Bong Boy

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preciousroy

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At the end of It when the
Losers are emerging from the underground a second time the Derry Standpipe falls over. A man, Dr. Keane's grandson (I think) has just finished an ounce of primo ganja and watches in awe as the Standpipe rolls downhill. He remarks something like "Far out."

Years after reading this book I saw a comedy sketch show (I'm not sure if it's okay to use the name here or not) that was pretty well known for a short time on a popular tv channel.

One of the characters was named "Bong Boy" and his story was that he was a stoned man who had a habit of mysteriously showing up in the presence of natural disasters all over the world. The joke was that he didn't know he was actually in the presence of any sort of danger and thought rather that he was watching ultra realistic graphics on a screen of sorts. He would say things like "Far out, man!" or "Great graphics!"

I've always wondered if the inspiration for Bong Boy came from this moment near the end of It. Even if not, funny coincidence.
 

preciousroy

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I've found an especially short clip of Bong Boy still lingering on the website of the cable network it originally aired on. In this clip, Captain Lunatic (the self-declared arch-enemy of Bong Boy), still haunted by the loss of his pregnant wife, searches for a little girl who has gone missing after she befriended the Unabomber. As the video begins, Captain Lunatic has discovered their whereabouts and is confronting the Unabomber.

Bucket of Truth - Upright Citizens Brigade (Video Clip) | Comedy Central
 
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