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Tanooki Joe

@tanookijoe.bsky.social

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Marketing guy from NYC that loves all aspects of pop-culture. I love doing high-res scans of old ads and other fun stuff. Collector of all things Super Mario. Creator of @vgartandtidbits.bsky.social

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Tanooki Joe @tanookijoe.bsky.social · 3h

Reese’s branded Furby… 🤷🏻‍♂️

Tanooki Joe @tanookijoe.bsky.social · 14h

Hallmark came close to creating a pretty nice TMNT ornament, but why wouldn’t they make Leo 3D?! Such a weird decision.

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Tanooki Joe @tanookijoe.bsky.social · 17h

The Great Pumpkin Waltz (the background music that plays while Linus writes his letter to the Great Pumpkin) is the number one song on iTunes right now.

It actually bumped Taylor Swift's new song to number 2.

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Tanooki Joe @tanookijoe.bsky.social · 1d

It’s officially Boo Bucket season. This year we get a zombie and cat for the first time in Boo Bucket history! 👀

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Tanooki Joe @tanookijoe.bsky.social · 3d

For no reason, here's a high-res scan of a Bugs Bunny 1-900 number ad from the back of a 1990 Warner Bros. catalog featuring Vanna White.

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Tanooki Joe @tanookijoe.bsky.social · 5d

Capital One's new Halloween commercial has Kevin reunite with "The Wet Bandits".

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Tanooki Joe @tanookijoe.bsky.social · 6d

Just came across this really bizarre Bull (from Night Court) plush puppet in a 1990 Warner Bros. catalog...

$54 in 1990 money? What?!

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Tanooki Joe @tanookijoe.bsky.social · 8d

Interesting... 🤔

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Tanooki Joe @tanookijoe.bsky.social · 10d

Pabst Blue Ribbon X Godzilla ad in Times Square. I’m not really a beer guy, but I really like the look of that can… 👀

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Tanooki Joe @tanookijoe.bsky.social · 14d

Yea, fair. But even for the price I wouldn’t want it to one day just delete all my stuff. Idk…

Tanooki Joe @tanookijoe.bsky.social · 14d

Isn’t the card shit though? Genuine question.

Tanooki Joe @tanookijoe.bsky.social · 15d

Here's a high-res scan of Aladdin Halloween stickers from 1993.

I always loved seeing how companies would repurpose already existing promo art for holidays.

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Tanooki Joe @tanookijoe.bsky.social · 16d

Came across a pop up diner promoting the new season of Law & Order…

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Tanooki Joe @tanookijoe.bsky.social · 16d

Yea I don’t know how this next movie is coming out in 2 years.

Tanooki Joe @tanookijoe.bsky.social · 16d

The Simpsons deal with AI in tonight's new episode.

Seems surreal, idk

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Tanooki Joe @tanookijoe.bsky.social · 17d

Well this was meant for trick or treaters so 10 was a good amount.

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Tanooki Joe @tanookijoe.bsky.social · 17d

Back in 1989, McDonald's featured Roger Rabbit on their Halloween certificates, and also offered a Roger plushie if you bought a book of 10.

Here's high-res scans of the Halloween certificate and the plushie offer included with the VHS release of Who Framed Roger Rabbit.

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Tanooki Joe @tanookijoe.bsky.social · 18d

Burger King has a Monster Menu for Halloween his year, and while I don't really eat fast food that much anymore, I always love seeing this stuff. It's just really fun to me, idk.

Tanooki Joe @tanookijoe.bsky.social · 19d

I didn’t know Tony was into the Pumpkin Spice game too…

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Tanooki Joe @tanookijoe.bsky.social · 19d

I think so. First time Mario got a new style in decades. First time Mario and friends got new voices. It was a very different game than what came before, it was like a breath of fresh air. I think it deserves to be up there.

Tanooki Joe @tanookijoe.bsky.social · 19d

You really find the wildest KitKat flavors in these Japanese supermarkets…

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Tanooki Joe @tanookijoe.bsky.social · 20d

So I guess any version of Super Mario Bros. 2 doesn’t exist in the eyes of Nintendo? Ok 🤷🏻‍♂️

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Tanooki Joe @tanookijoe.bsky.social · 20d

For no reason, here's photos I took in 2019 of the Detective Pikachu cross promotion with 7-Eleven where they offered a Mystery Slurpee with some character straws.

They also had some Pikachu-themed coffee signs because he just liked coffee in the movie.

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Tanooki Joe @tanookijoe.bsky.social · 21d

Happy October ~ here’s a high-res scan of a Lunchables ad with a Scooby-Doo movie tie-in from 2002.

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Tanooki Joe @tanookijoe.bsky.social · 24d

Been seeing a lot of people in red dresses running around the city today 👀

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