Popcorn starts as small, hard corn and turns into a light, crunchy snack with heat and time. It shows up at movies, fairs, and late nights when hands reach into bowls without thinking. The popping sound fills the air, the smell spreads fast, and soon the room feels busy and fun, leading naturally to popcorn jokes.
These jokes keep that same light feeling going and turn snack time into story time. They bounce around conversations, stay easy to follow, and make people laugh without effort. Just like the snack that inspired them, these jokes are quick, simple, and made to be shared while enjoying popcorn jokes.
Best Popcorn Jokes
What did baby corn say to momma corn?
“Where is popcorn?”
Why is there popcorn but no mom corn?
Maizesogyny.
What’s the highest rank in the popcorn army?
Kernel.
Last night, a movie theater was robbed of over $1000 dollars.
The thieves took one large bag of popcorn, two large sodas and a pack of Skittles.
A dad joke is a dad joke. Unless it’s corny.
Then it’s popcorn.
It’s awkward touching hands with a woman in a popcorn bag.
Especially if you don’t know her and she doesn’t know that you’re eating her popcorn.
What do you call a unicorn’s dad?
Popcorn!
If I had a dollar every time a customer complained about the price of cinema food.
I could almost afford a small popcorn.
A woman was arrested for bringing her own popcorn, candy, and soda to the movie theater.
She was fined and had to pay court fees, but the good news is she still came out a few bucks ahead from if she would have bought the popcorn at the theater.
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What starts with ‘p’ ends with ‘orn’ and plays a major role in the film industry?
Popcorn.
What did one popcorn say to his best friend?
“What’s popping?”
After waiting more than an hour and a half for her date, the young lady decided she’d been stood up.
Exasperated, she changed from her dinner dress into pajamas and slippers, fixed some popcorn, and resigned herself to an evening of TV.
No sooner had she flopped down in front of the TV than her doorbell rang.
There stood her date.
He took one look at her and said, “I’m two hours late, and you’re still not ready?”
Why did the police officer arrest the popcorn?
It was guilty of all salt and buttery.
My wife was inhaling popcorn and nearly choked to death on an un-popped kernel.
I almost had to call the popcoroner.
A woman lost a court case and was fined for bringing her own popcorn, coke and candy to a movie theater.
Overall, she still saved a considerable amount of money.
Why don’t people like hearing jokes about popcorn?
They’re corny.
Why don’t people like hearing jokes about cheddar popcorn?
It’s both corny and cheesy.
What is a kernel’s favorite type of candy?
A lolli-pop.
Why did the popcorn want to press charges?
Because it was a-salt-ed!
What kind of pizza toppings does corn get?
Popperoni.
A man was sitting on the edge of the bed, observing his wife, looking at herself in the mirror.
Since her birthday was not far off, he asked what she’d like to have for her birthday.
“I’d like to be six again”, she replied, still looking in the mirror.
On the morning of her birthday, he arose early, made her a nice big bowl of Lucky Charms, and then took her to Six Flags theme park. What a day! He put her on every ride in the park – the Death Slide, Wall of Fear, Screaming Monster Roller Coaster – everything there was.
Five hours later, they staggered out of the theme park. Her head was reeling, and her stomach felt upside down. He then took her to a McDonald’s where he ordered her a Happy Meal with extra fries and a chocolate shake.
Then it was off to a movie, popcorn, a soda pop, and her favorite candy, M&M’s. What a fabulous adventure! Finally, she wobbled home with her husband and collapsed into bed exhausted.
He leaned over his wife with a big smile and lovingly asked, “Well Dear, what was it like being six again?”
Her eyes slowly opened, and her expression changed, “I meant my dress size, you dumbass!”
What does KFC use to make its popcorn chicken?
Chicken Kernels.
Do zombies eat popcorn with their fingers?
No, they eat the fingers separately.
What happens when you steal my popcorn?
You cannot run away without facing the corn-sequences.
Yo mama so big, movies now sell popcorn in small, medium, large and yo mama.
What do baby corns call their daddy?
Popcorn.
Why do Artificially Intelligent systems fear popcorn?
Kernel panic.
In your will, be sure to write you want to be cremated.
The night before you die, eat as many popcorn kernels as humanly possible.
For the first time in many years, an old man traveled from his rural town to the city to attend a movie.
After buying his ticket, he stopped at the concession stand to purchase some popcorn.
Handing the attendant $1.50, he couldn’t help but comment, “The last time I came to the movies, popcorn was only 15 cents.” “
“Well, sir,” the attendant replied with a grin, “You’re really going to enjoy yourself. We have sound now.”
The Popcorn Army is very similar to most other armies.
The main difference is the ranking system, everyone starts out as a Kernel.
What customs do popcorn society follow?
Pop culture.
Popcorns can see just like everybody else through their corn-ea.
What is a popcorn’s favorite holiday?
In-the-pan-dance Day.
What’s the difference between popcorn and pea soup?
Anyone can pop corn, but you can’t pee soup.
What do popcorn and KFC have in common?
Greasy, old kernals.
Pedro: “Knock, knock.”
Boss: “Who’s there?”
Pedro: “Woody.”
Boss: “Woody, who?”
Pedro: “Woody you like to buy some Boy Scout popcorn?”
I tried sharing a bag of popcorn with a homeless guy recently.
He told me to screw off and buy my own.
What do you call a field of popcorn?
A-maze-ing!
Yo mama so stupid, she ate the popcorn ceiling.
How do you clean a popcorn ceiling?
Asbestos you can.
Why is cheddar popcorn such a terrible joke?
It’s both corny and cheesy.
What do you tell a bag of popcorn after it graduates from college?
“Corn-gratulations.”
A guy was throwing popcorn at the back of Johnny’s head in the cinema.
Johnny turned around and said, “You and me…when this film finishes…let’s sort this out.”
He said, “OK then.”
And then, when it was over, they cleared away all the popcorn like respectable men.
What do you call a popcorn’s favorite flower?
Poppies.
There was a bad accident at the Air Force base.
A jeep ran over a bag of popcorn and killed two kernels.
Yo mama so hot, she makes popcorn pop.
What does a gymnast put on their popcorn?
Sommer-salt.
What did the firecracker eat at the movies?
Pop-corn.
A couple is buying popcorn at the concession stand in the cinema.
Vendor: “Do you want your popcorn sweet or salty?”
Guy looks lovingly at his girlfriend and says, “I want my popcorn like my girlfriend.”
Vendor: “Dude, we don’t sell ugly popcorn.”
Someone should really put marijuana butter on popcorn and sell it.
They could call it Mari Poppins.
What is popcorn’s favorite basketball play?
The Pick and Pop!
I tape microwave popcorn to the ceiling….
Cause it’s cheaper than a smoke alarm.
What’s the worst place to cook popcorn?
A retired veterans house.
Yo mama so dumb, she thinks popcorn is an old man.
What is the Number One school snack on test days?
Smart Food popcorn.
What’s a popcorn’s favorite pizza topping?
Popperoni.
A clown at the circus gave me some free popcorn.
That was a very kind jester.
Why was the popcorn picking up a fight with everyone?
Because he was salty.
Why is popcorn way better than a movie?
Because they are just so much butter.
Knock, knock.
(Who’s there?)
Papa.
(Papa who?)
Papapapapapapapa popcorn.
Do you know that many people claim that it is hard to chew popcorn?
There is a kernel of truth to that claim.
I just found out there’s no popcorn in popcorn shrimp.
I guess there’s no need to try pot roast.
Why do people put popcorn on the Christmas tree?
Because it makes the tree look butter.
Why did the chicken jump into the bag of popcorn?
The kernel was looking for him.
What do pumpkins eat at the movies?
Pulp Corn.
How much do pirates charge for corn on the cob?
A buck-an-ear.
What do you call a “corny” metal band?
PopKORN!
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