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Pixar has made the jarringly accurate fake commercial below, purportedly from 1983, for Lots-o'-Huggin' Bear, one of the toys that appears in the upcoming Toy Story 3. The attention to detail is great—the jingle is spot-on, and the fake VCR tracking lines are a nice touch—but overall the ad is a little unsettling. Maybe it's because items dating from the year I was born are now "retro." Or maybe it's the bear's big dead eyes, always staring.
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