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TORONTO — The ignoble exploits of a certain former Toronto mayor often seemed like a made-up Hollywood story.

Now they appear to have inspired an episode of the new CBS/Global series “Battle Creek,” which features a Rob Ford-like character whose penchant for parties and drugs gets him into a mess of trouble.

Josh Duhamel (“Transformers,” “Las Vegas”) and Dean Winters (“30 Rock,” “Oz”) star as two mismatched law enforcement officers who butt heads over just about everything.

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Comedian Patton Oswalt makes a guest appearance in episode six as a drug-addled mayor with an overbearing brother who micromanages his career.

Duhamel traces the dig to series co-creator David Shore, who is Canadian.

“Well, he’s from Toronto, I think that it was sort of an homage to Rob Ford,” Duhamel said Monday during a stop in Toronto to promote the series with Winters.