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Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Jason vs DinoThunder
It's Morphin Time!Do you have what it takes to fight monsters with the original (well, original American) Mighty Morphin Power Rangers? Â Don't be scared, because the creatures were already defeated by...
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Loo-Kee Here! It's She-Ra and He-Man!
Don't let Loo-Kee fool you. Â Most of the time, this colorful woodland creature stayed hidden in the animated TV show "She-Ra" and revealed his hiding place (and the moral of the day's story) at the end...
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Mission From Mars: A Close Alien Encounter Of The Candy Coated Chocolate Kind
Aliens and candy go together like E.T. and Reese's Pieces. Â So the Mars, Inc. Candy company introduced "Mission From Mars" in 1991.The Mission From Mars crew visits Earth because their natural candy...
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Snoopy And The Dogfight With The Red Baron: Peanuts Popmobiles At McDonald's
When I was younger, I used to visit a restaurant in Montevallo, Alabama called Barnstormer's Pizza. Â Most of the customers there were probably unaware that the Snoopy's Doghouse Plane toy sitting on...
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Disney's Jungle Cruise Through Adventureland: Please Exit Through The Gift Shop
The Jungle Cruise attractions at Disneyland, Walt Disney World, Tokyo Disneyland and Hong Kong Disneyland don't empty into a big shop selling Jungle Cruise souvenirs, but maybe they should. Â After all,...
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Disney's Lady And The Tramp At McDonald's
Lady and the Tramp is a classic movie about a bad boy from the streets falling for a high society good girl. Â This one just happens to star cartoon dogs.Set in turn-of-the-century America, the 1955...
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Monsters, M.I.A.: Six Flags Over Georgia's Monster Mansion And The Big...
Buzby and his friends at the Monster Mansion have been inviting humans to their picnic at Six Flags Over Georgia ever since Gary Goddard Productions created their attraction in 1981 (then known as "The...
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When Mechanical Dinosaurs Roamed The Land Before Time
Did you see that episode of Matt Groening's TV show "Futurama" called "A Clockwork Origin" and think the robot dinosaurs in that show would make cool toys? Â I did. Â Then I remembered that there were...
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Transformers And Universal's Halloween Horror Nights, Sponsored By Wacky...
To celebrate the opening of the Transformers attraction at Universal Studios in Florida, the Universal Orlando Resort has an unbelievable corporate sponsorship with Topps Wacky Packages.The new...
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Disney's The Hunchback Of Notre Dame At Burger King And McDonald's
When I had to read Victor Hugo's The Hunchback of Notre Dame at school way back in 1990, it never crossed my mind that Disney might make the story into an animated movie.Disney's "The Hunchback of...
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Disney's Beauty And The Beast At Burger King, Pizza Hut And McDonald's
Beauty and the Beast are known for their love of fine French cuisine, but they have also been associated with French Fries found at burger joints all over the world.When "Beauty and the Beast" debuted...
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Babe The Pig At McDonald's
The cast of the 1995 Universal Studios film "Babe" found their way into McDonald's Happy Meals in the Summer of 1996. Â But don't be sad, because they were soft, plush toys!"Babe" was a surprise smash...
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Cats Don't Dance At Subway
Do you remember that episode of the TV show "Quantum Leap" where Scott Bakula becomes a cartoon cat in Hollywood in the Thirties? Â Well, that was a 1997 Turner Feature Animation movie called "Cats...
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Disney's Hercules At McDonald's
Hercules was one of the last big hand-drawn Disney "event" movies. Â It was the first Disney animated feature promoted as part of an exclusive, international multi-year partnership between Disney and...
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Filmation's Ghostbusters (AKA The Version With The Gorilla)
Everyone is familiar with the Ghostbusters. Â You know, the cartoon with the Gorilla that wears pants. Â Say what?!Filmation's 1986 animated Ghostbusters TV series was the cause of confusion and...
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Cooler VS CatGut: A Pound Puppies Cage Match
What do you get when you cross the Fonz from the TV show "Happy Days" with a stuffed Pound Puppies toy? Â That would be Cooler, one of the talking, clothed Pound Puppies introduced in 1985. Â Cooler and...
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Disney's The Santa Clause At Subway
The Tim Allen film "The Santa Clause" was a huge hit at movie theaters in 1994. Â There were even Santa Clause toys for sale at Subway restaurants, though many people probably did not know about...
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Jim Henson's Muppet Workshop At McDonald's
In 1995, visitors to McDonald's could get a Jim Henson's Muppet Workshop Happy Meal.This was much more popular than the Jim Henson's Muppet Sweatshop Happy Meal offered in 1994.For the Muppet Workshop...
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The Dawn Of Donkey Kong And Mario
It seems like every kid that I know is obsessed with Mario and Donkey Kong. Â My niece, my nephew, and the kids that my friends have all share the same interest in the little Italian plumber and the...
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The Frozen McDonald's Happy Meal Snowman Toy Gets Thawed
Once Upon A Time, the release of a new Disney movie was a accompanied by a highly anticipated set of toys sold at McDonald's (or Burger King). Â If the Disney film "Frozen" had been released back then,...
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