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Entertech was a brand of battery powered motorized water guns sold in the United States from 1986 to 1990 by the now-defunct LJN Toys.[1][2] Unlike the colorful designs of many of the simple hand powered pump water guns of that time, most of the Entertech water guns were manufactured from black plastics with a matte finish to resemble actual firearms. Marketing materials and television spots would tout, “The look! The feel! The sound! So real! Entertech!” These water guns were revolutionary at a time when most children were purchasing inexpensive clear colored plastic squirt guns that where hand powered, had poor effective range and looked like toys.[3] The Entertech line boasted realistic looks and water storage in the form of detachable magazines (in most models) like their real firearm counterparts. In addition, the motorized water pumps made noises that, while not realistic, added an extra level of sensation. Finally, the guns all boasted full automatic rate of fire (approx. 60 rpm)and a 30 foot effective range.[4]

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Zoboomafoo is an educational PBS television program designed to introduce preschoolers to the animal world. Zoboomafoo aired from January 25, 1999 to April 28, 2001 and is still shown today in syndication depending on the area, and it is regularly shown on PBS Kids Sprout. A total of 65 episodes were aired. A creation of the Kratt Brothers (Chris and Martin Kratt), it features a talking Coquerel’s Sifaka, a type of lemur (appropriately named Zoboomafoo, or Zoboo for short) and a collection of repeat animal guests. Every episode begins with the Kratt brothers in “Animal Junction”, a peculiar place in which the rules of nature change and wild animals come to visit and play.

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For those of you who didn’t know, Marathon was the Mac’s answer to PC’s Doom games, and in my opinion, they are actually better. They were the first ever FPS games to feature dual-wield weapons and multiplayer voice chat, as well as a deep single player plot and the infamous ‘frog blast the vent core’ quote. Marathon is made by Bungie Studios who we now all know as the makers of Halo (and there are also a lot of references to Marathon in Halo)

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Nosy Bears were popular starting in the late 80’s and into the early 90’s. They were bears that had bellies filled with air, and when you squeezed them their nose would do some kind of action depending on the theme of the bear. For example, I had the bear with the snowman in the nose, and when I squeezed his belly, little snowflakes would float around the snowman. To the best of my knowledge, the first edition release of the bears had 12 different themes, and then I know later on the company released Nosy Bunnies for easter (?). I definitely miss mine. I hope whoever has it loves it as much as I did!

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Postman Pat is a British stop-motion animated children’s television series first produced by Woodland Animations. It is aimed at pre-school children, and concerns the adventures of Pat Clifton, a postman in the fictional village of Greendale (inspired by the real valley of Longsleddale in Cumbria).[1]

Postman Pat was first screened on BBC1 in 1981. John Cunliffe wrote the original treatment and scripts, and it was directed by animator Ivor Wood, who also worked on The Magic Roundabout, Paddington Bear, and The Herbs. A second version of the series was made and shown from 2004, which expanded on many aspects of the original series.

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“Cartoons That Never Made It” is one of those things everyone who watched cartoons in the 90’s saw once or twice durring a commerical on Cartoon Network (back when it was still pretty young) and no matter how much they searched, couldnt find again.

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In television, interstitials refers to short programming which is often shown between movies or other events, e.g. a cast interview(s) after movies on Premium Channels.

Sometimes if a program finishes earlier than expected, a short extra program may be inserted in the schedule to fill the time until the next scheduled program is due to start. American cable channel TBS commonly aired Bloopers after shorter than average Braves games. Each interstitial program is three to five minutes in length and is produced in broadcast quality. The interstitial programming is produced in a news-oriented style that documents the issues that impact professionals and consumers alike (much like a network version of what you would find in a trade journal or magazine). Since Public Television is a non-commercial network they do not run commercials. Therefore Public TV utilizes short-form educational segments to use as interstitial programming. These short editorials covering various agricultural, business, medical, and environmental topics, air as stand alone segments in between (interstitially) these major programs.

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Charles (Chuck) Wade Barkley (born February 20, 1963) is an American retired professional basketball player. Nicknamed “Sir Charles” for his aggressive and outspoken demeanor, and “The Round Mound of Rebound”, for his unusual build and talent as a player, Barkley established himself as one of the National Basketball Association’s (NBA’s) most dominating power forwards. He was selected to both the All-NBA First Team and All-NBA Second Team five times and once named to the All-NBA Third Team. He earned eleven NBA All-Star Game appearances and was named the All-Star MVP in 1991. In 1993, he was voted the league’s Most Valuable Player and during the NBA’s 50th anniversary, named one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History. He competed in the 1992 and 1996 Olympic games and won two gold medals as a member of the United States’ Dream Team. In 2006, Barkley was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.