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Rick Moranis met with standing ovation at 'Spaceballs' sequel Comic-Con panel

A crowd at the expo's massive Hall H stood to cheer and applaud as the 73-year-old actor — long absent from Hollywood.

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What happened A crowd at the expo's massive Hall H stood to cheer and applaud as the 73-year-old actor — long absent from Hollywood.
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WBIR10 (Tegna, Knoxville)News report · Jul 25, 3:19 AM

Rick Moranis met with standing ovation at 'Spaceballs' sequel Comic-Con panel

A crowd at the expo's massive Hall H stood to cheer and applaud as the 73-year-old actor — long absent from Hollywood.

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WFMY News 2 (Tegna, Greensboro)News report · Jul 25, 3:19 AM

Rick Moranis met with standing ovation at 'Spaceballs' sequel Comic-Con panel

A crowd at the expo's massive Hall H stood to cheer and applaud as the 73-year-old actor — long absent from Hollywood.

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KING5 (Tegna, Seattle)News report · Jul 25, 3:19 AM

Rick Moranis met with standing ovation at 'Spaceballs' sequel Comic-Con panel

A crowd at the expo's massive Hall H stood to cheer and applaud as the 73-year-old actor — long absent from Hollywood.

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WUSA9 (Tegna, Washington DC)News report · Jul 25, 3:19 AM

Rick Moranis met with standing ovation at 'Spaceballs' sequel Comic-Con panel

A crowd at the expo's massive Hall H stood to cheer and applaud as the 73-year-old actor — long absent from Hollywood.

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KARE11 (Tegna, Minneapolis)News report · Jul 25, 3:19 AM

Rick Moranis met with standing ovation at 'Spaceballs' sequel Comic-Con panel

A crowd at the expo's massive Hall H stood to cheer and applaud as the 73-year-old actor — long absent from Hollywood.

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WCNC Charlotte (Tegna)News report · Jul 25, 3:19 AM

Rick Moranis met with standing ovation at 'Spaceballs' sequel Comic-Con panel

A crowd at the expo's massive Hall H stood to cheer and applaud as the 73-year-old actor — long absent from Hollywood.

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WWL-TV 4 (Tegna, New Orleans)News report · Jul 25, 3:19 AM

Rick Moranis met with standing ovation at 'Spaceballs' sequel Comic-Con panel

A crowd at the expo's massive Hall H stood to cheer and applaud as the 73-year-old actor — long absent from Hollywood.

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WVEC 13News Now (Tegna, Norfolk)News report · Jul 25, 3:19 AM

Rick Moranis met with standing ovation at 'Spaceballs' sequel Comic-Con panel

A crowd at the expo's massive Hall H stood to cheer and applaud as the 73-year-old actor — long absent from Hollywood.

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WPLG Local 10 (Berkshire/Graham, Miami)News report · Jul 25, 2:56 AM

Rick Moranis met with standing ovation at 'Spaceballs' sequel Comic-Con panel

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Rick Moranis says he finally has an answer for all of the times that “Spaceballs” fans have stopped him to ask, “When are you guys going to finally make a sequel to that th...

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Jul 25, 2:56 AM: WPLG Local 10 (Berkshire/Graham, Miami) joined the source map.

Jul 25, 3:19 AM: WBIR10 (Tegna, Knoxville) joined the source map.

Jul 25, 3:19 AM: WFMY News 2 (Tegna, Greensboro) joined the source map.

Jul 25, 3:19 AM: KING5 (Tegna, Seattle) joined the source map.

Now: score hidden until the source match is cleaner. Story health is developing · 9 sources · 1 bucket.