Illustration of Raggedy Ann and Andy dolls on a white background

Raggedy Ann is a character created by American writer Johnny Gruelle in a series of children's books he wrote. The character was created in 1915 as a doll for his daughter Marcella. Gruelle combined the names of two poems by James Whitcomb Riley, "The Raggedy Man" and "Little Orphan Annie," to create the name Raggedy Anne. He then introduced the character to the public in 1918 through the book Raggedy Ann Stories. A sequel in 1920 called Raggedy Andy Stories introduced Raggedy Andy as her brother.

Illustration of Psycho Weasel on a purple and yellow background with black and purple text

When Who Framed Roger Rabbit was released by Disney through Touchstone Pictures in 1988, it was advertised with posters and buttons featuring characters from the film. The film centers around Roger Rabbit, a cartoon rabbit framed for murder who pairs up with a private eye to find the real murderer and clear his name. The character featured here is Psycho Weasel, part of a quintet of cartoon weasels sent to catch Roger Rabbit to punish him for committing murder. The film was considered by critics to be one of the best films of the year, and its inventive mixing of cartoon and live-action acting is credited with starting the Disney Renaissance.

Color illustration of wrinkled faced man in a maroon shirt. The illustration is surrounded by a blue-trimmed orange background. The word "pruneface" is listed below the illustration in teal capital letters and the word sits on a white rectangle. Both the word and illustration is over a yellow background. 

This is a button featuring Pruneface from the 1990 Dick Tracy live action movie. Pruneface was played by R.G. Armstrong. Pruneface was a crime boss under the big boss, Big Boy. He is easily distinguished by his wrinkled face, and is known for his extreme obsession with killing Dick Tracy. 

Color photograph of Pee-Wee Herman's head on a red background

Pee-wee Herman is a comic fictional character created and portrayed by American comedian Paul Reubens in an award-winning HBO-produced stage show. The show was popular during the 1980s. The childlike Pee-wee Herman character is known for his signature glen plaid suit and his distinctive guttural laughter, "Ha Ha," followed by a low, "Heh Heh Heh" as his catchphrase, as well as his insult comeback, "I know you are, but what am I?"

Black text and black silhouette of a mustachioed man wearing a bowler hat on a yellow background

This button advertised the Pandemonium clothing store on Broadway in New York City, which sold men's and women's sportswear. The parent company, Pandemonium Enterprises, Inc., initially incorporated in 1981 as Jughead and Co., Inc. Pandemonium Enterprises dissolved in 1994. The Charlie Chaplin silhouette at the center was a store trademark.

Charlie Chaplin was an English filmmaker and actor who worked primarily in the silent movie era. He is known for his character "the Tramp" and for films such as The Gold Rush, Modern Times, City Lights, and The Great Dictator, which often combined slapstick comedy with social commentary. He received an honorary Academy Award in 1972 for his body of work. Chaplin died in 1977.

Black text and black silhouette of a mustachioed man wearing a bowler hat on a pink background

The Pandemonium clothing store, on Broadway in New York City, sold men's and women's sportswear. The parent company, Pandemonium Enterprises, Inc., initially incorporated in 1981 as Jughead and Co., Inc. Pandemonium Enterprises dissolved in 1994. The Charlie Chaplin silhouette at the center was a store trademark.

Charlie Chaplin was an English filmmaker and actor who worked primarily in the silent film era. He is known for his character "the Tramp" and for films such as The Gold Rush, Modern Times, City Lights, and The Great Dictator, which often combined slapstick comedy with social commentary. He received an honorary Academy Award in 1972 for his body of work. Chaplin died in 1977.

Black text and black lithograph of a mustachioed man wearing a bowler hat on an orange background

The Pandemonium clothing store, on Broadway in New York City, sold men's and women's sportswear. The parent company, Pandemonium Enterprises, Inc., initially incorporated in 1981 as Jughead and Co., Inc. Pandemonium Enterprises dissolved in 1994. The Charlie Chaplin silhouette at the center was a store trademark.

Charlie Chaplin was an English filmmaker and actor who worked primarily in the silent film era. He is known for his character "the Tramp" and for films such as The Gold Rush, Modern Times, City Lights, and The Great Dictator, which often combined slapstick comedy with social commentary. He received an honorary Academy Award in 1972 for his body of work. Chaplin died in 1977.

Black text and black silhouette of a mustachioed man wearing a bowler hat on a green background

Color illustration of Paddington Bear in a blue coat, red hat, and yellow rain boots. The words "IHI BON" are listed on the red hat in capital white letters. The words "I Met Paddington Bear" are listed on the top of button in capital blue letters. Words and illustration are over a white background. 

Paddington Bear is a fictional character from a series of more than twenty books written by Michael Bond and illustrated by Peggy Fortnum. The first book debuted on October 13, 1958. The premise behind the books is that an anthropomorphized bear was discovered in Paddington Station, London, by the human Brown family. The family subsequently adopted him and named him Paddington Brown. The character was inspired by a teddy bear that the author purchased near Paddington Station and gifted to his wife in 1956.

Purplish-blue background with white bubble text at the bottom and an illustration of an open book in white and red with a rainbow and blue stars across the top edge and colorful swirls and stars emanating from the book.

Book It! is a children’s reading program that began in 1984. It was created by a former Pizza Hut president who was motivated by President Reagan’s push to get corporations involved in education and his own son’s struggles with reading. The program encourages children to read by rewarding their accomplishments with award certificates and pizza from Pizza Hut restaurants. It is run every year from October to March through elementary schools and the reading goals are established by teachers for their students individually.

The original Book It! button debuted in 1985.