Made in Taiwan - in Popular Culture

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In the 1998 film Armageddon, while Lev Andropov attempts repairs to the shuttles engines, he gets into an argument with the Co-Pilot Jennifer about knowledge of components and shouts "American Components, Russian Components, all the same, all made in Taiwan!" Made in Taiwan was also referred to in shows like Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Three's Company and Rugrats. In the movie Toy Story, Buzz Lightyear, after watching a TV commercial of him, found out that he is a toy made in Taiwan.

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