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'Home Improvement'—which premiered 25 years ago, on September 17, 1991—was a sitcom documenting the work and home life of Tim “The Toolman” Taylor, stand-up comedian Tim Allen’s interpretation of a man unjustifiably secure in his knowledge of power tools

Roger Cormier




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Between 1995 and 1998, PBS fed kids classic tales like 'Ivanhoe' through a wise-cracking Jack Russell Terrier. And now it looks like he's getting his own feature film.

Kristin Hunt




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Still airing in syndication more than a quarter-century later, the once-critically panned teen sitcom has become a cultural phenomenon.

Abbey Stone
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For nearly as long as there have been movies, there have been food and snack brands appearing in movies, either as intentional product placements or unintentional props of the times.

Andrew LaSane
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Though Titanic was plagued with production problems, James Cameron's epic disaster/romance went on to become one of the highest-grossing films of all time.

Lilit Marcus


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It was a sprawling beach scene populated by hundreds of characters, including one dressed slightly inappropriately for the climate: Waldo, the sweater-sporting explorer who “hides” in every crowd scene illustrated by Martin Handford for his 'Where’s Waldo

Jake Rossen


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Netflix's 'Fuller House' might finally reveal whether Uncle Jesse's nightmare of needing hair plugs came true.

Roger Cormier




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The series ran for five seasons on MTV beginning in 1997. Here are some facts about the show even 'Sick, Sad World' doesn’t know.

Roger Cormier
Ray Liotta, Robert De Niro, Paul Sorvino, Martin Scorsese, and Joe Pesci in Goodfellas (1990).

'Goodfellas,' Martin Scorsese's modern gangster classic, has been called the director's best movie. Others have called it the best movie—period.

Adam D’Arpino, Scott Beggs


Fun fact: Ruth Bader Ginsburg once weighed in on Koosh balls in a court case.

Kids of the late 1980s and ‘90s loved their Koosh balls. They were easy to catch, easy to throw, and didn't hurt nearly as much as traditional balls when you got hit by one.

Erin McCarthy


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David Beckerman decided he was done peddling plaid golf pants. The 1966 University of New Haven graduate had been a salesman at a Duckster sporting goods store when he realized that the bland clothing on the racks held little interest for casual sports fa

Jake Rossen




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Loosely based on the unlikely true story of the Jamaican bobsled team that participated in the 1988 Winter Olympics, Jon Turteltaub's 'Cool Runnings’s legacy endures more than two decades years later.

Roger Cormier
Robin Tunney, Fairuza Balk, Rachel True, and Neve Campbell in The Craft (1996).

In 1996, 'The Craft'—a movie about a group of teenage witches starring Robin Tunney, Fairuza Balk, Neve Campbell, and Rachel True—hit theaters and completely changed the subgenre.

Andrew LaSane