The Man Behind the Nose

Bozo and Pop Culture

One of the amazing things about the Bozo phenomenon is just how pervasive the character is our culture, our lexicon, and our day-to-day lives. Here are just a few recent examples of how Bozo had made (or been featured in) headlines:

–Bozo Tops Jesus in County Treasurer’s Race

–“UFC could headline a pay-per-view with Bozo the Clown vs. Rukka Rukka Ali and still get 250K buys…”

Larry Harmon didn’t mind that the Bozo moniker has entered our common lexicon as a dismissive term. Just the fact that a fictional character’s name became so ingrained in our culture that people use it to describe other folks is a pretty amazing fact.