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Tanooki Joe

@tanookijoe.bsky.social

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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Here’s a high-res scan of a TV Guide ad for The Simpsons season 4 episode, β€œA Streetcar Named Marge".

01.03.2026 22:17 β€” πŸ‘ 25    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Looks like they’re testing the new Times Square video billboard. Seeing this process of taking the old one down and constructing a new one was pretty interesting.

27.02.2026 22:53 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Ha, my friend bought a whole case to give to his coworkers as gifts

27.02.2026 01:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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For no reason, Scream 7 ad above the Disney Store in Times Square.

26.02.2026 23:03 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Here’s a high-res scan of a TV Guide ad for The Simpsons season 10 episode, β€œThirty Minutes over Tokyo".

26.02.2026 00:53 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
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Someone really likes Buttercup…

26.02.2026 00:44 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

He’s there temporarily, he’s getting into journalism and shopping himself around.

24.02.2026 10:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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23.02.2026 23:14 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Crazy that those recordings are lost to time. Some deep lost media.

21.02.2026 23:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

What an obscure reference. I love it.

21.02.2026 00:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Here’s a high-res scan of Toy Story VHS ad (1996).

Such an odd piece of promo art. The toys watching the monkeys dance never happened in the movie. And after doing some searching, this piece doesn’t seem to be used for anything else. Weird.

20.02.2026 12:19 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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For the first Super Mario movie I got nearly every piece of merch cause it was kind of a big deal. I even got the vinyl record hanging on my wall. But for this second movie, I’m not gonna go as crazy. Maybe get some food items to save the flatten boxes, and some figures.

20.02.2026 00:27 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

But they manage it well!

16.02.2026 22:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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14.02.2026 13:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I think I might have to look into buying TV guides to collect these and put them online.

13.02.2026 13:19 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Here’s a high-res scan of a TV Guide ad for The Simpsons season 5 episode, β€œLady Bouvier's Lover".

Back in the 90’s, FOX would create promo art for every episode to send to newspapers and TV listing publications. I feel like these works are lost to time.

13.02.2026 13:10 β€” πŸ‘ 82    πŸ” 23    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

Man, I remember my sister’s closet door had a sticker of Mike wearing a lei around his neck from this set for the longest time. I’m talking like, 80’s to at least 1999.

12.02.2026 17:13 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Man, TCM really presents the Looney Tunes cartoons like the historical pieces of animation that they are. After every short they have someone talk briefly about what you just watched. Haven't seen something like that since the early days of Cartoon Network.

07.02.2026 02:40 β€” πŸ‘ 228    πŸ” 88    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 2
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Sunny D Peeps πŸ€·πŸ»β€β™‚οΈ

05.02.2026 22:50 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
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I don’t know if I trust color changing creme πŸ€”

05.02.2026 22:42 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

But they allow nudity in hentai games? Weird.

29.01.2026 13:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hm. No idea. Maybe there’s a little game here kids could play.

29.01.2026 12:13 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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From my Super Mario collection ~ this rare Japanese Super Mario Bros. 2 metal pencil case. It has very unique artwork… πŸ‘€

28.01.2026 22:18 β€” πŸ‘ 32    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0
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High-res scan of Bedrock Blizzard Fruity and Cocoa Pebbles ad (1998).

Crazy to think Post gave kids a sugar packet to pour on their already sugary cereal. Eh, that’s the 90’s for you.

25.01.2026 13:29 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Yea, I get that.

24.01.2026 21:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Oddly specific, but yes.

22.01.2026 16:20 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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21.01.2026 03:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Why is The Bride the only one in a costume? She’s dressed as Cleopatra.

21.01.2026 03:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Looks like Hershey got the Peanuts license again for Valentine’s Day.

They first got the license back in 2024, but unlike previous years, Snoopy and Woodstock seem to be the only characters used this time.

19.01.2026 01:08 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Was scanning an old Mario manga and came across this panel of Mario transforming into Detective Conan...

17.01.2026 01:17 β€” πŸ‘ 66    πŸ” 22    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1