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'{{Wiktionary|grand poobah|poobah}} :''Poobah redirects here''. '''Grand Poobah''' is a term derived from the name poobah hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh of the haughty character Pooh-Bah in [[Gilbert and Sullivan]]'s ''[[The Mikado]]'' (1885).<ref>This character was based, in part, on [[James Planché]]'s Baron Factotum, the "Great-Grand-Lord-High-Everything" from ''The Sleeping Beauty in the Wood'' (1840).</ref> In this [[comic opera]], Pooh-Bah holds numerous exalted offices, including "First Lord of the Treasury, Lord Chief Justice, Commander-in-Chief, Lord High Admiral... Archbishop of Titipu, and Lord Mayor" and Lord High Everything Else. The name has come to be used as a mocking title for someone self-important or high-ranking and who either exhibits an inflated self-regard or who has limited authority while taking impressive titles.<ref name="mikado">{{cite web| url = http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pooh-bah| title = pooh-bah - Definition| accessdate = 2009-06-14| work = Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary | publisher = Merriam-Webster Online}}</ref> The formal term for the practice of holding multiple offices is "[[dual mandate]]". ==In popular culture== * The term "Grand Poobah" was used on the television show ''[[The Flintstones]]'' as the name of a high ranking elected position in a men's club. [[Fred Flintstone]] and his friend [[Barney Rubble]] were members of the Loyal Order of Water Buffaloes Lodge No. 26. The lodge is a spoof of men's clubs like the [[Freemasonry|Freemasons]], the [[Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine|Shriners]], the [[Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks|Elks Club]] and the [[Moose International|Moose Lodge]].<ref>[http://freemasonry.bcy.ca/fiction/fraternities/buffalo.html "Loyal Order of Water Buffaloes"], Grand Lodge Freemasonry site, April 8, 2004, accessed September 14, 2009</ref> * The character Howard Cunningham on the TV series ''[[Happy Days]]'' was a Grand Poobah of Leopard Lodge No. 462 in Milwaukee.<ref>See, e.g. episode #150, "Burlesque", aired November 6, 1979</ref> * In the ''[[Fraggle Rock]]'' episode "The Secret Society of Poohbahs," the Poobah name is used for the a secret silly society within Fraggle Rock called the "Poohbas." Gillis Fraggle serves as the Beggler-Beg of the Poohbas, Convincing John serves as the Vanguard of the Poohbas, Red Fraggle serves as the Mind-Reader who sees if a potential member is worthy enough to join the Poohbahs, and the other members are referred to as "Fritz." * In the comic strip ''[[Pearls Before Swine (comic strip)|Pearls Before Swine]]'', the character rat deems himself Grand Poobah of the Benevolent Society of Angry Misanthropes.<ref>{{cite web|last=Magildahyde|first=Constantine|title=The Misanthropic Humanist|url=http://moralhedonist.blogspot.com/2009/04/benevolent-society-of-angry.html|work=April 2, 2009|accessdate=8 August 2012}}</ref> * In [[Blizzard Entertainment|Blizzard Entertainment's]] ''[[World of Warcraft]]'', there is a Tauren NPC named Princess Poobah that gives a quest line to rescue her from Jaguero Isle in the Cape of Stranglethorn. ==References== {{Reflist}} [[Category:Fictional titles and ranks]] [[Category:Gilbert and Sullivan]] [[Category:The Flintstones]] {{HannaBarbera-stub}}'