere date would be August 8, 2017.[23]

Reception

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Critical reception

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The first season received a mixed to negative reception from critics upon its premiere.[24] Sonya Saralya of Variety commented "For a segment that emphasized spontaneity and intimacy, Carpool Karaoke on Apple Music feels distancing--highlighting how dissimilar the guests are from the audience, instead of the other way around."[25] Rebecca Nicholson of The Guardian was also negative in her review saying, "Apple has supersized [Corden's] formula but, in doing so, has managed to misunderstand entirely what it is that made it charming. Judging by the first episode and what's teased later in the series, this is less about getting a revealing interview out of someone who may otherwise seem distant, and more about bowing down to the power of celebrity."[26]

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result Ref.
2018
Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Short Form Variety Series Carpool Karaoke: The Series Won [27][28]
2019
Producers Guild of America Awards Outstanding Short-Form Program Carpool Karaoke: The Series Nominated [29]
Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Short Form Variety Series Carpool Karaoke: The Series Won [30]
2020
Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Short Form Variety Series Carpool Karaoke: The Series Won [31]
2021
Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Short Form Comedy, Drama or Variety Series Carpool Karaoke: The Series Won [32]
2022
Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Short Form Comedy, Drama or Variety Series Carpool Karaoke: The Series Won [33]
2023
Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Short Form Comedy, Drama or Variety Series Carpool Karaoke: The Series Nominated [34]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Season five premiere of Emmy Award-winning "Carpool Karaoke: The Series" revs up May 27 on Apple TV+". Apple TV+ Press. May 12, 2022.
  2. ^ a b Petski, Denise (July 26, 2016). "'Carpool Karaoke' TV Series Lands At Apple Music". Deadline. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  3. ^ Littleton, Cynthia (July 26, 2016). "Apple Music Buys 'Carpool Karaoke' TV Series". Variety. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  4. ^ Jarvey, Natalie; Stanhope, Kate (July 26, 2016). "'Carpool Karaoke' Series Coming Exclusively to Apple Music". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  5. ^ Nilles, Billy (January 9, 2017). "Apple Music's Carpool Karaoke Has Its James Corden Replacement". E! Online. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  6. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (January 9, 2017). "'Carpool Karaoke' Apple Music Series Will Have 16 Different Hosts Including Chelsea Handler & Seth MacFarlane – TCA". Deadline. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  7. ^ Schwindt, Oriana (January 9, 2017). "'Carpool Karaoke' on Apple Music Will Bring Together Billy Eichner and Metallica". Variety. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  8. ^ Hibberd, James (January 9, 2017). "'Carpool Karaoke' Series Replacing Corden with More Celebrities". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  9. ^ Chmielewski, Dawn C. (February 15, 2018). "Apple Renews 'Carpool Karaoke' For Second Season". Deadline. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  10. ^ "'Star Trek: Discovery' Cast Headed To 'Carpool Karaoke' + Reveal Secrets Of The Makeup Trailer". Trek Movie. May 26, 2018. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
  11. ^ a b Lawrence, Derek (October 9, 2018). "Matthew McConaughey, Snoop Dogg, and Miss Piggy headline Carpool Karaoke season 2". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved October 9, 2018.
  12. ^ a b Hipes, Patrick (October 9, 2018). "'Carpool Karaoke' Trailer: Season 2 To Feature Miss Piggy, A Dogg, And Lots More". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 9, 2018.
  13. ^ Cao, Peter (October 9, 2018). "Apple launching season 2 of Carpool Karaoke for free through the TV app starting October 12". 9to5Mac. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
  14. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (August 17, 2021). "'Carpool Karaoke: The Series' Renewed For Season 5, Will Migrate To Apple TV+". Deadline Hollywood.
  15. ^ Ramos, Dino-Ray (March 11, 2018). "'Westworld' Stars Evan Rachel Wood & James Marsden Kick Off 'Carpool Karaoke' Season Two At SXSW". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
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  17. ^ Calvario, Liz (February 16, 2017). "'Carpool Karaoke: The Series' Trailer: Will Smith & James Corden Rap 'Fresh Prince' Theme Song". Deadline. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  18. ^ a b Spiro, Amy (May 8, 2017). "The journey of 'Carpool Karaoke' from London to LA to Israel". The Jerusalem Post. Archived from the original on October 22, 2018.
  19. ^ Casiraghi, Claudia (April 11, 2017). "Carpool Karaoke: Jake La Furia nuovo James Corden". Vanity Fair. Archived from the original on April 17, 2017.
  20. ^ ""Carpool Karaoke": divertimento assicurato a bordo di Fiat 500X" (Press release) (in Italian). Torino: Fiat Chrysler Automobiles. April 21, 2017. Archived from the original on December 1, 2020. Il 27 aprile, su Italia 1, andrà in onda la prima puntata della versione italiana di "Carpool Karaoke", uno dei più famosi programmi televisivi statunitensi del momento.
  21. ^ a b "Fans go wild for Lebanese star Elissa in first-ever Arabic 'Carpool Karaoke'". Arab News. February 20, 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
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  23. ^ Petski, Denise (May 30, 2017). "'Carpool Karaoke: The Series' Gets Premiere Date After Delay". Deadline. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
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  25. ^ Saraiya, Sonia (August 9, 2017). "TV Review: 'Carpool Karaoke' on Apple Music". Variety. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  26. ^ Nicholson, Rebecca (August 9, 2017). "Carpool Karaoke: The Series – can James Corden help Apple break into original TV?". The Guardian. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  27. ^ Hipes, Patrick (July 12, 2018). "Emmy Nominations: 'Game Of Thrones, 'The Americans', 'Atlanta', Defending Champ 'Handmaid's Tale' Among Top Nominees". Deadline. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
  28. ^ Littleton, Cynthia (September 9, 2018). "Anthony Bourdain, 'Jesus Christ Superstar' and 'Saturday Night Live' Win Big on Night 2 of Creative Arts Emmy Awards". Variety. Retrieved September 13, 2018.
  29. ^ McNary, Dave (January 20, 2019). "PGA Awards: 'Green Book' Wins Top Feature Film Award". Variety. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
  30. ^ "71st Emmy Awards Nominees and Winners". emmys.com. Retrieved July 27, 2019.
  31. ^ "Emmys and Creative Arts Categories and Nights Announced". emmys.com. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
  32. ^ Giardina, Carolyn; Chuba, Kirsten; Beresford, Trilby; Drury, Sharareh (September 12, 2021). "Creative Arts Emmys: 'The Queen's Gambit' Wins a Leading 9 Awards". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
  33. ^ "Carpool Karaoke: The Series". Emmys.com. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
  34. ^ Mantilla, Ryan Louis (July 14, 2023). "Netflix's 'Queer Eye' Lands Most Nominations For Reality TV at 2023 Emmys". Collider. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
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