History Main / BubblegumPopping

** Another episode centered around a new gum Gyro invented involving helium so that blown bubbles could float the gum-chewer like a baloon.

Everyone likes bubblegum [[hottip:*:except people with braces, facial hair or both, and the government of Singapore]], and so it is quite common in media for someone to blow a bubble with it. It seems that whenever the bubble is blown, there's a fairly high chance that someone, or some''thing'', will be there to pop it.

** Bogus does this twice in the second act of the episode "[[Recap/MrBogusS1E10MuseumMadness Museum Madness]]". The first time, he blows a gum bubble as a means of transportation when the Dirt Dudes show up, before popping it. The second time was was when he does this as a tactic to keep the Doberman sidetracked momentarily, giving Bogus a chance to escape.

Everyone likes bubblegum [[hottip:*:except people with braces, facial hair or both]], and so it is quite common in media for someone to blow a bubble with it. It seems that whenever the bubble is blown, there's a fairly high chance that someone, or some''thing'', will be there to pop it.

** In the episode "Top Duck", Launchpad's little sister, Loopy [=McQuack=], makes a huge bubble as she's flying. It bursts loudly, the bubble shown ripping apart.

* In the convenience store scene from ''Film/OpenSeason'', Boog chews a piece of bubble gum then blows a bubble until it pops, as he gets covered up in gum while Elliot laughs at his expense.

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* Averted in the American ad campaign for Hubba Bubba bubble gum that ran from 1979 to 1984. These television ads featured the [[MeaningfulName Gumfighter]] in {{the Wild West}}. The Gumfighter would blow a fair-sized bubble which would pop...and then easily peel off from the face. The point of this ad campaign was to pitch to consumers that Hubba Bubba made big bubbles ''and'' would not stick to one's face.

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* In the first episode of the anime ''Anime/{{Blue Seed}}'', Kome Sawaguchi debuts by blowing a fair-sized bubble as she looks over her new work location from outside. While not huge, her bubble breaks with a loud pop and covers the lower half of her face in gum. Kome comments on the bubble gum mess as being a lousy omen.

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* One comic book story of ''DextersLaboratory'' involved Dexter concocting a special piece of bubble gum in his lab after losing a bubble gum blowing contest with his sister, Dee Dee. He tries to demonstrate the power of his new gum to Dee Dee and her friends--but his huge bubble bursts and covers most of the last panel (characters and scenery alike) in gum.

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* In the 1976 ''Film/{{Freaky Friday}}'' , Barbara Harris blows quite a few bubbles including a rather big one that pops off-screen as she's doing laundry. When the camera goes back to her, she's got popped gum over one side of her mouth.

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* In the musical ''Theatre/{{Chicago}}'', one of the murderesses killed her boyfriend because he kept popping bubblegum after she told him to stop.

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[[AC:{{Literature}}]]
* The ''{{Goosebumps}}'' book "Night of the Living Dummy" opens with Lindy popping her sister Kris' bubble because Kris wanted to prove she could blow a bigger one than Lindy.

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* One comic book story of ''Dexter's Laboratory'' involved Dexter concocting a special piece of bubble gum in his lab after losing a bubble gum blowing contest with his sister, Dee Dee. He tries to demonstrate the power of his new gum to Dee Dee and her friends--but his huge bubble bursts and covers most of the last panel (characters and scenery alike) in gum.

* The StaringKid on TheIncredibles is in the midst of blowing a bubble when he sees Mr. Incredible lifting his car. The bubble pops in the middle of the awkward pause.

* In one ''CalvinAndHobbes'' strip, Calvin blows a bubble that pops and covers his face in gum. He remarks that "I think I blew my face inside out!"

* This trope pops up twice (no pun intended) in ''TotallySpies''. In the episode "Mommies Dearest", Alex pops a small piece of WOOHP brand bubble gum into her mouth as the spies are trapped inside a sauna and blows a monstrous-sized bubble. The bubble explodes, freeing the girls from the sauna but leaving them stuck for a bit in strands of popped gum.

* In one TitleCard on ''{{Arthur}}'', Binky [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jLUZc42x1Q#t=59s blows a bubble so big it pops]], [[http://images.wikia.com/arthur/images/4/4a/Binkyblowsabubble.jpg leaving him stuck to the sides.]]

Everyone likes bubblegum [[hottip:*:except people with braces and/or facial hair]], and so it is quite common in media for someone to blow a bubble with it. It seems that whenever the bubble is blown, there's a fairly high chance that someone, or some''thing'', will be there to pop it.

* Averted in the American ad campaign for Hubba Bubba bubble gum that ran from 1979 to 1984. These television ads featured the [[MeaningfulName Gumfighter]] in {{the Wild West}}. The Gumfighter would blow a fair-sized bubble which would pop...and then easily peel off from the face. The point of this ad campaign was to pitch to consumers that Hubba Bubba made big bubbles AND would not stick to one's face.

[[AC: {{Anime}} and {{Manga}}]]
* In the first episode of the anime Anime/{{Blue Seed}}, Kome Sawaguchi debuts by blowing a fair sized bubble as she looks over her new work location from outside. While not huge, her bubble breaks with a loud pop and covers the lower half of her face in gum. Kome comments on the bubble gum mess as being a lousy omen.

[[AC: {{Comic Books}}]]
* One comic book story of ''Dexter's Laboratory'' involved Dexter concocting a special piece of bubble gum in his lab after losing a bubble gum blowing contest with his sister, Dee Dee. He tries to demonstrate the power of his new gum to Dee Dee and her friends - only to have his huge bubble burst and covering most of the last panel (characters and scenery alike) in gum.

[[AC: {{Film}}]]

[[AC: {{Theatre}}]]
* In the musical Theatre/{{Chicago}} one of the murderesses killed their boyfriend because he kept popping bubblegum after she told him to stop.

[[AC: {{Newspaper Comics}}]]
* In one CalvinAndHobbes strip, Calvin blows a bubble that pops and covers his face in gum. He remarks that "I think I blew my face inside out!"
* A {{Garfield}} Sunday comic has Jon blowing a bubble when Garfield pops it, leaving his face covered in gum. Jon tries to get back at Garfield by forcing him to chew gum and blow a bubble, but when he pops it, Jon ends up covered in gum instead. "It's all in the lips."

[[AC: {{Literature}}]]
* The {{Goosebumps}} book "Night of the Living Dummy" opens with Lindy popping her sister Kris' bubble because Kris wanted to prove she could blow a bigger one than Lindy.

[[AC: {{Western Animation}}]]

* In the ''TomAndJerry'' cartoon "The Bodyguard", Spike the dog comes to Jerry's rescue every time he whistles. Tom tries to stop him by feeding Jerry bubble gum so that he can't whistle. He eventually blows a huge bubble while trying, and when it pops, the whistle is so loud and hard it nearly blows Tom away.
* In one TitleCard on ''{{Arthur}}'' Binky [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jLUZc42x1Q#t=59s blows a bubble so big it pops,]] [[http://images.wikia.com/arthur/images/4/4a/Binkyblowsabubble.jpg leaving him stuck to the sides.]]

* The WesternAnimation/{{Dexters Laboratory}} episode "Now That's A Stretch" has Deedee blowing two head-sized bubble gum bubbles while sitting on the couch as Dexter looks on. Both bubble burst, with the first pop leaving Deedee's face covered in gum and the second one having her whole head covered in popped gum.
* This trope pops up twice (no pun intended) in ''TotallySpies!'' In the episode "Mommies Dearest", Alex pops a small piece of WOOHP brand bubble gum into her mouth as the spies are trapped inside a sauna and blows a monstrous-sized bubble. The bubble explodes, freeing the girls from the sauna but leaving them stuck for a bit in strands of popped gum.
** The other occurrence happens in "Halloween Is Like So Pagan" where Sam blows three colossal sized bubbles through out the episode - each from a small gumball. The huge bubbles result in huge pops with shockwaves and sticky gum temporarily stopping the zombies pursuing the spies.

* The WesternAnimation/{{Doug}} episode "Doug Battles the Rulemeister" has Beebe Bluff blowing up and popping a giant bubble in a Saturday detention.
* Huey blows and pops a giant bubble (from a small piece of gum) in the WesternAnimation/{{Ducktales}} episode "Time Teasers". He then peels the mess off his entire face to hamper the actions of a baseball player he froze in time.
** In the episode "Top Duck", Launchpad's little sister Loopy McQuack makes a huge bubble as she's flying. It bursts loudly, the bubble shown ripping apart.

* A Halloween episode of the 1980s Ruby-Spears cartoon "Marmaduke" (based on the comic strip) has the dog [[MST3KMantra going trick-or-treating]]. Marmaduke gets a small piece of bubble gum among his treats and blows a giant bubble with it, causing him to [[AllBalloonsHaveHelium to lift off the ground]]. His flight is cut short by a [[RuleOfFunny VERY SHARP weather vane]].

** A claymation short used near the end of the episode "[[{{Recap/MrBogusS2E4BookstoreBogus}} Bookstore Bogus]]" had Bogus find a piece of bubble gum in a cupboard in the attic, so he chews it, then blows a big bubble until it pops, leaving Bogus all covered with bubble gum.
** In the episode "[[{{Recap/MrBogusS2E8BogusToTheRescue}} Bogus To The Rescue]]", Brattus chews bubble gum then blows a bubble as a tactic to ward off Baddus and his meteor goons. The bubble doesn't pop as it just causes Baddus and his {{Mooks}} to rebound up into the sky, but it's when Bogus starts patting the giant bubble after that's over that it does pop, leaving Bogus all covered with gum.