# 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:** 1\ **Showing post:** 33
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2026, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-things-products-that-became-real/1031108/33 "2026-06-22T22:39:48Z")
Here’s another thread about that very subject, with a similar but not identical title: > [@Fictional events that eventually become reality? (Read the OP.)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-events-that-eventually-become-reality-read-the-op/1021077): > > This was brought to mind by the breaking news that Pee-Wee Herman’s bicycle is now really going to be in the Alamo: [https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/iconic-red-bike-1985-peewee-big-adventure-alamo-san-antonio-downtown/273-ae796b9c-ad34-41a1-9485-af586e8f61e1](https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/iconic-red-bike-1985-peewee-big-adventure-alamo-san-antonio-downtown/273-ae796b9c-ad34-41a1-9485-af586e8f61e1) Which reminds me that Cypress Hill eventually did play with the London Symphony Orchestra [[Cypress Hill, London Symphony Orchestra - Insane In The Brain (Live)] ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-Vd8UfYgiU) Any other examples if events like this? (I’m taking abou… --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-things-products-that-became-real/1031108)._