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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong, the grandfathers of [Derived headline]

Article from: The Intelligencer Article date: August 17, 2008

Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong, the grandfathers of stoner comedies, debuted on-screen in 1978's "Up in Smoke."

Harold (John Cho) and Kumar (Kal Penn) have gone from White Castle to Guantanamo Bay.

Jay (left) is portrayed by Jason Mewes while Silent Bob is the onscreen persona of director Kevin Smith.

Jeff Spicoli (Sean Penn) is associated with one of Hollywood's most inspiring classroom sequences ever.

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