The Simpsons Global Fanfest

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Text on Button The Simpsons GLOBAL FANFEST January - October thesimpsons.com Matt Groening
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Yellow and red button, with characters drawn lightly in both of those sections, with an image of The Simpsons family on top of a yellow world. Black and red text. 

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The Simpsons Global Fanfest was a yearlong celebration to commemorate the show receiving its own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.  

The Simpsons is a show created in 1989 and it is still on air today and about to be in its 28th season.  It focuses on the family of the Simpsons, with Homer Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie as the main characters, but many other regular ones as well including Sideshow Bob and Moe. They live in Springfield. The show is known for being quite political and even sometimes predicting things.  They often have guest stars appear on the show and have been featured with other cartoons, including Rick and Morty and The Fairly Oddparents. It was created by Matt Groening, who also created Futurama. 

Catalog ID EV0221

The Mummy Unleash the Power

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Text on Button THE MUMMY UNLEASH THE POWER MAY 7
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An image of a hieroglyph appears in the center of a black rimmed button with orange text. 

Curl Text 1999 US
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The Mummy, is an action/adventure movie, which opened on May 7, 1999. Directed by Stephen Sommers and starring Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz, the film is set in Egypt where an American working on an archaeological dig awakens an ancient mummy. The movie was a surprise hit and grossed over $400 million worldwide. This success led to two sequel films, as well as a prequel film and an amimated series.

Catalog ID EV0219

Aladdin at the Ashcroft

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Text on Button I've seen Aladdin at the ASHCROFT CROYDON
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Yellow rimmed button with black and red text. An image of a genie bottle appears in the middle. 

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PAT No 2137585 1 Reg. Design No. 1012837

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For over 200 years, Aladdin has been one of the most popular pantomimes performed in England. The story was developed from the book The Arabian Nights and was first performed on stage in Covent Garden in 1788. Pantomime is a type of musical comedy stage production, which encourages audience participation. It was developed in England and is typically performed over the Christmas season.

This button is from a production of Aladdin performed at the Ashcroft Theatre, located in the London Borough of Croydon.

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Victoria and Albert Museum. (n.d.). The origin of popular pantomime stories. Retrieved from http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/articles/t/pantomime-origins/.

Catalog ID EV0220

Z He Lives!

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Text on Button Z he lives!
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Black button with white text. 

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The 1969 French-Algerian film titled Z is a political thriller, which gives a fictionalized account of the murder and investigation of the Greek politician, Grigoris Lambrakis. It is based on a book with the same title by Vassilis Vassilikos, The title comes from the English pronunciation of the letter Z, which means "he lives" in Greek.

The movie was directed by Greek filmmaker, Costa-Gavras​, produced by a French production company, and shot in Algeria. Z received critical acclaim and was nominated for a number of awards. In fact, it was the first film to be nominated for the Academy Award for both Best Foreign Language Film and Best Picture, winning the 1970 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.

Catalog ID EN0292

Wrath of the Black Manta

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Text on Button WRATH OF THE BLACK MANTA
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Silver button with "TAITO" written all over in the background. In the foreground, there is a black star with green and pink text. 

Curl Text You Name It (415) 482-0814
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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.

Catalog ID EN0293

WNYC Independence

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Text on Button WNYC Independence It's My Station! AM 820 FM 93.9
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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. 

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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.

Catalog ID EN0295

Universal Studios

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

Curl Text 1979 Universal City Studios, Inc.
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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.

Catalog ID EN0286

The Show Must Go On

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Text on Button The Show Must Go On
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Maroon button with white text. 

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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. 

Catalog ID EN0291

The Little King

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Text on Button The LITTLE KING
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White button with back text and the image of a little king in a red coat. 

Curl Text Green Duck Co. Chicago King Features Syndicate Inc.
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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.

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Markstein, D. (n.d.). The little king. Retrieved from http://www.toonopedia.com/littlkng.htm.

Catalog ID EN0297

Snoopy Homework Builds Appetites

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Text on Button HOMEWORK BUILDS APPETITES
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A green button with white text and inside a white circle sits Snoopy with a very large sandwich. 

Curl Text © 1958, 1971 United Feature Syndicate, Inc. Butterfly Originals LTD Cherry Hill N.J. 08003 Made in U.S.A.
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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.  

Catalog ID EN0288