Hemper High Jinx Cartoon Bong – 5.75" Thumbs-Up Glass

The Hemper High Jinx Cartoon Bong is a 5.75-inch borosilicate glass water pipe shaped like a white cartoon glove throwing a thumbs-up. It uses a 14mm female joint, ships with a matching 14mm male bubble-style herb slide, and draws through a removable downstem. It is a small, complete, working bong — not a shelf ornament — and it sells for $59.99 at Angies Boutique in Los Angeles.

⚡ At-a-Glance Decision Summary

• What it is: a 5.75" borosilicate mini bong from Hemper's High Jinx series, styled after golden-era rubber-hose cartoon animation.
• It arrives complete. The 14mm bubble slide is in the box, so there is no bowl to buy before the first session.
• 🔴 The XL is not this piece enlarged. The High Jinx XL Bong stands 11 inches and its hand is throwing a raised middle finger, not a thumbs-up. Two different gestures, two different jokes.
• Size honesty: at 5.75 inches this is a desk bong. It is closer in stature to a bubbler than to a full-size tube, and it behaves accordingly.
• Buy it here: in stock at Angies Boutique, 838 N Broadway, Los Angeles, with same-day local pickup.

Our Verdict: The High Jinx Cartoon Bong is the right pick when you want the thumbs-up specifically and you want it on a desk — if you are buying purely on size, the money goes further elsewhere in the Hemper lineup.

Quick Summary

Hemper's High Jinx series renders 1930s cartoon props in glass. This is the middle piece: a 5.75-inch water pipe built as a white four-fingered glove giving a thumbs-up, with the fist holding the chamber and the forearm forming the neck. It runs a 14mm female joint with a removable downstem, and the matching bubble slide is included. Small, self-contained, and built around one gesture.

Hemper High Jinx Cartoon Bong — The Thumbs-Up, With Water

The High Jinx family is Hemper's love letter to rubber-hose animation — the era of white four-fingered gloves, permanent grins and hands that gesture harder than they need to. The series runs in three pieces, and this is the one in the middle: the thumbs-up rendered at 5.75 inches with a water chamber in the fist.

What separates it from most themed glass is that the joke does not stop at the silhouette. The fist holds the water. The forearm carries the smoke up to the mouthpiece. The thumb is a genuine handhold on a body that would otherwise be a smooth glass cylinder. Take the theme away and you still have a functioning small bong; keep the theme and every part of it is load-bearing. The rest of the range lives in our Hemper collection.

Summary: The Hemper High Jinx Cartoon Bong is a 5.75-inch borosilicate water pipe shaped as a cartoon glove's thumbs-up, with a 14mm joint and an included bubble slide.

⭐ Who This Is For

A good fit if you:

• Want the thumbs-up specifically. This is the only piece in the series that has it at bong scale.
• Are short on space. At 5.75 inches it lives on a desk or a shelf instead of on the floor.
• Want water filtration without stepping up to a full-size tube.
• Want a complete piece — the 14mm bubble slide is included, so nothing else is required.
• Collect the Hemper theme drops and want the standard High Jinx rather than the XL.

Look elsewhere if you:

• Are buying on volume. 5.75 inches means a small chamber, and a taller bong will cool smoke better for the same money.
• Want the rude one. That is the XL, and it is a different gesture entirely — see the comparison below before you order.
• Want to see the water level and the resin. This glass is opaque white through the body.
• Need percolation. This runs a downstem, not a multi-arm perc.

Summary: The High Jinx Cartoon Bong suits desk-space buyers who want the thumbs-up design complete and ready to use, and it is the wrong pick for anyone shopping purely on chamber size.

⚠️ Known Limitations

• It is a small bong. At 5.75 inches the water volume and the vertical travel are both limited, so the smoke arrives warmer than it would from a full-size tube. That is physics, not a defect.
• The white glass hides everything. You cannot see the waterline and you cannot see resin building. Both have to be managed on habit rather than on sight.
• Downstem diffusion only. There is no showerhead, tree or matrix perc here. Expect a straightforward pull rather than a heavily filtered one.
• The raised thumb is exposed. It is the highest, thinnest point on the piece and the first thing that meets a hard surface. Give it a mat.
• Contours trap resin. Sculpted knuckles look great and make cleaning slower than a plain tube.
• One in stock. Hemper theme pieces run in limited batches and are not reliably restocked.

Summary: The Hemper High Jinx Cartoon Bong trades chamber size and visibility for desk-friendly scale and a design that reads instantly.

⚙️ Features & Benefits

• Fist-mounted water chamber. The closed hand is the chamber, which puts the mass low and wide. A low centre of gravity is exactly what you want on a short bong that lives beside a keyboard.
• Forearm neck. The arm carries the smoke from the chamber to the mouthpiece, so the cartoon anatomy provides the vertical travel rather than a plain tube bolted on top.
• 14mm female joint. The most common bong fitment there is. Any 14mm male slide fits, so replacements and upgrades are easy to find.
• Bubble slide included. Hemper ships a matching 14mm male bubble-style herb slide in the box. The piece is usable the moment it is unpacked.
• Removable downstem. It pulls out for cleaning and can be replaced if it breaks — the part most likely to fail is the part you can swap.
• Borosilicate throughout. Lab-grade glass that handles repeated thermal cycling without stress-cracking, and stays neutral in taste.
• The thumb is a handhold. On a rounded glass body it gives your hand a positive place to sit instead of a smooth surface to slip off.

Summary: The High Jinx Cartoon Bong pairs a low, stable fist chamber with a standard 14mm joint and an included slide, so it works as a complete small bong out of the box.

📐 Structured Specs

🔌 Compatibility & Requirements

Works with:

• Any 14mm male slide. The included bubble slide is the starting point; swap in a different style whenever you want from our glass bowls and slides collection.
• Standard replacement downstems sized for a 5.75-inch body.
• Dry flower. Grind it, pack the slide, light it.
• Coarse salt and isopropyl alcohol for cleaning.

NOT for:

• Concentrates. No banger or nail is included or intended. A 14mm quartz banger would physically seat, but a chamber this small is tuned for smoke rather than vapour.
• Ice. There is no ice notch, so cooling comes from the water alone.
• Puffco Peak or Pivot attachments. Completely different fitment — this is a standalone glass bong, not an e-rig top.

Summary: The Hemper High Jinx Cartoon Bong uses a standard 14mm female joint, so bowls and downstems are easy to source and nothing proprietary is involved.

🧼 How to Use & Care for It

1. Fill through the joint until the downstem slits sit just under the waterline. On a 5.75-inch body that is roughly an inch of water — and because the glass is opaque, measure it once and remember the amount rather than looking for it.
2. Take a dry pull with no slide seated. Water at your lips means you overfilled it. Pour a little out and test again.
3. Pack the bubble slide loosely. A short bong pulls hard when it is packed tight, and hard pulls are what drag water up the neck.
4. Light the edge of the bowl rather than the middle so the flower corners and lasts across several pulls.
5. Empty the water after every session. Standing water is what makes glass smell — the smoke is not the problem.
6. To clean, pull the downstem and the slide, plug the openings, add coarse salt and isopropyl, and agitate. Work a pipe cleaner around the knuckle contours where resin collects. Rinse with warm water and dry it upright.

If the pull feels tight: the downstem slits are partly blocked and a full salt-and-alcohol soak will restore them. If it gurgles into the mouthpiece: too much water — pour some off. Our guide to the NWTN Deco glass collection walks through the same salt-and-alcohol method in more detail.

Summary: Set the waterline once and clean the High Jinx Cartoon Bong on a schedule, because the opaque white glass shows you neither the water level nor the buildup.

⚖️ Comparison Table

Read this before you order the big one. Hemper runs several themed families in a standard-and-XL pair, but they do not all behave the same way:

The Balloon Dog XL is the standard piece made bigger. The High Jinx XL is not — it is twice the height and it is throwing a different hand entirely. If you want the thumbs-up, this 5.75-inch version is the only one that has it, at any size. And if raw glass-per-dollar is what you are after, note that the High Jinx XL gives you 11 inches for the same $119.99 the Balloon Dog XL charges for 7.6.

💬 Common Questions & Answers

How tall is the Hemper High Jinx Cartoon Bong?
It stands 5.75 inches, or 14.6 centimetres. That is small for a bong — most full-size tubes run 8 to 14 inches — so treat this as a desk or shelf piece rather than a floor piece. The short body means a smaller water chamber and less vertical travel for the smoke, which is the trade you make for something that fits next to a monitor.

Is the XL just a bigger version of this?
No, and this catches people out. The High Jinx XL Bong stands 11 inches and the hand is throwing a raised middle finger rather than a thumbs-up. They are two different gestures from the same cartoon series, not one design at two scales. If you specifically want the thumbs-up, this 5.75-inch bong is the only piece in the range that has it.

Does it come with a bowl?
Yes. Hemper includes a matching 14mm male bubble-style herb slide in the box, so the bong is usable straight out of the packaging with nothing else to buy. The joint is a standard 14mm female, so any 14mm male slide will fit if you want to swap the style or replace it later.

What kind of diffusion does it have?
A removable downstem, which breaks the smoke into bubbles as it passes through the water. There is no showerhead, tree or matrix percolator on this piece, and there is no ice notch. Cooling comes from the water and from the length of the forearm neck. Expect a clean, straightforward pull rather than the heavily filtered draw of a multi-perc tube.

How do I know how much water to use if I cannot see through it?
Fill until the downstem slits are just covered — roughly an inch on a body this short — then take a dry pull with no slide in place to check. If water reaches your lips, pour some off. Because the white glass is opaque, measure it once, remember the amount, and use the same fill every time rather than trying to judge by eye.

Can I use it for dabs?
It is built for flower. A 14mm quartz banger would physically seat in the joint, but the chamber is small and the diffusion is tuned for smoke rather than vapour, so the result is worse than a piece designed for concentrates. If you want to dab, use a proper rig or an electric device instead.

🛒 Complete Your Setup

The included bubble slide gets you started, and a spare 14mm slide means you are never out of action when one is soaking. If you want the same desk-sized format with a different character, the Hemper Sitting Balloon Dog Bong is 5.5 inches at the same $59.99. For the same thumbs-up design in something pocketable, the High Jinx Cartoon Hand Pipe runs $29.99. The rest of this Hemper drop is landing now in new arrivals.

✅ Authentic & Ready to Ship

This is authentic Hemper glass, stocked at Angies Boutique at 838 N Broadway in Los Angeles, a smoke shop trading since 1990. One unit is in stock at $59.99, with same-day pickup available in store. Orders ship nationwide via USPS and UPS, packed for glass, and returns are accepted within 14 days in the original packaging.