I was working on a story in which one of the characters makes multiple references to inflation scenes from movies and television. Yeah, it’s pretty cheesy, but I do that sometimes. It remains to be seen if I’ll keep them in, but that’s another issue.
I realized that all of the references were rather old. The most recent was nearly twenty years old and the oldest was almost fifty. While not quite reaching the level of anachronism, it’s a pretty long time given the ages of the characters involved.
This got me thinking about the tendency for people to effectively age out of the demographic targeted by mass market media. I’ve been involved in the online inflation community for thirty years now, placing me solidly in geezer territory. The scenes that are most memorable to me probably didn’t make nearly as much of an impact on the generation that came after me.
At least, that’s what I assume. So I’m curious, what are the inflation scenes that are the most memorable to people not so ancient as I?
On a side note, there’s a pretty high probability that we’ll get a new version of the Aunt Marge inflation scene sometime around 2030ish. HBO has a series based on the Harry Potter books in the works, due to launch in 2026. Given HBO’s demonstrated willingness to spend eight figures per episode on major series, I’m feeling optimistic about this one.
Hi Mr. Kane,
Sounds like an interesting idea that you are making. I think for me would always either Denise Nickerson's Violet inflation from the original Willy Wonka, and then there is that belly inflation scene from Scream Bloody Murder.
In terms of years in the inflation community...I feel like I am catching up to you in years lol. I still remember when this site was completely different back when AOL and Myspace was a thing. lol I think for me a lot of movies and scenes made an impact on how I started taking interest in the community, and it was also thanks to you and the legends that were in our time. But I understand how you feel. Again, it always makes me happy to hear what other works you been working on. I am thinking about selling my artwork at fetish conventions and trying to hopefully do inflation scenes in movies again.
That does sound pretty cool about the updated Aunt Marge scene with HBO revisiting Harry Potter again.
But, again you and many lengends that have come and go, still imspire people...I mean you still inspire me everyday and again, I feel like I am right there with you or catching up in years. I was told by a newer generation of artists that I came in between you and the legends and the new generation of inflation artists and writers. But, everyday I always want to keep thanking you for being still an inspiration to me.