Blobbymania

English

Etymology

From blobby +‎ -mania.

Noun

Blobbymania (uncountable)

1. (colloquial) Public enthusiasm for Mr Blobby, a comical character on UK television in the 1990s.
   • 1997, Jon Purkis, James Bowen, Twenty-first Century Anarchism:

     At the height of Blobbymania over Christmas 1993, Mr Blobby held the number one spot in the UK singles chart, relegating the boy group Take That into second place.

   • 1994, Funk & Wagnalls new encyclopedia yearbook, page 198:

     These antics hit the British funny bone, and Blobbymania swept the scepter'd isle, spawning more than 250 Blobby products ranging from dolls to clothing to lunch boxes.

Related terms

• Blobbygate