The main character in the anime series has had a lasting impact in the vocabulary of some countries, either because of his looks, with an egg shell on his head, or because of his frequent complaining about being unfairly treated by others: •
Calimero is the name and subject of a
Welsh language song by the band
Super Furry Animals • French singer
Brigitte Fontaine collaborated with the band
Stereolab on a
song of the same name • In the Netherlands and Belgium, the term "Calimerocomplex" is used to denote people who are staunchly convinced that their position as an underdog is due to their smaller size, either literally or symbolically, which covers up for their own shortcomings. Often the character's lines from the show are cited, "They are big and I is small and that is not fair, oh no!" (translated back from Dutch, with intentional error). • The
slang nickname during the 1970s and 1980s for
military policemen in the
Israeli Army was
Calimero, due to their egg-shaped white
helmet; the same was the case in Spain, where
calimero was also a name for a type of helmet for motorbikers. • In parts of
Yugoslavia, the
Polski Fiat 126p was nicknamed
Kalimero in reference to the character. • Italian luxury fashion house
Bottega Veneta introduced the "Kalimero" bucket bag in 2022, taking inspiration from the bindle that the character carries. ==References==