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* Creator/RayWilliamJohnson included ''Oobi'' on an installment of ''Equals Three'' titled [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbv0BDLjGRc "Top 10 Weirdest Kids Shows."]]; they respond to it by pitching their idea for a better Oobi-like kids' show... [[SubvertedKidsShow that drops an F-bomb]].
* WebVideo/WatchMojo also featured it as part of its countdown [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8vMJxufwNc "Top 10 Kids Shows That Parents Find Annoying."]]
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* Creator/RayWilliamJohnson Ray William Johnson included ''Oobi'' on an installment of ''Equals Three'' ''WebVideo/EqualsThree'' titled [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbv0BDLjGRc "Top 10 Weirdest Kids Shows."]]; they respond to it by pitching their idea for a better Oobi-like kids' show... [[SubvertedKidsShow that drops an F-bomb]].
*WebVideo/WatchMojo [=WatchMojo=] also featured it as part of its countdown [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8vMJxufwNc "Top 10 Kids Shows That Parents Find Annoying."]]
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* Creator/RayWilliamJohnson included ''Oobi'' on an installment of ''Equals Three'' titled [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbv0BDLjGRc "Top 10 Weirdest Kids Shows."]]"]]; they respond to it by pitching their idea for a better Oobi-like kids' show... [[SubvertedKidsShow that involves fornication]].
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* [[DethroningMoment/WatchMojo WatchMojo]] WebVideo/WatchMojo also featured it as part of its countdown [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8vMJxufwNc "Top 10 Kids Shows That Parents Find Annoying."]]
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* ''Alternadad'': The chapter "Endless Summer" describes his son watching Creator/{{Noggin}}. Neal calls Oobi and WesternAnimation/{{Oswald}} his favorite shows on the channel, then describes what sets them apart from the others. He calls Grampu the best character and says: "[[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/oobi/images/4/4d/Oobi-page-in-Alternadad.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20200427052427 He made funny faces when he had to eat the awful food the kids cooked for him, and he also flirted with Oobi's piano teacher.]]"
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* ''Magazine/{{Mad}}'': The volume from May 2004 (Issue #441) includes a comic called "David Letterman's Baby", where at one point, the baby version of David Letterman is watching Oobi and introducing him to Elmo.
--> "[[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/oobi/images/3/3a/Oobi-in-Mad-Magazine.png/revision/latest?cb=20200427044250 Oobi... Elmo! Elmo... Oobi! Oobi... Elmo!]]"
* ''Magazine/{{Mad}}'': The volume from May 2004 (Issue #441) includes a comic called "David Letterman's Baby", where at one point, the baby version of David Letterman is watching Oobi and introducing him to Elmo.
--> "[[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/oobi/images/3/3a/Oobi-in-Mad-Magazine.png/revision/latest?cb=20200427044250 Oobi... Elmo! Elmo... Oobi! Oobi... Elmo!]]"
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* ''Series/InaiInaiBaa'' features two characters resembling Oobi ones named Pakupaku-san and Pakuko, who are puppets of this style performed by Wanwan.
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* ''Series/InaiInaiBaa'' features two characters resembling Oobi ones named Pakupaku-san and Pakuko, who are talking hands covered in white fur.
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[[AC:LiveActionTV]]
* From 2007-08, ''Oobi'' was featured regularly on ''Series/TheSoup'' during the "What the Kids Are Watching" segment. Each week, the host Creator/JoelMcHale would show a strange clip from a kids' show and provide sarcastic commentary on it. Since ''Oobi'' is known for looking bizarre in and out of context, it was one of the most frequently featured programs. Some notable clips/moments were:
** The scene from "Showtime!" where Oobi and Kako's mouths are glued together. Naturally, [=McHale=] likened them to gay lovers kissing and even compared it to an orgy. A short clip from the segment can be watched [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgesm_NbNJg here.]]
** The scene from "Uma Bathroom!" where Uma is CoveredInMud and sitting on the toilet. Covered in mud...toilet...it's not very difficult to figure out what comparisons were drawn when this was featured.
** Let's not forget this gem of a quote from Joel: "You know what they say: 'Big hands, fucking weird TV show.'"
* In 2016, [[http://tvline.com/2016/07/26/disney-channel-pilot-talking-right-hand-guy/ it was announced]] that Creator/DisneyChannel had greenlit a pilot inspired by ''Oobi'' titled "Right Hand Guy." The pilot takes a different approach to the talking hand concept (it's about a kid whose hand becomes a sentient puppet) but still sounds promising.
[[AC:[[MusicVideoTropes Music Videos]]]]
* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGHevQoWsGA music video]] for [[Music/{{Fun}} Nate Ruess]]'s "Dog Problems" was also inspired by ''Oobi'' and stars an Oobi caricature of Ruess. The lyrics tell the heart-wrenching story of a real-life breakup between Nate and his former girlfriend. The fantastic use of Oobi puppets and a series of increasingly intricate parodies (the finale being an Oobi version of Music/{{Queen}}'s "Bohemian Rhapsody") make this poignant video a must-watch.
[[AC:PuppetShows]]
* As mentioned on the main article, ''El Compayito'' was named after Oobi when he first appeared on Creator/{{Televisa}}.
* ''Lejo'', a series of wordless musical skits on ''Series/{{Sesamstraat}}'' featuring the same type of hand puppets, was advertised as the Dutch equivalent to ''Oobi''. It is actually quite unique and worth watching separately.
[[AC:WebComics]]
* [[http://www.mezzacotta.net/garfield/?comic=1559 This]] ''Webcomic/SquareRootOfMinusGarfield'' strip, titled "Garfield Plus Oobi," features Jon annoying Garfield with a furry puppet named Hondo. Garfield shreds the puppet and Oobi is underneath it on Jon's hand.
** [[http://www.mezzacotta.net/garfield/?comic=1696 A sequel]] to the comic was made less than a year later, titled "Double Shred." It's the same comic but with Garfield shredding both Hondo and Jon's Oobi eyes.
[[AC:WebOriginal]]
* Creator/JohnGreen, best known for writing ''Literature/TheFaultInOurStars'', played Oobi in a 2007 video on the ''WebVideo/VlogBrothers'' channel. Titled "How to Write a Book Proposal," [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7GOut8eO2g the video]] features Oobi discussing book proposals with a sock puppet.
** Nearly a decade later in March 2017, his brother Creator/HankGreen tweeted [[https://twitter.com/hankgreen/status/838550548244795392 this photo]] with Grampu from ''Oobi'' on the bottom right. He said that he received it in an anonymous email, and of course, Nerdfighters were quick to assume John sent the photo as a sort of callback.
* Creator/RayWilliamJohnson included ''Oobi'' on an installment of ''Equals Three'' titled [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbv0BDLjGRc "Top 10 Weirdest Kids Shows."]]
* [[DethroningMoment/WatchMojo WatchMojo]] also featured it as part of its countdown [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8vMJxufwNc "Top 10 Kids Shows That Parents Find Annoying."]]
[[AC:WesternAnimation]]
* The ''WesternAnimation/FanboyAndChumChum'' episode "[=GameBoy=]" has Fanboy making a hand puppet that looks suspiciously like Oobi.
[[AC:LiveActionTV]]
* From 2007-08, ''Oobi'' was featured regularly on ''Series/TheSoup'' during the "What the Kids Are Watching" segment. Each week, the host Creator/JoelMcHale would show a strange clip from a kids' show and provide sarcastic commentary on it. Since ''Oobi'' is known for looking bizarre in and out of context, it was one of the most frequently featured programs. Some notable clips/moments were:
** The scene from "Showtime!" where Oobi and Kako's mouths are glued together. Naturally, [=McHale=] likened them to gay lovers kissing and even compared it to an orgy. A short clip from the segment can be watched [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgesm_NbNJg here.]]
** The scene from "Uma Bathroom!" where Uma is CoveredInMud and sitting on the toilet. Covered in mud...toilet...it's not very difficult to figure out what comparisons were drawn when this was featured.
** Let's not forget this gem of a quote from Joel: "You know what they say: 'Big hands, fucking weird TV show.'"
* In 2016, [[http://tvline.com/2016/07/26/disney-channel-pilot-talking-right-hand-guy/ it was announced]] that Creator/DisneyChannel had greenlit a pilot inspired by ''Oobi'' titled "Right Hand Guy." The pilot takes a different approach to the talking hand concept (it's about a kid whose hand becomes a sentient puppet) but still sounds promising.
[[AC:[[MusicVideoTropes Music Videos]]]]
* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGHevQoWsGA music video]] for [[Music/{{Fun}} Nate Ruess]]'s "Dog Problems" was also inspired by ''Oobi'' and stars an Oobi caricature of Ruess. The lyrics tell the heart-wrenching story of a real-life breakup between Nate and his former girlfriend. The fantastic use of Oobi puppets and a series of increasingly intricate parodies (the finale being an Oobi version of Music/{{Queen}}'s "Bohemian Rhapsody") make this poignant video a must-watch.
[[AC:PuppetShows]]
* As mentioned on the main article, ''El Compayito'' was named after Oobi when he first appeared on Creator/{{Televisa}}.
* ''Lejo'', a series of wordless musical skits on ''Series/{{Sesamstraat}}'' featuring the same type of hand puppets, was advertised as the Dutch equivalent to ''Oobi''. It is actually quite unique and worth watching separately.
[[AC:WebComics]]
* [[http://www.mezzacotta.net/garfield/?comic=1559 This]] ''Webcomic/SquareRootOfMinusGarfield'' strip, titled "Garfield Plus Oobi," features Jon annoying Garfield with a furry puppet named Hondo. Garfield shreds the puppet and Oobi is underneath it on Jon's hand.
** [[http://www.mezzacotta.net/garfield/?comic=1696 A sequel]] to the comic was made less than a year later, titled "Double Shred." It's the same comic but with Garfield shredding both Hondo and Jon's Oobi eyes.
[[AC:WebOriginal]]
* Creator/JohnGreen, best known for writing ''Literature/TheFaultInOurStars'', played Oobi in a 2007 video on the ''WebVideo/VlogBrothers'' channel. Titled "How to Write a Book Proposal," [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7GOut8eO2g the video]] features Oobi discussing book proposals with a sock puppet.
** Nearly a decade later in March 2017, his brother Creator/HankGreen tweeted [[https://twitter.com/hankgreen/status/838550548244795392 this photo]] with Grampu from ''Oobi'' on the bottom right. He said that he received it in an anonymous email, and of course, Nerdfighters were quick to assume John sent the photo as a sort of callback.
* Creator/RayWilliamJohnson included ''Oobi'' on an installment of ''Equals Three'' titled [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbv0BDLjGRc "Top 10 Weirdest Kids Shows."]]
* [[DethroningMoment/WatchMojo WatchMojo]] also featured it as part of its countdown [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8vMJxufwNc "Top 10 Kids Shows That Parents Find Annoying."]]
[[AC:WesternAnimation]]
* The ''WesternAnimation/FanboyAndChumChum'' episode "[=GameBoy=]" has Fanboy making a hand puppet that looks suspiciously like Oobi.
