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Blast from the Past: Steve Carell Visits Springfield

Comedian reports on town's 'reading epidemic.'

Brett Biebelberg, Neighbor
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The year was 2000, the craze was J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter. 

Acting as a correspondent for Comedy Central's The Daily Show, comedian Steve Carell filmed a report on location from Springfield, crafting a fictious story about what he called the epidemic seducing the town's youth: reading. 

Carell's segment featured interviews with local figures including former mayor Clara Harelik and orthodontist Lee Kaswiner, as well as familiar sights around town.

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Watch the video here: Plague of Potter.

Oh, and the Chuck E. Cheese featured in the segment?  That's actually in Union.

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