Bouncer
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Bouncer or The Bouncer may refer to:
In sport:
In popular culture:
- Bouncer (doorman)Bouncer (doorman)A bouncer is an informal term for a type of security guard employed at venues such as bars, nightclubs or concerts to provide security, check legal age, and refuse entry to a venue based on criteria such as intoxication, aggressive behavior, or attractiveness...
, a person who provides security at a public venue - Bouncer (networking) or BNC, a piece of software used to relay traffic and connections in computer networks
In sport:
- Bouncer (cricket)Bouncer (cricket)In the sport of cricket, a bouncer is a type of delivery, usually bowled by a fast bowler. It is pitched short so that it bounces on the pitch well short of the batsman and rears up to chest or head height as it reaches the batsman.Bouncers are used tactically to drive the batsman back on to his...
, a type of delivery in cricket - Bouncers (slamball team)Bouncers (slamball team)-History: The Bouncers, Diablos, Slashers, and Steal joined the Rumble and Mob in their first ever season of Slamball in 2002. The Bouncers made the playoffs but were defeated in the 1st round by the Diablos. The next season they finished 3rd in Division Y and failed to make the playoffs...
, an American SlamBall team - Space hopperSpace hopperA space hopper, also known as a moon hopper, skippyball, kangaroo ball, bouncer, hoppity hop, or hop ball, is a rubber ball with handles which allow one to sit on it without falling off...
or bouncer, a sports toy
In popular culture:
- Bouncer (Big Daddy), a type of enemy in the 2007 video game BioshockBioshockBioShock is a first-person shooter video game developed by 2K Boston and designed by Ken Levine. It was released for Microsoft Windows and Xbox 360 on August 21, 2007 in North America, and three days later in Europe and Australia. It became available on Steam on August 21, 2007...
, and its sequel Bioshock 2BioShock 2BioShock 2 is a first-person shooter video game developed by 2K Marin for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. The sequel to the 2007 video game BioShock, it was released worldwide on February 9, 2010....
. - Bouncer (Fox Feature Syndicate)Bouncer (Fox Feature Syndicate)The Bouncer was a fictional superhero that appeared in comic books published by Fox Feature Syndicate. Created by writer Robert Kanigher and artist Louis Ferstadt, the Bouncer first appeared in The Bouncer . His final appearance was in The Bouncer #14...
, a comic book superhero - Bouncer (Neighbours)Bouncer (Neighbours)Bouncer is a fictional Labrador Retriever from the Australian Network Ten soap opera Neighbours. He made his first on-screen appearance on 4 February 1987 and he exited the series on 12 February 1993 after six years...
, a dog in the Australian soap opera Neighbours - Bouncers (Star Wars), an alien race in the fictional Star Wars universe
- The BouncerThe Bounceris a beat 'em up for the Sony PlayStation 2 video game console. It was co-developed by Square and DreamFactory. The game features character designs by Tetsuya Nomura and music by Noriko Matsueda and Takahito Eguchi....
, a PlayStation 2 fighting video game - Infinite bounceInfinite bounceInfinite bounce is a quiz format.Every question is addressed to the team succeeding the team that answered the previous question. If no team answers the question, the next question is addressed to the team same team to which the previous question was addressed...
or bouncer, a quiz show format - Bouncer (Les Humanoïdes Associés), a Western comics series by Alejandro JodorowskyAlejandro JodorowskyAlejandro Jodorowsky Prullansky, known as Alejandro Jodorowsky, is a Chilean filmmaker, playwright, actor, author, comic book writer and spiritual guru...
and François BoucqFrançois BoucqFrançois Boucq , is a French comic book artist. He is most famous for his surreal comics revolving around the main character Jérôme Moucherot.-Biography:... - Bouncer, a type of fictional creature in the novel Red PlanetRed Planet (novel)Red Planet is a 1949 science fiction novel by Robert A. Heinlein about students at boarding school on the planet Mars. It represents the first appearance of Heinlein's idealized Martian elder race...
by Robert A. Heinlein - Bouncer, a MorlockMorlocks (comics)The Morlocks are a group of several fictional comic book mutants associated with the X-Men in the Marvel Comics universe. Created by writer Chris Claremont and artist Paul Smith, they were named after the subterranean race of the same name in H. G. Wells' novel The Time Machine. They first appeared...
in the Marvel Comics universe - Bouncers, the 1977 play by English dramatist John GodberJohn GodberJohn Harry Godber is an English dramatist, known mainly for his observational comedies. In the 'Plays and Players Yearbook' for 1993 he was calculated as the third most performed playwright in the UK behind William Shakespeare and Alan Ayckbourn. He has a wife and 2 children.-Biography:Godber was...