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In the spirit of the Beijing Summer Games, our favorite characters, movies, and TV shows face off in categories like Gratuitous Nudity, Synchronized Dressing, and Butt-Kicking, and you decide who gets the Gold!
By Michael Slezak Updated August 19, 2008 at 12:00 AM EDT
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