# What pop culture items would you add to the Smithsonian? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 19, 2013, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-pop-culture-items-would-you-add-to-the-smithsonian/661363 "2013-06-19T14:53:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![YogSothoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8edcca/32.png) [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2013, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-pop-culture-items-would-you-add-to-the-smithsonian/661363/21 "2013-06-20T00:55:09Z")
The Simpsons couch ---
**Author:** ![Ranger\_Jeff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranger_jeff/32/2065_2.png) [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2013, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-pop-culture-items-would-you-add-to-the-smithsonian/661363/22 "2013-06-20T01:52:26Z")
> [@Sampiro](#): > > Since presumably the horse’s head (which was real) long ago decomposed, I was trying to think of another instantly recognizable prop from The Godfather. Any suggestions? A cannoli? Luca Brazi’s bullet-proof vest? I thought Fonzie’s leather jacket was already in the Smithsonian? ---
**Author:** ![zamboniracer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e9a140/32.png) [@zamboniracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zamboniracer)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2013, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-pop-culture-items-would-you-add-to-the-smithsonian/661363/23 "2013-06-20T02:22:15Z")
I’d add the “Back to the Future” DeLorean and Jim Rockford’s Firebird to the automobile wing. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2013, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-pop-culture-items-would-you-add-to-the-smithsonian/661363/24 "2013-06-20T03:44:06Z")
People actually watched the Rockford Files? > [@Ranger\_Jeff](#): > > A cannoli? Luca Brazi’s bullet-proof vest? > > I thought Fonzie’s leather jacket was already in the Smithsonian? A horse’s head! ---
**Author:** ![Svejk\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea666f/32.png) [@Svejk\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Svejk_1)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2013, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-pop-culture-items-would-you-add-to-the-smithsonian/661363/25 "2013-06-20T03:52:32Z")
You do your name proud, son… ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2013, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-pop-culture-items-would-you-add-to-the-smithsonian/661363/26 "2013-06-20T03:58:10Z")
Which part are you referring to? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Svejk\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea666f/32.png) [@Svejk\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Svejk_1)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2013, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-pop-culture-items-would-you-add-to-the-smithsonian/661363/27 "2013-06-20T04:00:19Z")
To the part where in response to Sampiro saying that the horse’s head is long gone but does anyone know any other item from _The Godfather_ that could work, you suggest a horse’s head. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2013, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-pop-culture-items-would-you-add-to-the-smithsonian/661363/28 "2013-06-20T04:01:53Z")
_hangs head in shame_ ---
**Author:** ![LawMonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d6d6ee/32.png) [@LawMonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LawMonkey)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2013, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-pop-culture-items-would-you-add-to-the-smithsonian/661363/29 "2013-06-20T04:35:15Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > One of Hulk Hogan’s sleeveless t-shirts. Didn’t he hulk through them all? So instead, we’ve got any part of Macho Man Randy Savage’s outfit. Probably the hat. Ohhhh yeahhhhh. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2013, 6:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-pop-culture-items-would-you-add-to-the-smithsonian/661363/30 "2013-06-20T06:54:55Z")
[ul] [li]The One Ring[/li][li]C-3PO and R2-D2[/li][li]The “I Want To Believe” poster[/li][li]Iron Man suit Mark III[/li][li]Joey and Chandler’s recliner chairs[/li][li]The Seattle backdrop outside Frasier Crane’s apartment. I think the Space Needle may have been a physical prop.[/li][li]Speaking of _Frasier_, the wooden Indian from _Cheers_[/li][li]The cursed gold from _Pirates of the Caribbean_[/li][li]Stephen J Cannell’s typewriter[/li][/ul] ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2013, 8:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-pop-culture-items-would-you-add-to-the-smithsonian/661363/31 "2013-06-20T08:07:40Z")
A hologram of the Doctor, from ST:V Dick van Dyke’s ottoman Spock’s ears ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2013, 10:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-pop-culture-items-would-you-add-to-the-smithsonian/661363/32 "2013-06-20T10:52:50Z")
> [@Sampiro](#): > > Since presumably the horse’s head (which was real) long ago decomposed, I was trying to think of another instantly recognizable prop from The Godfather. Any suggestions? The gun. Someone would just take the cannoli. mmm ---
**Author:** ![Ranger\_Jeff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranger_jeff/32/2065_2.png) [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2013, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-pop-culture-items-would-you-add-to-the-smithsonian/661363/33 "2013-06-20T14:02:13Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > The gun. Someone would just take the cannoli. > mmm Are you talking about the canolli from Godfather I or Godfather III? How about a plaster cast of Sonny Corleone’s schwantz? That would probably be a very popular exhibit for some people. Radar’s teddy bear and/or Hawkeye’s still. ---
**Author:** ![Yodalicious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yodalicious/32/8195_2.png) [@Yodalicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yodalicious)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2013, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-pop-culture-items-would-you-add-to-the-smithsonian/661363/34 "2013-06-20T14:11:35Z")
I was at the Smithsonian about 25 years ago, they had an exhibit on comic books. It was fantastic. Action Comics #1 and Detective Comics #1 should be on permanent display. Also, Fantastic Four #1, Amazing Fantasy #15 or Amazing Spider-Man #1. Also: The bar from Cheers One of Cliff Huxtable’s sweaters. An iPod Someone playing WoW. ---
**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2013, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-pop-culture-items-would-you-add-to-the-smithsonian/661363/35 "2013-06-20T14:18:43Z")
A _Dungeons and Dragons_ panorama. Dungeon Master’s screen, some dice, Monster Manual, Jolt Cola etc. ---
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> [@Oakminster](#): > > Fonzie’s leather jacket. Or his skis ---
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Flo’s name tag Goober’s hat the Clampett truck Daisy Duke’s short shorts Jeannie’s bottle ---
**Author:** ![Soylent\_Juicy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/82dd89/32.png) [@Soylent\_Juicy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soylent_Juicy)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2013, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-pop-culture-items-would-you-add-to-the-smithsonian/661363/38 "2013-06-20T14:30:57Z")
> [@Oakminster](#): > > Fonzie’s leather jacket. It’s been in there for years. I saw it when I was 16. I was surprised that it’s brown because when I watched the show when I was little I always thought it was black. ---
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2013, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-pop-culture-items-would-you-add-to-the-smithsonian/661363/39 "2013-06-20T16:57:07Z")
> [@Simplicio](#): > > They have a catwoman costume (Julie Newmar’s) but I don’t think there’s any Superman stuff. One of George Reeves’ costumes from the early seasons of _Superman_. Which, since it was filmed in black-and-white, were actually made of gray and brown fabric. ---
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> [@Jeff\_Lichtman](#): > > How about Columbo’s raincoat, along with a little stubby pencil? Oh, and just one more thing. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-pop-culture-items-would-you-add-to-the-smithsonian/661363.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-pop-culture-items-would-you-add-to-the-smithsonian/661363.md?page=3)