We Are Not Alone Close Encounters of the Third Kind

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Text on Button We are not alone
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Image of a road leading off into the distance at night with a bright light at the end of it with white text on top

Curl Text BUTTON ENCOUNTERS L.A. CA 90034 (213) 836-2862 1978 copyright COLUMBIA PICTURES INC
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"We are not alone" was one of the taglines for the 1977 film Close Encounters of the Third Kind, the science fiction film directed by Steven Spielberg and starred Richard Dreyfuss.  The movie was based on the idea of unidentified flying objects being sighted by Dreyfuss' character, Roy Neary.  "We are not alone" refers to the possibility of other life forms in the universe.  

Catalog ID EN0219

Watch the Skies

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Text on Button Watch the Skies
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White text on a black background with a UFO shinning a bright white light on the ground while hovering over the trees.

Curl Text B-249 BUTTON ENCOUNTERS L.A. CA 90034 (213) 836-2862 1978 © COLUMBIA PICTURES
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The phrase "Watch the Skies" is in reference to Steven Spielberg's film Close Encounters of the Third Kind, which was released in 1977.  The original title for the film while it was still in production was Watch the Skies.  The film's main character, Roy Neary, who is played by Richard Dreyfuss, encounters an unidentified flying object, the image of which is seen here.  The film was unusual at the time of its release because it treated aliens was peaceful creatures, as opposed to their violent counterparts in horror movies of that same time period. 

Catalog ID EN0205

Vote For Kermit

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Text on Button WOULDN'T YOU REALLY RATHER VOTE FOR KERMIT?
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Photograph of Kermit the Frog holding a black hat and an small American flag on a stick and wearing a VOTE button in front of a blue background

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Hallmark $2.00 Hallmark Cards, Inc. Made in U.S.A. 200LP 463-4

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In 1980, Hallmark created a series of buttons dedicated to the Muppet characters.  Kermit the Frog is a Muppet character created in 1955 by Jim Henson.  Kermit the Frog starred in numerous television shows, including Sesame Street and The Muppet Show.  He was one of the original cast members of Sesame Street when it aired in 1969.  

Catalog ID EN0213

The Walking Dead

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Text on Button THE WALKING DEAD
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The Walking Dead was a 1995 film directed and written by Preston A. Whitmore II. The movie followed the lives of five Marines who were assigned to rescue a group of POWs during the Vietnam War. The film received poor reviews and only took in $6,000,000 at the box office.

Catalog ID EN0227

The Twilight Zone Movie

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Text on Button THE TWILIGHT ZONE THE MOVIE
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The words "The Twilight Zone" are listed in the center of the button in white capital letters. On the bottom of the button the words "The Movie" are listed on the bottom of the button in gray letters. All words are over a blue background with small white dots.

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The Twilight Zone Movie, released in 1983, is an anthology science-fiction film produced by Steven Spielberg and John Landis  As a theatrical version of the 1959–64 TV series The Twilight Zone, created by Rod Serling, the film remakes three classic episodes of the original series (Kick the Can, Its a Good Life and Nightmare at 20,000 Feet).  It features one original story (Time Out).  

Before the movie’s release, however, it received notoriety for a stunt helicopter crash which resulted in the death of 3 actors - famed Vic Morrow and two child actors. High-profile legal proceedings followed but the crash was deemed accidental and no one was found criminally responsible.

Catalog ID EN0119

The Rescuers

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Text on Button A Walt Disney Classic, The Rescuers
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Set against a sky-blue background, two cartoon mice ride in a sardine can atop an albatross wearing pilots' goggles. Following them is a dragonfly. Above them is one line of white text followed by larger text in red. Below them are some clouds. 

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The Rescuers is an animated feature film, originally released in 1977 by Walt Disney Productions. Featuring the voices of Bob Newhart and Eva Gabor, the film details the adventures of two heroic mice who set out to rescue a girl that has been kidnapped and held captive in a Louisiana bayou. A sequel, The Rescuers Down Under, was released in 1990. 

Catalog ID EN0169

The Pee-Wee Herman Show

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Text on Button THE PEE-WEE HERMAN SHOW
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The Pee-wee Herman Show is an award-winning HBO-produced stage show created and developed by Paul Reubans in 1981. The show targeted an adult audience and included many sexual innuendos. However, the childlike character on the show, Pee-wee Herman, received wide popularity and spun off the children's classics, Pee-wee's Big Adventure and Pee-Wee's Playhouse. Pee-Wee's Playhouse ran from 1986 to 1990 on CBS, starring Paul Reubens as the main character. 

Catalog ID EN0145

The Little Engine That Could

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Text on Button I THINK I CAN I THINK I CAN
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Illustration of a blue train engine with a smiling face and a clown riding on the back on railroad tracks with an orange, yellow and blue background and black text

Curl Text copyright 1986 by Platt & Munk The Putnum & Grosset Group
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The children's book The Little Engine That Could was published in the 1930s. The story has been written and adapted by many, but the best known version was written by Walter Piper (a pen name used by Arnold Munk, owner of Platt & Munk publishing).  The story is about a little blue engine that carries a load of toys and other consumables across a mountain even though the little engine is too small for the job, he never stops thinking he can do it.  The main tag line from the story is, "I think I can, I think I can."

Catalog ID EN0224

The Joneses Are Coming

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Text on Button HOLD ON TO YOUR HATS THE JONESES ARE COMING
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Color Illustration of Dr. Henry 'Indiana' Jones, Jr. (Harrison Ford) and Professor Henry Jones, Sr. (Sean Connery) riding a motorcycle with a side car attached. Illustration is over a orange-yellow background with a large sun in the back. The words "Hold on to your hats" are on the left side of the sun illustration in small black capital letters. The button has a blue and white border with the words "The Joneses are coming" in black red-trimmed capital letters. There is a small Paramount Pictures symbol placed under the illustration.  

Curl Text TM & Copyright © 1989 by Lucasfilm Ltd. (LFL). All Rights Reserved. TM & Copyright © 1989 by Lucasfilm Ltd. (LFL). All Rights Reserved.
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The 1989 film Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade is the third Indiana Jones movie. It was directed by Steven Spielberg and produced by George Lucas. The two main characters are Indiana Jones, played by Harrison Ford, and Indiana's father, Henry Jones, Sr., played by Sean Connery. 

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Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. (2019). In Wikipedia. Retrieved from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Indiana_Jones_and_the_Last_C….

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