Look up jack-in-the-box  or jack-in-the-boxes in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

A jack-in-the-box is a children's toy dating back to the 16th century.

Contents

• Music
• Literature
• Other uses
• See also

Jack in the Box is an American restaurant chain.

Jack in the Box or Jack-in-the-Box may also refer to:

Music

• Jack in the Box (Satie), a work for a pantomime-ballet
• Jack in the Box (album), 2022 studio album by South Korean rapper J-Hope
• "Jack in the Box" (song), a 1971 song by Clodagh Rodgers
• "Jack in the Box", a 1977 song by The Moments

Literature

• Jack-in-the-Box (novel), 1944 detective novel by J.J. Connington
• "Jack-in-the-Box" (short story), a 1947 short story by Ray Bradbury
• Jack-in-the-Box (Marvel Comics) (real name Jack Mead), a mutant superhero in Marvel Comics publications
• Jack-in-the-Box, a character in Astro City

Other uses

• The Jack in the Box , a 2019 British horror film
• Jack-in-the-box effect, an armored vehicle's turret becoming displaced after a sympathetic detonation

See also

• Jack Box, the mascot for the Jack in the Box restaurant
• Jackinabox , a 2005 album by Turin Brakes

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