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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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juggles the clown's pizza town @spindleclown.bsky.social · 2d

LOOK OUT FOR THE DINOSAUR

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

white rabbit hole, wacky golf, north myrtle beach, south carolina, 1979

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Discontinued FOoOoOoOods! 🎃🍫👻🍬 @discontinuedfoods.bsky.social · 4d

Gumbys (1985-1986): Colorful, assorted-flavored "fruit pectin jelly snacks" shaped like the smiling face of the titular claymation icon. A promotional item, they were primarily sold at film festivals and animation-related events, as well as at some collectibles shops.

A rectangular box with an image of Gumby, scratching his head in confusion, as his horse, Pokey, shakes a tree full of red, orange, yellow, and green fruits. As they fruits fall to the ground, they resemble Gumby's head and face. To the right is the word "Gumbys" in light orange letters, and then "try my delicious Fruit Pectin Jelly Snacks, made with all natural ingredients. You'll love 'em"

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🍁🍎 Stefhof Van Tassel 🎃🍂 @thepolishartist.bsky.social · 4d

I dearly admire the Mid-century modern backgrounds done by Ralph Hulett and Al Dempster. It's such a whimsy and hypnotic time capsule of the post-war suburban boom with the essence of a lullaby. Animation studios would never let you get away from doing something like this again today.

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Melody Nicolette Pilotte ✨️coloratura soprano @lebasfondmusic.bsky.social · 5d

These are all so unnerving, sorry!!! 😫😭

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Colin LooksBack @colinlooksback.bsky.social · 8d

Most animation fans know about Dan Castellaneta taking over as the Genie in Aladdin, but do you know the other time he aped #RobinWilliams even more directly?

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old roadside pics @roadside.xor.blue · 9d

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

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Colin LooksBack @colinlooksback.bsky.social · 15d

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 · 21d

Mornin’, Blueskyanians

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The Haunted Manimal @worldofmanimal.bsky.social · 23d

It’s all about bottom teeth

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Consumer Time Capsule @consumertc.bsky.social · 26d

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 · Sep 26

lion head entrance, wilmington, north carolina, 1985

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The Haunted Manimal @worldofmanimal.bsky.social · Sep 26

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Colin LooksBack @colinlooksback.bsky.social · Sep 24

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 · Sep 21

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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