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Scene: A college auditorium. Scott the owl presents a slide show lecture. The first slide is of a Care Bear-like bear with the United Nations logo on its belly.
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Caption: A lecture at Gardenia College (http://mmm.gardenia.edu)
Scott: The Sharebearz(tm), produced in 1982, were a response to the political upheaval of the time.
He clicks on the next slide, which displays a white bear destroying the Russian Hammer and Sicle with a rainbow blast from its belly.
Scott: Toy manufacturers thought they could solve the world's problems with bears, a warm hug, and a bedtime kiss.
He moves in front of a markerboard with scrawled writing on it, clicking on a tape player.
Tape player: If you're alone on your birthday, it's really okay! Celebrate the feeling the Sharebear way!
Scott: What you're hearing now is a sample from their birthday album.
Tape player: La la la lonely birthday to you...
Scott: Wonderful, isn't it?
The students cringe and cover their ears. one falls over backwards.
Carebears
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