UPDATED 5/25/111 2:30 PM EST
No more Spikes please, I'm all spiked out. You can comment on it but I won't add it.
No more Spikes please, I'm all spiked out. You can comment on it but I won't add it.
Obviously Spike of Power Rangers Samurai is NOT the first 'Spike' in pop culture, I wanted to do a fun post about all the popular Spikes in popular culture (TV, Movies, Celebrities, etc.).
Spike a.k.a. William the BloodyPremiering in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, he was to have a southern accent and only last season two but he quickly became a fan favorite and all thanks to James Marsters, who is not really British but a Californian boy. When Buffy ended, his character was sent to Angel, where he has appeared in both Buffy and Angel comic books. He has had his own comics as well.
Spike TVI forgot what it used to be called but it was decided in the early 2000's that they'd change the name to Spike and there was a huge copyright thingy about the name.
Spike of Rugrats
Tommy Pickles' pet dog was named Spike, a mutt with two or three grey spots, he was loyal and mischievous.
Spike of Tom & JerryIn the old MGM shorts, Spike was the name of the dog was often was the thirdwheel of the exploits of a cat and mouse named Tom and Jerry. Sometimes he had a son too.
Spike Spiegel In Cowboy Bebop (1998 anime), Spike was the protagonist and bounty hunter, a classic badboy with a broken heart for the wrong chick at the wrong time.
Spike LeeFamous Director, Malcolm X, He Got Game and Do The Right Thing.
Spike JonzeFamous filmmaker (Being John Malkovich, Adaptation, Where's The Wild Things Are) who started out doing music videos.
Spike of Land Before TimeI totally forgot! My childhood! Oh, Spike, you barely talked in the movies, that had mostly sequels.
Spike in DinosaursFor those that don't know, in the ABC series produced by Jim Henson company, there were anamorphic Dinosaurs. Spike was the bully and then friend of Robbie Sincliar.
Spike of My Little Pony
Oh my god! I forgot from my childhood too! Cute little spike, the only male in the female series My Little Pony. He's a little dragon by the way.
SpikeSnoopy's cousin from the Peanuts, he had a TV special as well.
Land Before Time.
ReplyDeleteIf you don't mind me saying, Spike TV was once called TNN.
ReplyDeleteYou forgot spike of Friendship is magic.
ReplyDeleteHow is this related to Toku?
ReplyDeleteOh yes, the Dinosaur Spikes. Both of them. Spike in the Series might have been a Bully, but he for sure had a good heart and helped out from time to time.
ReplyDeleteI like how in the first sentence you say Spike of PRS WAS the first Spike in pop culture, then proceed to list others.
ReplyDeleteThere's two others missing. Spike from Gremlins 2, and Spike from the long running comic "Sugar & Spike". And maybe Spyke from X-Men Evolution.
There's also a Beanie Baby rhinoceros of that name.
ReplyDeleteSpike Dudley from WWE
ReplyDeleteThere's Spike Milligan, Kakeru (also known as Spike) from Ape Escape, OH!, and other characters have that name from Degrassi to Peanuts
ReplyDeleteThere's spike from xmen evolution and x3, and richie's pikachu's ear from pokemon chronicles. Yes, the pikachu's name is "sparky", but the ear is very iconic, especially in the game series. And there is shobu Kirafuda from duel masters, who us often dubbed as "the kid with spiky hair". (why does yugioh not qualify for that title?)
ReplyDeleteThere is another rhinoceros named Spike in the game cube version of Animal Crossing. Also, notably, one of the robot protagonists of Hero Factory is named Bulk.
ReplyDeleteYou forgot Spike from Transforms G1.
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