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Model Railroad

Hanks is a model railroader. 216.225.40.137 (talk) 02:47, 15 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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In the "1990-1999: Leading man" paragraph, with the movie "Apollo 13", change a misspelled actor's name from "Gary Sinize" to "Gary Sinise". 79.205.135.28 (talk) 05:57, 2 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done. thanks! Rainsage (talk) 07:46, 2 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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add about Youve got mail. Mattie152 (talk) 20:22, 31 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. You've Got Mail is mentioned three times in the article already. Schazjmd (talk) 20:24, 31 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]