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Anaconda


Submitted by Pauly S

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Anaconda is a 1997 horror film, directed by Luis Llosa, starring Jennifer Lopez, Ice Cube, and Jon Voight. It centers around a film crew for National Geographic who are kidnapped by a hunter who is going after the world’s largest giant anaconda, which is discovered in the remote jungle. Though a box office hit, the film was critically panned. It was followed by the sequel Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid.

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Rushmore


Submitted by Roopert

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Rushmore is a 1998 comedy-drama film directed by Wes Anderson about an eccentric teenager named Max Fischer (Jason Schwartzman), his friendship with rich industrialist Herman Blume (Bill Murray), and their mutual love for elementary school teacher Rosemary Cross (Olivia Williams). The film was co-written by Anderson and Owen Wilson. The soundtrack was scored by regular Anderson collaborator Mark Mothersbaugh and features several songs by bands associated with the British Invasion of the 1960s.

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Crispy Critters Cereal


Submitted by Bob H

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Crispy Critters was a breakfast cereal, which was re-issued by Post Cereals in 1987 after having been tested unsuccessfully during the 1960s. This second attempt to popularize this cereal was also unsuccessful and it was discontinued shortly thereafter.

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A Different World


Submitted by Monica D

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A Different World is an American television sitcom which aired for six seasons on NBC (from September 24, 1987 until July 9, 1993). It was a spin-off series from The Cosby Show originally centered on Denise Huxtable (Lisa Bonet) and the life of students at Hillman College, a fictional historically Black college in the state of Virginia. Later seasons of the show focused on other characters, including mathematics whiz Dwayne Wayne (Kadeem Hardison) and Southern belle Whitley Gilbert (Jasmine Guy). In reality, Spelman College was the campus primarily seen during the show.[citation needed] The series frequently depicted members of the major historically African American fraternities and sororities (along with the fictional Kappa Lambda Nu Fraternity and Alpha Delta Rho Sorority).

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Bon Jovi


Submitted by Richie R

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Bon Jovi are an American rock band from Sayreville, New Jersey. Fronted by lead singer and namesake Jon Bon Jovi, Bon Jovi formed in 1983 with guitarist Richie Sambora, keyboardist David Bryan, bassist Alec John Such and drummer Tico Torres.[1] Other than the departure of Alec John Such in 1994 (replaced by Hugh McDonald) the lineup has remained the same for the past 26 years. After two moderately successful albums in 1984 and 1985 the band scored big with Slippery When Wet (1986) and New Jersey (1988).

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Hangin’ With Mr. Cooper


Submitted by Emerson C

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Hangin’ with Mr. Cooper is an American television sitcom that originally aired on ABC from 1992 to 1997, starring Mark Curry and Holly Robinson. The show took place in Curry’s hometown of Oakland, California. Hangin with Mr. Cooper was produced by Jeff Franklin Productions, in association with Warner Bros. Television (it was produced by Lorimar Television for the first season only, and was the last sitcom produced by Lorimar before it was absorbed by Warner Bros.) and also became produced by Bickley-Warren Productions by the third season.

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VR.5


Submitted by Mark S

VR.5 was a series that ran from March 10, 1995 til May 12, 1995. It was about a young women, Sidney, who works for a telephone company and she finds that her father, Doctor Joseph Bloom and her sister died in an accident. Sidney’s hobby is to play with virtual reality. She discovered that she can enter another person’s mind by using of VR – Virtual Reality 5.

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FOX Kids PSA: Racial Harmony


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Creature Double Feature


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Kooky Spooks


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Submitted by Lynne

Kooky Spooks were the official costume choice for lazy parents everywhere. I had the Wunkin Punkin in 1980. I was 6 and remember them being a lot cooler.

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