"Skooshka Buschka"

After a great deal of painstaking research turned up absolutely no information whatsoever what the words "Skooshka Buschka" might mean, I was forced to assume that it was a character from Russian folklore. And naturally, like most characters from Russian folklore (according to the Cold War-era kids' encyclopedias I inherited from my dad), Skooshka Buschka is a grotesque witch-troll who steals children.

"Anne and Steven visit Ireland"

In case you're wondering, the car is both powered and steered by blarney.

"Ara and Darth Vader sharing some birthday cake"

Attention Star Wars enthusiasts: if I did not get Darth Vader's costume right, I don't want to hear about it (though I will say this: I already know that he doesn't normally wear a party hat on top of his helmet).

"Brian and Brad enjoy some delicious ham"

Ham so delicious it's constantly exploding.

"a plastic starfish playing records for a captive marine life audience in an aquarium"

I'm pretty sure those are all Foghat albums.