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* ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' focused an episode on Kyle's difficulty in getting in with the recent [[{{Phonymon}} Chinpokomon]] trend. Every time he ran to the toy store to get the latest part of the fad, he would return to find his friends had already moved onto the next new item.

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* ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' focused an episode on Kyle's difficulty in getting in with the recent [[{{Phonymon}} Chinpokomon]] trend. Every time he ran to the toy store to get the latest part of the fad, he would return to find his friends had already moved onto the next new item. Creator/TreyParkerAndMattStone wrote the episode assuming that ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' would eventually fall under this trope like many fads before it... [[ItWillNeverCatchOn not anticipating it would have enough staying power]] [[LongRunner to last for decades]] [[CashCowFranchise and become the largest media franchise in the world]]. Whoops.
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* ''ComicBook/SunnySeries'': [[PeriodPiece Being set]] in The70s, the books mention a lot of fads and popular shows of the era. Sunny gets a [[SeventiesHair fashionable haircut]] to resemble Dorothy Hamill's iconic style, the Wedge (but doesn't like it), she weaves pot holders on a simple loom for presents, and she gets her brother Dale a Pet Rock as a Christmas gift (which he blows off at first, but later uses as [[IHaveThisFriend an explanation of his feelings at]] being sent to MilitarySchool due to his [[DrugsAreBad substance abuse]]).

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* ''ComicBook/SunnySeries'': [[PeriodPiece Being set]] in The70s, the books mention a lot of fads and popular shows of the era. Sunny gets a [[SeventiesHair fashionable haircut]] to resemble Dorothy Hamill's iconic style, the Wedge (but doesn't like it), she weaves pot holders on a simple loom for presents, and she gets her brother Dale a Pet Rock as a Christmas gift (which he blows off at first, but later uses as [[IHaveThisFriend an explanation of his feelings at]] being sent to MilitarySchool due to his [[DrugsAreBad substance abuse]]). When her parents decide to refurbish their basement, her dad has her bring her old dolls up to her room to store until it's done, which include a [[https://www.modbarbies.com/mod-barbies-blog/1974-dusty-and-skye-dolls-by-kenner Dusty doll]], a {{doll|s}} who was shaped "realistically." When debate team starts, one of the first debates involves her defending ''Bottle Caps'' candy, which were introduced in the decade. Her parents throw a fondue party, which she has to assist at.

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