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. It premiered in

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affiliate, WOTV, in fall 2006. The show also features the tunes of Pint Size Music, former members of the Holland band, ''The Voice'', such as Chad Dykema and Paul Chamness. To date, the show has won twelve regional Emmy awards. It was also broadcast on the Australian Christian Channel in Australia.

Featured actors

* Joel Schoon Tanis as Joel * Brandy McClendon as Brandy * Jean Reed Bahle as Grandma Zippy * Chip Duford as Mr. Flabbinjaw * Lisa Buckley as Hedge * Greg Rogers as Random Guy * Fred Stella as Brandy's Dad * Edye Evans Hyde as Ms. Lucy * Michael Ziegler as Laticia * Hector the dog

Guest appearances

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as Beekeeper Luis *

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as Beekeeper Ruthie *

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as Actress Vicki *

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as Director Greg *

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as Dr. Fulovit *

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as Dr. Fred Silliness * Erik Per Sullivan as Young Luis * Stephen Mason as Super Cool Guitar Player Steve *

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as Grandy * Kara McCoy as Lydia

Episodes

References

External links

Come on Over!'s official website
(as of July 2, 2011, domain name had expired) *

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