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Colin LooksBack

@colinlooksback.bsky.social

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Youtuber focusing on nerdy retrospectives, with emphasis on Disney, Muppets, and animatronics. Mostly using this to promote my videos and share interesting bits of animation/movie history I come across. https://www.youtube.com/@ColinLooksBack

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old roadside pics @roadside.xor.blue · 13h

dinosaur village rv mobile home park, dinosaur statue, route 40, jensen, utah, 1991

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Colin LooksBack @colinlooksback.bsky.social · 6d

Concept art of Dopey warning us to "Beware of the Witch" in the original Snow White's Adventures ride, along with the actual scene. I prefer the piece where he's in the rafters holding a lantern. Great use of shadow. #SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs

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Jaime Maas @jaimemaas.bsky.social · 12d

Mornin’, Blueskyanians

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The Haunted Manimal @worldofmanimal.bsky.social · 13d

It’s all about bottom teeth

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Consumer Time Capsule @consumertc.bsky.social · 17d

While it’s not *technically* a Halloween item - it seems like a good time to share Popsicle’s Fear Factor Pop-Ups. There were two different flavors: sour cherry with gumball eyes and watermelon with sour lemon blood. (2006)

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old roadside pics @roadside.xor.blue · 22d

lion head entrance, wilmington, north carolina, 1985

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The Haunted Manimal @worldofmanimal.bsky.social · 22d

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Colin LooksBack @colinlooksback.bsky.social · 24d

How well does The Muppets (2015) hold up? Let's take a look! #Muppets

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Looking Back on The Muppets (2015): How Does It Hold Up?

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old roadside pics @roadside.xor.blue · 27d

orange bird sign, artesia gardens citrus stand, route a1a, hammock, florida, 1990

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Discontinued FOoOoOoOods! 🎃🍫👻🍬 @discontinuedfoods.bsky.social · Mar 21

Tony's Cinnamon Krunchers (2003-2006): Hexagonal cereal pieces with a texture that could best be described as "flat Crispix", covered in a cinnamon-sugar dusting that Tony the Tiger himself boasted would not wash off in milk

A maroon cereal box with Tony the Tiger, next to a metal spoon full of hexagonal cereal pieces in milk. The box sits in a bed of cereal, all dusted in cinnamon sugar

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Dan Cunningham @honudan.bsky.social · Sep 8

For the record (and proof of AI art as pure nonsense) here's a photo of the five Marx Brothers, c. 1957

From left to right: Harpo, Zeppo, Chico, Groucho and Gummo

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Consumer Time Capsule @consumertc.bsky.social · Sep 6

By the end of the 90s, McDonaldland character-themed Happy Meals had been almost entirely replaced with licensed properties. But, in the Asia-Pacific market, they were still getting incredible toys like GRIMACE THE RODEO RIDER!

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Alicia Stella @alicia.social · Sep 5

Has anyone else noticed at WDW’s Haunted Mansion one of the ghost writer marble busts is now animated? Watch… closely.

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old roadside pics @roadside.xor.blue · Sep 2

rice bowl, merced, california, 1987

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Colin LooksBack @colinlooksback.bsky.social · Aug 31

"But Daddy, I love him!"

#TheLittleMermaid #DarkwingDuck

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old roadside pics @roadside.xor.blue · Aug 23

swiss bob ride, seaside heights, new jersey, 1978

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Lauren D @laurenja-lauren.bsky.social · Aug 22

Fanart Fridays!

My interpretation of the N64 Super Smash Bros commercial back in the late 90s/early 2000s.

Enjoy!

#drawing #fanart #videogames #supersmashbros #nintendo64 #pikachu #yoshi #mario #donkeykong #mixedmediumart

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Colin LooksBack @colinlooksback.bsky.social · Aug 21

Watched #Fixed and really enjoyed it! Not sure what all the pearl-clutching has been about. It's a raunchy comedy about dogs, and proud of it. We could use some more crass adult animated films, especially with such great artwork to back them up! There's some great linework on display!

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Colin LooksBack @colinlooksback.bsky.social · Aug 20

Did you ever wonder what this horrifying creature from #AnAmericanTail is? The one we see for a few seconds munching on cockroaches? I always figured it was a pike of some sort, but according to the continuity script, it is a "sewer slug." Either way, classic #DonBluth horror.

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old roadside pics @roadside.xor.blue · Aug 19

gator mouth at entrance, gator jungle, route 50, christmas, florida, 1990

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Colin LooksBack @colinlooksback.bsky.social · Aug 17

New video is up!

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A Disney Villains Retrospective, Part 36: Catch-Up Video #2

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Progress City @progresscityusa.com · Aug 16

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Kevin & Jody @kevinandjody.bsky.social · Aug 16

These fabulous fellows dropped by our studio recently for minor repairs and a cleanup. This is the original “park statue” prop from Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride in Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom in Orlando. The attraction opened in 1971 and closed forever in 1998, already almost thirty years ago.

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Eric Chu @ericthomaschu.bsky.social · Aug 14

Spotted this window filled with toy trains on Main Street.

I appreciate that not every window is filled with current-day merchandise. It's good to have shop windows whose sole purpose is for storytelling.🚂

Anyone know any tidbits about this lovely window at Disneyland?

An image of a storefront window vignette on Disneyland's Main Street U.S.A. that has several toy trains of various types on display.

[Eric Chu - August 2, 2025]

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Kermitment - A Muppets Podcast @kermitment.com · Aug 9

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