Can't Access Timeline Variable

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I have a movie clip I’m duplicating.

This movie clip is only one frame long and has a couple
variables and functions in an actions layer on that
first frame.

When I duplicate the movie clip I can’t access either
the variables on the timeline or the functions. What
am I doing wrong here.

MovieClipA
var blee
var blah

var tempClip:MovieClip = MovieClipA.duplicateMovieClip(‘createdClip’, 100);

trace(tempClip.blee) // This comes back undefined.

Is it not possible to retain the variables and functions
inside a movie clip when it gets duplicated?

I know you can define the variables and functions after
the duplication but I’d like to be able to have them almost
like class attributes / methods for when a new clip is duplicated.

Let me know if this is possible or if I’m smokin’ crack.

Thanks.