Polliwog Pete

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Actually, who am I kidding? My parents were very anti-commercialism and I never actually was given any of these things, except for a Beanie Baby that I immediately de-tagged, thus ruining any potential value. But I definitely wanted some of them. Then again, I also wanted the Peter Pollywog Patrol Frog, despite the facts that a) I had no idea what it actually was, and b) it was a purely fictional hot commodity. But I can't be the only one who saw that scene in Miracle on 34th Street (the 1994 one) and desperately wanted one, right?

Oxford English Dictionary, third edition, December 2016, modified March 2020, s.v. wog, n.1.; second edition, 1989, s.v. golliwog, n. Peter Venkman (2009). The Real Ghostbusters - " Very Beast Friends" (1990) (DVD ts. 08:19-08:21). Time Life Entertainment. Peter says: "Wrong again, Captain Queeg!" Townsend, Edward W. “Chronicle’s Daily Short Story: Maj. Max’s Ghost.” Augusta Chronicle (Georgia), 30 September 1901, 5. Readex: America’s Historical Newspapers.In “The Pollywog,” this concern with—and debate over—what is real intensifies. When Max shows off her skills to Mike, telling him she could join their party as “your zoomer,” he scoffs “That’s not a real thing,” tacitly reinforcing the fiction that their roles of paladin, cleric, bard, and ranger are real. Hopper promises El that she’ll see Mike “soon, and not just in that head of yours… in real life.” But El’s astral glimpses of Mike are as real as her role as mage, and the pause as she almost manages to catch his gaze is heavy with hope—hope that comes crashing down as he turns off his walkie-talkie and stalks away. Like most Polynesians, his skin was of a pale bronze and elaborately tattooed, even the cheeks and chin being scored with curves of straight lines of mystical import.

Peter Venkman (2009). The Real Ghostbusters - " Very Beast Friends" (1990) (DVD ts. 11:24-11:25). Time Life Entertainment. Peter says: "Professor and Mary Ann will start to get worried." Egon Spengler (2009). The Real Ghostbusters - " Very Beast Friends" (1990) (DVD ts. 05:36-05:38). Time Life Entertainment. Egon says: "The S.S. Pollywog?" The King Edward’s Horse called the Indian Cavalry “The Wogs”—which is the diminutive of “Golliwogs,”—a description that was very apt of these dark apparitions in khaki and tin-hats. James, Lionel. The History of King Edward’s Horse. London: Sifton, Praed, 1921, 128. HathiTrust Digital Archive.

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Camera Department: Renée Robinson, Tanya Viskich, Tibor Papp, Mark Benvenuti, John Ilmenstein, Jan Cregan There are many early references to the books and golliwogg dolls at the turn of the twentieth century, but it wasn’t long before golliwog, dropping the second terminal , began to be used as a term for a foreigner, especially a dark-skinned one. There is this reference which appears in a short story published in the Augusta Chronicle of 30 September 1901. Exactly what golliwog refers to here is lost to us today, but it’s certainly not complimentary: Upton, Bertha. The Adventures of Two Dutch Dolls and a “Golliwogg.” Florence K. Upton, illus. Boston: De Wolfe, Fiske, and Co., 1895. Project Gutenberg.

Assistant Animators: Paul Baker, Karen Barboutis, Christopher Green, Rodney Brunsdon, Denise Kirkham, Jim Wylie, Peter Jones, Lianne Hughes, James Baker, Kevin Peaty, David Law Carousel Theatre produced a stage version of The Secret World of Og in April 2009 in Vancouver, BC, adapted by Governor General's Award winning playwright Kevin Kerr.Quotes [ ] The Ghostbusters: [singing] Row, row, row your boat / Gently down the stream / Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily / Life is but a dream Egon remembered something and found his books. Anshar and Kishar were a pair of powerful spirits from Sumerian folklore. Kishar was master of fire and earth and Anshar was master of air and water. Every 1000 years, they appeared for one day to do battle over control of the elements. Since they were immortal, they couldn't die and the battles always ended in a draw. Thus, the natural balance of the world was maintained for another 1000 years. Egon realized they needed to keep things upbeat until morning. The guys sang songs around a campfire but one of Peter's quips incited another transformation. Egon, Winston, and Slimer were forced to retreat as Kishar and Anshar fought each other. Egon and Winston jerry rigged a Thermal Powered Blaster that would provide one good shot. Slimer just needed to hold its antenna in the hottest point of a lava flow. He was the only one who could handle the extreme heat. Slimer agreed to do it for Ray and Peter. They waited for an opening. Suddenly, Ray and Peter surfaced. Winston took his shot but missed. Kishar and Anshar were angered and chased after them. Egon, Winston, and Slimer ran out of land but it was sunrise. Anshar and Kishar were defeated and vanished. The reunion was cut short when the island sank. The guys surfaced and boarded a makeshift raft. They used most of their clothes to make an ad hoc sail. Stripped down to their underwear, it appeared the power of friendship saved the day. However, Peter and Ray started to argue until the liner with the bikini-clad women arrived. Queeg is a character from the novel "The Caine Mutiny." He was a new ship commanding officer who operated by the book but made a series of mistakes and never admitted it. Peter jokes Slimer isn't exactly Dan Quayle either. Quayle was the 44th Vice President of the United States, serving with President George H. W. Bush. [17] Peter Venkman (2009). The Real Ghostbusters - " Very Beast Friends" (1990) (DVD ts. 21:24-21:27). Time Life Entertainment. Peter says: "This used to happen every spring in our basement!"