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Doctor Who, a television show produced by the BBC, premiered in 1963 and is the longest running science-fiction show on television. The show revolves around a character called the Doctor, a Time Lord from the planet Gallifrey, who travels through time and space—often with one or multiple companions. The Doctor has the power to regenerate, a characteristic first introduced when William Hartnell, the actor who played the first Doctor, became too ill to continue on the show. As of 2015, the Doctor has been played by twelve different actors. The logo on this button, known commonly as the “Diamond Logo”, was featured in the credits of the show from 1973 to 1980 and is associated with the fourth Doctor, played by Tom Baker. The "Diamond Logo" experienced a revival in the 1980s and 1990s, when it was used on the covers of the VHS releases of the show, as well as on books and other merchandise. 

A black and white photograph of a man's head appears before a red background. The man has an unlit cigar in his mouth. Ringing the background is a blue rim with white text. Before the text are 2 red, five-pointed stars; after the text there are 3 stars.

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Dick Tracy (originally Plainclothes Tracy), an intelligent and industrious police detective, was a character in the comic strip created by Chester Gould in the 1930s. In the storyline, Detective Tracy often uses forensic science, advanced gadgetry, and wits to solve mysteries and sometimes ends up in intense gun-fighting scenes in his relentless pursuits of criminals. The comic strip was distributed by the Chicago Tribune New York News Syndicate. 

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Cartoonist Chester Gould debuted the street-smart and savvy crime fighter Dick Tracy (originally Plainclothes Tracy) as a comic strip in 1931, in the Detroit Mirror. The strip would soon later go on to be syndicated in newspapers throughout the country. Gould wrote and drew the strip until 1977, at which point various writers and illustrators have produced it. The series' characters have also been adapted to film, most notably the 1990 full-length starring Warren Beatty in the titular role.

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In Charles Schultz' Peanuts comic strip, the Red Baron (based on the real World War I fighter pilot) was a main antagonist of Snoopy's imaginary adventures. First introduced in October 1965, the feud between Snoopy and the Red Baron was popular with audiences and was featured in comics, TV specials, and inspired the song “Snoopy vs. the Red Baron” by The Royal Guardsmen in 1966. The Red Baron's initial popularity is from the 1960s, which coincided with large scale advertising of Snoopy on cards, figurines, NASA gear, and buttons.

An image of a robot with a boombox for a chest and a typewriter for a head appears on the button.

Conky 2000 was a puppet/object character on the children's television program Pee-wee's Playhouse, which starred Paul Reubens and ran from 1986 to 1990. In the first season of the show Conky was voiced by Gregory Harrison and by Kevin Carlson in all subsequent seasons. Conky is best known for giving Pee-wee the secret word at the start of each week's show. He also served as a reliable source of information on any topic in question.

A photo of a man standing in front of an American flag appears in the center of the button. In the far background is the White House. At the rim of the button is a dark-blue border with white text on the top and bottom. Between the lines of text are three red stars, respectively, on either side. 

This is a piece of semi-joking campaign material supporting Stephen Colbert, the former host of Comedy Central's The Colbert Report, a satirical news program, as a candidate for the presidency of the United States in 2008. Colbert did in fact declare his candidacy for president in 2007; although he was voted down by the Democratic Party, he used the media attention to raise funds for underserved schools in his home state of South Carolina. 

Taking on the persona of a conservative pundit on his show, Colbert presented commentary on current events and also interviewed a wide range of celebrity guests. In 2014, he was named the successor to David Letterman on CBS' the Late Show. 

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The 1990 horror film Child Play 2, written by Don Mancini and directed by John Lafia, is the sequel to Child's Play. "Chucky's back" is the tagline in the sequel.

Chucky is the killer doll in the movie series. In Child Play 2, Chucky's back as the doll possessed by the soul of a serial killer, Charles Lee Ray, and tries to hunt and possess the body of Andy, the protagonist from the first movie. 

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This button is promoting the Chicago International Film Festival. The festival was started in 1964 by Michael Kutza and is the longest running competitive film festival in North America. The festival is presented by Cinema/Chicago, a non-profit organization focused on bringing diverse cultures together through film by presenting films and allowing filmgoers to meet directors, writers, and more. The logo seen on this button is the official Chicago International Film Festival logo; the eyes were created by combining the eyes of silent screen actresses Theda Bara, Pola Negri, and Mae Murray.

Photograph of Pee Wee Herman's talking arm chair "Chairry" on Yellow Background. 

"Chairry" the talking armchair was a puppet character on the popular children's television show, Pee-Wee's Playhouse. Pee-Wee's Playhouse ran from 1986 to 1990 on CBS, starring Paul Reubens as the main character.

"Chairry" was played by Alison Mork, a puppeteer who has worked on many Muppet and non-Muppet productions.