History Main / AnyoneRememberPogs

Throughout human history, people have become obsessed over the darndest things, especially in the consumer-driven economy that sprung up during the 1950s. Hula hoops, pet rocks, disco, pins, breakdancing, various child stars, OneHitWonder bands, and of course, pogs were all once insanely popular, but like most fads [[FlashInThePanFad they faded away]], and these days most of us look back on all the hooplah and laugh.

** Let's not forget that that episode also had the band Music/Sum41 in it, whom are often forgot about today and are a remnant of the past.

* This was PlayedForDrama in the ''WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill'' episode "Reborn to Be Wild", where Bobby becomes a born-again Christian thanks to the influence of a [[TotallyRadical skateboarding ministry]]. Hank opposes Bobby's conversion not because he disagrees with it, but because he fears that Bobby is going about it the wrong way, and that something as important as his faith will turn out to be just another passing fad like his old VideoGame/{{Tamagotchi}}, Toys/BeanieBabies, and [[Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles Ninja Turtles]] costume currently collecting dust in the garage next to Hank's old Members Only jacket.
** Let's not forget that that episode also had the band Music/Sum41 in it, whom are often forgot about today and are a remnent of the past.

* [[http://pogressiveruin.com Pogressive Ruin]], a site dedicated to posting especially ridiculous pogs from a giant collection sold to a comic book shop.

** Let's not forget that that episode also had the band [[Music/Sum41]] in it, whom are often forgot today and are a remnent of the past.

Throughout human history, people have become obsessed over the darndest things, especially in the consumer-driven economy that sprung up during the 1950s. Hula hoops, pet rocks, disco, pins, breakdancing, various child stars, OneHitWonder bands, and of course, pogs were all once insanely popular, but like most fads they faded away, and these days most of us look back on all the hooplah and laugh.

* '''WesternAnimation/BojackHorseman''' has the backgrounds of flashbacks ('80s, '90s, and 2007) ''filled'' with references to the time period in question.

* In ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoSanAndreas'', the radio host of K-DST, Tommy "The Nightmare" Smith, mentions "Whatever happened to Love Fist?" at one point of his show. Love Fist was a fictional band from [[VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoViceCity Vice City]] that was [[BannedInChina banned in many countries]]. In 1992 (when San Andreas takes place), however, they're all but forgotten (which may also be a reference to how hair metal became DeaderThanDisco in the early 1990s). CJ meets two of the band's members later in the game; their star has long faded and they're just getting by as has-beens.

-->'''NOSTALGIA COMICS'''
-->'''I DON'T EVEN NEED TO DO ANYTHING CLEVER'''

If the show is ''about'' Remembering Pogs (humorously or seriously), we have ILoveTheExties. If it's a character who just can't leave his pogs behind, he's DiscoDan. If it's so ridiculous that the today's kids don't believe it was actually real, it's AluminumChristmasTrees. When the use of a widely popular fad ends up dating a work to a specific time period, it's UnintentionalPeriodPiece.

[[caption-width-right:320:Thankfully they are now DeaderThanDisco... Or are they?[[note]]Not really. Pogs were introduced in Mexico and south america as ''Tazos'' in the 90s and new ones continue to be released and be somewhat popular to this day. [[/note]]]]

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-->'''[[JustForFun/StatlerAndWaldorf Waldorf]]''': They seem to be using this page to discuss dead fads.\\
'''[[TheStinger Statler]]''': Hey! Do you remember ThoseTwoGuys who used to heckle Series/TheMuppetShow?\\
'''[[ThoseTwoGuys Both]]''': [[MemeticMutation Do-ho-ho-ho-hoh!]]

* '''WesternAnimation/BojackHorseman''' has the backgrounds of flashbacks ('80s, '90s, and 2007) ''filled'' with references to the time period in question.

If the show is ''about'' Remembering Pogs (humorously or seriously), we have ILoveTheExties. If it's a character who just can't leave his pogs behind, he's DiscoDan. If it's so ridiculous that the today's kids don't believe it was actually real, it's AluminumChristmasTrees.

If the show is ''about'' Remembering Pogs (humorously or seriously), we have ILoveTheExties. If it's a character who just can't leave his pogs behind, he's DiscoDan. If it's so ridiculous that the damn kids today don't believe it was actually real, it's AluminumChristmasTrees.

** Heck Arthur winds up creating a new fad by just popping a bottle cap. The kids instantly drop the new toys to get in on it and by episodes end, said toy is in the bargain bin.

[[caption-width-right:320:Thankfully they are now DeaderThanDisco... Or are they?]][[note]]Not really. Pogs were introduced in Mexico and south america in the 90s and continue to be released and somewhat popular to this day. They're called Tazos, however, not Pogs.[[/note]]

[[caption-width-right:320:Thankfully they are now DeaderThanDisco... Or are they?]]

* From ''Website/TheOnion'': [[http://www.theonion.com/video/internet-archaeologists-find-ruins-of-friendster-c,14389/ "Internet Archaeologists Find Ruins Of 'Friendster' Civilization"]] [[DontExplainTheJoke For those unfamiliar with Friendster]], the site was, in fact, still active long after it had been largely eclipsed, first by MySpace, then {{Facebook}} until it was killed in 2011.

* WebVideo/StuatAshen will occasionally refer to artificial 'collectible' fads of yesteryear such as beanie Babies and Pogs when reminding us of his ire toward things in the ilk of Pop! vinyl figures.

* In an ''Series/{{SCTV}}'' sketch, Creator/WoodyAllen was trying to do a film project with BobHope, but found his outlook too old-fashioned - Hope was just as put out by Allen's morose personality and tells him "Your mood ring is turning black." Allen replies "My ''mood ring'', what is this, 1968?"

-->'''[[StatlerAndWaldorf Waldorf]]''': They seem to be using this page to discuss dead fads.\\

* Youtube/Ashens will occasionally refer to artificial 'collectable' fads of yesteryear such as beanie Babies and Pogs when reminding us of his ire toward things in the ilk of Pop! vinyl figures.