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‪Remembering American actor and poet James Avery on his birthday (November 27, 1945 – December 31, 2013). Well known for his role as Philip Banks on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990-1996), he also voiced many animated characters including Shredder on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987−1993).

Released November 27, 1985, Santa Claus: The Movie is a British-American Christmas fantasy film produced by Alexander and Ilya Salkind for TriStar Pictures, directed by Jeannot Szwarc, and starring Dudley Moore, John Lithgow, and David Huddleston.

Remembering Hong Kong American actor, director, martial artist, martial arts instructor and philosopher Bruce Lee on his birthday (November 27, 1940 – July 20, 1973).

Enter a Galaxy of Adventure with STAR WARS!

Kenner Star Wars action figures, vehicles, playset, creatures and die-casts in the Sears Wish Book for the 1979 Holiday Season.

Released November 22, 1991, An American Tail: Fievel Goes West is American animated Western musical adventure film directed by Phil Nibbelink and Simon Wells, and produced by Steven Spielberg and Robert Watts.

Magnavox Odyssey² and Vectrex consoles and games in the 1983 Sears Wishbook.

Released November 26, 1986, Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home is an American science fiction film directed by Leonard Nimoy and starring William Shatner, Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, George Takei, Walter Koenig, Nichelle Nichols and Catherine Hicks.

Airing November 24, 1996 on the USA Network, Sonic Christmas Blast is an animated television special produced by DiC Entertainment as episode 66 of the Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog cartoon.

Released November 25, 1987, Planes, Trains and Automobiles is an American Thanksgiving comedy film written, produced, and directed by John Hughes, and starring Steve Martin and John Candy

Kenner Legends of Batman toys in the 1995 Autumn/Winter UK Argos Catalogue, page 693.

Released November 21, 1990, Predator 2 is an American science fiction action film directed by Stephen Hopkins and starring Danny Glover, Ruben Blades, Gary Busey, María Conchita Alonso, Bill Paxton and Kevin Peter Hall.

The Super Nintendo Entertainment System is a 16-bit fourth generation home video game console developed by Nintendo and first released in Japan as the Super Famicom on November 21, 1990.

Remembering American actor, comedian, director and writer Harold Ramis on his birthday (November 21, 1944 – February 24, 2014).

1988/89 Pizza Hut The Land Before Time soft plastic hand puppets: Littlefoot, Ducky, Sharptooth, Petrie, Spike and Cera.

Banjo-Tooie is a platform video game developed by Rare and originally released for the Nintendo 64 console in North America on November 20, 2000.

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York was released on November 20, 1992. The Talkboy prop was designed and built by Tiger Electronics, who released two retail versions of the toy, the Talkboy in 1992 and Deluxe Talkboy in 1993.

Released November 18, 1988, The Land Before Time is an animated adventure film directed and co-produced by Don Bluth, and executive produced by Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, Kathleen Kennedy, and Frank Marshall.

The Simpsons: Road Rage is a racing video game developed by Radical Entertainment, published by Electronic Arts, and first released for PlayStation 2 in North America on November 19, 2001.

Released November 19, 1993, Addams Family Values is an American black comedy film based on characters created by Charles Addams. Directed by Barry Sonnenfeld, it stars Raul Julia, Anjelica Huston, Christopher Lloyd, Joan Cusack, Christina Ricci, Jimmy Workman and Carel Struycken.

Spider-Man is an American superhero animated television series that aired for 65 episodes over 5 seasons on the Fox Kids Network from November 19, 1994, to January 31, 1998. Seven series of action figures from the show were released by Toy Biz between 1994–1996.

Happy birthday to American actress Meg Ryan, born November 19, 1961, whose 80s credits include Amityville 3-D (1983), Armed and Dangerous (1986), Promised Land (1987), Innerspace (1987), D.O.A. (1988), The Presidio (1988), and When Harry Met Sally... (1989).

Atari 2600 and Coleco Gemini in the 1984 Sears Christmas Wish Book.

Released November 18, 1983, A Christmas Story is an American comedy film based on semi-fictional anecdotes by Jean Shepherd. Directed by Bob Clark, it stars Melinda Dillon, Darren McGavin and Peter Billingsley.

Released November 17, 2000, Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas is an American Christmas fantasy comedy-drama film directed by Ron Howard and starring Jim Carrey, Jeffrey Tambor, Christine Baranski, Bill Irwin and Molly Shannon.

Ruth Bartlett and her son, Scott, go Star Wars shopping at Johnny's Toys in Latonia, Covington, Kentucky on November 18, 1978.

Released November 18, 1988, High Spirits is an Irish British American fantasy comedy film directed by Neil Jordan and starring Steve Guttenberg, Daryl Hannah, Beverly D'Angelo, Liam Neeson and Peter O'Toole.

Happy Life Day! Released November 17, 1978, The Star Wars Holiday Special is an American musical science fiction television film directed by Steve Binder. It stars the original film's main cast, Chewbacca's family, and introduces Boba Fett.

Happy birthday to Japanese video game designer, producer and game director at Nintendo Shigeru Miyamoto, born November 16, 1952, creator of the Donkey Kong arcade game, and acclaimed game franchises such as Mario, The Legend of Zelda, Star Fox and Pikmin.

Tonka trucks and vehicles in the 1980 JCPenney Christmas Book, page 432.

Released November 16, 1990, Home Alone is an American comedy film written and produced by John Hughes and directed by Chris Columbus. It stars Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern, John Heard, and Catherine O'Hara.