Silver button with "TAITO" written all over in the background. In the foreground, there is a black star with green and pink text. 

Wrath of the Black Manta is an action video game published by Taito for the Nintendo Entertainment System. It was released in North America in 1990. In the game, players follow a ninja warrior through five levels and attempt to track down a gang responsible for child kidnappings.

An image of an radio mic is on the left side of the button. A blue circle with red rim  and white text is on the ride side. 

WNYC is New York’s flagship public radio station. The station began broadcasting in 1924 as a city owned and operated radio station, and today, WNYC is the most-listened to public radio station in the country, reaching over one million listeners every week. WNYC is broadcast on both AM and FM frequencies, and includes local programming, as well as programming from NPR, American Public Media, Public Radio International, and the BBC World Service.

A colorful illustration of a silhouette of a couple dancing with a palm tree and camera on a beach. White text with black outline.  

Universal Studios first became an attraction when founder Carl Laemmle opened his outdoor movie studio to visitors in 1915. For 25 cents, the public was invited to watch live filming, but when the production company began adding sound to their movies, visitors were no longer admitted. In 1961, the doors were reopened to the public, and in 1964, Universal Studios Hollywood became an official tourist destination, selling tram tours of their facilities to visitors. Since that time, Universal Studios has grown to become a major theme park, complete with movie and television themed rides and shows.

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"The Show Must Go On" is a phrase that is believed to have originated in the 19th century in circuses when a performer was injured or an animal got loose. The phrase was later applied to show business in general, and today, it is commonly used in a variety of situations, meaning whatever happens, things have to move forward. 

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The Little King was a long-running comic strip created by Otto Soglow. It first appeared in The New Yorker in 1931. In 1934, the comic strip began running weekly in the Sunday editions of newspapers, and its run ended in 1975 with the death of Soglow. The comic strip used few words and entertained readers with humorous situations surrounding the main character, The Little King. In addition to the comic strip, The Little King was published in comic book form, and it also ran as an animated cartoon series in the 1930s.

A green button with white text and inside a white circle sits Snoopy with a very large sandwich. 

Snoopy is Charlie Brown's pet dog in the Peanuts comics by Charles M. Schulz. Though Snoopy's character was introduced in 1950, it was not until 1956 that the dog was illustrated as walking on his hind legs. Throughout the comics Snoopy pretends to be different world famous characters only to be taken down by his imaginary enemy, the Red Baron.  Snoopy imagines he can speak, but only his friend and sidekick Woodstock can understand him.  

Blue button with yellow text going around the rim. Snoopy is in the middle of the button smiling. 

Snoopy is Charlie Brown's pet dog in the Peanuts comics by Charles M. Schulz. Though Snoopy's character was introduced in 1950, it was not until 1956 that the dog was illustrated as walking on his hind legs. Throughout the comics Snoopy pretends to be different world famous characters only to be taken down by his imaginary enemy, the Red Baron.  Snoopy imagines he can speak, but only his friend and sidekick Woodstock can understand him.  

Green, purple, blue and yellow burst in the background with the Pokemon Marill in the center. Yellow text with a blue outline. 

Pokemon: The First Movie is a Japanese anime film, which premiered in Japan in 1998. The movie was released in North American theaters in 1999, and then released on home video in 2000.

Since 1995, the Pokemon media franchise company has been entertaining children. The franchise centers on fictional characters called Pokemon. There are currently over 700 characters who are captured and trained to battle one another, and as they are trained, the characters evolve and grow stronger. In addition to movies, the products of the company include video games, a trading card game, toys, and an animated television series. 

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Formosa oolong tea is from Taiwan. Oolong teas are made from the same plant as black and green teas, but the difference lies in how the leaves and stems are processed. Green tea is unfermented, black is fully fermented, and oolong lies in between the two, being partially fermented. Taiwanese oolongs tend to be fruitier and darker than other oolong teas, which is due to environmental differences. Tea plants in Taiwan are grown on mountains at high elevations, which is believed to account for the tea's unique flavor.

"PAINT YOUR WAGON" is written in bold white text with striped background on a white button. A re-colorized image of a girl in a western outfit smoking a cigarette is below the text.

This is one of a series of six buttons designed by Peter Max to promote the 1969 movie Paint Your Wagon. The film is a western musical starring Lee Marvin, Clint Eastwood, and Jean Seberg. It was adapted from a Broadway show with the same title and cost $20 million to make, which was a large budget for film production at the time. The movie received negative reviews, and the costs were never recouped.

Peter Max is a graphic artist know for his use of psychedelic shapes and bold color palettes.

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