Photograph of the four members of the band AC/DC on an orange and black background with a red text logo at the top.

AC/DC is an Australian rock band popular during the 1970s and 1980s. Well known for their songs "Back in Black" and "Highway to Hell," the band is considered one of the best-selling music artists of all time and were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2003.

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Arnold Schwarzenegger is a Hollywood actor who is popularly known for his leading role in the Terminator franchise, which is an action-packed sci-fi about a hitman who is trying to stop a futuristic apocalyse initiated by cyborgs. The second installment of this franchise, Terminator 2: Judgment Day (commonly known as T2),  debuted in the summer of 1991 becoming one of the highest grossed films of that year. Besides monetary achievement, T2 earned four Academy Awards for its special effects and elaborate imagery. Schwarzenegger went on to later become the Governor of California, a position he held from 2003-2011.

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Arthur “Fonzie” Fonzarelli is a character from the American sitcom Happy Days, which ran from 1974 to 1984. Though he was initially a minor character, his popularity with viewers led him to be included in the main cast. He was notable for his catchphrases, including “Sit on it” and “Whoa!”. His character was also famous for being unusually gifted with women and electronic items. 

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Sledge Hammer! ran on ABC from 1986 to 1988 and starred Inspector Sledge Hammer, a comically over-the-top and incompetent police inspector who fights crime in San Francisco. His only friends are his partner Dori and his .44 revolver, which Hammer brings into the shower and to bed (on a satin pillow). The first season ended when Hammer accidentally blew up the city trying to disarm a nuclear bomb. When the show was unexpectedly renewed, the writers were forced to set the second season five years in the past. Following cutbacks and dwindling viewership, the show was canceled after Season Two, though it enjoyed a cult following throughout its run and was in talks for a reboot in 2018.

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The image featured on this button is from a promotional poster for the Dune franchise. Dune is a science fiction novel written by Frank Herbert and released in 1965. Dune was the first of six books in a series, the first of which was adapted into a David Lynch film in 1984, as well as a miniseries, a sequel, pc and board games, songs, and various follow-up novels written by other authors. The story of Dune takes place on a dangerous desert planet named Arrakis. 

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Critters is an American science fiction horror comedy released in 1986. It is the first film in a series of four, starring Dee Wallace, M. Emmet Walsh, Billy Green Bush and Scott Grimes. The film centers around a group of extraterrestrial creatures called “Critters” that cause mayhem on Earth after breaking out of a prison located on an asteroid.  

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Candyman is an American horror film released in 1992. The film follows Helen Lyle, a graduate student in Chicago, who accidentally summons the Candyman while investigating local urban legends. The titular character is the ghost of a black man lynched for having an affair with a white woman. The film was praised upon its release for its surprisingly complex themes of racial divides in Chicago, in particular its depiction of Cabrini Green, a majority black housing complex. The film was popular enough to receive two standalone sequels, and a "spiritual sequel" directed by Jordan Peele released in 2021.

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ALF is an American sitcom that aired on NBC between 1986 to 1990. The title character, nicknamed ALF (Alien Life Form), crashes to Earth and lands on the home of a suburban family. ALF was performed by puppeteer Paul Fusco. The show ran for four seasons and led to animated spinoff, a comic, and a talk show that ran for seven seasons. Much of ALF’s merchandise was released during 1987 and 1988, most notably trading cards that depicted stills from the show. 

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Tom Jones is a popular singer who got his start in 1967. Since then, his career has lasted for six decades. He's known for his songs "What's New Pussycat," "She's a Lady," and "It's Not Unusual." Jones' musical range spans from pop, dance, and rock, to show tunes, country, and soul. Worldwide, he has sold over 100 million records. In 2006, Jones was knighted by Queen Elizabeth.

This is a variation of the I heart NY logo that was created in 1977 by Milton Glaser for an ad campaign created by advertising agency Wells Rich Greene. The marketing campaign was sought by then-Deputy Commissioner William S. Doyle to increase tourism in the state of New York. The campaign was a wild success. The original sketch of the logo is permanently on display at the MOMA.

The logo has become iconic in pop-culture and has been imitated in many forms around the world.

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Milton Supman (January 8, 1926 – October 22, 2009) was an American comedian, actor and radio/television personality.  He is best known for his children's television show "Lunch With Soupy Sales", which ran from 1953 through 1966.  He was known professionally as "Soupy Sales" due to his childhood nickname of "Soup Bone" and after vaudeville comedian Chic Sale.

The Soupy Sales Society was a fanclub in the 1960s that offered buttons as well as "autographed sweatshirts" to members.