Kaboom is an

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term representing the sound of an

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. It may also refer to:

Film and television

* ''Kaboom'' (film), 2010 film directed by Gregg Araki * "Kaboom" (''Parks and Recreation''), episode of ''Parks and Recreation''

Books

* ''Kaboom'' (book), Iraq War memoir by Matt Gallagher (2010)

Theatre

Ka-Boom! ''Ka-Boom!'' was an off-Broadway musical that ran at the Carter Theatre in New York City in 1980. Directed by ''Godspell'' co-creator John-Michael Tebelak, with book and lyrics by Bruce Kluger and music by Joe Ercole, the two-act musical told th ...

, off-Broadway musical (1980)

Music

* ''Kaboom!'' (album), album by I Fight Dragons *

KFOG KaBoom ''KFOG KaBoom'' was an annual outdoor concert held by KFOG in San Francisco and which occurred in May from 1994 to 2010. It was followed by a fireworks show synchronized to a soundtrack broadcast by the station. The extravagant fireworks display dr ...

, yearly concert in San Francisco sponsored by KFOG * "Kaboom", unreleased song co-written by Lady Gaga (2008)

Video games

* ''Kaboom!'' (video game), Atari 2600 video game * '' Kaboom: The Suicide Bombing Game'' (also known as ''Kaboom!''), flash game

Food

Kaboom (breakfast cereal) Kaboom was the name of a vitamin-fortified, circus-themed breakfast cereal produced by General Mills, which contained oat cereal bits shaped like smiling clown faces and marshmallow bears, lions, elephants, and stars. Its mascot was a smiling ci ...

, produced by General Mills

Organisations

KaBOOM! (non-profit organization) KABOOM! is an American non-profit organization that helps communities build playgrounds for children. History Darell Hammond and Dawn Hutchison founded the company KABOOM! in 1996. They were inspired to start KaBOOM! after reading a story in ''Th ...

, a U.S. non-profit organization that helps communities build local play-spaces for children * KaBOOM! (publisher), a U.S. comics publisher *

Kaboom Studios Kaboom Studios Limited (formerly Geoff Brown Holdings Limited) was a British holding company established by Geoff Brown in January 1997 to pursue video game development investment. History In December 1996, Geoff Brown acquired a 75% stake i ...

College mascot

* Kaboom, the mascot of the Bradley University Braves

Other uses

* Kaboom, bathroom tile cleaner manufactured by

Church and Dwight Church & Dwight is an American consumer goods company focusing on personal care, household products, and specialty products. The company was founded in 1846 and is headquartered in Ewing, New Jersey. It is the parent company of well-known brands ...

KaBoom (candy) The Wonka Xploder was a chocolate bar launched by Nestlé in the United States in 2000, and in the UK in 1999. In Australia, it was released under the "KaBoom" name. Described as "tongue crackling candy", the bar's ingredients included milk choco ...

, the original name under which the candy Wonka Xploder was released under in the U.S. in 2000 and UK in 2002 * KaBOOM Ka-Band Objects Observation and Monitoring System, NASA system for detecting and tracking near-Earth objects {{disambiguation