Fictional Products
Not a Product but an entire family of them, their terrible track record, especially in roadrunner catching plots, makes you wonder how they stay in business at all!
What is the Acme Corporation?
This Canadian answer to M&M's asked you: When you eat (me), do you eat the red ones last?
What are Smarties?
This "Group" is actually a term for the depressing coincidence of musicians to die at a particular age. It's "Members" include Janis Joplin, Kurt Cobain and Amy Winehouse.
What is The 27 Club?
While Americans got Pokemon Red and Blue in 1996, in Japan, Blue was instead this colour. Maybe they wanted to prevent confusion for the colourblind?
What is Green?
Getting mad over your performance (or your opponent's) is known as becoming this particular flavour.
What is (getting) Salty?
Maybe if this restaurant's owner spent more time on his own menu and less time trying to steal the Krabby Patty formula, the place would be doing a lot better!
What is the Chum Bucket?
This kids show host had a "tickle trunk", full of costumes and props for exploring the magic of make believe, and learning various lessons.
Who is Mr. Dressup?
In 1967, the Prime Minister of this country was last seen swimming at a beach. No trace of him was found after, prompting conspiracies galore.
What is Australia?
Think some pokemon are overrated? You're not alone. In 2020, a popularity poll ran by The Pokemon Company itself ranked Pikachu at 19th, Charizard at 4th, and Lucario in 2nd! This pokemon, instead, was number one.
Who/What is Greninja?
The family of fighters with similar movesets such as Ryu, Ken, Akuma, Sakura and more were given this bland term for their similarities, before attempts to diversify them were taken.
What is a Shoto-clone?
We don't know if it's an Energy Drink, a Soda, or what, but this stuff gives Fortnite players an added level of protection by granting shield points.
What is Slurp?
Youtube short length before youtube shorts, these videos often played in between tv programs on canadian TV, teaching canadians quickly about notable people and events from their history.
What are Heritage Minutes?
This early internet site for unusual or just stupid deaths celebrated people who "improved the gene pool by removing themselves from it".
What is the Darwin Awards?
Before Sword and Shield, this particular type had never been used for a Gym Leader before. At least some Elite Fours gave it love.
What is the Dark type?
In team-based fighting games, catching two enemy team members in a combo is known as a Happy Birthday. Catching 3 is known as this other special event.
What is a Merry Christmas?
This product from Ren and Stimpy keeps its marketing simple.
"If it's not Gritty Kitty, it stinks."
What is Cat/Kitty Litter?
Running in the 70's and 80's, this comedy show's "Great White North" segment might be responsible for the outside world's perception of Canadian Accents.
What is SCTV?
While he instead committed suicide, Park Ranger Roy Sullivan claimed to have survived this potentially lethal disaster SEVEN times.
What is being struck by lightning?
This seemingly out-of-place pokemon was part of a strategy that rocketed Se-Jun Park to victory in 2014, proving tiers can always be shaken up.
Who/What is Pachirisu?
Famous for his trash talk and toxic attitude, this FGC Streamer is actually banned not just from specific tournaments, but the entirety of events affiliated with EVO.
Who is Dalauan "Low Tier God" Sparrow?
This fictional Basketball Player from The Proud Family will put his name on anything...quality of the product or service is not a concern.
Who is Wizard Kelly?
A square kilometer of this region of France was declared "the eternal property of Canada" in recognition of their efforts there in World War One. A memorial occupies the space.
What is Vimy Ridge?
In 1184, As many as 60 attendees of a land dispute in Erfurt drowned when the space for their meeting crumbled, dumping much of the delegation into this.
What is a latrine/cesspit?
Pokemon's TCG couldn't make cards of this particular pokemon for nearly 2 decades after Illusionist Uri Geller filed multiple lawsuits, claiming it was an insulting reference to him. In 2020, he apologized for his actions.
Who/What is Kadabra?
Evo Moment 37 is a famous clip of two Third Strike players in a tense moment, before an entire 15 hit super combo is successfully parried and countered. This technique is now named after the player who pulled it off.
What is the Daigo Parry?