Bubble Boy

Bubble boy, boy in the bubble or boy in the plastic bubble may refer to:

• Severe combined immunodeficiency, sometimes called bubble boy disease, a genetic disorder which results in an extreme vulnerability to infectious diseases
• Ted DeVita (1962–1980), a victim of severe aplastic anaemia who was forced to live in a sterile hospital room
• David Vetter (1971–1984), a victim of Severe Combined Immune Deficiency Syndrome who was forced to live in a sterile environment
• The Boy in the Plastic Bubble, a 1976 film starring John Travolta
• Questo sì che è amore, a 1978 Italian film about a boy in a plastic bubble.
• "Bubble Boy", an episode of The Powerpuff Girls
• "The Boy in the Bubble", a 1986 song by Paul Simon from the album Graceland
• "The Bubble Boy" (Seinfeld), a 1992 episode of the Seinfeld TV series
• The Boy in the Bubble, British children's novel by Ian Strachan, winner of the 1994 Children's Book Award
• Bubble Boy (film), a 2001 film starring Jake Gyllenhaal
  • Bubble Boy (musical), a musical first performed in 2008 and written by the same authors as the film