Popular Culture
- Bop It was parodied on a 2004 SNL Weekend Update, as "Bump It", a seemingly sentient and sexually suggestive toy which asked Amy Poehler to "Pull it" numerous times.
- Bop It appeared in the TV series Gilmore Girls, where it was referred to by Lorelai and Rory, and used in the episode "We Got Us a Pippi Virgin" (Season 5, Episode 5) as Lorelai explains that Bop It is what they bring out in social situations that "need mouth-to-mouth resuscitation", and with which Luke takes on Dean.
- Bop It appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show in 2009, where an enlarged version of the classic game was used on stage. Contestants would have to do the traditional Bop It tasks, but as an added challenge, "Stomp it" and "Chomp it" were made. "Stomp it" consisted of a contestant stomping grapes. "Chomp it" is where a contestant took bites out of some food item such as a watermelon or frosted cake. Two contestants typically compete against each other in order to win a prize for themselves, the audience or charity.
- Bop It was parodied as "Bonk It" on The Simpsons episode "Rednecks and Broomsticks".
- Bop It also appeared on Family Game Night on The Hub as "Bop It Boptagon".
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