# Fictional things/products that became real **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** movies\ **Created:** [June 22, 2026, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-things-products-that-became-real/1031108 "2026-06-22T18:10:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2026, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-things-products-that-became-real/1031108/101 "2026-06-24T19:36:14Z")
> [@Moriarty](#): > > Bill Watterson famously decided to never license his comic, and that’s the reason it was never sullied by something like an animated cartoon. All of those pictures of Calvin peeing are bootleg. > > I respect his choice. > > But I was always disappointed that he didn’t authorize a Hobbes tiger, if only to allow lots of kids to get their hands on the same imaginary best friend as he depicted. Yeah, a Hobbes plushie would be nice. According to Wiki Watterson did Okay two calendars and a educational book called “Teaching with Calvin and Hobbes”. ---
**Author:** ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2026, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-things-products-that-became-real/1031108/102 "2026-06-24T20:44:30Z")
I’m still waiting for Chocolate Frosted Sugar Bombs. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2026, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-things-products-that-became-real/1031108/103 "2026-06-25T00:15:48Z")
OMG- there is a recipe for them! > **[Chocolate Frosted Sugar Bombs - Alison's Wonderland Recipes](https://wonderlandrecipes.com/2018/08/23/chocolate-frosted-sugar-bombs/?srsltid=AfmBOoov3woSGB9_AtwVs-RVkVE8Aj2NdTJDxZvpul_cVLyaBC-HAwRk)** > >     If there’s one iconic food from the Calvin and Hobbes comics, it’s Chocolate Frosted Sugar Bombs. Calvin eats three bowls every Saturday for breakfast, and it’s hinted throughout the comics that it could be linked to his hyperactivity and short... > _If there’s one iconic food from the Calvin and Hobbes comics, it’s Chocolate Frosted Sugar Bombs. Calvin eats three bowls every Saturday for breakfast, and it’s hinted throughout the comics that it could be linked to his hyperactivity and short attention span. With its astronomical sugar and caffeine content, this is one intense cereal, and Calvin scoops on EXTRA sugar to boot! The C&H comics that feature Chocolate Frosted Sugar Bombs are some of my favorites, so of course I chose it as the dessert for our menu._ The OG Cocoa Puffs may qualify as closest in real cereals, but General Mills has changed the recipe ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2026, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-things-products-that-became-real/1031108/104 "2026-06-25T00:42:17Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > Yeah, a Hobbes plushie would be nice. According to Wiki Watterson did Okay two calendars and a educational book called “Teaching with Calvin and Hobbes”. I had the calendars. They were great for my office wall. I agree on the Hobbes plushie. I do have a stuffed tiger that my wife bought as a souvenir of a trip to the zoo, but it’s not Hobbes. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2026, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-things-products-that-became-real/1031108/105 "2026-06-25T00:42:30Z")
> [@commasense](#): > > I’m not a huge Harry Potter fan, but I know that one can now buy magic wands. No you can’t. You can buy plastic toys that look like magic wands. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2026, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-things-products-that-became-real/1031108/106 "2026-06-25T00:43:53Z")
I’m reminded of the Big Bang Theory episode when Raj orders a “genuine Harry Potter magic wand” off somebody on the internet. “He sent me a stick!” ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2026, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-things-products-that-became-real/1031108/107 "2026-06-25T00:47:29Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > I agree on the Hobbes plushie. I do have a stuffed tiger that my wife bought as a souvenir of a trip to the zoo, but it’s not Hobbes. I searched- Amazon has _Attatoy Regit the Plush Tiger Toy, 17-Inch Tall Striped Sitting Tiger Stuffed Animal_ and Etsy says they have them, named Hobbes- and looking like that tiger. ---
**Author:** ![Moriarty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moriarty/32/49_2.png) [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2026, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-things-products-that-became-real/1031108/108 "2026-06-25T00:56:20Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > Amazon has _Attatoy Regit the Plush Tiger Toy, 17-Inch Tall Striped Sitting Tiger Stuffed Animal_ I have to agree that it’s a pretty good version. Slap Hobbes’ name on it and give Mr. Watterson a few million dollars. I don’t see anything unseemly about that. [![](https://i.ibb.co/q3w9RVxf/IMG-2238.png) ](https://i.ibb.co/q3w9RVxf/IMG-2238.png) Compare the source material: [![](https://i.ibb.co/PsLZMHxz/IMG-2239.jpg) ](https://i.ibb.co/PsLZMHxz/IMG-2239.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2026, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-things-products-that-became-real/1031108/109 "2026-06-25T02:09:15Z")
Doonesbury’s music character got credited for the _[Jimmy Thudpucker’s Greatest Hits](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Thudpucker)_ album in 1977. Click over and look at the list of personnel. That’s a Hall of Fame collection. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2026, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-things-products-that-became-real/1031108/110 "2026-06-25T02:35:49Z")
After _Metalocalypse_ became a hit on Adult Swim, Brendon Small actually put together a live band and has done several tours as Dethklok, singing and playing lead guitar alongside a second guitarist, bassist, and drummer, with animated music videos on a big screen and clips of the band’s fictional members in between songs. I saw them live twice and it was a lot of fun. ---
**Author:** ![markn\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2026, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-things-products-that-became-real/1031108/111 "2026-06-27T00:35:59Z")
Patrick Rothfuss’s _Kingkiller Chronicle_ describes a fictional board game called Tak, although not in any great detail. Later, Rothfuss and James Ernest fleshed out the rules to make it a real game. You can buy physical tak sets, or play online. The [US Tak Association](https://ustak.org) sponsors online tournaments. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2026, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-things-products-that-became-real/1031108/112 "2026-06-27T00:39:03Z")
> [@markn\_1](#): > > Patrick Rothfuss’s _Kingkiller Chronicle_ I assume the game never finishes? 🙀 🤪 The series which will never be finished, despite the fact Rothfuss already got paid a large advance for the third book. pisses me off. ---
**Author:** ![markn\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2026, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-things-products-that-became-real/1031108/113 "2026-06-27T01:02:59Z")
Yeah, it’s a damn shame. The first two books were very good. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2026, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-things-products-that-became-real/1031108/114 "2026-06-27T01:59:34Z")
Edgar Rice Burroughs also published rules for the Martian chess game that shows up in one of the John Carter rules. But the game sucks. It’s really easy to force a draw, and if you’re so testosterone-poisoned that you refuse to accept a draw (like, say, most Barsoomians), then any player who is willing to accept a draw will easily beat you. ---
**Author:** ![bump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2026, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-things-products-that-became-real/1031108/115 "2026-10-20T18:15:38Z")
Yeah, I remember watching that movie not long after it came out and wondering why my own BB gun didn’t have any of that stuff. > [@Smapti](#): > > After _Metalocalypse_ became a hit on Adult Swim, Brendon Small actually put together a live band and has done several tours as Dethklok, singing and playing lead guitar alongside a second guitarist, bassist, and drummer, with animated music videos on a big screen and clips of the band’s fictional members in between songs. I saw them live twice and it was a lot of fun. I thought he already had the band, and they were just doing the music used within the show, then chose to actually go on tour, release albums, etc… due to the popularity of the show. ---
**Author:** ![xtenkfarpl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/c2a13f/32.png) [@xtenkfarpl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xtenkfarpl)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2026, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-things-products-that-became-real/1031108/116 "2026-10-20T18:26:41Z")
> [@Stratocaster](#): > > Anything else come to mind Hasn’t anyone mentioned transparent aluminium yet? Aluminium oxynitride. It’s real. ---
**Author:** ![squidfood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a87d85/32.png) [@squidfood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squidfood)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2026, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-things-products-that-became-real/1031108/117 "2026-10-20T21:54:54Z")
> [@markn\_1](#): > > You can buy physical tak sets, or play online. I’ve seen two versions of the Star Trek original series 3D multi-board chess set - I had one from a garage sale many years ago, wasn’t a very good game beyond the novelty, or at least those invented rules weren’t. Tak on the other hand is quite a nice abstract strategy game, but then James Ernest is a heck of a good game designer. ---
**Author:** ![motu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/motu/32/259_2.png) [@motu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/motu)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2026, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-things-products-that-became-real/1031108/118 "2026-10-20T23:42:12Z")
Jones Soda issued a Sunset Sarsaparilla based on Fallout 3. > **[Amazon.com : Fallout Sunset Sarsaparilla 12oz Jones Soda | 4 Pack : Grocery &...](https://www.amazon.com/Fallout-Sunset-Sarsaparilla-Jones-Soda/dp/B0FXYX43BN)** > > Fallout x Jones Soda: Refresh your thirst for this hit video game with a bottle of Sunset Sarsaparilla ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2026, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-things-products-that-became-real/1031108/119 "2026-10-21T00:23:19Z")
One of the plot lines in _Quantumania_ was that Scott Lang aka Ant-Man had cashed in after the events of _Endgame_ by writing an autobiography titled _Look Out for the Little Guy!_. A few months later, the book was actually released. ---
**Author:** ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2026, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-things-products-that-became-real/1031108/120 "2026-10-21T00:30:38Z")
Which reminds me: on _Jane the Virgin_, Jane Villanueva spends most of Season 3 writing a novel titled _Snow Falling_. It was published in real life during Season 4, as ghostwritten by Caridad Piñero. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-things-products-that-became-real/1031108.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-things-products-that-became-real/1031108.md?page=7)