- Memetic Molester: The Pin Cushion Man's gotten this treatment in recent years, due to a combination of his predatory behavior and the fact that one of his pins makes it look like he has an erection.
- Nightmare Fuel: The Pin Cushion Man popping various balloon creatures.
- Unfortunate Character Design: The Pin Cushion Man is shaped to look like a safety pin, which his head and mouth being the clasp forming his head and mouth. However, when the pin point is unclasped, it looks like an erect penis sticking out of his cushion.
- Values Dissonance:
- Several of the inhabitants of Balloon Land look like blackface caricatures, with dopey expressions and crossed eyes. They're also the first to get popped.
- The Pincushion Man adopts a Yiddish accent to con his way through the gate of Balloon Land, most likely referencing distrust for Jewish merchants in that era.
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