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Wacky Pomo (sometimes stylized as Wacky PoMo, short for Wacky Postmodern) was a marketing aesthetic popular from the early 1990s to mid-2000s, primarily in children's marketing. It relies on cartoonish visuals associated with midcentury 1940s-60s cartoons, similar to other aesthetics such as Googie Kitsch and Memphis Lite.
Visuals[]
- Abstract shapes and patterns
- Slime
- Space and science fiction-related themes
- Amusement and play centers
- Cartoonish technology
- Exaggerated imagery
- Varied and usage of bright colors
- Animation
- Wacky fonts (i.e. Funhouse)
History[]
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Media[]
Television[]
- Pee-Wee's Playhouse (1986-1990)
- Double Dare (1986-1993)
- The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley (1988)
- Hey Vern, It's Ernest! (1988)
- Gumby Adventures (1988)
- Beetlejuice (1989-1991)
- Fox Kids (1990-1998 era)
- The Idiot Box (1991)
- The Ren & Stimpy Show (1991-1996)
- Yo Yogi! (1991)
- Barney & Friends (1992-2010)
- Lift-Off! (1992-1995)
- Ugo Ugo Ruga (1992-1995)
- Nick Arcade (1992)
- Nickelodeon Guts (1992-1996)
- Animaniacs (1993-1998)
- VeggieTales (1993-2023)
- The Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog (1993)
- Rocko's Modern Life (1993-1996)
- The Moxy Show (1993-1996)
- Bump in the Night (1994-1996)
- Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1995-2000)
- Dumb and Dumber: The Animated Series (1995-1996)
- The Mask: The Animated Series (1995-1997)
- KaBlam! (1996-2000)
- Squirt (1996-2006)
- Stickin' Around (1996-1998)
- 101 Dalmatians: The Series (1997-1998)
- Cow and Chicken (1997-1999)
- I Am Weasel (1997-2000)
- Figure It Out (1997-1999)
- The Angry Beavers (1997-2003)
- The Wiggles (1997-present)
- Uh Oh! (1997-2003)
- Teletoon (1997)
- Histeria! (1998-2000)
- Oggy and the Cockroaches (1998-2019)
- The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald (1998-2003)
- Zoog Disney (1998-2002)
- SpongeBob SquarePants (1999-present)
- Weird-Ohs (1999-2000)
- Tweenies (1999-2002)
- Crashbox (1999-2000)
- Zoom (1999-2005)
- Wipeout (1999-2000)
- A Little Curious (1999-1999)
- Teacher's Pet (2000-2003)
- Nanalan' (2000-2003)
- The Hoobs (2001-2003)
- Bits & Bobs (2002-2005)
- Cyberchase (2002-present)
- Dick & Dom in da Bungalow (2002-2006)
- The Eggs (2004-2005)
- Smiling Friends (2022-present)
- The Amazing Digital Circus (2023-present)
Films[]
- Porky in Wackyland (1938)
- Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure (1977)
- Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)
- Pee-Wee's Big Adventure (1985)
- Ernest Goes to Camp (1988)
- Who Framed Roger Rabbit? (1988)
- Big Top Pee-Wee (1988)
- Beetlejuice (1988)
- Knick Knack (1989)
- Ernest Goes to Jail (1990)
- Cool World (1992)
- The Mask (1994)
- Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994)
- Gumby: The Movie (1995)
- Liar, Liar (1997)
- Monkeybone (2001)
- The Cat in the Hat (2003)
- Son of the Mask (2005)
- Chicken Little (2005)
- Home (2015)
- Pee-Wee's Big Holiday (2016)
- The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie (2025)
- FruitHead (2025)
Video Games[]
- Leisure Suit Larry (1987-2020)
- Kid Pix (franchise, 1989-2018)
- Toejam & Earl (1991)
- Sam & Max Hit the Road (1993)
- Day of the Tentacle (1993)
- Twisted: The Game Show (1993)
- Mortal Kombat II (1993) (Friendship and Babality finishing moves)
- Sega Channel (1994-1998)
- Microsoft 3D Movie Maker (1995)
- Putt-Putt Saves the Zoo (1995)
- Zoop (1995)
- Bubsy 3D (1996)
- Nickelodeon 3D Movie Maker (1996)
- Normality (1996)
- PaRappa the Rapper (1996)
- SimTunes (1996)
- Stay Tooned (1996)
- Toonstruck (1996)
- Who's Fat Lou? (1996)
- Yoshi's Story (1997)
- Sega World Sydney (1997–2000)
- Rolypolys no Nanakorobiyaoki (1997)
- Headrush (1998)
- Glover (1998)
- Nickelodeon Clickamajigs (late 1990s-early 2000s)
- Phantom Investigators (2002)
- Whacked! (2002)
- Mortal Kombat: Deception (2004) (Puzzle Kombat)
- It's Mr. Pants (2005)
- Psychonauts (2005)
- Mortal Kombat: Armageddon (2006) (Motor Kombat)
- World of Padman (2007)
- Bit.Trip Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien (2013)
- Runner3 (2018)
- Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout (2020)
Musical Artists[]
- Aqua
- The Cartoons
- Devo
- Oingo Boingo
- Jacob Mann
- Haruomi Hosono
- Mr. Bungle
- Toshinobu Kubota (Such a Funky Thang!, Futarino Orchestra)
- "Weird Al" Yankovic
- They Might Be Giants
- The Chick Corea Elektric Band
- Plus-Tech Squeeze Box
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