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Ghostbusters is a 1984 supernatural comedy film that was directed and produced by Ivan Reitman and written by Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis. The film features three parapsychologists, played by Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, and Harold Ramis, who start a ghost-catching business. It was nominated for two Oscars at the 57th Academy Awards for Best Visual Effects and Best Original Song. A sequel called Ghostbusters II was produced in 1989. A remake was released in 2016.

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Benji is the name of a fictional dog that has starred in at least 7 movies and a TV show. The first movie titled "Benji" introduces us to Benji, the loveable stray dog who helps whomever he can. In the first movie Benji befriends two children named Paul and Cindy. Despite their parents not letting them adopt Benji, he attempts to rescue them from the two people who kidnapped them. Eventually the children are rescued.

"Benji" was a box office success, grossing over $45 million despite it's budget of under $1 million.

Color illustration of Huckleberry Hound with red bow tie and American flag top hat. Red, blue, and white stripes are behind the illustration with one blue on each side of the illustration. The words "Huckleberry Hound" are listed above the illustration and the words "for President" below in red capital letters. The illustration and words are over a yellow background. 

Huckleberry "Huck" Hound is a blue cartoon dog with a Southern drawl and a homey, agreeable personality. He first appeared in the 1957 TV series The Huckleberry Hound Show created by the legendary animation studio Hanna-Barbera.  Most of Huck’s adventures had him unsuccessfully trying out various jobs, however, he usually came out on top, either through persistence or luck.  Part of Huck’s routine was to turn to the TV audience and make comments and asides throughout the show.

In 1960, Kellogg's, Huck’s exclusive sponsor, with the Screen Gems production company, developed a promotional presidential election campaign for the hound to grow the TV audience and increase revenue. Buttons, picket signs, balloons, comic books and even a record album were just some of the campaign memorabilia produced featuring Huck. Well-attended election rallies were held for him across the country at shopping malls, TV stations, baseball games and even state fairs. But as was the standard in 1960’s television, the promotional campaign was never a part of the actual TV show for fear of any episodes becoming ‘dated’ and deemed un-syndicatable.

By the next US election year, Huckleberry Hound’s popularity had been surpassed by Yogi Bear’s (another of Hanna-Barbera’s cartoons) so he was replaced by Yogi on the 1964 presidential ticket.

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Huckleberry "Huck" Hound is a blue cartoon dog with a Southern drawl and a homey, agreeable personality. He first appeared in the 1957 TV series The Huckleberry Hound Show created by the legendary animation studio Hanna-Barbera.  Most of Huck’s adventures had him unsuccessfully trying out various jobs, however, he usually came out on top, either through persistence or luck.  Part of Huck’s routine was to turn to the TV audience and make comments and asides throughout the show.

In 1960, Kellogg's, Huck’s exclusive sponsor, with the Screen Gems production company, developed a promotional presidential election campaign for the hound to grow the TV audience and increase revenue. Buttons, picket signs, balloons, comic books and even a record album were just some of the campaign memorabilia produced featuring Huck. Well-attended election rallies were held for him across the country at shopping malls, TV stations, baseball games and even state fairs. But as was the standard in 1960’s television, the promotional campaign was never a part of the actual TV show for fear of any episodes becoming ‘dated’ and deemed un-syndicatable.

By the next US election year, Huckleberry Hound’s popularity had been surpassed by Yogi Bear’s (another of  Hanna-Barbera’s cartoons) so he was replaced by Yogi on the 1964 presidential ticket.

Howdy Doody's face and the text, "It's Howdy Doody Time!" are depicted using yellow, black, and blue over a white background.

Howdy Doody is a pioneering American children's television program that was created and produced by E. Roger Muir. The show was televised on NBC from 1947 to 1960. The character Howdy Doody (the face featured on the design), was brainstormed by Bob Smith during his days as a radio announcer on WNBC. Smith brought the character to television on the show Puppet Playhouse, and the great reception for the character eventually demanded a show of its own.

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Horse is a character that appears in the Rocky and Bullwinkle comic books, movie, and the TV show, The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show, from the 1960s. He is the character Dudley Do-Right’s horse, ironically named Horse. He more often than not, helps Dudley Do-Right successfully save the damsel in distress, and defeat his nemesis

Illustration of a green and yellow gremlin with the words "keep smiling..." above it in small white letters. The button has a black background surrounding the illustration with the word "Gremlins" in white capital letters at the top of the button.  

Stripe is the gremlin leader of the antagonist gremlins from the 1984 film Gremlins. He is three feet tall and is one of the smartest and deadliest gremlins in the film. Gremlins was directed by Joe Dante and produced by Steven Spielberg and is categorized as an American horror comedy. After it was seen as too scary for children, Spielberg urged the Motion Picture Association of America to create the PG-13 rating.

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The movie Gremlins premiered June 8th, 1984 and is a horror/comedy film produced by Steven Spielberg and written by Christopher Columbus. The plot of the movie revolves around a creature called a 'mogwai' which was purchased by Randall for his son Billy. Randall is given 3 instructions, never expose the mogwai to sunlight, do not let it touch water and never, ever feed it after midnight. Renaming the creature Gizmo, Randall gives him to Billy. Hijinks abound as Billy fails to follow the rules.

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July 5, 2004 marked Elvis Presley's Golden Anniversary in the music business and was celebrated even though he is deceased.  Fifty years prior, July 5, 1954 Elvis recorded his first song, "That's All Right" with guitarist Scotty Moore and Bill Black at Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee.  Memphis DJ Dewey Phillips was the first the play the song on the radio on July 8, 1954.  

A box set of CD's was released to commemorate the 50th anniversary.  American Singer and Actor, Elvis Aaron Presley (aka Elvis) was born January 8, 1935 and died August 16, 1977 due to a drug overdose.  Elvis was often referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll" and is viewed as a musical icon.

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Godzilla vs Megalon is a 1973 Japanese science fiction kaiju film produced by Toho and is the thirteenth film in the Godzilla franchise. The illustration is of Megalon the undersea beetle. The film came to the US in 1976. As part of the massive promotional campaign of the movie, T-shirts, comic books, and buttons were given away to the first 50 youngsters attending the premiere in Los Angeles. 

In the film, Megalon, the springy cockroach-monster with a power drill mounted on his head, was sent from the underground kingdom of Seatopia to destroy the above ground dwellers. Godzilla, the independent thinking robot hero, is going to stop him.