Not wishing to be bowed down by performing Chekhov, he pays for a silvery quack (David Strathairn) to remove his soul and then, a while later, replace it with that of a poet.

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For example, there's a scene in the Only Make Believe show where Donald Duck's pushy manager and sibling Derek Duck, played by actor Dax Valdes, strong-arms the animal sounds store merchant (Saluda Camp) to produce a new quack for his boss.

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But not before mistakenly being offered a quack and an oink to try out. (Did I mention Ms. Piggy also made a guest appearance?) And when Romeo did, you got the sense that the children in the waiting room were starting to gain their roars, too.

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