Corgan said that the plot of the video was inspired by a memory he had of an ice cream truck driver who, upon quitting his job, gave out his remaining stock of ice cream to the neighborhood children.
The design, distinguished by an octagonal bezel studded with screws, was "inspired by a memory from my youth: the preparation of deep-sea diver equipment, with visible nuts and joints," Mr. Genta said.
Originally inspired by a childhood memory of a cartoon frog playing the flute, Frog Xylophone explores the possibilities of new types of human expression.
But as the show prepared for its new season, which begins April 7, its creator, Matthew Weiner, inspired by a childhood memory of lush, painterly illustrations on T.W.A. flight menus, decided to turn back the promotional clock.
Then Mr. Harnick was inspired by the memory of a bronze sculpture of a battered piano, which gave the composer a perfect opportunity for text painting.
The hero of "The Leaning Tower," Charles Upton, is a young Texan who travels to Berlin, inspired by the memory of a German childhood friend named Kuno.
Mr. Amos was inspired by the memory of an unusual company survey: "A third of all the people we talked to quacked 'Aflac,' " he said, rather than saying the name.
In fact, they were inspired by the memory of an incident that Doig witnessed on a remote beach on the Caribbean island of Trinidad, where he has lived since 2002: one day, the artist spotted a local man bobbing about in the sea with a pelican, which he lured onto land before wringing its neck.
It was inspired by the memory of a real garden from his childhood, one that his father planted and tended.
