Barney Bunch/Speakonia Community Timeline (Pre-2000s): Difference between revisions

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 === 1920s ===
-* October 22, 1920 - Book publisher Scholastic is founded by Maurice Robinson. The company would later adopt Clifford as their mascot.
+* October 22, 1920 - Book publisher Scholastic is founded by Maurice Robinson. The company would later publish the ''Clifford'' books and adopt him as their mascot of sorts.
 *April 4, 1923 - Warner Bros. is founded by 4 brothers Harry, Albert, Sam, and Jack L. Warner The company would later acquire the rights to Hanna-Barbara’s properties and would also form Cartoon Network. Some of their characters would be utilized in the Speakonia community.
 *October 16, 1923 - The Walt Disney Company is founded by Walt Disney and his brother Roy. Their characters and films would play a significant role in several Speakonia projects.
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 *November 25, 1940 - The ''Andy Panda'' short "Knock Knock" is released, marking the debut of Woody Woodpecker, who would be the basis for the original Pube Bird (later renamed to the Pube Pecker).
 *December 23, 1943 - Birth of Harry Shearer, the voice of Ned Flanders in ''The Simpsons.''
-* May 12, 1945 - The Reverend W. Awdry publishes the first entry to ''The Railway Series''. This series of children's books would mark the debut of Thomas the Tank Engine (who made his debut in the second book in the series in 1946), who would appear in small spurts throughout the Barney Bunch's career decades later.
+*September 14, 1946 - The second book in ''The Railway Series'' titled “''Thomas the Tank Engine''” is published by Reverend W. Awdry, marking the debut of the title character, who would appear in small spurts throughout the Barney Bunch decades later.
-*September 14, 1946 - The second book in ''The Railway Series'' titled “''Thomas the Tank Engine''” is published by Reverend W. Awdry, marking the debut of the title character.
 *April 19, 1948 - Birth of Tim Curry, the voice of Nigel Thornberry in ''The Wild Thornberries'' cartoon and Drake in ''The Pebble and the Penguin''.
-* September 17, 1948 - Birth of John Ritter, voice of Clifford in the 2000’s series.
+* September 17, 1948 - Birth of John Ritter, voice of [[Clifford]] in the 2000’s series.
 === 1950s ===
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 * May 5, 1955 - Jim Henson debuts the ''Sam and Friends'' television series, which was the first appearance of his iconic character Kermit the Frog. Kermit would be the basis for the [[Pube Muppet]] many years later.
 * June 25, 1956 - Birth of Bob West, the voice of Barney the Dinosaur from 1992-2000.
-* Sepetmber 16, 1956 - Birth of fitness trainer and TV personality Tony Little. Years later he would become a popular character to use in Speakonia videos.
+* Sepetmber 16, 1956 - Birth of fitness trainer and TV personality [[Tony Little]]. Years later he would become a popular character to use in Speakonia videos.
 * May 25, 1957 - The birthdate of [[Drew Pickles]], according to ''Rugrats'' canon. This would change time and again depending on Barney Bunch lore.
 * July 7, 1957 - Hanna-Barbera Productions Inc. is formed.
 * 1958 - A episode of ''The Huckleberry Hound Show'' named "Yogi Bear's Big Break" airs, marking the debut of the titular [[Yogi Bear]].
-* October 23, 1958 - The birthdate of Stu Pickles, according to ''Rugrats'' canon.
+* October 23, 1958 - The birthdate of [[Stu Pickles]], according to ''Rugrats'' canon.
 * 1959 -Roger Daltrey forms the British rock band The Detours, whom would eventually rename themselves as The Who a few years later. They would become a popular topic for Barney Bunch videos in the mid 2010s.
-* March 21, 1959 - The birthdate of Betty Deville, according to the ''Rugrats'' canon.
+* March 21, 1959 - The birthdate of [[Betty DeVille]], according to the ''Rugrats'' canon.
 === 1960s ===
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 *December 24, 1967 - Grover makes his first appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show under the name “Gleep”. He would later appear on ''Sesame Street'', and would later be introduced as one of the earliest rivals for the Barney Bunch in the form of the [[Grover's Gay Gang]].
 * November 3, 1969 - The PBS channel is founded. It would officially launch in 1970.
-* November 10, 1969 - ''Sesame Street'' airs its first ever episode. This marked the proper debut of the Cookie Monster as well as the first appearance of Big Bird, who would not only be one of the staple BB members during the Newgrounds era, but would also be the basis for the new iteration of the Pube Bird.
+* November 10, 1969 - ''Sesame Street'' airs its first ever episode. This marked the proper debut of the Cookie Monster as well as the first appearance of Big Bird, who would not only be one of the staple BB members during the Newgrounds era, but would also be the basis for the current iteration of the Pube Bird.
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 * December 6, 1992 - The ''Rugrats'' episode "The Santa Express" premiers, marking the first physical appearance of Drew's wife [[Charlotte Pickles|Charlotte]].
 * 1993 - Production of ''Rugrats'' is halted after Season 3, with only 2 holiday specials being released at the time. Also during this year, ''Fatty Bear's Birthday Surprise'' is released on home computers, marking the debut of [[Fatty Bear]]. The SmartSketch software is released by FutureWave Software. It would later become Adobe Flash in 1996 after it was purchased by Macromedia.
+* June 3, 1993 - ''Barney's Hide and Seek Game'' is released for the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive. The sprite used for Barney in the game would also be partially used for [[Drew Pickles Jr.]]
 * August 28, 1993 - ''Mighty Morphin Power Rangers'' premiers in the US on Fox Kids with the episode "Day of the Dumpster". This would mark the debut of the series antagonist Rita Repulsa, who would go on to be the basis for the [[The Repulsa Republic|Repulsa Republic]] years later.
 * September 1993  -Birth of [[BarneyPoop]] (Tim C.), the founder of the Barney Bunch on Newgrounds.