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GLOBAL INSTITUTE OF GOONABILITY RESEARCH

THE GOON EXCHANGE

Goon Markets

Every subject under assessment, ranked by the figures as they stand. Small samples are reported as small samples rather than withheld — a mean drawn from seven assessments is a real mean, stated with the honesty its sample deserves.

ASSESSMENTS RECORDED

149

ACROSS 17 RATED SUBJECTS

SUBJECTS UNDER ASSESSMENT

19

2 AWAITING A FIRST VOTE

MEAN OF ALL MEANS

4.7

THE AVERAGE SUBJECT, NOT THE AVERAGE VOTE

MOST DIVISIVE

Andrew Garfield's Spider-Man (2012)

INTERNET EMERGENCY 96.3

19 OF 263 SUBJECTS SHOWN · 17 WITH DATA · RANKED BY MEAN ASSESSMENT, HIGHEST FIRST.

  1. Position 1: Stay Puft Marshmallow ManSPMM

    Confectionery mascot. Manifested at approximately 112 meters.

    FILM · EARLY RESEARCH · 1 ASSESSMENT · MEDIAN 10.0

    10.0

    unchanged since the previous close

    MEAN
  2. Position 2: The Brave Little Toaster Goes to MarsBLTG

    Direct-to-video animated sequel, 1998. VHS edition.

    FILM · EARLY RESEARCH · 7 ASSESSMENTS · MEDIAN 9.0 · HIGHLY DIVISIVE 69.7

    7.1

    unchanged since the previous close

    MEAN
  3. Position 3: Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)SWEI

    Space opera. Retroactively renumbered.

    FILM · EARLY RESEARCH · 11 ASSESSMENTS · MEDIAN 9.0 · HIGHLY DIVISIVE 78.2

    6.9

    unchanged since the previous close

    MEAN
  4. Position 4: Pulp Fiction (1994)PF1

    Non-linear crime anthology. Chronology reordered.

    FILM · EARLY RESEARCH · 13 ASSESSMENTS · MEDIAN 7.0 · HIGHLY DIVISIVE 74.9

    6.2

    unchanged since the previous close

    MEAN
  5. Position 5: GamoraGAMO

    Zehoberei survivor. Formerly employed by her adoptive father.

    FILM · EARLY RESEARCH · 9 ASSESSMENTS · MEDIAN 7.0 · HIGHLY DIVISIVE 73.1

    5.9

    unchanged since the previous close

    MEAN
  6. Position 6: Severus SnapeSSNA

    Potions master. Allegiance confirmed posthumously.

    FILM · EARLY RESEARCH · 10 ASSESSMENTS · MEDIAN 6.5 · HIGHLY DIVISIVE 75.6

    5.5

    unchanged since the previous close

    MEAN
  7. Position 7: Andrew Garfield's Spider-Man (2012)AGSS

    Screen incarnation. Mechanical web-shooters restored.

    FILM · EARLY RESEARCH · 9 ASSESSMENTS · MEDIAN 1.0 · INTERNET EMERGENCY 96.3

    4.2

    unchanged since the previous close

    MEAN
  8. Position 8: The Rancor (Return of the Jedi)RRJ

    Carnivorous pit-dwelling creature. Housed in a basement.

    FILM · EARLY RESEARCH · 11 ASSESSMENTS · MEDIAN 2.0 · INTERNET EMERGENCY 85.8

    4.0

    unchanged since the previous close

    MEAN
  9. Position 9: Gollum (Sméagol)GSME

    Stoor hobbit, much altered. Long-term custodian of a ring.

    FILM · EARLY RESEARCH · 10 ASSESSMENTS · MEDIAN 1.5 · INTERNET EMERGENCY 92.9

    4.0

    unchanged since the previous close

    MEAN
  10. Position 10: The XenomorphXENO

    Extraterrestrial parasitoid. Biomechanical exterior.

    FILM · EARLY RESEARCH · 8 ASSESSMENTS · MEDIAN 3.5 · HIGHLY DIVISIVE 79.3

    4.0

    unchanged since the previous close

    MEAN
  11. Position 11: Steve (A Minecraft Movie)SMM

    Live-action portrayal, 2025. Same name only.

    FILM · EARLY RESEARCH · 7 ASSESSMENTS · MEDIAN 3.0 · HIGHLY DIVISIVE 62.6

    3.9

    unchanged since the previous close

    MEAN
  12. Position 12: The Room (2003)R200

    Independent drama. Received as comedy.

    FILM · EARLY RESEARCH · 12 ASSESSMENTS · MEDIAN 0.0 · INTERNET EMERGENCY 89.6

    3.5

    unchanged since the previous close

    MEAN
  13. Position 13: Clover (The Cloverfield Monster)CCM

    Marine organism of unestablished origin. Documented on handheld video only.

    FILM · EARLY RESEARCH · 8 ASSESSMENTS · MEDIAN 1.5 · INTERNET EMERGENCY 86.0

    3.3

    unchanged since the previous close

    MEAN
  14. Position 14: SharktopusSHAR

    Engineered hybrid organism. Naval origin, unsupervised deployment.

    FILM · EARLY RESEARCH · 8 ASSESSMENTS · MEDIAN 3.0 · CONTENTIOUS 57.3

    3.3

    unchanged since the previous close

    MEAN
  15. Position 15: Ellen RipleyERIP

    Warrant officer. Sole survivor, repeatedly.

    FILM · EARLY RESEARCH · 10 ASSESSMENTS · MEDIAN 2.0 · HIGHLY DIVISIVE 69.6

    2.9

    unchanged since the previous close

    MEAN
  16. Position 16: Frodo BagginsFBAG

    Hobbit of the Shire. Ring-bearer, retired.

    FILM · EARLY RESEARCH · 5 ASSESSMENTS · MEDIAN 1.0 · INTERNET EMERGENCY 81.7

    2.8

    unchanged since the previous close

    MEAN
  17. Position 17: Sloth (The Goonies, 1985)SG1

    Fratelli family member. Formerly confined, later at liberty.

    FILM · EARLY RESEARCH · 10 ASSESSMENTS · MEDIAN 0.0 · HIGHLY DIVISIVE 73.2

    2.4

    unchanged since the previous close

    MEAN
  18. Unranked: The Shawshank Redemption (1994)SR1

    Prison drama. Permanent fixture of aggregate rankings.

    FILM · AWAITING FIRST ASSESSMENT

    No assessments yet. We need your votes to help decide what is worth gooning for.

    —

    MEAN
  19. Unranked: Tobey Maguire's Spider-Man (2002)TMSS

    Screen incarnation. Organic web production.

    FILM · AWAITING FIRST ASSESSMENT

    No assessments yet. We need your votes to help decide what is worth gooning for.

    —

    MEAN

FIGURES

FIG. 2 — MEAN BY CLASSIFICATION · WEIGHTED BY ASSESSMENT
Places
mean 10.0 of 10, from 1 assessments across 2 subjects
Crime
mean 7.5 of 10, from 2 assessments across 5 subjects
Dating & Relationships
mean 7.0 of 10, from 6 assessments across 2 subjects
Beverages
mean 6.3 of 10, from 11 assessments across 4 subjects
Animals
mean 6.0 of 10, from 8 assessments across 5 subjects
Money
mean 6.0 of 10, from 7 assessments across 4 subjects
Characters
mean 6.0 of 10, from 58 assessments across 7 subjects
People
mean 5.5 of 10, from 41 assessments across 11 subjects
Games
mean 5.4 of 10, from 21 assessments across 12 subjects
Nostalgia
mean 5.3 of 10, from 33 assessments across 6 subjects
Food & Beverage
mean 5.3 of 10, from 95 assessments across 30 subjects
Events
mean 5.2 of 10, from 77 assessments across 28 subjects
Fast Food
mean 5.1 of 10, from 21 assessments across 4 subjects
Television
mean 5.1 of 10, from 56 assessments across 12 subjects
Animation
mean 4.9 of 10, from 100 assessments across 17 subjects
Sounds
mean 4.8 of 10, from 22 assessments across 4 subjects
Household
mean 4.6 of 10, from 21 assessments across 8 subjects
Film
mean 4.5 of 10, from 149 assessments across 19 subjects
Nightlife & Vice
mean 4.4 of 10, from 7 assessments across 8 subjects
Memes
mean 4.3 of 10, from 22 assessments across 6 subjects
Objects & Artifacts
mean 4.0 of 10, from 5 assessments across 4 subjects
Technology
mean 3.9 of 10, from 61 assessments across 9 subjects
Politics & Religion
mean 3.9 of 10, from 36 assessments across 7 subjects
Vehicles
mean 3.7 of 10, from 23 assessments across 5 subjects
Toys
mean 3.4 of 10, from 17 assessments across 3 subjects
Anime
mean 3.0 of 10, from 16 assessments across 12 subjects
Infrastructure
mean 3.0 of 10, from 1 assessments across 3 subjects
Internet Culture
mean 3.0 of 10, from 45 assessments across 16 subjects
FIG. 3 — CONSENSUS AGAINST DISPERSION · n = 16
The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars — 7.1/10 · controversy 69.7 · 7 assessmentsStar Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) — 6.9/10 · controversy 78.2 · 11 assessmentsPulp Fiction (1994) — 6.2/10 · controversy 74.9 · 13 assessmentsGamora — 5.9/10 · controversy 73.1 · 9 assessmentsSeverus Snape — 5.5/10 · controversy 75.6 · 10 assessmentsAndrew Garfield's Spider-Man (2012) — 4.2/10 · controversy 96.3 · 9 assessmentsThe Rancor (Return of the Jedi) — 4.0/10 · controversy 85.8 · 11 assessmentsGollum (Sméagol) — 4.0/10 · controversy 92.9 · 10 assessmentsThe Xenomorph — 4.0/10 · controversy 79.3 · 8 assessmentsSteve (A Minecraft Movie) — 3.9/10 · controversy 62.6 · 7 assessmentsThe Room (2003) — 3.5/10 · controversy 89.6 · 12 assessmentsClover (The Cloverfield Monster) — 3.3/10 · controversy 86.0 · 8 assessmentsSharktopus — 3.3/10 · controversy 57.3 · 8 assessmentsEllen Ripley — 2.9/10 · controversy 69.6 · 10 assessmentsFrodo Baggins — 2.8/10 · controversy 81.7 · 5 assessmentsSloth (The Goonies, 1985) — 2.4/10 · controversy 73.2 · 10 assessmentsDIVISIVEQUIETLY REJECTEDADORED

LEFT TO RIGHT: MEAN 0 TO 10 · BOTTOM TO TOP: CONTROVERSY 0 TO 100

The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars
mean 7.1 of 10, controversy 69.7 of 100, from 7 assessments
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
mean 6.9 of 10, controversy 78.2 of 100, from 11 assessments
Pulp Fiction (1994)
mean 6.2 of 10, controversy 74.9 of 100, from 13 assessments
Gamora
mean 5.9 of 10, controversy 73.1 of 100, from 9 assessments
Severus Snape
mean 5.5 of 10, controversy 75.6 of 100, from 10 assessments
Andrew Garfield's Spider-Man (2012)
mean 4.2 of 10, controversy 96.3 of 100, from 9 assessments
The Rancor (Return of the Jedi)
mean 4.0 of 10, controversy 85.8 of 100, from 11 assessments
Gollum (Sméagol)
mean 4.0 of 10, controversy 92.9 of 100, from 10 assessments
The Xenomorph
mean 4.0 of 10, controversy 79.3 of 100, from 8 assessments
Steve (A Minecraft Movie)
mean 3.9 of 10, controversy 62.6 of 100, from 7 assessments
The Room (2003)
mean 3.5 of 10, controversy 89.6 of 100, from 12 assessments
Clover (The Cloverfield Monster)
mean 3.3 of 10, controversy 86.0 of 100, from 8 assessments
Sharktopus
mean 3.3 of 10, controversy 57.3 of 100, from 8 assessments
Ellen Ripley
mean 2.9 of 10, controversy 69.6 of 100, from 10 assessments
Frodo Baggins
mean 2.8 of 10, controversy 81.7 of 100, from 5 assessments
Sloth (The Goonies, 1985)
mean 2.4 of 10, controversy 73.2 of 100, from 10 assessments

Figures update continuously. Confidence rises with sample size, and every subject reports the state of its own sample beside its score — nothing here is held back until a quota is met.