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SuckerMan


Submitted by Sean P

We used to piss my Mom off so bad with all the suction cup marks on the mirrors, windows, shower doors etc.
This is one toy that really sucked.

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To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar


Submitted by Nicolette W

From Wikipedia:

To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar is a 1995 American comedy film, starring Wesley Snipes, Patrick Swayze, and John Leguizamo as three New York drag queens who embark on a road trip. The film’s title refers to a totemic autographed photo of Julie Newmar that the trio carries with them on their journey.

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Long Ago and Far Away


Submitted by Erin M

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Long Ago and Far Away is an award-winning TV series that aired on PBS Television from 1989 until 1993. It was created by WGBH, a public television broadcast service located in Boston, Massachusetts. WGBH is a member of PBS, which allowed for this TV series to be viewed on various other PBS members.

Each episode began with host James Earl Jones sitting in a chair in a room with a table, lamp and window. The walls themselves were blue with white dots in order to make it look as though these living room items were sitting out in space.

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Sears Air Conditioning Commercial


Submitted by Steve M

This infamous commercial was aired for years despite its cheesy dialogue, and it is ingrained in the minds of all who watched television in the ’90s. Even though tomorrow’s gonna be another scorcher, you can stay cool thanks to Sears and their relentless advertising campaign.

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Storm Soda


Submitted by Jeff U

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Storm was a caffeinated lemon-lime flavored soft drink. It was test marketed by PepsiCo in some areas of the U.S. in 1998 as part of Pepsi’s attempt to become more competitive in the U.S. clear lemon-lime soda market, one which was dominated by the The Coca-Cola Company’s Sprite. Storm differed from Sprite in that its flavor was uniquely subtle and had a very slight bitterness to it.

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Tech Decks


Submitted by Dennis P

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A fingerboard or finger-skateboard is a miniature version of a skateboard complete with moving gearss, yearss and trucks.[1] A fingerboard is 96 millimeters long or longer; some range up to 110mm long, and can have a variety of widths. Skateboarding tricks may be performed using fingers instead of feet.Most tricks done on a fingerboard are the same as people do on skateboards. Matthew Abraham]] helped develop fingerboarding as a hobby in the late 1970s and wrote an article on how to make fingerboards in TransWorld’s SKATEboarding magazine in 1985.Matthew Abraham Was an expert at finger boarding.[1] Although fingerboarding was a novelty for years, they became a collectible toy as skateboard manufacturers realized the potential for product branding and profit starting in the 1990s. Fingerboards are now available as inexpensive novelty toys as well as high-end collectibles, complete with accessories one would find in use with standard-size skateboards.[2][3][4] Fingerboards are also used by skateboarders as 3-D model visual aids to understand potential tricks and maneuvers;[5] many users make videos to document their efforts.[6][7][8]

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Camp Care Packages


Submitted by Max and Skye

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Body Break


Submitted by Brendan D

ParticipAction’s Body Break. With a catch phrase like “Keep Fit And Have Fun”, and a kick-ass theme song, these 90 second commercials ran through the 80s and 90s in Canada starring Hal Johnson and Joanne McLeod. What made it better was their secret relationship, only revealed by their marriage in the late 90s.

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Fish Heads


Submitted by nij0scmaz

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Barnes & Barnes, fictional twin brothers Art Barnes and Artie Barnes (Bill Mumy and Robert Haimer, respectively), are a comedy rock duo based in “Lumania”, a fictional mythological civilization (similar to Lemuria or Atlantis). Most of their music is standard rock or pop with heavy comedic elements. They are best known for their 1978 song “Fish Heads.”

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Shirley Temple


Submitted by Missy B

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Shirley Jane Temple (born April 23, 1928) is an Academy Award-winning actress and tap dancer, who is best known for being an iconic American child actress of the 1930s, and enjoyed a notable career as a diplomat as an adult. She rose to fame at the age of six in Bright Eyes in 1934, and starred in a series of films which won her positive critical reception and saw her become the top grossing star at the American box-office during the height of the Great Depression. In later life, she became a United States ambassador and diplomat. She has been known for most of her adult life by her married name, Shirley Temple Black.

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