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1834	Article	Vaporman87	Ahhh. Here is a subject I can dig into pretty deeply. Sure I had several plushes churned out to peddle the latest TV, film, or other property... but it was the stuffed toys with no affiliation to these things that I always felt drawn to. Unlike my He-Man, G.I. Joe, Thundercats, and Transformers toys, I preferred to inject into my stuffed toys the personalities, eccentricities, and character I wanted them to have, or felt like they would have if they were actually "alive". During my preteen years, I would stay up a little later (on almost a nightly basis) and use my smaller stuffed toys to perform a show, right on my lap as I laid down in bed. The covers draping over my legs and knees served as the stage backdrop... for the "Meowwy Wowwy Show". Yes, I'm treading territory that I've already covered in the forum more than once, but this article screams for it to be retold. Characters like Meowwy himself, his brother Smarts, Penguin Halfheart, Buford the Rabbit, and many more would perform for me until I was too tired to let it continue. These stuffed wonders were nothing more than fairly generic, unknown toys. But once brought to life with my imagination, they were far more popular than any Scooby-Doo or Snoopy toy could ever be. The best thing about all of this, is that the "Meowwy Wowwy Show" is now a big part of the play time I enjoy with my own kids. Sure, Meowwy now has a real stage (puppet sized, mind you) and a bigger audience, but the character I brought to life more than 30 years ago is the same today. And so is the toy, actually. My "Meowwy Wowwy" stuffed cat is 34 years old this year. Penguin Halfheart is pretty much the same. 34 years and Meowwy has never once needed to be sewn. Yeah, his felt ears are starting to deteriorate and disappear, but beyond that he is pretty much the same as he was all those years ago. Those who haven't yet seen the photos of Meowwy's new digs and of Meowwy himself can see that in <a href="http://retro-daze.org/site/thread/458?page=8">this thread.</a>	Stuffed Animals of the 80's	Jan 26, 2015
1833	Article	Hoju Koolander	@Fulton4V I know what you mean. I have the same sort of relationship with Double Dragon. It's my favorite, but I can never pass the cave level. Still, I always enjoy playing the stages I can pass.	Nintendo Discoveries: The Adventures of Bayou Billy	Jan 25, 2015
1832	Article	vkimo	It wasn't wood grain, but I know exactly what card you're talking about. This was a Giants card and his rookie was as a Pirate. I have a few of that card	Aladdin's Castle B-Day	Jan 25, 2015
1831	Article	Vaporman87	What year was Bonds rookie card? Was it '87? The year Topps did the whole wood grain look on the card? I have that one, and a bunch of others.	Aladdin's Castle B-Day	Jan 24, 2015
1830	Article	Fulton4V	Bayou billy was one of my favorite games for the Nintendo. But I could never get far int it as it was pretty difficult to me.	Nintendo Discoveries: The Adventures of Bayou Billy	Jan 24, 2015
1829	Article	Mr Magic	If you happen to do another list, could you use this video, please? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=diz_MTchn94 As you can see, the superstars come together/interact in this one.	TDitH's Top 5 Segment Intros of the 90s	Jan 24, 2015
1828	Article	Vaporman87	Never did I think I would come to know so much about Bayou Billy. And yet, here I sit, well educated on the man at long last, LOL. I would say there is not doubt about the influences that lead to the character. You've laid that out pretty clearly. Funny that with so much attention to the character in the cartoon series, and his own comic book mini series of sorts, that more wasn't done to push him further into our collective consciousness. Perhaps the marketing bigwigs finally came to the conclusion that "It just wasn't working", and pulled the plug on old Billy. I suppose we'll never know.	Nintendo Discoveries: The Adventures of Bayou Billy	Jan 24, 2015
1827	Article	Vaporman87	The Toonami intro in which Tom speaks always caught my attention. Then, later on, I came to recognize the voice actor as that of Wolverine in many X-Men cartoons. In fact, I think he still does a lot of Wolverine voice work.	TDitH's Top 5 Segment Intros of the 90s	Jan 24, 2015
1825	Article	vkimo	@Hoju - Sadly no Barry Bonds :( But I did have that hockey puck for a number of years before losing it.	Aladdin's Castle B-Day	Jan 23, 2015
1824	Article	Vaporman87	That would have been awesome to just have a roll of tokens handed to you. Total bliss. I had an arcade type of birthday once. It took place at Showbiz Pizza in Parkersburg, WV. (no longer there, naturally). We had a grand time playing games, watching the Rock-A-Fire Explosion perform, and eating pizza. Those were good days.	Aladdin's Castle B-Day	Jan 23, 2015