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Moosepoop

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Reply to red dog 1 (Reply #25)

Tue Jun 17, 2025, 12:13 PM

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Yes! red dog 1 Friday #8

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Ding! red dog 1 Friday #6

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Dennis Weaver? calguy Friday #4

Dennis Weaver played Chester Goode, Sheriff Matt Dillon's deputy. red dog 1 Friday #5

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You're right! red dog 1 Friday #15

Morgan Woodward -- 19 times. Great character actor best known for being the guard in the mirror shades rsdsharp Friday #7

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Eleven times red dog 1 Saturday #23

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Ding! red dog 1 Saturday #25

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No, but keep guessing. red dog 1 Sunday #39

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