Voting Station

Bazooka Joe

Please vote to return to collections.

Advertising Icon

The Resume

    (1953- )
    Mascot for Topps' Bazooka bubble gum
    Featured in comics wrapped with each piece of gum

Why he might be annoying:

    According to Topps, there is nothing wrong with Joe's eye, he just wears an eyepatch for a distinctive look.
    Giving up binocular vision for fashion seems a bit extreme.
    The original Bazooka Joe cartoonist, Wesley Morse, also produced a number of pornographic 'Tijuana Bibles.'
    The comic was originally 'Bazooka Joe and His Gang' until the mid-80s when it became 'Bazooka Joe and Company' to avoid the negative connotations of 'Gang.'
    In the 1990s, he adpoted a hip-hop look with baggy pants and was responsible for white-boy raps even lamer than Vanilla Ice.

Why he might not be annoying:

    Bazooka is Topps' longest-lived product line.
    According to a psychological study, Bazooka bubble gum was one of the strongest odors for bringing back memories.
    The cartoons have been translated into over 50 languages.
    Collect enough comics and you can turn them in for prizes.

Credit: C. Fishel


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 18 Votes: 38.89% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 40 Votes: 17.50% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 16 Votes: 43.75% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 11 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 11 Votes: 72.73% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 14 Votes: 78.57% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 152 Votes: 70.39% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 23 Votes: 39.13% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 23 Votes: 43.48% Annoying