Bubble Boy

Bubble boy, boy in the bubble or boy in the plastic bubble may refer to:

  • Bubble boy disease, a genetic disorder which results in an extreme vulnerability to infectious diseases
  • Ted DeVita (1962–1980), a victim of severe aplastic anaemia who was forced to live in a sterile hospital room
  • David Vetter (1971–1984), a victim of Severe Combined Immune Deficiency Syndrome who was forced to live in a sterile environment
  • The Boy in the Plastic Bubble, a 1976 film starring John Travolta
  • "The Boy in the Bubble", a 1986 song by Paul Simon from the album Graceland
  • "The Bubble Boy" (Seinfeld), a 1992 episode of the Seinfeld TV series
  • Bubble Boy (film), a 2001 film starring Jake Gyllenhaal

Famous quotes containing the words bubble and/or boy:

    Each swung in danger on its slender twig,
    A bubble on a pipestem, growing big.
    Robert Frost (1874–1963)

    “I took a good deal o’ pains with his eddication, sir; let him run in the streets when he was wery young, and shift for his-self. It’s the only way to make a boy sharp, sir.”
    Charles Dickens (1812–1870)