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''See [[:Category:Cult Classic]] for the description that used to be here.''
''See [[:Category:Cult Classic]] for the description that used to be here.''


{{examples|Examples of Cult Classic that have not yet been confirmed to have "Category:Cult Classic" include:}}
{{examples|'''MOD: This list was copied from TV Tropes and does not conform to All The Tropes' standards of verifiability. Before adding "Category:Cult Classic" to any of these works, double-check that they actually are Cult Classics, and not [https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/schlock Schlock], [[Sleeper Hit]]s, or victims of one Troper's [[Small Reference Pools]].'''<br />Possible examples of Cult Classic that have not yet been confirmed to have "Category:Cult Classic" include:}}

<big>'''MOD: This list was copied from TV Tropes and does not conform to All The Tropes' standards of verifiability. Before adding "Category:Cult Classic" to any of these works, double-check that they actually are Cult Classics, and not [https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/schlock Schlock], [[Sleeper Hit]]s, or victims of one Troper's [[Small Reference Pools]].'''</big>


== [[Comic Books]] ==
== [[Comic Books]] ==
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* ''[[Dead Like Me]]''
* ''[[Dead Like Me]]''
* ''[[Deadwood]]''
* ''[[Deadwood]]''
* ''[[Dragon Ball]]''
* ''[[Dragon Ball]]''{{verify}}
* ''[[The Equalizer]]'' ''was'' popular at the time of its original airings, but became this over the years.
* ''[[The Equalizer]]'' ''was'' popular at the time of its original airings, but became this over the years. ''MOD: Then it isn't a cult classic by our definition.''
* ''[[The Fast Show]]''
* ''[[The Fast Show]]''
* ''[[Fawlty Towers]]''
* ''[[Fawlty Towers]]''
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* ''[[Power Rangers]]'' Aside from a small fanbase, the rest of the general public never knew the show was [[Long Runner|still around]].
* ''[[Power Rangers]]'' Aside from a small fanbase, the rest of the general public never knew the show was [[Long Runner|still around]].
* ''[[Profit]]''
* ''[[Profit]]''
* ''[[Pushing Daisies]]'' is already showing signs.
* ''[[Pushing Daisies]]'' is already showing signs.{{context}}
* ''[[Queer as Folk]]''
* ''[[Queer as Folk]]''
* ''[[Red Dwarf]]''
* ''[[Red Dwarf]]''
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* ''[[Undeclared]]''
* ''[[Undeclared]]''
* ''[[V (TV series)|V]]'' - The original.
* ''[[V (TV series)|V]]'' - The original.
* ''[[Whose Line Is It Anyway?]]''
* ''[[Whose Line Is It Anyway?]]''{{verify}}
* ''[[The Wire]]''
* ''[[The Wire]]''
* ''[[Wonderfalls]]''
* ''[[Wonderfalls]]''
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* [[Tenacious D]]
* [[Tenacious D]]
* [[They Might Be Giants (band)|They Might Be Giants]]
* [[They Might Be Giants (band)|They Might Be Giants]]
* [[The Velvet Underground]]
* [[The Velvet Underground]]{{verify}}
** ''The Velvet Underground & [[Nico]]'' (1967)
** ''The Velvet Underground & [[Nico]]'' (1967)
** ''White Light/White Heat'' (1968)
** ''White Light/White Heat'' (1968)
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* [[Weezer]]: ''Pinkerton'' (1996)
* [[Weezer]]: ''Pinkerton'' (1996)
* [[XTC]]: ''Drums and Wires'' (1979)
* [[XTC]]: ''Drums and Wires'' (1979)
* [["Weird Al" Yankovic]]
* [[Frank Zappa]]
* [[Frank Zappa]]
** ''[[Freak-Out]]'' (1966)
** ''[[Freak-Out]]'' (1966)
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== [[Tabletop Games]] ==
== [[Tabletop Games]] ==
Many tabletop [[RPG]]s are a cult within a cult following, including;
Many tabletop [[RPG]]s are a cult within a cult following,{{verify|reason=MOD: what makes tabletop games automatically 'cult'?}} including;
* ''[[Bunnies and Burrows]]''
* ''[[Bunnies and Burrows]]''
* ''[[Call of Cthulhu (tabletop game)|Call of Cthulhu]]''
* ''[[Call of Cthulhu (tabletop game)|Call of Cthulhu]]''
* ''[[Deadlands]]''
* ''[[Deadlands]]''
* ''[[In Nomine]]''
* ''[[In Nomine]]''
* [[Pinball]] in general.
* [[Pinball]] in general.{{verify}}
* ''[[Traveller]]''
* ''[[Traveller]]''{{verify}}
* ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'' has been the go-to RPG for decades, and has served as the [[Trope Codifier]] for most modern Fantasy and RPG games and media ever since.
* ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'' has been the go-to RPG for decades, and has served as the [[Trope Codifier]] for most modern Fantasy and RPG games and media ever since.{{verify}}


== [[Theatre]] ==
== [[Theatre]] ==
* ''[[13]]''
* ''[[13]]''
* ''[[Greater Tuna]]''
* ''[[Greater Tuna]]''
* ''[[Jesus Christ Superstar]]''
* ''[[Jesus Christ Superstar]]''{{verify}}
* ''[[Hair (theatre)|Hair]]''
* ''[[Hair (theatre)|Hair]]''{{verify}}
* ''[[Little Shop of Horrors]]'' (the off-Broadway production)
* ''[[Little Shop of Horrors]]'' (the off-Broadway production)
* Despite Andrew Lloyd Webber's attempts to disown ''[[Starlight Express]]'', the musical has attracted a small but extremely dedicated fanbase, many members of which dress up as the characters a la ''[[The Rocky Horror Picture Show]]'', interact with the actors backstage, and travel to cities and overseas to attend as many productions as possible.
* Despite Andrew Lloyd Webber's attempts to disown ''[[Starlight Express]]'', the musical has attracted a small but extremely dedicated fanbase, many members of which dress up as the characters a la ''[[The Rocky Horror Picture Show]]'', interact with the actors backstage, and travel to cities and overseas to attend as many productions as possible.
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* ''[[Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (theatre)|Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street]]''
* ''[[Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (theatre)|Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street]]''
* ''[[Repo! The Genetic Opera]]''
* ''[[Repo! The Genetic Opera]]''
* ''[[Rent]]'' You know. Rent-heads, and all.
* ''[[Rent]]'' You know. Rent-heads, and all.{{verify}}
* ''[[Spring Awakening]]'' has a following who call themselves "The Guilty Ones".
* ''[[Spring Awakening]]'' has a following who call themselves "The Guilty Ones".


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* ''[[American Dad]]''
* ''[[American Dad]]''
* ''[[Archer]]''
* ''[[Archer]]''
* The cartoons of [[Tex Avery]]
* The cartoons of [[Tex Avery]]{{verify}}
* [[Ralph Bakshi]]
* [[Ralph Bakshi]]{{verify}}
** ''[[Fritz the Cat (animation)|Fritz the Cat]]''
** ''[[Fritz the Cat (animation)|Fritz the Cat]]''
** ''[[Heavy Traffic]]''
** ''[[Heavy Traffic]]''
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** ''[[Fire and Ice (animation)|Fire and Ice]]''
** ''[[Fire and Ice (animation)|Fire and Ice]]''
** ''[[Cool World]]''
** ''[[Cool World]]''
* ''[[Beavis and Butthead]]''
* ''[[Beavis and Butthead]]''{{verify}}
* ''[[The Brave Little Toaster]]''
* ''[[The Brave Little Toaster]]''{{verify}}
* ''[[Peanuts|Charlie Brown...]]'' animated specials and the [[The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show|Saturday morning cartoon]]:
* ''[[Peanuts|Charlie Brown...]]'' animated specials and the [[The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show|Saturday morning cartoon]]:{{verify|reason=This claim is extremely dubious}}
** ''[[A Charlie Brown Christmas]]''
** ''[[A Charlie Brown Christmas]]''
** ''[[It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown]]''
** ''[[It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown]]''
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** ''[[Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown]]''
** ''[[Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown]]''
** ''[[Snoopy Come Home]]'' Usually remembered for being ridiculously depressing.
** ''[[Snoopy Come Home]]'' Usually remembered for being ridiculously depressing.
* The cartoons of [[Bob Clampett]]
* The cartoons of [[Bob Clampett]]{{verify}}
* ''[[Clerks the Animated Series]]''
* ''[[Clerks the Animated Series]]''
* ''[[Clone High]]''
* ''[[Clone High]]''
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* [[DiC]] had a few series considered this, some of which can be found elsewhere on this page.
* [[DiC]] had a few series considered this, some of which can be found elsewhere on this page.
* The ''[[Dilbert (animation)|Dilbert]]'' cartoon.
* The ''[[Dilbert (animation)|Dilbert]]'' cartoon.
* ''[[Doug]]'' (While the Disney version was considered more successful, [[Nickelodeon]]'s are still considered this)
* ''[[Doug]]'' (While the Disney version was considered more successful, [[Nickelodeon]]'s are still considered this){{verify}}
* ''[[Drawn Together]]''
* ''[[Drawn Together]]''
* ''[[Duckman]]''
* ''[[Duckman]]''
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* ''[[Freakazoid!]]''
* ''[[Freakazoid!]]''
* ''[[Freak Show]]''
* ''[[Freak Show]]''
* ''[[Futurama]]'' (Not as popular in the mainstream as ''[[The Simpsons (animation)|The Simpsons]]'', but still has an obsessive cult following)
* ''[[Futurama]]'' (Not as popular in the mainstream as ''[[The Simpsons (animation)|The Simpsons]]'', but still has an obsessive cult following){{verify|reason=The given reason is not sufficient for the work to be considered a cult classic}}
* ''[[Garfield: His 9 Lives]]''
* ''[[Garfield: His 9 Lives]]''
* ''[[Gumby]]''
* ''[[Gumby]]''{{verify}}
* ''[[Happy Tree Friends]]'' (premiered in the Festival of Sick and Twisted Animation)
* ''[[Happy Tree Friends]]'' (premiered in the Festival of Sick and Twisted Animation)
* ''[[The Haunted World of El Superbeasto]]''
* ''[[The Haunted World of El Superbeasto]]''
* ''[[Hey Arnold!]]'' (Turning into this; even eight years after the last episode aired, devoted followers are trying to convince Nickelodeon let the show have a proper finale)
* ''[[Hey Arnold!]]'' (Turning into this; even eight years after the last episode aired, devoted followers are trying to convince Nickelodeon let the show have a proper finale)
* ''[[The Hobbit (animation)|The Hobbit]]''
* ''[[The Hobbit (animation)|The Hobbit]]''{{verify}}
* ''[[Home Movies]]''
* ''[[Home Movies]]''
* ''[[Invader Zim]]''
* ''[[Invader Zim]]''
* The cartoons of [[Chuck Jones]]
* The cartoons of [[Chuck Jones]]{{verify|reason=This claim is extremely dubious}}


=== K-O ===
=== K-O ===
* ''[[KaBlam!]]''
* ''[[KaBlam!]]''
* ''[[Kirikou and The Sorceress]]'' (French film, based on African folk tale)
* ''[[Kirikou and The Sorceress]]'' (French film, based on African folk tale)
* ''[[Looney Tunes]]''
* ''[[Looney Tunes]]''{{verify|reason=This claim is extremely dubious}}
* ''[[Mission Hill]]''
* ''[[Mission Hill]]''
* ''[[Mister T (animation)|Mister T]]'' (animated)
* ''[[Mister T (animation)|Mister T]]'' (animated)
* ''[[Monkey Dust]]''
* ''[[Monkey Dust]]''
* ''[[The Mouse and His Child]]''
* ''[[The Mouse and His Child]]''
* ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic]]'' ascended to the [[Ascended Meme|upper echelons of cult status]] in little more than a year.
* ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic]]'' ascended to the [[Ascended Meme|upper echelons of cult status]] in little more than a year.{{verify|reason=This claim is extremely dubious, and the reason given does not match our definition of cult classic}}
* ''[[The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat]]''
* ''[[The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat]]''
* ''[[The Oblongs]]''
* ''[[The Oblongs]]''
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* ''[[PJ Katie's Farm]]''
* ''[[PJ Katie's Farm]]''
* ''[[The Plague Dogs]]'' <small>([[Covers Always Lie|"a special kind]] of [[Nightmare Fuel|movie magic]] from the makers of ''[[Watership Down]]"'')</small>
* ''[[The Plague Dogs]]'' <small>([[Covers Always Lie|"a special kind]] of [[Nightmare Fuel|movie magic]] from the makers of ''[[Watership Down]]"'')</small>
* ''[[Popeye]]'' (original shorts)
* ''[[Popeye]]'' (original shorts){{verify}}
* ''[[Quasi at the Quackadero]]''
* ''[[Quasi at the Quackadero]]''
* ''[[Recess]]''
* ''[[Recess]]''
* ''[[The Ren and Stimpy Show]]''
* ''[[The Ren and Stimpy Show]]''{{verify|reason=This claim is extremely dubious}}
** [[John Kricfalusi]] also did the music video for ''[[Tenacious D|Tenacious D: ---- Her Gently]]''
** [[John Kricfalusi]] also did the music video for ''[[Tenacious D|Tenacious D: ---- Her Gently]]''
* ''[[The Ripping Friends]]''
* ''[[The Ripping Friends]]''
* ''[[Rock and Rule]]''
* ''[[Rock and Rule]]''
* ''[[Rocky and Bullwinkle]]'' and its spinoff, ''[[Dudley Do-Right]]''.
* ''[[Rocky and Bullwinkle]]'' and its spinoff, ''[[Dudley Do-Right]]''.{{verify}}
* ''[[Rankin/Bass Productions|Rankin/Bass]]'' films in general, in part thanks to [[Nostalgia Filter]].
* ''[[Rankin/Bass Productions|Rankin/Bass]]'' films in general, in part thanks to [[Nostalgia Filter]].
** ''[[The Hobbit (animation)|The Hobbit]]'' (1977)
** ''[[The Hobbit (animation)|The Hobbit]]'' (1977)
** ''[[The Return of the King (animation)|The Return of the King]]'' (1980) Where there's a whip...
** ''[[The Return of the King (animation)|The Return of the King]]'' (1980) Where there's a whip...
** ''[[Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer]]: [[The Movie]]''
** ''[[Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer]]: [[The Movie]]''{{verify|reason=This claim is extremely dubious}}
* ''[[Samurai Jack]]''
* ''[[Samurai Jack]]''
* ''[[The Secret of Kells]]'' (Cartoon Saloon in general is beginning to have this)
* ''[[The Secret of Kells]]'' (Cartoon Saloon in general is beginning to have this)
* ''[[The Secret of NIMH]]''
* ''[[The Secret of NIMH]]''
* ''[[Song of the South]]''
* ''[[Song of the South]]''
* ''[[South Park]]''
* ''[[South Park]]''{{verify|reason=This claim is extremely dubious}}
* ''[[Sonic Sat AM|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' (a.k.a ''SatAM'')
* ''[[Sonic Sat AM|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' (a.k.a ''SatAM'')
* ''Todd MacFarlane's [[Spawn]]''
* ''Todd MacFarlane's [[Spawn]]''
* ''[[Swat Kats]]''
* ''[[Swat Kats]]''
* ''[[Teen Titans (animation)|Teen Titans]]'' was decently popular for a while, but was widely bashed by a lot of comic and superhero fans for its more unusual style, and turned into the [[Butt Monkey]] of [[Cartoon Network]]. However, even years after its cancellation, it still has a fiercely loyal fanbase.
* ''[[Teen Titans (animation)|Teen Titans]]'' was decently popular for a while, but was widely bashed by a lot of comic and superhero fans for its more unusual style, and turned into the [[Butt Monkey]] of [[Cartoon Network]]. However, even years after its cancellation, it still has a fiercely loyal fanbase.{{verify|reason=The reason given does not match our definition of cult classic}}
* ''[[The Thief and the Cobbler]]''
* ''[[The Thief and the Cobbler]]''
* ''[[ThunderCats (1985 series)|ThunderCats]]''
* ''[[ThunderCats (1985 series)|ThunderCats]]''


== Entire Media ==
== Entire Media ==
* [[Toku]]satsu{{verify|reason=This claim is extremely dubious, and is probably based on Small Reference Pools. 'Not popular in the USA' is not the same as 'Not popular'.}}
* [[Toku]]satsu
* [[Video Games]] used to fall under this, being seen as the exclusive domain of children and nerds. In the last decade, however, the success of products like the [[Nintendo Wii]] and iPhone App Store, as well as franchises like ''[[Halo]]'', ''[[Grand Theft Auto]]'', ''[[Madden NFL]]'', ''[[Call of Duty]]'' and ''[[World of Warcraft]]'', have made video games a much more commonplace and socially acceptable pastime. Still, most games apart from big-name franchises remain relatively obscure in mainstream popular culture.
* [[Video Games]] used to fall under this, being seen as the exclusive domain of children and nerds. In the last decade, however, the success of products like the [[Nintendo Wii]] and iPhone App Store, as well as franchises like ''[[Halo]]'', ''[[Grand Theft Auto]]'', ''[[Madden NFL]]'', ''[[Call of Duty]]'' and ''[[World of Warcraft]]'', have made video games a much more commonplace and socially acceptable pastime. Still, most games apart from big-name franchises remain relatively obscure in mainstream popular culture.
* [[Gamebooks]] have a small, but incredibly devoted following of readers, authors, bloggers, and programmers who kept the medium alive and thriving to this day.
* [[Gamebooks]] have a small, but incredibly devoted following of readers, authors, bloggers, and programmers who kept the medium alive and thriving to this day.

Latest revision as of 13:14, 9 June 2023

See Category:Cult Classic for the description that used to be here.

MOD: This list was copied from TV Tropes and does not conform to All The Tropes' standards of verifiability. Before adding "Category:Cult Classic" to any of these works, double-check that they actually are Cult Classics, and not Schlock, Sleeper Hits, or victims of one Troper's Small Reference Pools.
Possible examples of Cult Classic that have not yet been confirmed to have "Category:Cult Classic" include:


Comic Books

Film

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Tabletop Games

Many tabletop RPGs are a cult within a cult following,[please verify] including;

Theatre

Theme Parks

  • The Pirates of the Caribbean ride on which the film franchise is based is so cult, it attracted a fandom backlash before the movie was released over Johnny Depp and his gold teeth. The resulting kerfuffle only helped sell the film, of course.
  • Although it was closed after eight years of operation for scaring the pants off of too many little children, the Extraterrorestrial Alien Encounter at Walt Disney World has a loyal following who admire the attraction for its dark humor and rich atmosphere.
  • Mr. Toad's Wild Ride is a bit cult, to the point where Disney made a film based on the ride instead of the book (The Wind In The Willows). There are shrines to the attraction years after it closed down.
    • Disney's film The Wind in the Willows was based on...the book. It came out in 1949, while the ride (and Disneyland itself) are from six years later. The 1996 adaptation of Kenneth Grahame's book was then titled Mr. Toad's Wild Ride in the US, presumably so people would make a connection to the Disney ride.
  • The Great Movie Ride.
  • Drachen Fire was a steel roller coaster at Busch Gardens in Williamsburg, Virginia. The ride was infamous for being very rough and encountered many problems during its lifetime. It opened in 1992 and closed in 1998; the park attempted to re-open the coaster in 2002 but failed and ended up demolishing it. Despite the ride's many problems, it had/still has a cult following by coaster enthusiasts and fans of the park.

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Entire Media

  • Tokusatsu[please verify]
  • Video Games used to fall under this, being seen as the exclusive domain of children and nerds. In the last decade, however, the success of products like the Nintendo Wii and iPhone App Store, as well as franchises like Halo, Grand Theft Auto, Madden NFL, Call of Duty and World of Warcraft, have made video games a much more commonplace and socially acceptable pastime. Still, most games apart from big-name franchises remain relatively obscure in mainstream popular culture.
  • Gamebooks have a small, but incredibly devoted following of readers, authors, bloggers, and programmers who kept the medium alive and thriving to this day.
  1. ↑ At least two live-action films from the 1950s were rated PG on video release.
  2. ↑ (and is even somewhat competitive with fans of the latter, the two shows having very little [dead link] in common)
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