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Conway Twitty


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Conway Twitty (born Harold Lloyd Jenkins, September 1, 1933 – June 5, 1993) was one of the United States’ most successful country music artists of the 20th century. Most commonly thought of as a country music singer, he also enjoyed success in early Rock and Roll, R&B, and Pop music. Until 2006, he held the record for the most Number One singles of any country act, with 40 Number Ones on the Billboard country chart. George Strait notched 41 Number One hits in 2006 with the single, Give It Away.

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Muzzy


Submitted by eahern

Muzzy was the coolest thing you could ever watch in foreign language. An adorable alien who ate metal, he distracted us from the fact we were learning. It was really the cute little narrator who taught us how to count, the seasons and weather and much more in a strange, seemingly unrelated sequiturs to the actual story line. Whether we retained any actual knowledge of the foreign language, or even watched it in a language other than the english tape, we’ll always remember Muzzy enjoying a meal as he destroyed public property.

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Potsworth & Company


Submitted by Jeffrey S

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The series revolves around Potsworth, an English Springer Spaniel, based upon a real-life springer spaniel called Potsworth, bought from the Battersea Dogs Home in 1983 by Martin Powell and Vivien Schrager-Powell, the show’s creators and founding directors of Sleepy Kids Plc. The other main characters are four young children: Carter, Keiko, Rosie, and Nick. When they go to sleep at night they turn up in the Dream Zone where, as the Midnight Patrol, they are appointed by the Grand Dozer to protect it from nightmares and other threats and are given their missions by the Snooze Patrol. Their main enemy is the Nightmare Prince.

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OshKosh B’Gosh Commercials


Submitted by Jess B

Any media savvy child of the ’80s remembers this commercial, maybe even more than they remember actually wearing the overalls! Best part? Saying the name for our parents and other grown-ups who were endlessly (and shamelessly) amused by our linguistic baby bumbles.

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Tri-Chem Paints


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Submitted by Amy N

My sisters and friends spent hours defacing brand new tshirts with Tri-Chem fabric paints. Everything from advertisements of our most recent crushes (“Scott is a Hunk – of Junk – just kidding”) to our renderings of horseheads, daisies and kittens. Tri-Chem was a cheap way to personalize tshirts with our own special brand of humor and artistic vision. Plus, it made all the kids with plain white tshirts jealous.

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Nescafe’ Gold Blend Coffee Commercials


Submitted by Nikitafullmoon

Nescafe ran a series of commercials from November 1987 to December 1992. They starred Anthony Stewart Head, who went on to star as Giles in Buffy the Vampire Slayer (having got his break from these spots). Waiting for the next one in the series was like waiting for the next season of our favourite soap opera to start. The convoluted plot wound out like gold thread with one new commercial every six months, and had us on the edge of our seats.

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The Minimoog Synthesizer


Minimoog

Submitted by Nathan G

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“In 1971 Moog Music began production of the Minimoog Model D, a small, monophonic three-oscillator keyboard synthesizer which — alongside the British-made VCS-3 — was one of the first widely available, portable and relatively affordable synthesizers.

Unlike the early modular systems, the Minimoog was specifically created as a self-contained musical instrument designed for use in live performance by keyboard players. Although its sonic capabilities were drastically reduced from the large modular systems, the Minimoog combined a user-friendly physical design, pitch stability, portability and the ability to create wide range of sounds and effects.”

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The Adversary Video Game System


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Manta Force


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Submitted by Ross A

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Manta Force was a toyline produced by Bluebird Plc in the 1980s. MANTA was an acronym for Multiple-Air-Naval-Terrain-Assault Force, which referred to both the “good guys” and their spacecraft, searching the galaxy for a “New Earth”. Their foe was called Viper Squad, who traveled in a spacecraft called Red Venom. The back-story involved the sending of a spaceship to find a “New Earth” for colonization by the World Government, given the overpopulated and polluted state of Planet Earth. The Viper Squad aimed to take over MANTA and colonize the New Earth themselves.

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Basil Brush


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Submitted by inhousejester

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Basil Brush is a fox, best known as a British television character aimed at children. He is primarily portrayed by a glove puppet (see picture) but has also been depicted in animated cartoon shorts and comic strips. The character has featured on children’s (and later adult) television from the 1960s to the present day.

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