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Patton Oswalt
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Timothy Olyphant, wearing a light cowboy hat and dark suit, stands with arms crossed beside Patton Oswalt in a sheriff's uniform, both in character from the series Justified. Patton Oswalt and Jerry Stiller in a kitchen scene from The King of Queens, with Stiller speaking animatedly and Oswalt looking away.
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Patton Oswalt

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    …hapless assistant, Max (played by Patton Oswalt). In late 2018 the 6-episode season 12 (“The Gauntlet”) aired on Netflix. Despite the show’s popularity with fans and critics, Netflix announced in late 2019 that it had canceled MST3K.

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    …hapless assistant, Max (played by Patton Oswalt). In late 2018 the 6-episode season 12 (“The Gauntlet”) aired on Netflix. Despite the show’s popularity with fans and critics, Netflix announced in late 2019 that it had canceled MST3K.

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