Line #14 Trivia/FunkoPop


1	* AscendedMeme:
2	** There are Pops of [[WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1989 Ariel]], [[WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}} Jasmine]], [[WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast Belle]], and WesternAnimation/{{Cinderella}} with glasses, referencing the "hipster Franchise/DisneyPrincess" meme.
3	** [[https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/61TVpRjfFFL._AC_SL1200_.jpg Wounded]] [[Film/JurassicPark Ian Malcolm]] wouldn't have been made if the sexiness of that ShirtlessScene hadn't gone memetic.
4	* {{Blooper}}: Each series has several missing numbers, and on some occasions duplicate numbers for two completely different Pops. Then again, could ''you'' keep count of them all?
5	** The numbering for the "Movies" series skips from 65 to 68, then from 72 to 76, 86 to 88, and 118 to 122. However, seeing how ''WesternAnimation/TheBoxtrolls'' Pops are numbers 119, 120, and 121 of the "Animation" series and the latter two numbers overlap with Pops for ''Manga/DragonBallZ'', it's very likely they are meant to be the missing numbers of the "Movies" series.
6	** ''Ride/TheHauntedMansion'' Pops mix up Gus and Phineas' names. The white glowing variants have their names corrected.
7	* DelayedReleaseTieIn: The UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic wrecked the schedules of the movie industry worldwide in 2020 and 2021 with theater closures and lockdowns, and dozens of productions slowed down or were halted for weeks or months and had their release dates delayed to 2021 and 2022. Consequently, a number of films had their Pop figures released around their original schedules with the films not releasing until months (sometimes over a year) later. Examples include ''Film/{{Mulan\|2020}}'', ''Film/WonderWoman1984'', ''Film/{{Black Widow\|2021}}'', ''Film/{{Dune\|2021}}'', ''Film/NoTimeToDie'' etc. One extreme case is ''WesternAnimation/MinionsTheRiseOfGru'' -- the figures were in stores over ''two years'' before the film's release in July 2022.
8	* DevelopmentHell:
9	** Carrie Kelley was teased along with several other Pops for ''ComicBook/BatmanTheDarkKnightReturns''. Her figure didn't come out until ''a year later''.
10	** Pops for ''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000'' were revealed at the 2017 London Toy Fair, but no release date or final designs have surfaced so far, even though just about everything else revealed alongside them has been given a release date. They were eventually announced with an October release date.
11	** Art for Snowman Jack and Harlequin Demon figures appear on the packaging of some ''WesternAnimation/TheNightmareBeforeChristmas'' Pops, though they have yet to be released.
12	* FollowTheLeader: After the surprise success of the ''Pop!'' line, there have been many imitators that follow the "vinyl figure with oversized head" formula, such as Banpresto's Q Posket, Nendoroid, [[Creator/UbiSoft Ubisoft Heroes]], Creator/{{Hasbro}}'s Mighty Muggs, Youtooz, and Franchise/{{Lego}}'s [=BrickHeadz=].
13	* MilestoneCelebration: Some particularly iconic franchises or films with get special anniversary figures, such as ''Film/JurassicPark'' (25th anniversary in 2018) or ''Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack'' (40th anniversary in 2020).
14	* ReferencedBy:
15	** In ''Webcomic/SleeplessDomain'', Tessa has [[https://www.sleeplessdomain.com/comic/chapter-12-page-02 a shelf in her room]] full of Team Alchemical merchandise, including an Alchemical Aether figurine with the ''Funko Pop!'' line's signature BlackBeadEyes and SuperDeformed head. The AltText refers to it as a [[BlandNameProduct "Punko Pop"]].
16	** ''VideoGame/CrueltySquad'' has the [[BlandNameProduct Chunkopops]] [sic], which are religiously collected by the Chunkopop G-Tech Exec in Paradise -- his room is filled to the brim with the stuff.
17	* ScrewedByTheLawyers: Creator/{{Hasbro}} has the licenses to make vinyl figures based off Creator/MarvelComics and ''Franchise/StarWars'', not Funko, so all Funko Pop! figures from those two franchises are bobbleheads.
18	* ShowAccuracyToyAccuracy: Since Pops are stylized, a good number of characters tend to look different than they do in their source material. However, a few of them, mostly those with a NonStandardCharacterDesign, look more like their regular selves. Examples include [[https://staticapp.icpsc.com/icp/loadimage.php/mogile/703908/aebe60a56f1fb0501e9ad56455d1676c/image/jpeg Boober]], [[https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0552/1401/products/33_AT_JakePOPGlam_1024x1024.jpg?v=1408731520 Jake the Dog]], [[http://popvinyls.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/12-GIR.jpg Gir]], [[http://popvinyls.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/dalek.jpg the Daleks]], [[http://popvinyls.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/31-R2D2.jpg R2-D2]], [[http://popvinyls.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/swedish.jpg the Swedish Chef]], and [[https://images.fun.com/blog/images/752/3479-1/minion-funko-pop-vinyl-toys.jpg the Minions]]. On the other hand, Pops based on cartoons that already have BlackBeadEyes tend to look pretty show-accurate, such as those for ''[[https://c.76.my/Malaysia/funko-pop-tv-adventure-time-fionna-jake-cake-lumpy-ice-king-figurine-gamehypermart-1605-19-gamehypermart@13.jpg Adventure Time]]'' and ''[[https://9to5toys.files.wordpress.com/2016/03/peanuts-pop-animation-series-vinyl-figures-by-funko-charlie-brown-lucy-van-pelt-linus-van-pelt-sally-brown.jpg?quality=82&strip=all Peanuts]]''.
19	** The figure for the dragon Caraxes in ''Series/HouseOfTheDragon'' notably lacks his trademark long neck and the large fins on his legs, looking too much like that series' own Syrax but recolored, while the two beasts look very different from each other.
20	** Speaking of Syrax, she looks like a barely modified dragon model from the ''Series/GameOfThrones'' line, while she's clearly a different breed of dragon compared to Drogon, Rhaegal and Viserion.
21	* SpoiledByTheMerchandise: Frequently guilty of this. After announcing the figures for [[spoiler: the baby Furies]] in ''WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragonTheHiddenWorld'' before the movie was even ''released'', they started preceding their more plot-sensitive figure announcements with spoiler warnings, starting with ''Film/AvengersEndgame''.
22	* TieInCereal: [=FunkO's=] Breakfast Cereal was made as an {{Homage}} to the trope by the toy line, with many of their collectible cereal boxes based off of specific characters and a miniature Funko figure as a prize. Such examples include [[Franchise/LiloAndStitch Stitch]], [[Franchise/ANightmareOnElmStreet Freddy Kreuger]], [[Franchise/FridayThe13th Jason Voorhees]], Film/{{Beetlejuice}}, Creator/{{Elvira\|MistressOfTheDark}}, ComicBook/HarleyQuinn, [[WesternAnimation/ThunderCats1985 Lion-O]], [[WesternAnimation/HeManAndTheMastersOfTheUniverse1983 Skeletor]], [[Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers the Red Ranger]], [[VideoGame/{{Cuphead}} Cuphead and Mugman]], [[WesternAnimation/TheHuckleberryHoundShow Huckleberry Hound]], Franchise/MegaMan and so on.
23	* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
24	** A line for ''Film/TheMummy2017'' was announced, only to be cancelled. There's speculation about the reasons, one being that Creator/TomCruise doesn't allow his likeness to be reproduced on toys (though that would be a stretch considering Pops are SuperDeformed to begin with).
25	** ''{{WesternAnimation/Rango}}'' was planned to have its titular character receive a Pop! Vinyl.
26	** ''Film/ReservoirDogs'' had a line announced but cancelled.
27	** There were leaked plans for a second wave of ''Film/SpaceJam'' figures in 2019 that would have included Michael Jordan and Daffy Duck, alongside a new Bugs Bunny.
28	** sakipopz, a prominent Funko leaker, had mentioned there were plans for a ''VideoGame/PaRappaTheRapper'' figure to be released around summer 2022 and (in a now deleted post) a line based on ''Manga/UruseiYatsura'' for summer 2023. It is unknown if either will ever be released.

Context Trivia / FunkoPop