Yoyos in pop culture

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Drew Tetz made a 3D-printed version and has shared the file on his website.

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Hey guys I am updating the wiki page yoyos in the media. Since this page was created in 2005 I figured we needed to make the content more modern and get some better UI experience in there. I am finishing up migrating the content over to category pages

And also adding extra entries I am aware of and tapping into my network of people to get more details. Still a major work in progress and if you have more mentions, or can provide more details on content above, please either get a wiki account and get the content up or you can chuck it on here for me to take it. Thanks.

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Saw this on one of the Simpsons Tree house of Horror episodes. Yoyo planes around the 0:55 mark, enjoy!

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I saw this one the other day too, would be so cool if it was metal haha:

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At a book fair with my daughters… 4 and 7 y/o…





I had to buy the book. I’ll read it to my girls this weekend.

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Very cool and imagine that! It’s obvious a real thrower was involved as it actually looks authentic!

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This was on The Chive today. Not sure if it’s pop culture really but :man_shrugging:

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I couldn’t find pictures online but on Cuphead season 3 episode 1, Cuphead plays with a yo-yo. Even walks the dog and rocks the cradle!

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Ladybug and Cat Noir. According to the site: Yo-yo | Miraculous Ladybug Wiki | Fandom

“I can do incredible things with my yo-yo. The string goes on forever, and I can use it to move around or tie up my opponents. I can even make it spin super fast to use it as a shield.”

… But can she boingy-boing?

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by the looks of it, possibly the magicyoyo K1

Home Alone: When the annoying neighbor kid Mitch Murphy snoops through the McCallister family’s bags, he finds a yoyo. You can see it around the 1:52 mark in this clip.

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“It’s a fact, you can’t stay mad at anybody when you’re playing with a yo-yo”

Monk is a severely underrated show btw

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I stumbled onto this in Craigslist. My apologies if it breaks any rules; but it was too funny not to post:




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My kiddo bought that book from the school’s book fair.

Also the new Grass starter in Pokemon Violet/Scarlet evolves into Floragato who seems to use a yoyo.

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Urusei Yatsura 2022 (Ep.10)

Surprising to see a good ol russell comeback

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by the looks of it, im pretty sure that was a duncan ballistic but spray painted with gold. The profile and caps are identical.

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I think that the Ballistic has a flatter rim than this and the sounds it makes reminds me of a clutched, auto-return device. If it is a Ballistic, Duncan’s first bearing yoyo let’s not forget, then the string must have been quadruple wrapped to get such a return from the end of the string.

Season 6 finale of Rick and Morty had Rick using a yoyo as a not caring joke. Sure it was just going up and down, yet how many of us has that been. :slight_smile:

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Saw that the villain in Despicable Me 3 used a high-tech yo-yo to break into a safe:

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