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Word: videosaurus (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...people in Hollywood were listening, it roared. It stomped out tracks that would be followed by the Aladdins and the Darkmans. Now the form is nearing extinction. But on video-store shelves and on pay cable, these value-for-money thrill machines can live forever. Farewell and hail, Videosaurus...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THERE'S GOLD IN THAT THERE SCHLOCK | 8/26/1996 | See Source »

...installing new ones. They are rearranging the old stilted skeletons on display into new dynamic poses and adding such modern attractions as robotic dinos and interactive computer games. Dinosaur theme parks are booming, while toy stores overflow with stuffed stegosauruses, dinosaur puzzles and models, not to mention the omnipresent videosaurus Barney. And early in June, dino-mania will reach fever pitch with the premiere of Steven Spielberg's long-awaited movie version of the Michael Crichton thriller Jurassic Park. (See following story...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Rewriting the Book on Dinosaurs | 4/26/1993 | See Source »

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