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Tuckerization

Tuckerization (or tuckerism) is the act of using a person's name in an original story as an in-joke. The term is derived from Wilson Tucker, a pioneering American science fiction writer, fan and fanzine editor, who made a practice of using his friends' names for minor characters in his stories. For example, Tucker named a character after Lee Hoffman in…

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related to In other media · 27
Tuckerization → Alferd Packer’s, Bart, Cannibal, Elsewhere, Gerald, Good Will Hunting, Lars Ulrich, Liane, Liane Cartman, Lianne Adamo, Matt Damon's, Matt Groening, Matt Stone, Metallica, One, Parker, Parker’s, Randy, Sharon Marsh, Sheila Broflovski
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Tuckerization → Ackerman, Before Wilson Tucker, Buster Brown, Buster Brown's, Forrest, In, In Outcault's, Jerry Siegel, Joe Shuster, Mary Jane, Outcault's, Richard Felton Outcault's, Superman, The, The Reign

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Tuckerizationrelated to In other mediaOne0.60section
Tuckerizationrelated to In other mediaGood Will Hunting0.60section
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Tuckerizationrelated to In other mediaSkylar0.60section
Tuckerizationrelated to In other mediaMatt Damon's0.60section
Tuckerizationrelated to In other mediaSkylar Satenstein0.60section
Tuckerizationrelated to In other mediaMetallica0.60section
Tuckerizationrelated to In other mediaLars Ulrich0.60section
Tuckerizationrelated to In other mediaMatt Groening0.60section
Tuckerizationrelated to In other mediaSimpson0.60section
Tuckerizationrelated to In other mediaBart0.60section
Tuckerizationrelated to In other mediaElsewhere0.60section

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