Yesterday's New York Times opinion piece "Honey, I Shrunk Congress" marked the fifteenth thing shrunk in a Times headline since the release of the classic film Honey, I Shrunk the Kids in 1989. To celebrate, we're taking a look back at all the other things shrunk, meeting some regular shrinkers, and crunching some numbers. Join us, won't you?


Things shrunk:

  • the congress
  • the Touareg
  • the clothes
  • the stars
  • the Prius tax credit
  • the dollar
  • our clothes
  • the treacle
  • the theater
  • the pajamas
  • the world
  • the stereo
  • the camcorder
  • the computer
  • the kids

Authors admitting to more than one instance of shrinking:

  • Thomas Friedman—2 (the dollar, February 2005; the world, September 1999)
  • Hans Fantel—2 (the stereo, October 1992; the camcorder, July 1989)
  • Ellen Tien—3 (the clothes, August 2006; our clothes, August 2002; the pajamas, December 1999)

Bonus: things blown up:

  • the housewares
  • your salary

Honey, They Shrunk the Congress [NYT]
Honey, I Shrunk the Touareg [NYT]
Honey, I Shrunk The Clothes [NYT]
Honey, They've Shrunk The Stars [NYT]
Honey, They Shrunk The Prius Tax Credit [NYT]
Honey, I Shrunk The Dollar [NYT]
Honey, I Shrunk Our Clothes
Honey, I Shrunk The Treacle [NYT]
Honey, I Shrunk The Theater [NYT]
Honey, I Shrunk The Pajamas [NYT]
Honey, I Shrunk The World [NYT]
Honey, I Shrunk The Stereo [NYT]
Honey, They Shrunk The Camcorder [NYT]
Honey, They Shrunk The Computer [NYT]
Review/Film; 'Honey, I Shrunk The Kids' [NYT]

Related:
 Honey, They Blew Up The Housewares [NYT]
Jimmy and Cindy Key Are Co-stars in 'Honey, I Blew Up Your Salary' [NYT]